what's the lesson to be learned? i'm asking this question, not a as joke.

i'm just not sure that there's anything anyone is going to gain here. most know that the rear will step out when the driver does something stupid, some will experience it regardless of the vast body a writing on the subject but they will learn from the experience while others are destined to repeat the mistake because they fail to understand and/or achknowledge the cause of the problem.

 

Always top up and no music? You sound like fun.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by honda606
No I wouldn't be happy or less aggravated if he was injured.

 

Ace,

The lesson to be learned is to know how to drive your car before you push it beyond your own limits. Know not to get yourself into a bad situation. Obviously, some situations are just bad luck, but not most of the ones I've read about on this board. Most have been sloppy driving.

Just because you have the power to break the rear end loose doesn't mean you have to use it.

Just my $0.02.

Honda606 raises an important concern, but it seems to me that the high school crowd already has a lot of these cars. I'm not sure the ratio of ages of ownership will change as the cars get older; we'll see.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ace10
what's the lesson to be learned?

 

It's easy to preach tolerance, and I try to have it. Unfortunately, that won't stop people from continuing to wrap S's around poles and trees. tekAP1 still thinks the car just let loose on him going in a straight line with moderate throttle. That doesn't suggest that his future experience in a high performance RWD car is going to be any better than this one. Whoever suggested that he buy a FWD car as a replacement may have been making a very reasonable recommendation. On page one the following was said:

[QUOTE]Originally posted by zippydawndr

P.S.

 

This is my favorite part of this forum-- Post a bad experience you had in the S and there are going to be people that rip you apart. The same thing happened to me when I posted. Everyone attacks your driving abilities. tekAP1- I feel for you because I had a similar experience also going in a straight line and I know how this sort of thing can happen because you are not expecting to get out of control when you are going in a straight line ESPECIALLY when you're not power shifting. I think people should tone down their harsh comments on people especially at times like these. Maybe offer suggestions on what could have been done to avoid the situation and how to avoid it in the future. I dunno just my .02. I'm going to go grab a coke and smile.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by honda606
The S is twitchy and unpredictable at times ...

 

Hmmmm....so maybe we should start a thread(and sticky) for new to RWD or the S in general. What not to do. There are a bunch of simple things that can really help. The most obvious is always is to not cause a sudden weight shift from rear to front in a turn(i.e. shifting, letting off the gas, etc...)

I tend to agree that this car is difficult to spin, but I came from an old tail happy mustang, so I may be biased. The best advice is to take the time to learn your car. Push it slowly till you find your limits and your cars. If you want to be real safe take a driving course to improve your skills. They have them everywhere. Is $500 too much to spend for a $30,000 car?

The car will tell you if you're doing something it doesn't like, you just have to listen.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CrazyPhuD
Hmmmm....so maybe we should start a thread(and sticky) for new to RWD or the S in general.