S2K in the rain...
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Originally Posted by Intrepid175,Oct 11 2005, 03:04 PM
Good! If there's "any" advantage to threads like this one is, it makes us THINK about what we're doing, especially in less than ideal conditions
On one scary evening, there was a HUGE storm, and I was caught out trying to "squeeze" another month out of my tires. I was in the "4-tire change rotation" (you know, 2 rears for every set of fronts), and without the deep channels on the front tires parting the water for the rears, I did need to slow down dramatically. My wife with new tires just drove away from me. I met up with her at home a full 10 minutes later. She thought it was funny.....
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Originally Posted by DrCloud,Oct 7 2005, 04:44 AM
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So, having driven AWD cars (Audis & Subarus) exclusively for over 15 years, I was interested to see how I'd do with a relatively high-powered RWD car when conditions deteriorate, particularly after having read some of the stuff here.
Well, it's been raining more or less continuously since we arrived in S. Florida three weeks ago (I haven't had the top down once); today, because it rained off and on all night, there was standing water all over the place; yesterday afternoon, I drove about 40 miles on the interstate (with 75mph plus stop-and-go) in the rain, with puddles in various spots, as well.
And this car (an AP2 with OEM tires & 4K miles) does JUST FINE in these conditions. I drive aggressively, and I've had ZERO problems. It tracks through standing water as well as anything I've driven. It handles at least as well as any of those AWD cars did. IT'S JUST FINE.
It's obvious to me that the rain-related crashes are purely cases of driver error. For all those folks, and for everyone who complains about this car: LEARN TO DRIVE!!!
HPH
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So, having driven AWD cars (Audis & Subarus) exclusively for over 15 years, I was interested to see how I'd do with a relatively high-powered RWD car when conditions deteriorate, particularly after having read some of the stuff here.
Well, it's been raining more or less continuously since we arrived in S. Florida three weeks ago (I haven't had the top down once); today, because it rained off and on all night, there was standing water all over the place; yesterday afternoon, I drove about 40 miles on the interstate (with 75mph plus stop-and-go) in the rain, with puddles in various spots, as well.
And this car (an AP2 with OEM tires & 4K miles) does JUST FINE in these conditions. I drive aggressively, and I've had ZERO problems. It tracks through standing water as well as anything I've driven. It handles at least as well as any of those AWD cars did. IT'S JUST FINE.
It's obvious to me that the rain-related crashes are purely cases of driver error. For all those folks, and for everyone who complains about this car: LEARN TO DRIVE!!!
HPH
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