thread of shame

[gldgti]

I'd say that it may not be the hankook tyres that are the problem, but the weight distribution of the hatchback and surface conditions.

This is a pretty common FWD thing to happen, the engine anchors and becomes the pivot point.

I'd suggest advance driver training!

thats fine, but you should realise this occurance was not something that is new to me.... im fully aware of the dynamics of the car, having owned and driven it for 5 years now (just that car) and over that same piece of road in the same conditions.... it was both my assessment of the situation and the imbalance with the tyres, nothing more.

[gldgti]

and just FYI, this arvo, in the wet, whilst i was going very slowly (45km/h) around a corner, the rear again began to let go. i will be lettig some of the air out of the rears to make them a bit more grippy as i think they may be too hard for the back at 35psi.

[gldgti]

thats fine, but you should realise this occurance was not something that is new to me.... im fully aware of the dynamics of the car, having owned and driven it for 5 years now (just that car) and over that same piece of road in the same conditions.... it was both my assessment of the situation and the imbalance with the tyres, nothing more.

justification of which is that when i've had 4 of the same tyre on the car, the handling is quite neutral, tending to understeer when left to own devices and able to oversteer given the right persuasion..... these tyres seem to tend only to oversteer at least in the wet.... never again will i get 2 great tyres and 2 crappy ones.

[chadzter]

Sounds like you got off light with just a good bit of scary added to your day.
My best effort is puntting my old Datto 1600 off a bridge and into a river. Good times....good times....

Into a river as you do.. How did that happen? (if you dont mind me asking)