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Did it on the same stretch of road tonight although nowhere near as much of a bootful but noticed the wheel spin occurred around the 5000-6000rpm mark in 1st....but wasn't that noticeable compared to yesterday given I was only at 1/2-2/3rd throttle.Quote:
Originally Posted by team_v
Interesting that it spins at such a high RPM.Quote:
Originally Posted by donweather
I have only had that happen 2 times so far:
- once i drove over a manhole cover while accelerating and the electronic aid stepped in and limited throttle
- the other time i was driving through an intersection and hit a patch of water which made the same result.
None of these have happened on a normal wet road though.
Perhaps I have **** wet weather tyres??Quote:
Originally Posted by team_v
How many kms and what brand are they?Quote:
Originally Posted by donweather
Hope you are okay in the flood's mate.
I know Michelton is pretty high and hilly but still all the best.
21,000k's Continentals....still heaps of tread.Quote:
Originally Posted by team_v
All good here in the floods mate, thanks. If Mitchelton goes under the rest of Brisbane is in serious trouble!!!
Could have been old tyres, are they CS2's?Quote:
Originally Posted by donweather
All is well on my side of town as well.
Just read this thread from start to finish :) Thanks team_v for regularly updating it.
I think the news has convinced me to spec up a Tiggy rather than a Golf R, which was my original plan. My current ride is a BMW 125i coupe which loses grip even at pedestrian speeds if so much as 1 drop of water hits the road. I'm also tired of the lack of rear doors and the inflexible boot space.
I drove the Tiggy at the VW drive day late last year - think I was at the last one in Sydney. Was impressed by how it went!
One question: would you recommend getting the RNS510 factory-fitted, or doing it yourself? Was there any trickery involved in getting it to play nice with the steering wheel controls? I figure that had a higher chance of working than the Zenec (as good as you make it sound)
Cross Contact UHPsQuote:
Originally Posted by team_v
This link may help you then:Quote:
Originally Posted by donweather
Consumer reviews for Continental - Conticrosscontact Uhp
Seems the bottom 2 reviewers have complaints about the Cross contact UHP's on their Volvo SUV's.
I don't know what these guys are doing in their cars, but I can't believe they're running out of tread pre-20k?Quote:
Originally Posted by team_v
I've done 21k and got at least 4-5mm of tread left.