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crazy steering - is something wrong or just my driving?
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verybigchris wrote: »Apologies if this starts taking the thread slightly off-topic, but I was assuming they could recreate the problem just by driving in a straight line, then turning as hard as they would normally on the road, and at the same speeds. I wasn't advocating turning their local Tesco into a skid-pan; I merely suggested doing it on a car-park rather than a public road in case something did happen.
I thought you were suggesting some boy racer type driving in the car park to see if the tyres would squeal!!
Apologies for the misunderstanding but I still reckon driving quickly in any empty car park would lead to some questions from the boys in blue is spotted.
Probably best to avoid that one!!
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I thought you were suggesting some boy racer type driving in the car park to see if the tyres would squeal!!
Apologies for the misunderstanding but I still reckon driving quickly in any empty car park would lead to some questions from the boys in blue is spotted.
Probably best to avoid that one!!
I agree, best kept for the road:o
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I'll get mi coat.I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
ScottishSapper wrote: »Yeah well coming off the Kingsway onto Old Glamis Rd at 90 will do that :rotfl:
Sorry;) Have had similar tho on a roundabout with empty 7.5tonner, rear wheel drive on a wet road.
But I think in your case I would get the steering checked. Once maybe down to road conditions/your driving but a couple of times!!
was it you who was behind me??
If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got!0 -
Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »The car oversteered (ie back wheels lost traction and slid left). This brought the nose of the car to the right, which you corrected, grip was reacquired, and the car then wanted to go in the direction the front wheels were pointed, which was left.
Chances are that something was on the road (diesel most likely) which caused the rear wheels to lose traction.
That sounds exactly like what happened. I will ask the garage to check the car over too just incase. It wasn't icy so definitely not ice but diesel does sound like a likely culprit.
lol at Darich. A female in her 30's in a pensioners motor - definitely not a boy racer!If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got!0 -
ScottishSapper wrote: »Yeah well coming off the Kingsway onto Old Glamis Rd at 90 will do that :rotfl:
Trying to get any kind of speed up on the Kingsway is a non-starter....ruined by the "traffic calming" fascists!!0 -
Car has possibly fatal steering fault, do you
(a) take it straight to a mechanic before it fails and you kill yourself or someone else?
(b) stick a thread on a forum?
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TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain wrote: »I'm curious as to what difference the method of power steering assist changes the the directions the wheels point in, or the level of grip on betwen tyre and road??
Whatever! Instead of being a smart!!!!! why not try and give the Op some advice or help?:(0 -
Car has possibly fatal steering fault, do you
(a) take it straight to a mechanic before it fails and you kill yourself or someone else?
(b) stick a thread on a forum?
:think:
How would I know it is a possible fatal steering fault?
I took my car to the garage a while ago due to a beeping noise that I could hear but was told that it was unlikely to be anything serious but that diagnostic testing that would run to £100's could be done to put my mind at ease.
This could have been something similar or like other posters have said, it may have been a spill on the road. I prefer to be forearmed before going into things.
I bet your local garage love you if you go in everytime something out of the usual happens.If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you always got!0 -
Car has possibly fatal steering fault, do you
(a) take it straight to a mechanic before it fails and you kill yourself or someone else?
(b) stick a thread on a forum?
:think:
Or c, ask an opinion from a prat like you
Get real PI like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
cyclonebri1 wrote: »Or c, ask an opinion from a prat like you
Get real P
Get Real?? Me, get real?
Yes, you're right - better to rely on the opinion of an armchair mechanic like yourself rather than one out in the "real" world....0
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