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Originally posted by dude69 View PostA lot of people drive suicidally in the rain.
I have felt my car (Volvo) aquaplaning a couple of times in the rain recently, and it's a very scary feeling. So I slow down considerably. But the BMW lane is still filled with drivers trying to do 90mph.
Not a good idea when you don't actually have control of your vehicle.
I tested a couple when shopping for the last motor and they did all feel a bit plastic like to be honest and certainly not worth the 20-30% extra they seemed to make over similar size and spec cars.my ferret is your ferretComment
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Originally posted by ferret View PostI tested a couple when shopping for the last motor and they did all feel a bit plastic like to be honest and certainly not worth the 20-30% extra they seemed to make over similar size and spec cars.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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Originally posted by threaded View PostGet yerself a Mazda 6 MPS,Comment
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I found out a few weeks into M3 ownership that the last thing you do with those cars is dare to put your foot down in the wet, on a corner, with tyres that you arent confident have MORE than enough tread on. One spin out later, i was a wiser man.
They are awesome cars i think, although the parking sensors on mine are hooky, and since driving it i seem to have decided that the car moves too quickly to dare risking taking time out to indicate as muchComment
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I don't understand this indicating problem. I regularly drive at speeds between 200 and 270 yet still manage to indicate when overtaking and when moving back. Driving is a piece of piss.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by dude69 View PostA lot of people drive suicidally in the rain.
People don't seem to realise that their grip on the road is only as good as the tyres, regardless of how much they paid for their car or how safe it's deemed to be.
Plenty of evidence shows having a lot more than 3mm of tread makes a lot of difference, especially with aquaplaining, though it's still no excuse for driving at silly fast speeds on motorways in the pouring rain. I think that's the only time I get nervous driving, as you're at the mercy of the cretins shooting past you who seem to have a death wish, no matter how sensible you yourself are driving.Feist - 1234. One camera, one take, no editing. Superb. How they did it
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Originally posted by PAH View PostPeople don't seem to realise that their grip on the road is only as good as the tyres, regardless of how much they paid for their car or how safe it's deemed to be.
Plenty of evidence shows having a lot more than 3mm of tread makes a lot of difference, especially with aquaplaining, ........
BTW having loads of tread helps in the wet but actually hinders stopping when it's warm and dry.Comment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostBMW drivers don't seem to care.
BTW having loads of tread helps in the wet but actually hinders stopping when it's warm and dry.Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostBTW having loads of tread helps in the wet but actually hinders stopping when it's warm and dry.
I'm not convinced that can be a generalised accurate statement.
Surely depends on the design of the tyre, as some are designed to provide more grip as the tread blocks move around, and so produce less grip as the tread wears down.
Compounds also play a part. A normal road tyre with little or no tread is not to be confused with much softer slicks that are designed to work with no tread to start with!
Something that does puzzle me is a report I read recently that suggests tyres actually wear quicker in the wet than the dry! Maybe they scrub themselves down quicker as they're not gripping as well?Feist - 1234. One camera, one take, no editing. Superb. How they did it
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