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Reply #15 on: April 23, 2007, 16:10:33 PM
odd that people talk about loosing the back end, iv never had it break away on any car on any tyres.. unless you count the time i slammed on the brakes mid corner and ploughed into a field.

wheelspin a plenty but thats easy to get

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Reply #16 on: April 23, 2007, 16:33:57 PM
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odd that people talk about loosing the back end, iv never had it break away on any car on any tyres.. unless you count the time i slammed on the brakes mid corner and ploughed into a field.

wheelspin a plenty but thats easy to get


Thats just opened the floodgate up for piss taking season.

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Reply #17 on: April 23, 2007, 17:50:44 PM
just seems weird. iv ever had it under normal conditions cant see how the rear can have so little grip unless your using bicycle wheels

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Reply #18 on: April 23, 2007, 18:06:59 PM
get the stuff sorted and im sure youll have some trouble free motoring.

talking about tyres, ive never had any under or oversteer on my car, but that probably coz my car is awesome. im sure the £120ea Continental Sc2s help, but im not getting them again, im going for some £55 Hankooks VS K104s next.

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Reply #19 on: April 23, 2007, 18:14:49 PM
i had conti SC2s for a while and they certainly hold well

no over/under steer issues in the range rover but thats probably down to having 255 wide tyres on each corner and down the 2.5 tons it weighs lol

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Reply #20 on: April 23, 2007, 18:43:36 PM
its because ur calibra has most of the power going to the front wheels and not the back, understeer galore, just like an FWD car

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Reply #21 on: April 23, 2007, 19:10:07 PM
i know all about the different drives and over/understeer.. but to get the back end to loose grip in anything youd have to be going some surely

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Reply #22 on: April 23, 2007, 19:32:11 PM
Nope, I wouldnt say 20mph off a roundabout is "going some". Dry weather too. Its all down to the tyres, that. Miss_Kinky will vouch, she was in the car when that particular incident occured.

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Reply #23 on: April 23, 2007, 19:34:59 PM
Well, it needs its good tyres with me driving.

Top and bottom strut braces and standard -20mm drop.  Can out corner a lot of things.  Like to keep the edge :D

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Reply #24 on: April 24, 2007, 14:47:44 PM
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+£130 for a pair of selector cables.

bloody fiat.

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Reply #25 on: April 24, 2007, 15:38:58 PM
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You shouldnt mix and match tyres though, its asking for trouble.


Its like saying Hi, can I have some trouble, please?

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Reply #26 on: April 24, 2007, 16:14:34 PM
Rang them up and told them to put it back as I think they are taking the piss.
Im sure its just the selector cables in the 1st place that will have broken.

So they are going to "Look over the paperwork" and see what they can do.

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Reply #27 on: April 24, 2007, 23:20:07 PM
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You shouldnt mix and match tyres though, its asking for trouble. For the sake of a tenner per corner Id rather have the safety - tyres are one thing not worth being a tightarse on. Its your life at risk at the end of the day.


That hasnt been an issue since the radial/crossply problem.

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Reply #28 on: April 25, 2007, 16:49:23 PM
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Nope, I wouldnt say 20mph off a roundabout is "going some". Dry weather too. Its all down to the tyres, that. Miss_Kinky will vouch, she was in the car when that particular incident occured.


True but I just thought that was how u normally drive  :lol:


Nah only kidding 99.9% when he is concerntrating he is a fantastic driver  :ptu: sometimes he makes u want to cover ya eyes when ya think ya about to hit summat cause ya just passing within a inch between the vehicle and object but it just took me a while to get use to the lowness of the mazda lol  :roll:

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Reply #29 on: April 25, 2007, 17:19:38 PM
LOL, you could fit an M1 Abrahams through the gaps some people sit waiting to get through. It irritates me when they dont know the width of their car.

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