Am I correct ?
15 August 2001, 11:07 PM
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I drove my scoob in the wet for the first time the other day (MY99). Upon opening it out on a large roundabout, for experimental purposes only !!, the car seemed to understeer (same as FWD).
Is this normal ?
Does it ever oversteer ?
Thanks for any help keeping me in a straight line.
[This message has been edited by Scooby-Doo (edited 15 August 2001).]
Is this normal ?
Does it ever oversteer ?
Thanks for any help keeping me in a straight line.
[This message has been edited by Scooby-Doo (edited 15 August 2001).]
15 August 2001, 11:16 PM
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i guess you mean understeer (carried straight on in direction of momentum and not the direction the wheels were pointing?)
oversteer is where - the rear tries to overtake the front.
most cars (unless RWD) will understeer in that situation.
although ther scoob is AWD the bias is to understeer - probably because it's more controllable to the average driver and thus more acceptable.
que SDB or someone else who knows why
oversteer is where - the rear tries to overtake the front.
most cars (unless RWD) will understeer in that situation.
although ther scoob is AWD the bias is to understeer - probably because it's more controllable to the average driver and thus more acceptable.
que SDB or someone else who knows why
15 August 2001, 11:30 PM
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Roundabouts get diesel spills which come to the surface when it rains. The longer the dry spell the more diesel there could be.
Scoobs have understeer built in as its safer for most drivers than oversteer! - Audi TT and the 1st 1.9 205 GTi (this actually came out in 1984/5/ but 80% were written off by delivery drivers and salesman so Peugeot recalled them to revise the back suspension.)
If you brake later in a bend/roundabout and are then brutal with the power you can get 4 wheel slides and oversteer - good fun!
A snowy car park is a good learning place!
Jeremy
Scoobs have understeer built in as its safer for most drivers than oversteer! - Audi TT and the 1st 1.9 205 GTi (this actually came out in 1984/5/ but 80% were written off by delivery drivers and salesman so Peugeot recalled them to revise the back suspension.)
If you brake later in a bend/roundabout and are then brutal with the power you can get 4 wheel slides and oversteer - good fun!
A snowy car park is a good learning place!
Jeremy
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