Doofus

I picked up an MY00 wagon about 2 weeks ago. Had a nice test drive along some B roads in the dry and having only driven an Impreza a few times the handling (compared to my Audi anyway) seemed secure

It has been peeing down with rain here for the last few days and when pushing slightly round a damp roundabout it feels as though the car is sliding. I would say that my old 1999 A4 quattro had more grip I am v. surprised at this as everything I have read here on Scoobynet suggests that the Scooby should be more secure in the wet.

I have repeated this on a few different corners so it's not just one specific roundabout.

I checked the tyres (should have checked them when I bought it - doh!) I've found I have 1/4 - 1/2 worn original Bridgestone 010's on the front and what looks like brand new P-zeros on the back.

Now some questions ..

Could this be the reason why the grip is so pants? (different grip back/front?)

If I could change the P-zeros to a half worn set of Bridgestone's would this improve the grip?

Looking at the tyres I have, would you expect this behaviour ? .. I mean everything I have read suggests that a scooby can be driven almost as quickly in the wet as in the dry .. if I was to try this I'd be facing backwards more often than forwards?


What would you suggest? (and unfortunately replacing all 4 with some lovely grippy tyres at the mo. is a no go!).

Any help much appreciated.
Doofus.

Doofus

Cheers Dan,

They were on the car when I picked it up. Taking a quick look at them I would suggest that they are not brand new (i.e. just on) but not that worn in.

I bought the car from a Scooby dealership and it was serviced before I picked it up .. I take it though that they are unlikely to have checked the wheel alignment?

I'll see if I can get 'em to swap the P-zero's for some similar wear SO2's.

I take it that what I am describing is unusual for a scooby (i.e not much grip in the wet?).

Doofus.