Ooops!

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:08 pm

Poor handling of a Polo + Tree at side of road = Sore hip/back!

More details when I know more

xx_loopy_xx · Post by **xx_loopy_xx** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:34 pm

whats that about??

How??

jmv · Post by **jmv** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:57 pm

oh dear. get more info up so we know exactly what your on about though!!!

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:03 am

Would it be poor handling of the car or driver error - the car isn't always to fault.

Not having a go btw.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:55 am

Understand your query Dino but the car massively oversteered (maybe to do with the weight of the lump?) and my correction was quite obviously too much. Got out and realised the surface was stoney/concrete stuff and it was greasy from the rain earlier! Very common road for crashes apparently...

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:00 am

Was you pushing the car beyond it's limit's when road surface didn't allow then

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:17 am

Nope, I believe that any car should be able to corner a small bend at 15mph!!

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:40 am

Just for the record I'm not having a go or arguing - i just like a good debate

Hope you feel better soon too

I just don't understand how you can get enough over steer at 15mph that would need to be corrected so rapidly to cause a car to spin/slide into a tree?

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:48 am

Maybe the rear tyres are more worn that the front ones? Hence you have that spinning effect , even at low speeds?

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:51 am

Unless they were slicks i really can't see that happening.

xx_loopy_xx · Post by **xx_loopy_xx** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:09 pm

I've had mine go on corners, the back end just snapped, but luckly managed to catch it before i went into a post....

Think that was diesel on the road tho....

jmv · Post by **jmv** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:08 pm

i have to agree though the polo is too front heavy. making the back end seem light.
on mine it understeers easily, ease of the pedal then the back end goes.

Derwin · Post by **Derwin** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:44 pm

jmv wrote:i have to agree though the polo is too front heavy. making the back end seem light.
on mine it understeers easily, ease of the pedal then the back end goes.

Thats called lift off oversteer

Every car does it.

If you stuff your car into a tree at 15mph theres something seriously wrong with your driving! Either your extracting the urine about your speed, or you were drunk, HTH.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:56 pm

Ahaha... It was probably around 20-25mph, I was concentrating more so on driving as opposed to staring at my speedo. The surface is probably one lots of you have never driven on, and there was a large amount of s**t on the road.

As stated before, partly the poor handlings fault, partly my fault and partly the poor surface.... Lesson learnt!

emzino · Post by **emzino** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:35 pm

As long as your ok

If you continue to get any aches or pains, do consult your local GP and they'll forward you to a proper checkup.
You never know