gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
I don’t think it existed back in the days of wayward 911 rear ends.
i thought as much -
I don’t think it existed back in the days of wayward 911 rear ends.
Life is too precious to risk with low quality tyres.
Just to note, I wasn’t speeding and hadn’t broken the speed limit in the 55 miles of the journey that preceded the blowout.Or speeding.
The skid pad is great. I think the shock of sudden rear breakaway in wet conditions was not only instructive but a clear steer to treat wet roads with respect and that can’t be a bad thin
It is very instructive, it’s also really enjoyable, something I’ll definitely do again.i agree - it was very instructive.
i agree - it was very instructive.
I’ve really grown out of driving on the limit
One of my mates had a Volvo 340 that we all laughed at at first, but being mechanic, engine swapped it for a 440 turbo lump with some mods… now that car liked to switch ends. It was hilariously fun, especially when challenged by Citroen Saxos and the like that everyone else our age drove at the time (I had a Peugeot 106).Back when I was a student I ran one of the rear engine Skoda's for a year (until it's wet liners went, after which the rest of it ended up being spares for a rally team) and then certainly taught you to be careful when it was slippery as that thing used to want to switch ends at the first hint of water on the road.
I paid about £100 for that car, a Super Estelle 120, at an auction. One owner from new, full MOT, pristine condition as it had barely any mileage on it. My friends laughed at first but we ended up using it more than we did their cars as it had 4 doors and was more comfortable and reliable than the Escorts and Mini's etc. that they were running at the time. Until one of them was given his dad's Mk3 Cortina 1600E that is - that was our preferred transport (until he rolled it).
I used to be, I could do all those things at the same time!are you not one of PFMs driving gods?
I do everything on the limit; driving, drinking, eating, sex you name it I am on the edge
Cheers buddy, this was a first for me. I lost a front one when I drove over a piece of masonry that had fallen from a truck I was following, it deflated instantly but didn’t break up. I was only doing about 25mph at the time too so it wasn’t particularly dramatic… just annoying that I had to watch the person responsible driving on and there was nothing I could do about it.Linnfo, I enjoy reading your posts and am glad you managed through this scary blowout.
Have had my fair share of tire punctures, but never something like that. Have always bought either Pirelli (to match/replace Volvo’s factory choice) or Michelin.
Just don't advise them to do IAM! Many of the worst/most dangerous drivers I've been in a car with have had IAM qualifications.
We were driving back to Edinburgh from Tomintoul last night and came up behind a couple of motorcyclists who were riding very oddly and very poorly. We couldn't work out what they were up to until it dawned on both of us at the same time that it must have been an IAM instructor and his pupil. The pupil wasn't riding quite as badly as the instructor (who was riding just about as badly as I've seen anyone ride in a long while), so we reckoned he must still be new to IAM.
When I was about 18 and running around on a GP100 Suzuki motorbike I got stopped by the plod and given a warning about an illegally worn (just) back tyre and told that if I show that I've had a new tyre fitted within a week then no further action would be taken... The worn original was a decent Dunlop and in fact still gripped perfectly OK but being a skint young un all I could afford immediately was one of the first of the unknown brand Chinese tyres to become available back then (something like "Chang-Seng" or similar sounding name IIRC). Plod were then happy but I was riding a bloody death trap! Grip and general handling were way worse in the dry but in the wet you took your life in your hands every time you rode it! Evan normal non-panic braking in the wet risked locking the wheel as it had the wet weather grip of teflon...
My first bike was a GP100 as well, forgot to top up the oil tank and siezed it solid at around 50mph on a downhill urban dual carriageway. Took weeks to get the stains out of my underware.
I don't see the performance reserve a waste of money, especially when you need to slam on the anchors or swerve sharply. Cars driven by my immediate family members all wear Michelin Pilot Sport 4 or 4S tyres.... aside from Michelin Pilot Sports (if I had the money and essentially wanted to waste it on a road car)