Be careful this morning!

It is horrendous here. You can hardly see anything within 10 meters in front of you. It's icy! Thank you for AWD.
 
PMKeates said:
I'm not a fan of stability systems, but I guess it helped in that instance!

To be honest I think it was due to crossing a lane marker, but if VTEC/boost engages at the wrong moment the surge in torque seems to be able to break traction quite easily in the current weather. I can't really remember if it was like this last winter!
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I think it is down to the salt slime to be honest, heavy salting with rock salt leave a slime and also clay slip on the roads as the ice melts as I am sure you are aware.
 
Oops!!.

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Drive home last night was all 100% fine but one roundabout near me was ridiculous, torque steer pulling away and sliding about all over the place at low speeds. Got off it again and all was fine! Don't know if it had had something spilt on it or something but it was properly lethal.

EDIT. acemastr has informed me that torque steer is impossible in peugeot cars regardless of conditions and that the waggling, side to side motion my car produced when power was applied was in fact caused by pixies pulling alternately at each of my wheel arches.

I'd like to issue a full and frank apology for the outrageous lies contained within my post.
 
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PardonTheWait said:
Drive home last night was all 100% fine but one roundabout near me was ridiculous, torque steer pulling away and sliding about all over the place at low speeds. Got off it again and all was fine! Don't know if it had had something spilt on it or something but it was properly lethal.
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Torque steer at low speeds? uh huh

*Edit* Just seen you drive a 106GTI, even funnier now
 
acemastr said:
lack of traction on one wheel, that's what caused it, not your uber powerful car
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I didn't even mention my car, you did. The car gripping on one wheel then the other is torque steer.

If there is little traction, you need little torque.

I don't understand what you're getting at here. Are you trying to make me upset because I drive a 106?

Would you like me to amend my post with several references to the fact my car is a chavved up shopping trolley? I'll do it for you - one moment.
 
PardonTheWait said:
Drive home last night was all 100% fine but one roundabout near me was ridiculous, torque steer pulling away and sliding about all over the place at low speeds. Got off it again and all was fine! Don't know if it had had something spilt on it or something but it was properly lethal.

EDIT. acemastr has informed me that torque steer is impossible in peugeot cars regardless of conditions and that the waggling, side to side motion my car produced when power was applied was in fact caused by pixies pulling alternately at each of my wheel arches.

I'd like to issue a full and frank apology for the outrageous lies contained within my post.
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Ta.
 
NathWraith said:
this.

Torques steer suggests that the car has too much power for the chassis to handle.
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Root causes for torque steer are:[1]

Incorrect sidewall ply design allowing deformation of the tire sidewall.[2]
Asymmetric driveshaft angles due to any combination of
Unequal driveshaft length or diameter
Transient movement of the engine
Tolerances in engine mounts
Body roll
Single wheel bump
Different driveshaft torques left to right (due to wheel bearing or differential problems)
Suspension geometry tolerances
Unequal traction forces due to road surface (µ-Split) in combination with kingpin offset
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Now hush
 
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