It's maintained to a high level yes. That's all that matters. Not sure why you are coming at me. The argument is purely that worn fronts/rears can affect under/over steer. That is all.
RWD tyre question
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You've clearly never been trying hard enough into a decent bend
Not sure if you are familiar with the bend at the top of Toomer hill https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Dh4UWpr7obTkiFKA (no comment).
Believe me, I'm nowhere near embarrassed.
The point is poor quality tyres will not have as much grip as good quality tyres
Perfect example was the 205 GTi, as Chris Harris showed in a video, "it will lift off oversteer in a straight line if you want it to!" then proceeds to do it
Unprovoked?
Edit - I suppose it is provoked by its very nature
Just learn to drive properly imo
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How fast must you be going to get lift off oversteer in an... smax
No more than 40mph into a very wet roundabout with new fronts and very worn rears. Both quality tyres but the rears were worn. S-Max weighs nearly 2 tons and once it gets unbalanced it's easy to have a moment.
So what was with the aggressive and clearly condescending attitude in that reply? I literally wrote 'not trolling' but asked politely if the other factors had been covered, thus eliminating them from the equation?
Especially remoulds and or ones made of Chinesium
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So because I had lift off oversteer I can't drive properly?
It was controlled. I lifted, it drifted out, I got back on power, steered left and it corrected. Hardly that much drama.
Yeah probably driving a bit too fast for the conditions too then, unfortunately. Fair point about the weight
Well, sounds like you were going too fast, it's unlikely to have over steered if you were doing 10mphSo because I had lift off oversteer I can't drive properly?
It was controlled. I lifted, it drifted out, I got back on power, steered left and it corrected. Hardly that much drama.
Give the A3030 between Alweston and Bishop's Caundle a good go, if you can't get any lift off into some of those bends, you're just not trying
I was going too fast. Agreed. But meh.
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Remould4lyfe I live my lyfe one wet greasy roundabout at a timeSo what was with the aggressive and clearly condescending attitude in that reply? I literally wrote 'not trolling' but asked politely if the other factors had been covered, thus eliminating them from the equation?
Especially remoulds and or ones made of Chinesium
Perfect example was the 205 GTi, as Chris Harris showed in a video, "it will lift off oversteer in a straight line if you want it to!" then proceeds to do it
Possibly one of the reasons I've not really encountered it - most of my car history has been either RWD or AWD vehicles usually with a decent wheelbase and I've tended especially to avoid driving small FWD vehicles like the 205 GTi. The Qashqai is the only FWD vehicle I've owned in ages.
Beating a dead horse at this point, but it's still not necessarily anything to do with the wear level of the tyres.
It's a nose heavy front wheel drive car and Wet road substantially reduces the grip anyway, another couple of mm of tread isn't the deciding factor.
Borrow a Mini - preferably a Cooper S. Every roundabout can be fun