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another reason u sholdnt get a teg... LEARN TO DRIVE FIRST 
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Word.Id like to think my opposite lock saved me but I suspect it was DSC
DSC rules!
Though, opposite locking with a DSC enabled car can get messy if you are oversteering. The car will try and correct itself in to the direction you have opposite locked - generally not where you want to go! When understeering with DSC you can get it to react with my force by steering more and more in the direction you want to go. If you steer enough, it'll even start braking all four wheels to slow you down as much as possible.
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Get a goat, how much does it cost to insure one of those?
Depends on engine and if you go for the RWD one.
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A Mountain Goat is 4wd, given the weather conditions i'd say thats the best bet.
That's normally exactly where you want to go; you apply opposite lock to keep the front wheels pointing in more or less the direction you would be travelling if the arse end wasn't hanging out.
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I'm not sure how how much say the steering angle sensor has in the stability system when the yaw sensor reports the car is still going sideways.
Sorry I was thinking of opposite lock quite literally, rather than counter-steering
A surprising amount. It's the only indication it has of where you want go, and it's designed to believe that input. I.e. if you are going sideways but hold the wheel straight, it's going to assume you want to go in the direction the car is pointing, even if that's currently perpendicular to actual direction. Obviously if you're going sideways it's unlikely to remain at the same sideways angle for long, and as such your intended direction and steering angle should change. In every situation it will do what it can to regain traction and simultaneously point you in the right direction, and it's very effective.
E46 DSC Info
http://www.kinmak.com/downloads/doc/m3training/TSC1.pdf
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TBH I often have a bit of understeer around roundabouts with adverse camber 
only once enough to make me go "oh ****" and be forced to take the earlier exit lest I do a Muffin` 
and fortunately no-one to the left of me.
And no, the speed was less than 15mph, and yes, I do need to get round to upgrading tyres (Nexen 3000s IIRC atm).
only once enough to make me go "oh ****" and be forced to take the earlier exit lest I do a Muffin` and fortunately no-one to the left of me.And no, the speed was less than 15mph, and yes, I do need to get round to upgrading tyres (Nexen 3000s IIRC atm).
