Soldato
I used a hedge to do that to mine...but I ended up facing the correct way for the side of the road I was on...just on my roof.
InvG
Stacked the car this morning (pics)
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I used a hedge to do that to mine...but I ended up facing the correct way for the side of the road I was on...just on my roof.
InvG
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InvG, you really like to brag about your crash don't you 
glad your ok defcon
glad your ok defcon
Soldato
having never driven a RWD car - just vans and my motorbikes, i can only comment on them.
you dont shut the throttle you lift off it a bit to allow the rear time to grip. if you lift off completely you will have it snap round the other way on you.
but to the average road user who doesn't drift all the time i'd probably advise backing off the throttle without shutting it off completely.
in my opinion of course.
edit - oh.. and i also i do PLANT the accelerator on mine is if goes loose at the back. mine's a 1.8D so planting it is the only way it will do anything lol. if it was a 250bhp Type R, that's a different matter though....
Soldato
Yeah, the bend on that sliproad can be pretty nasty if you're tanking it and not careful. Mind, you must have been going some, I've often taken it at 80+ without any problems.
Soldato
Thats counter intuitive but yea not braking is your only chance though ABS can help at slow speeds imo. Losing the backend in a fwd is so dam hard to control, really its random. Was there a negative camber bend or something
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I did indeed, at 17 I drove my mums Corsa like a complete.... well, 17 year old! I never managed anything like that! There but for the grace of god?
Soldato
Eeeesh man that looks and sounds bad, as for the loss of no claims and car, thats not much compared to life so count yourself lucky dude.
Hope your okay dude.
Soldato
Glad your ok and hope you learned a lesson mate. I spun a FWD car once, learned a huge lesson there!!!
Aye, wont be doing it again!
@ Trojan, I know, it must be the gentlest sweeping curve imaginable!
Caporegime
In reality, you wouldnt have thought a single thing, it would have all happened before you could even think to make a serious correction and stop yourself hitting the grass verge.
At the moment it will seem like it was all in slow motion, but trust me, 50mph accidents like yours are over with in no more than a couple of seconds.
Have a few drinks and have the pain killers ready for tomorrow :]
Good job on admitting it was your fault.
speak for yourself mate.
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Morba has been driving years and knows what it's like to put a car on its roof.
You still have that new driver 'I am Petter Solberg Junior' attitude.
Morbas experience makes his opinion more valid than yours.
Soldato
[TW]Fox;11118889 said:
Do you paint most new drivers with that brush?
Caporegime
As fox said, I am speaking for myself. My accident was at a slower speed than the OPs and as much as i want to tell myself that i did all that i could before hitting the ditch, I know that i probably did nothing worthwhile at all. it all happened far to fast for an inexperienced mind (in that capacity and urgency).
Soldato
Unless your reaction is instant it most likely wont matter and the thing thats weird with FWD is you dont even know straight away that the rear wheels have lost traction, or least I dont. By the time you do notice the oversteer, you've missed any chance to correct it
Caporegime
With the greatest respect, I disagree with you.
Fair swap imo
