So what did cause it?

Fuel starvation, "dubious" tyres, youthful excuberance, earth tremor in Manchester?

 

It was FUEL SURGE.

Why you lot no listen?

 

Taking the car too close to its limits with very little grip in reserve on unpredictable tyres - all my fault. The fuel surge was the 'trigger' or 'spark' the caused these to become a problem.

If there was no surge....it wouldn't have happened
If I had good tyres.....it wouldn't have happened so bad and would probably have been controlled
If I had recognised the above were a problem I wouldn't have been 'making progress' and it wouldn't have happened.

It is my fault but it needed all three of the above to be true for the spin to occure IMO. Going fast, surge, bad tyres.

 

And not only that, i'm a dumb **** too

 

I don't know you Dave, but that must be the most honest thing you have posted on here

 

Dave,

Can imagine you dealing with an insurance claim if you'd lower yourself.

Customer: hello, I've had an accident, I'd like to make a claim.
Dave: dumb fvck - what happened
Customer: I was going round a bend at 20mph and there was a disel slick and I slid of the road 9or had fuel surge)
Dave: you mean you were driving like a ****?
Customer: No
Dave: yes you were, I'm sick of all you snivelling little fvckers driving around like *****, acting like dumb fvcks, not declaring on insurance, causing me work - and YOU EXPECT ME TO PAY UP NOW? [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

- that sound like a typical day at the office

 

LOL @ Craig!

 

ffs..

snip

Where do I start... 3 points per bald tyre..

Driving an unroadworthy vehicle..

Not that, that is the issue or my point..

Why oh why do you drive your car like it should be driven on a track on the public road, but thats your call as long as you dont kill me.

However do you know if your wheel nuts are tight? Brake Pads ok? Oil Level, Brake Fluid, Tread depth including uneven wear (pointing to possible suspension problem)

I wouldnt dream of doing triple figure speeds unless I knew at the back of my mind the condition of everything..

tyres are the easy thing to spot..

David

 

The problem has been sorted. Got new front disks in my room waiting to go on very soon, got recent pads up front, new ones on the rear, got 4 brand new toyos on this morning all nicely balanced. The car is tip-top.......oh.....would you look at that, seems I have learned from my errors

 

saxo boy... all im saying is if you do the work yourself dont just leave it until something brakes before you fix it... check the car reguarly.

David

 

.....Saxoboy in learning shock............

 

Agreed David

The car has lots of fuel. Been going for a fuel record and I've got 165 miles on the clock with just over 1/2 a tank still showing

 

SB,

you said originally that the car has never felt settled. Could be worth getting it checked out.

regards

 

You dumb *****!!!!!!!!!!! Do you lot not have half a ******* brain between you!!!!!!!!!!


how rude!!

 

its not like this over on the RSOC bbs. Its all group hugs and little smiley heart icons

Deano

 

hu

 

Going to get her bumpsteer and geometry done and hopefully that will cure it. I think the geo has been way out for a while, guess well soon see.

 

You've got a bit more learning to do. new discs = new pads. Recent ones are no good. The Toyos are a good choice though, I'm happy with mine.

By the way - if certain people are worried about personal attacks, then someone we know shouldn't go stirring things up by launching attacks of their own, like compiling heaps of incriminating information and sending it of to insurance companies before blaming someone else. Somebody we know wants their medication upping a few milligrams.

 

I started a thread on this in 'Brakes' and the general consensus is that you do not need to chnange the pads just be careful till the two bed in together!

I'm saying nothing re: your last comment, it's just not worth it <shakes head>

 

Back to singledom if you do, I guess. Fair enough.

Re "the general concensus" ... that's why every technical manual that refers to braking systems from the Haynes manuals upwards, and the City & Guilds Light Vehicle Engineering course agree otherwise. Obviously Everything I've learned is wrong and everything you read on the internet is right. Fine, do it your way, i await your account of the next "incident" with interest.

 

Al,

I have had quite enough of this. I was not the one gathering all of the information, if I remember correctly from that night it was Mark Tortolano and Nic Dale. When asked who fancied sending it to his insurance company I said I would because I knew then it would never reach there. I was the one that told Tim about it and then we he asked all you idiots you all tried to put the blame on me. I couldn't access Tim's site so it had to be Mark Tortolano as he had dial up to get onto his site and get everything and it was Nic Dale who somehow got his insurance brokers details.

This is where we should leave it and to be honest I don't really care anymore what you lot think.

'nuff said about this I think.

Amanda

 

oh and what medication is this Al? I am quite keen to find out

Amanda

 

I'll show you later

 

Can't wait

Amanda xx

 

saxo,

remember to take your time,speed is not everything

ffs check your rubber too

 

He, He - there are somethings I can take my time at

 

 

.....and if your ***** slips out tonight, dont analyse it.......it happens, and there is nothing you can do to get it back on track

 

And ffs get your geometry checked first




























The angle of the dangle is all important

 

PMSL

That would be a real moment killer:

"Hmm how did that happen, did I go to fast, did the bed rock too much, was it too slippy, too dry, too big, too small, was there fuel surge???"

"ZZZZZZZZ"

"Honey <prods> are you sleeping??"