pezzza

....can a scooby take a roundabout?

Only asking cos i was driving home the other night and spun out at approx 60mph.


NEW tyres on car, low profiles so shudda stuck to road more?


BTW, no damage on car, spun into a grass verge with no kerb, lucky for me!

Spec'c'57

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Depends on lots of things TBH.
Have managed several roundabouts @ 60+ in the spec'C' BUT as you mentioned NEW tyres i feel thats where the prolem is. How many miles had these done?

pezzza

Not many, less than 200 milee on them.

May need to wear in a bit?

Milamber

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200 miles should have been ok.

So many factors to consider it's impossible to say.

Spec'c'57

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Yes Definately. They need to scrub in first.

pezzza

Will be out tonight trying to burn rubber again, need the tyres to grip more for when i go to germany next saturday for a week!

Supercue

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Fortunately not many roundabouts in Germany
What time you going for another spin?

Just so as I can take avoiding action

pezzza

lol, will be going out about 10ish tonight.

spally

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i remember 1 such occasion.....have never felt the same since!!! lol

53

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What tyres did you buy ?, at the price you were quoting I imagine they are ditch finders at best. Can't scrimp on tyres, predictable grip is different to cheapo 'grip grip bye bye'.

pezzza

got bridgestones.......i know i said i wouldnt, but they are reccomended for car.

Mrs ESC

Serves you right. good job you didnt take anyone else out with you. In future slow down and then you might make it all the way round the rounabout.

Leave the racing for the track.

Milamber

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To be honest, we've all done it.

53

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Second hand they would have been good for the money as a stop gap, but depending on what you paid you made a mistake buying them new over steve's. Assuming your alignment is good which I bet it far from being so, they are a poor choice when buying new. At 80-90 quid a corner the Vredestein Sessantas would have been much more rewarding. An aggressive 60 on a roundabout is bound to end in tears though.

Mrs ESC

Not all ,I havent.


To you then.

V4JDMSTi

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another thing to think about are the geometry setup on the car. if standard then that will effect things. the road may have had something on the surface to make it slippery etc. also the biggest factor is driver talent or lack of in a lot of cases. me being one of them.

but as above 60 round a round about is a bit naughty on a public road. will make sure i'm indoors before 10 tonight

Milamber

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goody two shoes

53

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Nothing wrong with signing a roundabout with rubber

yellowvanman

Think you have all missed the obvious, i.e. running out of talent.

Scoob's are inherently easy cars to drive fast, but they still need skill to drive at and beyond the normal limits of adhesion.

customdanioc

At best the words....60...in a scoob

next time tho you may clip a kerb and or someone else.....

so I guess taxed,tested and insured....so that at least means your a legal joyrider

Mrs ESC

You tell him that when he has wiped out a member of your family. Sorry but that is just stupid on public roads. I still nag Tiny when he drives to fast even in my car. Cant help it, the words " Will you F**KING slow the F**K down" just jump out of my mouth how ever much I try to stop them. And I must get that brake working in the passenger side too.

V4JDMSTi

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post number 16

pezzza

yup, legal and can do what i like, cos its my car! lol

I know the way my car handles, so i was just trying to out do my best on the particular roundabout.

pezzza

BYW, it was at 4.30 this MORNING, so nobody was about to se me playing......

Mrs ESC

Yep you can do what you like as long as nobody else gets killed while you are doing it. It seems that it wont matter if you kill yourself.

Mrs ESC

So still cars on the road. Your telling me you knew for sure that there wasnt any cars approaching that roundabout, as you flew towards it at that speed. yeah right

Milamber

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I'm NEVER driving you anywhere with Beverley in the car, I'd be deaf and the floorpan would have 2 sets of footprints.

pezzza

Exactly.....i dont care if i kill myself, as long as the road is EMPTY and i can play.

mrs_b4

Even if you have done 60mph on a roundabout why would you want to brag about it on here so BELLEND OF THE WEEK AWARD GOES TO PEZZZA
and it's only monday

V4JDMSTi

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Not technically true.

If you stack it and police do an investigation (which would be normal proceedure) they may charge you with dangerous driving / driving with undue care and attention. The insurance company may decide not to pay out. Rightdully so imo.

Which roundabout was it?