Hehee...welcome to tail-happy world of 240s. Glad that you are okay, though.
Far From DSTC & ABS
Okay, I've been driving our Golf for the past couple of days. The Golf has about 200hp and a well upgraded suspension and it's been nice and dry so I've been hitting off ramps and curves with spirit.
Today, I drove the 240, and took a fun-to-drive back road route. For some reason the roads got wet suddenly where I didn't notice and I went into a curve a little too hot.
I guess I'm lucky that no one was coming the other way, because I locked up and slid across the oncoming lane. Luckily, I had the wherewithall to back off of the brakes and she snapped around before I went off into the woods, but holy cow did that get my adrenalin running and slow me down a bit.
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Today, I drove the 240, and took a fun-to-drive back road route. For some reason the roads got wet suddenly where I didn't notice and I went into a curve a little too hot.
I guess I'm lucky that no one was coming the other way, because I locked up and slid across the oncoming lane. Luckily, I had the wherewithall to back off of the brakes and she snapped around before I went off into the woods, but holy cow did that get my adrenalin running and slow me down a bit.
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That's driving excitement!
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Not too long ago, I came around a corner pretty hot in the rain - just as a U-Haul was pulling out of a gas station. I did a nice slide towards the driver's wide-open mouth, but I was able to find enough grip to get it stopped in time.
Once you get the feel of the 240s limits, it's very predictable and great fun to slide in the wet. But there are some (unexpected) occasions where ABS would be nice...
Not too long ago, I came around a corner pretty hot in the rain - just as a U-Haul was pulling out of a gas station. I did a nice slide towards the driver's wide-open mouth, but I was able to find enough grip to get it stopped in time.
Once you get the feel of the 240s limits, it's very predictable and great fun to slide in the wet. But there are some (unexpected) occasions where ABS would be nice...
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