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Old 09-13-2009   #1 (permalink)
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anyone else noticed this lol


i spun out the other day going a little to fast around a corner i had control whipped back around back again and finally had to hit the brakes and i lost it... me and the car are both fine but i was wondering if there was anything i could do to be able to drive a little more regular in the rain.
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While there may be a tire problem, I think the biggest issue is the thing that holds the steering wheel.
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i spun out the other day going a little to fast around a corner
And it is the car's fault?

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yea out of the gas....


although when i first got my car ( still all stock)

i let clutch out in a bad rain did a 180 in the intersection!
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i feel you man. i live in sac too by the way. i was on Howe ave and Arden Way a couple weeks ago and lost it through a huge plane of water. it was just to tempting haha.
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My slow automatic with new tires does that on rainy days. I barely notice it's happening with the 5.0 rear sway bar.
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anyone else noticed this lol


i spun out the other day going a little to fast around a corner i had control whipped back around back again and finally had to hit the brakes and i lost it... me and the car are both fine but i was wondering if there was anything i could do to be able to drive a little more regular in the rain.
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agreed 93! mine does it when i take off in OD. and im not even trying to do it. it just does it. and i did get sideways on a turn the other night too. non intentional and i was doing the speed limit. or the "safe limit"
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agreed 93! mine does it when i take off in OD. and im not even trying to do it. it just does it. and i did get sideways on a turn the other night too. non intentional and i was doing the speed limit. or the "safe limit"
I got off 95 with the kids and was at a full stop.The turn off the highway is a 90 degree angle and 6 lanes wide. I wanted the far right lane and was doing the normal speed I normally do when I get off there. The ass end gave out and almost spun me in a 180 ti'll I hit the brakes and stopped. It did it so smooth, I didn't notice ti'll it felt like the ass end was floating to the right. I barely gassed it, I swear.
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This thread should be called "2.3l Mustang + rain = FUN!!!http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_7_14.gif
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I try not to drive in the rain and so far so good with the Cobra. With my other cars being the only DD i had, it can suck but i just drive slower and more cautious.
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i only have one real mustang+rain=god no! story. was leaving walmart one day during moderate rain and hit a freakin miniscule patch of oil that was hiding in a puddle. my stang decided that he did not like me hitting that tiny spot of oil and showed his displeasure by doin a 180 and putting 3 tires over the curb. car was fine, i was a little freaked; had only been driving two weeks at that point. and swear to god that oil spot wasnt bigger than 6 by 4; i wouldnt even noticed it if i hadnt been looking for wherever my glasses landed.
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i only have one real mustang+rain=god no! story. was leaving walmart one day during moderate rain and hit a freakin miniscule patch of oil that was hiding in a puddle. my stang decided that he did not like me hitting that tiny spot of oil and showed his displeasure by doin a 180 and putting 3 tires over the curb. car was fine, i was a little freaked; had only been driving two weeks at that point. and swear to god that oil spot wasnt bigger than 6 by 4; i wouldnt even noticed it if i hadnt been looking for wherever my glasses landed.
In the rain bud, all you need is a drop.
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dont drive the stang in the rain,if i do it sucks
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be careful. mustangs in the rain is not something to plat around with. reduce speed by 75% inscrease following distance 110%.
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