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[Manders Mustang]

Pretty much a forgone conclusion I'd say:(

Hope you get sorted soon, but in the meantime I'd be talking to the garage, in an attempt to get your wheels back...

And his exhaust, whilst he's at it, take the black nuts too!

Stripes are unsalvagable... Dunno what other mods were done - but deffo worth 'stripping them off' either to sell or to use on another Mustang (your call!!)

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[Spider]

Be careful guys, especially now the roads are turning to the that cold slippery mess at a freezing night.

Do winter tyres help much? Is it worth getting a second set of wheels?

 

[Manders Mustang]

Do winter tyres help much? Is it worth getting a second set of wheels?

You'd need to do all 4 corners, yes they'll help, but don't expect them to be miracle workers and suddenly make you able to do 'stupid things' with the car.

Respect and attention to the road and weather conditions is all you need with the Mustang... and a very very light foot in the winter ;)!

 

[Enoch]

Respect and attention to the road and weather conditions is all you need with the Mustang... and a very very light food in the winter ;)!

Yes the lighter the food the better, a lettuce leaf is pretty light...:lol::lol:

 

[Manders Mustang]

Yes the lighter the food the better, a lettuce leaf is pretty light...:lol::lol:

Fatter you are, the more chance of rolling, winter insulation and a mustang don't go well - time for the diets lads :lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[Jury]

It looks like Ride Drive have closed down: http://www.advanced-driving-course.co.uk/

Shame.

 

[hinch]

Fatter you are, the more chance of rolling, winter insulation and a mustang don't go well - time for the diets lads :lol::lol::lol::lol:

I like to think that the extra weight lowers the suspension making it stick to the road better that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it.

 

[Leeroy]

The guy who mentions the motorbike is bang on it!

When overtaking on any road particular in a RWD car your process should be this:
- Check it is clear, then indicate
- Pull out smoothly (DO NOT INCREASE POWER)
- Get yourself on opposite side, car pointing straight, re-check its clear
- Now either pull back in or accelerate smoothly as per grip permits, do not shock the tyres, work with them
- Once safely pass reduce power and smoothly and gently pull back over
- You should still be on the black stuff and safely on your way!

Oh and remember for corners, slow in, fast (smoothly) out.


The biggest mistake with a RWD car is to accelerate around a travelling vehicle, even in the dry passing over the crown of the road, the white lines can cause the differential to shuffle power and shake the backend, in the wet it is absolutely 110% going to happen and put your sideways if you accelerate over the crown of the road and white lines, even a little. This is the biggest error I witness when a passenger in RWD cars with others.

If you want to treat the accelerator pedal like an on/off switch, mash the throttle when pulling out to overtake a car then do not buy a RWD car, especially a big heavy boat of run with plenty of torque and an LSD, your better off in something with AWD/4WD like an Audi/Golf or EVO/Impreza or even a Focus RS. Those cars can be driven like a pratt and you will survive most of the time or laugh it off, they do not command respect. The moment you stop respecting the Mustang it will rip your head off, eat it and shit it out.

Thanks for the tips...seems I made the biggest mistake in a RWD then!. Certainly agree that you can drive AWD impreza/Evo like a tw@t and get away with it having owned such things in the past! I think in my case it was mainly down to the low temps, slippy road and cold tyres, and of course me forgetting about that fact when overtaking:headbonk:

 

[RobMJ]

Got a reply today from the garage dealing with the car on the insurers behalf, they are recommending a new car replacement as it's not economical to repair the damaged one. Now awaiting feedback from the insurer.

Fingers crossed for you mate, hope you are back in one soon.

 

[v8hgt]

On a more light hearted note seeing as you are all unhurt... what's the rust protection on the inner wings like?

 

[Manders Mustang]

On a more light hearted note seeing as you are all unhurt... what's the rust protection on the inner wings like?

Behave, of course there's no protection :lol:

 

[Cati]

I always live by the maxim of "if in doubt gas it" when it comes to rear end going out. it works on bikes and cars, stops weight transferring and making a bad situation worse. Cant tell you number of times I see trailers snaking and some berk slows down and then it flips....just remember keep on the gas and sort one of thing at a time. gyroscopic forces dampen if you don't add anything new to the system

and of course good use of the old eyeballs. i should have spotted the mud on the road. but lesson reminded and that's it.

 

[goldengooner]

The guy who mentions the motorbike is bang on it!

When overtaking on any road particular in a RWD car your process should be this:
- Check it is clear, then indicate
- Pull out smoothly (DO NOT INCREASE POWER)
- Get yourself on opposite side, car pointing straight, re-check its clear
- Now either pull back in or accelerate smoothly as per grip permits, do not shock the tyres, work with them
- Once safely pass reduce power and smoothly and gently pull back over
- You should still be on the black stuff and safely on your way!



All this is scaring the crap out of me, I had my S197 for 4 years, drove her in the snow and when it was icey, very slow. but never had any issues
This was me last week on a muddy road in Weymouth overtaking a tractor, was doing around 30mph, as you can see I was a bit back from the 4x4 so I could see, as he shot past the tractor I followed him, passed the tractor doing mph then slowed down to around mph
was that wrong?
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[willisit]

What the hell was that "bong" noise?

 

[Manders Mustang]

What the hell was that "bong" noise?

the 'You're going over the speed limit you naugty bastard' noise ;)

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