Embarrassed newbie

[gsb876]

Sorry to hear of your misfortune buddy, but you got away so count your blessings.

Damp weather and rear wheel drive dont quite mix well, so be careful in the dodgy weather matey  :Thumbs-up

[gmogle]

Yeah when I bought mine I was lucky as it had an engine rebuild so I had to run the car in under the 4.5k mark and then under the 5.5k mark for a 1000 miles, was shocked at how quick it was even then.

When I could unleash it I was amazed at how quick it is. Its scarily quick !! Had a couple of experiences with mine, one was in the dry !!! Other was in damp conditions, came off a roundabout and accelerated hard (mate was in an MR2....yeah yeah I know) started to drift to the right, luckily let off and it was fine. Now I hardly ever drive it quickly, especially in the winter wet months !!!

Sorry to hear about yours mate,

Gareth

[GMJ]

Sorry to hear about your accident mate. At least you and your friend are in one piece.

But it does raise a question. Are there any mods you can make to the rex to reduce the chance of arse out action???

Apart from not driving like a loon   and taking an advanced driving course to learn how to control the car under these circumstances.

[nikp]

I would have thought so - it\'d be a case a getting the suspension all set up well, and bringing the balance of the car from oversteer towards understeer. There are ways this can be done. But it also helps that the suspension and car is in tip top condition. Makes sure all bushes are in good condition firstly.

[Rich Cheung]

Hey Rocho - Glad your getting your car sorted chap.

I\'m not too far from you over in Matlock.
Theres a monthly meet down at the Bubble Inn near Derby. Next one is on Sun 29th Jan. Check out here for details.
http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/master.htm?http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/sbnext.htm

Let me know if you want to convoy down.

Rich

[deanflowers]

i did my carlton gsi within 7 hours of picking it up know exactly how you feel,

[Rocho]

i did my carlton gsi within 7 hours of picking it up know exactly how you feel,

7 hours! u beat me, an I was looking forward to getting a cirtificate aswell

[Rocho]

Hey Rocho - Glad your getting your car sorted chap.

I\'m not too far from you over in Matlock.
Theres a monthly meet down at the Bubble Inn near Derby. Next one is on Sun 29th Jan. Check out here for details.
http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/master.htm?http://www.davewilkinsgtr.co.uk/sbnext.htm

Let me know if you want to convoy down.

Rich

Sounds good, I\'ve got a couple of friends with suitable rides so I\'ll see if they are interested aswell.

[normski]

One that says THESE CARS BITE BACK! HARD.

[Rocho]

Sorry to hear about your accident mate. At least you and your friend are in one piece.

But it does raise a question. Are there any mods you can make to the rex to reduce the chance of arse out action???

Apart from not driving like a loon   and taking an advanced driving course to learn how to control the car under these circumstances.

It doesn\'t neccessarily need to be mods to sort out the car, as I said earlier that rear tracking was way out on mine which would have contributed. I had one toe out, other toe in and both about 3deg off line, but unless you\'ve driven lots of similar cars then you may not realise that there was anything wrong.

Unfortunatly I have learned this lesson the hard way!

[pete sparrow]

i did my carlton gsi within 7 hours of picking it up know exactly how you feel,

Hi Rocho
Ouch!! Glad your both ok,its been said before but it could of been alot worse.
Atleast the car is repairable.
I\'ve got a set of alloys and tyres you might be interested in.


Dean from ABBER
Have you got a rex or still got the GSI??
Myself and harris aren\'t far from you we,re in hereford.
Cheers
Pete

[ro284]

Hi Rocho,
           First welcome to the club, always nice to see someone become a Full member Straight away! Bad luck with the car, glad you are both ok, good luck with getting the car back on the road, i would like to know what tyres you had on the car, if they were the Jap tyres they don\'t seem very good on our roads,
Cheers Bob

[Rocho]

pete,

I am look for a new set but to be honest I\'m a bit short at the mo, new car + insurance + ICE + crash barrier modifications! but I\'ll take a look if you got some pics.

ro284,

Yeah they are jap tyres, wheels + tyres are next on the list. this jap car thing is worse than a gambling habbit!

[pete sparrow]

pete,

I am look for a new set but to be honest I\'m a bit short at the mo, new car + insurance + ICE + crash barrier modifications! but I\'ll take a look if you got some pics.

ro284,

Yeah they are jap tyres, wheels + tyres are next on the list. this jap car thing is worse than a gambling habbit!

Hi Rocho
You can find pics of my car in Members Rides,page 3,number 10 down the list.
Bad photo\'s i know,had trouble getting the over sized pics on.You\'ll notice the wheels are different on each side,mad i know but its a huge talking point
for people.
They\'re High Octaine wheels. 18 inch. 8\'s on the front. 9\'s on the rear.

[Rocho]

Hi Rocho
You can find pics of my car in Members Rides,page 3,number 10 down the list.
Bad photo\'s i know,had trouble getting the over sized pics on.You\'ll notice the wheels are different on each side,mad i know but its a huge talking point
for people.
They\'re High Octaine wheels. 18 inch. 8\'s on the front. 9\'s on the rear.

without wanting to sound a bit stupid but is that actually a set of wheels even though they are different? that is mad!