First Taste of Danger in the RX!!

[Paul1982]

Oh my God!!
 
Well lads i\'ve just come into work more awake than i\'ve ever been lol
 
Basically I was drive to work this morning and I was near here after a 25 mins open road drive (Early drives miss the traffic!!) when I was on the final dual carriageway which I turn left into my works entrance.
 
I was doing around 65 when a civic was going slow, so i rounded her. The turbo was off spool and the car past without needing to accelerate when my backend just went from under me:confused:
 
I\'m sure we\'ve all been in a few crashes in are time so I was fighting the steering like FOOK to correct it - after 200meters of fishtailing I ended up pulling the hand brake and going right into a gap on the other carriageway.
 
I did clip the Kerb in between and had a look around but could see anything marks etc so HOPEFULLY it was just a lucky escape!!
 
Plus I dont know what caused it as either I hit OIL or something I dont know. I do know my rear pillow ball joint is knocking but i\'m not sure that could do it??
 
But anyway these RX\'s really are Lethal in the Wet!!:eek:

[nikp]

Lucky escape there, thank god nothing worse happened.

A similar thing happened to me 3 months after buying mine, but at much lower speeds, fortunately for me. mine was more like 20mph, but for no apparent reason they backend came out and fishtailed across the road and damaged the front chin spoiler and cracked the rad. But, if we\'re all to have one accident in our RX\'s, then lets make them ones where no, or little, damage occurs.

[banned advertiser]

Nothing would suprise me.
Chloe was driving her KA on the M25 last year we were doing a fair lick when all of a sudden the car just started violently swaying. She managed to hold on to it, and when we pulled over, I could not see any damage or a reason why.
Drove car slower after that, and a couple of days later got car booked in. Changed 1 rear tire with the smallest of defects, hard to see. and a couple of bushes.
Never happened again, maybe bushes or tire. Or maybe just a freak occurance.

Glad your ok.

[banned advertiser]

But anyway these RX\'s really are Lethal in the Wet!!:eek:

Please dont tell me you are still using the crap Jap tires on her, poeple just dont realise how bad they are.
Fishtailing or stepping out is not charactoristic of these cars.

[Paul1982]

Well i\'ll drive like a girl until the bush is sorted just incase - come on payday!!!

[Paul1982]

Well I have new tyres all around so hopefully that\'s nothing to do with it - even though they aint the best tyres on the market.

[RedRummy]

Well I have new tyres all around so hopefully that\'s nothing to do with it - even though they aint the best tyres on the market.

Its worth spending money on tyres...  the difference between cheap plasticky ones and good ones is emmense!!

get yerself some Eagle F1 or something!

[RemarkLima]

^ What he said! Remember they\'re really the most important thing on a car, their the only bit which has contact with the road! Everything hinges off the tyres you run...

...Saying that, I\'m loving my jap crap tyres in the weather! But then I drive like a granny on the roads as well, so it\'s nothing high speed at all.

[FD3SNuttah]

i remember something similar happening to me not long after i bought mine, my arse was twitching like a rabbits nose, even though i survived unscathed!

just watch it mate theres always someone who writes their car off this time of year as the roads are greasy..

[Paul1982]

Yup my arse was twitching like no tomorrow - luck I didnt shut off as it would have been game over!!

[nikp]

Please dont tell me you are still using the crap Jap tires on her, poeple just dont realise how bad they are.
Fishtailing or stepping out is not charactoristic of these cars.

Mine was due to crap jap spec tyres. It really is amazing how much of a difference putting UK spec tyres on makes. Much, much, much better. I bet a lot of FD accidents are due to jap tyres. Mine was.

[James B]

Also at this time of the year look out for ice and snow .......... I agree that F1\'s are the best all round tyres but they have NO grip in the snow.

Happy skiing.

J.

[strange_days_uk]

lucky with no damage bud, I know exactly what you are talking about

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42889&highlight=mixed+blessings

[RobbieRX-7]

Oh, the story of the jap tyres again. They are great in the dry, absolute hopeless in the wet. I had the backend twitch and fishtail as i exited an island on jap tyres in the wet. Luckily i was doing about 15mph, but i very very nearly hit a car overtaking me. 200meters of twitching must have been very scary Get those pillowbushes replaced on both sides, dont just do one side. Common problem on these cars. Mine are gone too and the handling and stability has gone to sh!t

[Paul1982]

:-( so doing 1 is a bad idea is it - dam i\'m skint at the moment aswel