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[elmo]

Hi i'm newish here spent a lot of time reading learnt a lot cheers! Had my VX na for a couple weeks now its my first car after passing my test so other than the micra my instructor had its pretty much the first car i have properly driven i'm new to driving well only 17 so i gotta start some where!. Anyhoo... Prpblem i am having is ocasionally when i go around a round about or a bend my car spins the back bit comes to the front and i'm facing the wrong way Luckily i live in a rural area so not much to hit. What should i do to stop this hapening as its annoying. Advice apreciated.

[jules_s]

LOL, you are joking surely?

[Robski]

elmo IF you are being serious I would suggest you stop driving the car and get yourself some proper driver training - see track day section - before you do yourself / others some damage.

[jules_s]

elmo

IF you are being serious I would suggest you stop driving the car and get yourself some proper driver training - see track day section - before you do yourself / others some damage.

Surely? wheres foxy when you need him

[jules_s]

FFS thats the problem with linking images it wasnt that big where i found it mods??

[Robski]

That's one BIG troll jules! Lets play a word game.... ELMO -------> MOLE sounds like TROLL .... or are we being a bit harsh....

[jules_s]

Maybe..... But yeah but , yeah no but...... fingered round the back of the bike sheds etc etc

[JG]

I was wondering wtf was going on here. I especially like the fact that spinning the car is merely annoying! Again: if you are being serious, first try not to use the accelerator as a switch ( as you have to in the micra) i.e, either on or off. Use progressive input and make sure you are going in a straight line before you put your foot to the floor. watch out for conditions. greasy or wet conditions are going obviously going to result in loss of traction earlier than in the dry. As such you should adapt your driving technique acordingly. As Robski said, there are plenty of driver training days you can attend with your car. I think i'd be saying this on behalf of most of the forum members: New members are key to keeping the forum alive, and are always made welcome. The forum however does not welcome hooligans that put themselves and other in danger, which it sounds to me is what you may be doing at the moment. be carefull out there. James P.s I hate to think what your insurance is charging you for the privilege of owning a vx at the age of 17!

[ianrm]

I think Foxy will have his head in his boiler trying to fix it. But I'm sure his Troll detection device will be along soon.

[elmo]

firstly whats a troll? And i am not a boy racer or drive really fast a lot of times when my car has spun i'm doing around 20mph which is still scary. You said to look at the trackday stufff i did it all seems to be about driving around a track really fast this wont help me. Also driver training is advanced driver traning with BSM what your talking about? Its what my instructor recomends. And why is me strugling with a car so funny? i have read tons of posts here about people having simmilar problems i've got the courage to go ahead and ask for advice and you mock me? And yes insurance is around 4,000 for me but my father pays for it so not a big deal. Thanks for advice.

[Ricky2772]

firstly whats a troll?

that is my hamster being greeted by housecat....
...guess its name: ELMO

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[Robbo SV]

And yes insurance is around 4,000 for me but my father pays for it so not a big deal. Thanks for advice.

You lucky git!

Just take it easy around bends, go into them slower, and then gently accelerate out
of them, once it warms up a little your tyres will work better and the surfaces will offer
more grip, allowing for more corner speed. I have yet to spin mine, however I have had
to give it a bit of opposite lock here and there to keep it under control.

Why don't you look at doing an advanced drivers course, they will teach you good car
control and using your head to read the road conditions, and analyse when
its safe to put your foot down. It takes a few years to build up some good judgement on
the roads but with a course you will give you a good head start.

A skid pan day would also be a valuable lesson, and will teach you to steer out of
trouble before you start doing 360's!

[SPLAM]

Elmo, if your dad had a bit more sense he would not pay your insurance, he would get you a decent, not to fast car and insurance. He could then pocket the change and not have to worry about receiving a phonecall that your car or worse has been destroyed. I'm sorry if that sounds a bit harsh, it's just my opinion, nothing can really give you road awareness as much as experience behind the wheel. If i was loaded when i passed my test at 17, i would have bought something fast and probably would of had a big off. I would take Robskis advice, well if i was seventeen i probably wouldn't.

[jules_s]

Personally im finding it hard to believe that a parent would buy his son a vx, spend £4k a year
insuring it....and NOT pay for a palmersport/first Lotus day....



Apart from that im pretty much in agreement with SamH

[elmo]

Got the car 2nd hand not brand new aint that lucky! I dont want to drive around in crappy nova's or clio's. Thanks for the advice will be a little more patient must admit i am getting better at it. Will check out skid pan days and try and do what you said robbo & JamesGray. Sam H i think your comments are very harsh my father knows what he's doing andi dont think i will kill myself i am not a risk taker drive well just having some handling issues but now i know a bit more i will be better. Also i have ABS and a air bag so i think i'll be ok if the worst happens. Not heard of those days (palmersports and lotus first) forgive me and my father for not knowing every single thing about the driving scene. Like i said i wont be seen dead in anything other than a current model rare 2 seater sports car! Can some one explain what oppostie lock is? cheers. Ricky, Jules, ian, robski I dont need social comments being made please fook of if thats all you want to do ta.

Edited by elmo, 20 February 2005 - 02:52 PM.

[Tomcat]

Goon!!!!!

[willow]

Can some one explain what oppostie lock is? cheers.

God help us all

[Robbo SV]

Like i said i wont be seen dead in anything other than a current model rare 2 seater sports car!

Can some one explain what oppostie lock is? cheers.

You and me both mate!

Opposite lock is when you countersteer your car when it starts to slide...

Your 17 right... go and get a driving game on the Playstation (GranTurismo or even NFS Underground) and steer the other way when the back starts to slide.

Go find an old sierra, take it onto a field, and learn! The fun you will have, don't try it in the VX. Unless you want to take it home to dad in a dust pan and brush!!

[willow]

don't try it in the VX. Unless you want to take it home to dad in a dust pan and brush!!

Dam Right Robbo.

ELMO - The reason people have *shitty* Novas and Clios as their first cars is so they can thrash the sh*t out of them and learn how to drive a basic car before they get loose on something that potentially, in the wrong hands has, and will kill - if not you, the poor fcuker you slam into.....

I cant say anything about your age, im only 22, but i had the sense before i bought the VX when i was 14/15 to drive the cars in the fields to get used to everything and know what the car can do......

I cant agree enough with the others that say - get some instruction handling a standard car, then take that into the VX

Good luck fella.

[SPLAM]

Like i said i wont be seen dead in anything other than a current model rare 2 seater sports car!

Well let's hope that isn't the case.