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 Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:31 am |
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
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Location: Staffordshire
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Hi guys im getting quite a bit of understeer in my gti180 in damp/wet conditions. Do any other 180 owners suffer with this? my car is standard, any advise is welcome 
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:56 am |
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What brand tyres have you got on and what's the tread like on them.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:23 am |
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
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Location: Staffordshire
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| meady wrote: |
| What brand tyres have you got on and what's the tread like on them. |
cheap Fullrun tyres, not my choice as they were on the car when i brought it but they have loads of tred left. It handles great in the dry. so you think it could be the tyres? I know cheap tyres do affect the handling on a car but i didnt expect this much understeer.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:34 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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i never expect anything from cheap tyre
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:35 am |
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It could be a big factor as I have heard cheap tyres can be absolutely useless in the wet. I'm sure someone else will have someone help on here
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:39 am |
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
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Location: Staffordshire
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| Seabook wrote: |
| i never expect anything from cheap tyre |
Same here but they were on the car already. New tyres next payday then!
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:39 am |
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Location: Staffordshire
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| meady wrote: |
| It could be a big factor as I have heard cheap tyres can be absolutely useless in the wet. I'm sure someone else will have someone help on here |
yes new tyres soon then!
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:43 am |
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Joined: May 25, 2011
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my 180's have cheapish rubber on them and yeah mine do the same but tbh it don't really bother me that much because if its that wet i'm not gonna be pushing it to the limit anyway.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:19 am |
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Even cheap tyres will let the car corner at decent speeds...you're probably expecting too much from the car or you're just going too fast.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 5:31 am |
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| Edward wrote: |
| Even cheap tyres will let the car corner at decent speeds...you're probably expecting too much from the car or you're just going too fast. |
Your trying to drive the car beyond it's limits. Ease off the accelerator in wet conditions and approach corners at the correct speed and you will find that the understeer disappears.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:23 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
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i experienced this on my 180 it was running advents or somethings and that let go very easy! i fitted parada specs 2 and they were amazing even on track i found them excellent although i did find the back end kept trying to come round on fast corners but that was me letting of the throttle half way round
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:39 am |
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
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Location: Staffordshire
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| macca1411 wrote: |
| Edward wrote: |
| Even cheap tyres will let the car corner at decent speeds...you're probably expecting too much from the car or you're just going too fast. |
Your trying to drive the car beyond it's limits. Ease off the accelerator in wet conditions and approach corners at the correct speed and you will find that the understeer disappears. |
Im no way trying to drive the car beyond its limits,it happens at slow speeds most of the time when turning in to a roundabout or corner. My previous cars, civic type R,clio 172 never sufferd with understeer. So its must be the cheap tyres i have on im thinking.
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:21 am |
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Tracking. 
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:38 am |
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Joined: Feb 24, 2010
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| Dan- wrote: |
| that was me letting of the throttle half way round |
The idiots mistake that's written off so many Peugeot hatches, Snap lift off over steer a trait from the 205 
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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| LeeThr wrote: |
| Dan- wrote: |
| that was me letting of the throttle half way round |
The idiots mistake that's written off so many Peugeot hatches, Snap lift off over steer a trait from the 205 |
What a great thing lift off over steer is 
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