Turbo_Whip!

I was approaching a left turn when the light turned yellow. It was all clear so I gave it some gas (I was in 3rd gear and was doing ~60-70km/h), not that fast. As I'm about 3/4 into the left turn and just past the median of the 2 lane street I was turning into, the car begins to skid sideways (almost like drifting). I can hear the wheels screaching and the car is sliding sideways, I end up in the right hand lane instead of the left hand lane I was urning into. I steer the wheel more to the left and abruptly apply the brakes. The car snaps back into my control and I missed the curb by about 6". As I was skidding I had a mental image flash into my brain, I imagined my front right wheel popping off and my suspension ripping apart.

Anyways, I was just a little shaken up after this happened and was relieved nothing happened. The cars never done this to me before and I've pushed it a lot harder. I just accepted it as a blessing as today's my birthday, I guess someones watching over me (even if its our ESP)! Just thought I'd share my experience with you!

-Paul

Projekt 8E

glad you didn't beat up the curb though.

bhvrdr

understeer sucks

clean.

tell me, which set of wheels did you almost smash into the curb?

glad everything worked out fine. that was certainly a close call...

qfrog Ti20

did you understeer? or oversteer?

Tsle

That's my motto in life!

Turbo_Whip!

We already had a dusting of snow last week, I was coming home from a friends house close by and I was skidding everywhere with my summer wheels. So I took them off and put on the all seasons. Never got around to taking pics, sorry ced, ill make up for it next summer.

Chekm8

rain? wet road? near a car wash?

a4watch

Almost identical scenario happened to me on Saturday. I'm assuming some wet leaves, in addition to my having just got past some a**hole driver going 2 miles per hour.
Just a little too much gas!

GodBlessQuattro

thats weird... should have been able to take a left at that speed just fine, mabye road was greasy