Cornering feeling *unsafe* 1990 Coupe

[Alan Pritchard]

hmm, wierd, the first thing id ask is have i made a change in weight
distribution???  have i got an unusually full tank, are my tools in the
back?? these would radically shift weight distribution, i was in a car that
span because it was very heavy up back, and when coming of the roundabout
the car spun.
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Sheridan" <james at pixelix.co.uk>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 1:43 PM
Subject: Cornering feeling *unsafe* 1990 Coupe


> Hi there listers,
>
> Over the last few days I've noticed a certain uneasyness in cornering
> in my 1990 Coupe (no Quattro) - the steering seems to be very, very
> light and it literally does feel as if on every bend that the rear-end
> is going to swing out.
>
> At first, I just shook it off as just me being silly, but on Saturday,
> in very light rain I managed to spin off the road (at circa 70mph) on
> a long swooping bend to the right. The rear end flipped out and I
> ended up in the hedge on the other side of the road. Luckily the road
> was empty, and the hedge a good cushion - otherwise who knows what
> woulda happened to me. :(
>
> The car is in remarkably good condition considering - only a few
> scratches on the drivers (right hand) side bodywork, and a broken
> bumper and some extra dents on my (already messy) alloys.
>
> So, my question is - what caused the car to do this? I do concede that
> I may have been travelling a little faster than would be recommended
> for the corner - but I've never had the car 'feel' the way it does
> now. It really doesn't 'feel' safe at the moment.
>
> Even when negotiating roundabouts and 90deg corners at low speeds (sub
> 20mph) it still feels very very loose and uncertain.
>
> I've checked the tyre treads, and although they're fairly low, they're
still legal
> (tread depth of around 0.3).
>
> Anyone got any ideas what could be wrong before I get onto my local
> dealer for an expensive service?
>
> --
> James Sheridan // james at ineedprozac.com / fax: 07021 117 198 / irc: dr_bob
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