Re: a classic case of spider bite. really!

[harrison <hsapir@multiverse.com>]

Yeah, that's right. Blame Torsen for your pulling the hand brake on the on ramp in
the rain. This has the ring of 60 Minutes to it.

harrison

Dave Eaton wrote:

> well an unnamed (it was mail addressed to me, not the list) list member with a
> type 44 quattro with torsen who has complained (in some detail) to the list
> about spider bite told me how his car had fallen prey to the dreaded to spider
> bite.
>
> i quote: -
>
> "E-brake induced oversteer on an off-camber freeway entrance in the rain, for
> the fun of it. Rears went way too far out and I couldn't get it straight. b/c
> the torsen sent the power up front. That's the problem, one minute you've got
> power oversteer, the next its gone and all you've got to steer with is brakes
> and the wheel in your hands. That's not enough sometimes."
>
> ooh, silly torsen.  bad, bad boris...
>
> quite a clear case of spider bite.  "absolutely officer.  the car just plain
> went away on me.  i think i should sue audi".
>
> what was that someone said about darwinism?  jouko, perhaps you could try this
> in the porker, and then you could sue porsche?
>
> dave
> '95 rs2
> '90 ur-q
>
> >
> >Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 06:50:52 +0200
> >From: "Jouko Haapanen" <joukoh@vtoy.fi>
> >Subject: Re: TORSEN CENTER - OPEN FRONT!!
> >
> >I think that this is the key to sloving Boris' tricks.  What does a fully
> >equipped type 44 car weigh in the US of A?  I seem to recall the weights are
> >significant...  Those boat anchor bumpers will not aid you in this dep4t
> >until you visit the woods.
> >
> >My A4 might seem like a light weight - no A/C, no rear p/w, no sunroof, no
> >leather, etc.  Let's get clopser to solving this by getting some true
> >weights and weight distributions with driver and 1/2 tank of fuel...
> >
> >Jouko Haapanen
> >
> >- -----Original Message-----
> >From: frankbauer@thevine.net <frankbauer@thevine.net>
> >To: joukoh@vtoy.fi <joukoh@vtoy.fi>
> >Date: 4. maaliskuuta 1998 06:02
> >Subject: Re: TORSEN CENTER - OPEN FRONT!!