I used to drive a '77 Scirocco (hope I spelled that right, it was 10 years ago) and I lost traction driving up a hill on a freeway in a torrential downpour. The rain was running down the freeway in the indents formed by the tires of cars. The water was probably 2" deep in these indents, and I was going about 55. All of a sudden my front tires spin and the speedo jumps up to about 100, and the tach redlines. Yikes! The problem with front drive, and one reason I haven't owned another front driver, is that when you lose traction you lose steering as well. The steering whell was all loose while this was happening. I was only 16 at the time, so my experience in driving in emergenct situations was zero. It scared the hell out of me and I was overly careful for about a month afterward. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Standley 1974 Volkswagen Westfalia University of Washington Physics "Life is like riding the bus, it cstand@u.washington.edu requires change." -Dennis Miller http://weber.u.washington.edu/~cstand -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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