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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1757.0. "Aquaplaning" by BASCAS::CURRIE_I (Dyslexic snice brith) Fri May 01 1992 16:47

    During the recent spell of wet weather, I experienced very noticeable
    problems with aquaplaning.  My car is a Peugeot 405 estate, the tyres
    are Goodyear NCTs.  Every time I hit a significant quantity of surface 
    water, the engine would start racing and it was obvious that the front
    wheels were no longer in contact with the road.
    
    Given that I have never experienced this problem so severely, I
    wondered if it was the car, the tyres, the combination of the two or
    some other factor.  Has anyone else had similar problems?
    
    My previous cars have included Cortinas, Sierras and Cavaliers (current
    and previous generations).  None of these showed such a proclivity to
    lift off.
    
    Incidentally, I measured the tread on the tyres at the time, and there
    was about 4mm left.
    
    Ian

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1757.1	NCT	YUPPY::BUSH	Who needs it?	`Fri May 01 1992 18:08`	6
	Don't know about the car but the tyres should be OK I have NCT2's on my Escort and have never had a problem (not as bad as yours at least.) Tony
1757.2		MAJORS::ALFORD		`Fri May 01 1992 18:25`	2
	What speed are you doing when this happens, and what's the threshold speed ?
1757.3	Mind those ducks	NEWOA::DALLISON	Kiss my axe	`Fri May 01 1992 18:34`	3
	I find about 60 with half right hand lock is best for me. Its great fun!! ;^)
1757.4	Slip sliding away	RTOVC0::SUPPORT_PJ		`Mon May 04 1992 21:30`	7
	Do you really expect 4mm of tread to be of any use in serious puddles? I drive a 405 saloon with NCT II tyres, and only ever had problems in real deep watery bits. 405s are lighter than the average Sierra shed, and it doesn't help (performance yes).
1757.5		ESBS01::RUTTER	Rut The Nut	`Tue May 05 1992 11:39`	7
	Is this the wonderful front suspension/traction design that they merrily advertised on TV (in poweder snow !) ??? Re. comparison with Sierra - Having driven front wheels will have a fair difference... J.R.
1757.6	Answer to .2	ODDONE::CURRIE_I	Dyslexic snice brith	`Thu Jun 04 1992 19:04`	5
	In answer to .2 (a long time back, but I've been too busy to log into Notes), probably 50-60 mph. Ian