Hi,

Just cruised through a very boggy paddock, while old mate in his 4x4 ute got bogged behind me. I didn't attempt to pull him out, but it was pretty funny.

The best bit was when our other mate rocked up to pull him out...

"So Nik's grandad car got through here, and you didn't Rocko?"



I was probably just lucky, but by golly gosh darn tootle pips it was funny.

Cheers,
Nik

theprotest;135848 wrote:

Hi,

Just cruised through a very boggy paddock, while old mate in his 4x4 ute got bogged behind me. I didn't attempt to pull him out, but it was pretty funny.

The best bit was when our other mate rocked up to pull him out...

"So Nik's grandad car got through here, and you didn't Rocko?"



I was probably just lucky, but by golly gosh darn tootle pips it was funny.

Cheers,
Nik

JET wrote:

2nd gear around a bend I plant it and all fours lose traction, i slide sideways down a 3 lane road for 50metres and end up going up a driveway/gutter backwards stopping 1 foot from a brick wall.

Old pacific highway, it started to sprinkle... understeer central.

Set of lights in the rain.... I plant it and bounce off the limiter for a short time while an old lady in a car next to me drives past me like i'm standing still.

AWD is overrated!

awd is awesome, especially if you've got an lsd in the back.

its saved me a few times. like people that forget to turn their indicators off, and drive straight instead. take on flat chat and you know your not gonna bag em up on the spot of go straight.

had a few close calls though, one minute its oversteering, then it understeers and the gutter gets very close lol

evil_B4;135982 wrote:

Be careful guys, never over estimate AWD.
on Monday i was coming into a round about in the right hand lane.. i was late for work and it had been raining the night before.. i started to turn as i hit the apex and the car just went straight.. so there i was almost full lock to the right, heading towards the gutter and sliding infront of the car next to me...HOLYFVCK i say. The car suddenly gets grip and throws me back into my seat as i head off in the correct direction..
PS: im running almost brand new Federal 595 SS tyre's.
we have awesome traction off the line and through some corners but if we surprise the car with a hard turn in the wet.... the car will surprise us.
I could never drive any other car after driving a Subaru though, even the brand new Honda Accords get massive wheel spin in the wet taking off..

Coming very recently from a rwd HSV to AWD, I've got to say that the traction difference is amazing.

As soon as I got it, I took it for a run through the dandenong's on a damp foggy morning. I didn't go stupid, due to the amount of blind corners up there, but I can tell you that if I had of taken the corners anywhere near as hard in the RWD, the tail of the HSV would have been beside me. Whereas the Liberty took it in it's stride and just cruised out of every corner like it was a walk in the park.

Obviously AWD still has it's limits, but so far they appear way above any RWD with reasonable power I've ever driven.

iOrion;135852 wrote:

Weak

It's called knowing your limits.

evil_B4;135982 wrote:

Be careful guys, never over estimate AWD.
on Monday i was coming into a round about in the right hand lane.. i was late for work and it had been raining the night before.. i started to turn as i hit the apex and the car just went straight.. so there i was almost full lock to the right, heading towards the gutter and sliding infront of the car next to me...HOLYFVCK i say. The car suddenly gets grip and throws me back into my seat as i head off in the correct direction..

Gir;136063 wrote:

Agreed. I think the expression you're looking for is "car control" :Derisive:

NO car power delivery system is bad driving, condition proof. Fwd rwd, awd 4wd. ALL are subject to the laws of physics. You enter a corner too fast and you're screwed, and of sentence. The different power delivery methods change to some degree the WAY you can tackle a corner but, in the end, each corner has it's own limits. People in general have a stupid preconception that a Subaru AWD can do "anything" that is a stupid idea and one people should rectify unless they want to wrap themselves around a tree - but and this is just my opinion - these morons SHOULD wrap themselves around a tree cause it gets them off the roads that I have to drive on too.

Awd, Yes it DOES HELP - significantly - but, at the end of the day, it's still only a car and it's only a road. YOU have been trained to drive, YOU are supposed to have a brain, If YOU can't keep yourself under control, driving within your car and your limits then noone to blame but yourself. One thing to remember too. Sliding on a corner can happen for a host of reasons and some can't be mitigated. Even the best rally drivers on earth with the best handling road cars money can buy can come unstuck if they overcook a corner.

*End Rant*

yea im 20, immature and don't know my limits of the car, boo hoo. My tyres were bald and the surface was oily, you never know your limits till you test them (though it should be on track).

JET;135847 wrote:

2nd gear around a bend I plant it and all fours lose traction, i slide sideways down a 3 lane road for 50metres and end up going up a driveway/gutter backwards stopping 1 foot from a brick wall.

Old pacific highway, it started to sprinkle... understeer central.

Set of lights in the rain.... I plant it and bounce off the limiter for a short time while an old lady in a car next to me drives past me like i'm standing still.

AWD is overrated!