<VV> NCIS-LA 1955 Porsche Spyder understeer ?

[Charles Lee]

They once did that to my mother's Corvair, and it was like driving on black ice, until I stopped and let the air out.  She was scared that I made her car unsafe until she drove it a couple of blocks, and then she was convinced.

I once drove my father's car with a trailer that had a badly distributed long, most weight on the tongue, and it was like driving a Corvair with 32 lbs in the front tires.

The auto industry learned one thing from that, which was not to make a car that's different because people are not capable of dealing with change.

So what did they do ?  Next time they changed things with front-wheel drive, they all got together and gave us (almost) nothing but FWD choices. (OK, they tried earlier with Eldo's and Toronados, but that's another story)

Point is, don't do anything different, unless EVERYONE does it !

Charlie
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: S M 
  To: Charles Lee 
  Cc: HallGrenn at aol.com ; virtualvairs at corvair.org ; eprosise at hotmail.com 
  Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:42 PM
  Subject: Re: <VV> NCIS-LA 1955 Porsche Spyder understeer ?


  I once had a new set of tires installed, and I told the installer that I wanted 32 rear and 21 front. He told me he would not do that and have me leave with the car in an unsafe condition! I tried to explain but under NO circumstances would he follow my instructions. So, instead, he had me leave with the car in an unsafe condition. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

  yea, Vairily ... Shaun

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Charles Lee <Chaz at ProperProPer.com>
  Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010 5:57 pm
  Subject: Re: <VV> NCIS-LA 1955 Porsche Spyder understeer ?
  To: S M <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>, HallGrenn at aol.com
  Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org, eprosise at hotmail.com

  > My mechanic told me I need 32 lbs, so he must be right, right ?
  > 
  > Such a nice guy, too, and did me the favor of filling them up so 
  > I get better gas mileage ! 
  > What a guy !
  > 
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: S M 
  >   To: HallGrenn at aol.com 
  >   Cc: Chaz at ProperProPer.com ; virtualvairs at corvair.org ; 
  > eprosise at hotmail.com 
  >   Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 5:39 PM
  >   Subject: Re: <VV> NCIS-LA 1955 Porsche Spyder 
  > understeer ?
  > 
  > 
  >   Me too.
  > 
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: HallGrenn at aol.com
  >   Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010 12:22 pm
  >   Subject: Re: <VV> NCIS-LA 1955 Porsche Spyder 
  > understeer ?
  >   To: shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca, Chaz at ProperProPer.com
  >   Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org, eprosise at hotmail.com
  > 
  >   >  
  >   > I guess that was one reason why GM recommended such low 
  > front 
  >   > tire  
  >   > pressures for the front (15psi).  I'll stick to 20 
  > to 22 
  >   > for mine  though.
  >   >  
  >   > Bob Hall
  >   >  
  >   >  
  >   > In a message dated 3/19/2010 10:20:13 P.M. Eastern 
  > Daylight 
  >   > Time,  
  >   > shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca writes:
  >   > 
  >   > Hi  Charles, severe understeer can occur in some 
  > instances 
  >   > even in 
  >   > Corvairs. A  good example would be taking a right 
  > onto a 
  >   > sidestreet (too fast) with 
  >   > the  brakes on. If there's the slightest amount of 
  > dust, 
  >   > sand, or other 
  >   > adhesion  limiting factor like rain, you will run 
  > straight 
  >   > off across the 
  >   > sidestreet  into the curb, ditch, or other car 
  > waiting at 
  >   > the stop sign. The trick 
  >   > is to  hit the brakes in a straight line before 
  > the turn to 
  >   > get some weight 
  >   > transfer  to the front wheels, release the brakes 
  > before 
  >   > you turn in and 
  >   > gently get back  on the power going through the turn.
  >   > 
  >   > yea, Vairily ...  Shaun
  >   > 
  >   > 
  >   > 
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