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There is seemingly genius in the c900... Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:40:36 In Reply to: Re: I has to do with that, Tim, Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:42:17 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Once, I nicked a sidewall in a construction zone (without realizing it), went on the highway, drove about 3-4 exits to mine (70mph), and as I got off the ramp, I noticed the car was making a lot of racket coming from one of the front wheels... tire was completely flat with a slice in the sidewall... car drove almost like nothing was wrong!
after hearing stories like yours with blow-outs (and maybe I was somewhat lucky) I appreciate whatever the saab engineers did right in that car... there was a saab ballet video where they drove a c900 over a nail strip at highway speed + it drives over it like nothing was wrong... that's exactly how it felt!
I agree though, hitting the brakes suddenly is about the worst thing one can do with a blown out wheel (or hydroplaning or similar loss of traction, especially asymmetric loss of traction)! Another similar situation is driving onto the dirt shoulder to avoid a head on collision... it's the people who hit the brakes (or do anything too suddenly) who end up flipped over in the ditch!
James...
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