another C4 gone forever :(
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2001
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From: San Diego CA
Re: another C4 gone forever :( (ZELLSLIFE)
Glad he is ok, but was the nanny(ASR) on I'm just asking because I have got stuck in bad weather in my 95 and that kinda makes me wonder how safe that ASR is.
It doesn't rain much around here and my wife is a bit of a lead foot. It was raining the day we bought the car, so I decided to give it a good test. Half way through a wet corner (wide corner, wide recovery area, no traffic, etc) I nailed it fully expecting and prepared to handle a 180+. ASR kicked in, ABS kicked in, it felt like I hit a tree and the car easily completed the corner. I was convinced ASR works and my wife won't end up in a ditch.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Atlanta GA
Re: another C4 gone forever :( (BIGBOOST)
No, I didn't fire him. He is a great tech and was not found at fault by the police. He may have lacked good judgement, but not career limiting.
Believe me, he is beating himself up over it!
Believe me, he is beating himself up over it!
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Santa Cruz CA
St. Jude Donor '15
Re: another C4 gone forever :( (BIGBOOST)
Sorry about the car and glad your guy is OK.
Those wide tires on Vettes hold pretty well on dry roads. But on wet pavement they slip fairly easily and once they do there's no stopping the slide. I'm ALWAYS slow on curves in wet weather. Too many times have started to slip. :nono:
Those wide tires on Vettes hold pretty well on dry roads. But on wet pavement they slip fairly easily and once they do there's no stopping the slide. I'm ALWAYS slow on curves in wet weather. Too many times have started to slip. :nono:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Northern CA
Re: another C4 gone forever :( (ZR-71)
Sorry to hear that. I learned early on that in the rain, you gotta drive these cars like there's an egg under the gas pedal, especially when the tires are cold.
Was it an LT1 or LT4?
Was it an LT1 or LT4?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Oviedo FL
Re: another C4 gone forever :( (ZR-71)
I'm going to assume that this was someone elses car, right? Please tell us how the owner of the car is feeling right now. I'm glad to hear your employee is OK, but if it was my car, there would be hell to pay...
Mike
Mike
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: VA
Re: another C4 gone forever :( (luvmy92)
Hey guys,
Thanks for the best wishes for my tech. He is a great guy and feels really bad about it.
The car had not been sold yet, as the tech was just starting on the reconditioning process prior to the car being advertised.
It was an LT1 car auto trans.
I would find it hard to believe the ASR was on, but he thinks it was.
:rolleyes:
Thanks for the best wishes for my tech. He is a great guy and feels really bad about it.
The car had not been sold yet, as the tech was just starting on the reconditioning process prior to the car being advertised.
It was an LT1 car auto trans.
I would find it hard to believe the ASR was on, but he thinks it was.
:rolleyes: