Random video thread Mk.II!!! DON'T QUOTE THE VIDEOS

MonkieSocks · 29-10-2020 04:55PM

KevRossi · 29-10-2020 05:48PM

SolvableKnave wrote: »

The car does have it, but it also has a mode for turning it off, Sport / Track Mode i think it is, and he appears to have had it set to this and not the normal Drive mode, which would have the TC on.

Drive mode is switched to 'Wet' - I've no idea how this affects the car on what looks to be a dry road. But if it's even a bit damp, they are slippy with all the oil and diesel dripping on them. I think when he hit the accelerator the wheels skidded sideways on the bridge expansion strips here. This is IMO what caused the initial slip, but he was going too fast and he's no professional driver, so he lost it.

Not the cleverest thing to do in an urban area, he could have killed or seriously injured someone. Cars are too powerful these days for almost all drivers. I think they maxed out at 500 bhp with 4WD weighing about 1.8 tonnes for the average driver. They rely far too much on electronic aids above that and they are not infallible.

iLikeWaffles · 29-10-2020 07:16PM

SolvableKnave wrote: »

If by "Power Steering Malfunction" you mean gob$hite behind the wheel then yes, that is what it was. He lost the back of it while accelerating a bit too aggresively.

I agree but look what happens to the steering wheel before the loss of control. Gears down or up and it turns right like it has a mind of its own.

BorneTobyWilde · 29-10-2020 08:15PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI

briany · 29-10-2020 08:22PM

I just stumbled across this guy who does a character called 'Malachy Murray' out and about interviewing people in different places throughout Ireland. Kind of a mix between Terry Wogan and Mike Murphy with a bit of comic campness thrown in. Thought it was very well put together.