Wheelspin !

[Fatboy_fat]

Went out for a drive with my son today, accelerating hard uphill at about 70 or so, hit some water , next thing I'm bouncing off the limiter.... W.T.F !! He thought we were going in the hedge.......then again so did I ! I either need to learn how to drive (too old) or retrofit traction control (too expensive ! ) do you think I should buy an old diesel, or stick with the 172......

 

[Adams_16v]

or buy a 1.0 metro

 

[Ben j]

or dont rag it in the wet

 

[Ben j]

oh and thats called aquaplaneing

 

[RichMcc]

refer to page 2.07 of your user manual and take note of the gas pedal with the feather on it

 

[Akira2506]

Ah, the joys of Frontwheel drive while traveling uphill...



-Akira

 

[Djw John]

Yep plain old aquaplanning. Check tehtread on the tyres and dont boot it in the rain!!

 

[Fatboy_fat]

couldn't help it, saw a long straight bit, no traffic (thank God !) and the old red mist came over me. Having size 11 feet doesn't help either.......

 

[Turkish]

Check tyre wear and tyre pressure but tbh just sounds a case of inappropriate throttle use/velocity for the road conditions, if you're an old boy you should know better

 

[Christopher]

yup. aquaplaning.

caused when there is too much water for the tyre to disperse in a short time. the tyre then lifts off the ground and you are basically driving on a film of water, hence the wheelspin.

check your tread, also don't drive like a loon.