Almost spinned out !!! Is that normal ???

[Starving_Hero]

I bought used 3 year old 206CC 2.0L a week ago and here is my question.

My first notice is when accelerating in 1st I feel vibrations on right front wheel which disapears above 40 km/h. No problem up too 200 km/h. What could it be

More important and supprising is what happened to me today. I was taking rather fast (50km/h) left uphill turn when suddenly back-end slipped to the outside (almost looked like rear wheel lost grip, although front kept solid in track), I had to counter with the steering wheel to regain the right heading. Might that have to do anything with the ABS (I have got no ESP) ? or is this over steer normal on CC ? Did anybody had similar experience ?

Thanks in advance.
Yours Starving Hero

[Lyndon]

have you had all the wheel's balanced and the alignment checked too ?

maybe there was something on the road such as oil, as i had my CC nearly 4 years and never lost the backend, maybe i wasn't pushing it enough

[Starving_Hero]

have you had all the wheel's balanced and the alignment checked too ?

maybe there was something on the road such as oil, as i had my CC nearly 4 years and never lost the backend, maybe i wasn't pushing it enough

I think its not the balanse that is concerned, couse there would be vibrations at high speeds and I took it up to 200 km/h - no problem. I didn' t check the allignment, but my clue is:
1. I did back up on throttle (balance to front)
2. these eagle tyres have so much grip
3. no passagers, empty trunk, coupe configuration

if I add this up it makes sense. The corner was rather sharp with perfect surface, still I was surprised this occured at 50 km/h. From now on I'll drive with my both hands on wheel and third hand on hand-breake.

[teddy206 GTi]

The CC will oversteer if you lift off mid bend...it's fun like that. Go out and make the most of it!

[carl]

A classic case of LOOS (lift off oversteer).

[Starving_Hero]

A classic case of LOOS (lift off oversteer).

Thanks guys, I feel much safer now !!!

[ICE DOCTOR]

Yeah..but are u gonna drive any slower???

[Starving_Hero]

Yeah..but are u gonna drive any slower???

I promise nothing...

[carl]

Personally I'd recommend some driver training until you can recognize LOOS and learn to deal with it. www.carlimits.com is excellent.

[Starving_Hero]

Personally I'd recommend some driver training until you can recognize LOOS and learn to deal with it. www.carlimits.com is excellent.

I feel very confident ... 11 years - not a single accident, 3 near misses- not my fault thou. Besides there is no www.carlimits.com in Poland and the nearest race track is 300 km away. But I have this great ring road on my way to work. There is bearly traffic and I've not seen cops for at least 6 months. You should all come and pay a visit ... . Great stuff.

[marcelnl]

Personally I'd recommend some driver training until you can recognize LOOS and learn to deal with it. www.carlimits.com is excellent.

I feel very confident ... 11 years - not a single accident, 3 near misses- not my fault thou. Besides there is no www.carlimits.com in Poland and the nearest race track is 300 km away. But I have this great ring road on my way to work. There is bearly traffic and I've not seen cops for at least 6 months. You should all come and pay a visit ... . Great stuff.

I'll take you up on the invitation, but only when you promise to keep the cops away

[Starving_Hero]

Damn, Pope died ... I feel like crap. What a Great Man He Was.

[marcelnl]

Damn, Pope died ... I feel like crap. What a Great Man He Was.

guess he did not spin out