I fishtailed!

[WinkOsmosis]

I was making a left turn and just before straightening out, shifted to 2nd gear... yeah that was a bad idea with a torque monster like the Nissan truck 4 cylinder!
Rear end slid right, I corrected, it slid left, and so on, taking up two lanes. I may owe my life to a steering wheel cover I had JUST got at Autozone. Normally, my 7 year old leather wheel would have been too slippery to correct at all!
I bet I looked like an ass.

 

[JC]

I bet I looked like an ass

Whaddya mean? Gettin' sideways while grabbin' gears is cool....

Of course, I can't do it in my 626 .

JC

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I bet I looked like an ass.

We're used to it. But glad you're safe.

nik

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I bet I looked like an ass.

We're used to it. But glad you're safe.

nik

Good thing I'm not a pothead.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Too bad you're not. You'd have an excuse.

nik

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
Too bad you're not. You'd have an excuse.

nik

So, are you anti-fishtailing too, Nik?

JC

 

[MrPhelps]

I think its back to drivers school for you.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
Too bad you're not. You'd have an excuse.

nik

So, are you anti-fishtailing too, Nik?

JC

Yes. Moreso than pot.

nik

 

[WinkOsmosis]

By the way this was with VERY light throttle. Like.. 10%.

 

[boyRacer]

If a cop saw you... you would've gotten a ticket...

 

[chiwawa626]

I did that once in an Lexus LS400 there was smoke everywhere from the rubber...

 

[d33pt]

now you gotta learn how to control these slides..

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Damn I forgot to mention that it was raining.

 

[Undeniable]

Dude. Fishtails are cool. 87 caprice+wet road=hours of fun. Man o Man I luv my RWD car

 

[StageLeft]

I fishtail my 93 sentra all the freaking time. It's got gobs of back-end torque!!

 

[ElFenix]

austin streets are very slick with a little bit of rain on them

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I fishtail my 93 sentra all the freaking time.

What, with the e-brake?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
austin streets are very slick with a little bit of rain on them

Actually I'm in Houston. These streets are slick too .

 

[Kadarin]

/me hands Jellomancer a chocolate chip cookie.

 

[Heisenberg]

Whaddya mean? Gettin' sideways while grabbin' gears is cool....

Of course, I can't do it in my 626 .

JC

Not if you're driving a Nissan truck it's not.

It's probably not a bad idea to find a deserted place to practice skidding/fishtailing. That way when it happens again you know how to control your vehicle properly. The first time I went sideways in my car I didn't know how to handle it. Now it's not a big deal because I know what to do, which is good because making the backend kick out on a Firebird is really easy.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

Whaddya mean? Gettin' sideways while grabbin' gears is cool....

Of course, I can't do it in my 626 .

JC

Not if you're driving a Nissan truck it's not.

It's probably not a bad idea to find a deserted place to practice skidding/fishtailing. That way when it happens again you know how to control your vehicle properly. The first time I went sideways in my car I didn't know how to handle it. Now it's not a big deal because I know what to do, which is good because making the backend kick out on a Firebird is really easy.

I think you misunderstood. I meant that the I4 in my 240sx is a "truck engine". Low end torque and whatnot, not Hondalike.

 

[Heisenberg]

I think you misunderstood. I meant that the I4 in my 240sx is a "truck engine". Low end torque and whatnot, not Hondalike.

Doh. I'm an idiot. Nevermind then.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg

I think you misunderstood. I meant that the I4 in my 240sx is a "truck engine". Low end torque and whatnot, not Hondalike.

Doh. I'm an idiot. Nevermind then.

Nah I made it sound like I have a Nissan truck.

 

[Triumph]

i test drove a 96 240sx today. hehehehe, i'm still smiling

 

[d33pt]

haha i can't believe you called the engine in your 240 a torque monster.. if you can't handle that kind of power, what if you get a real car someday?