Does anyone find driving in the wet and windy motorway is a bit dangerous in the mr2 ? It feels like the car is gonna loose transion @ the front or something like that.
It could just be me though I've driven a Golf, Bora, Mercedes, Peugeot. In the rain before and I've always had good grip in the wet. driving 70 to 90 mph. Though when driving the MR2 in the wet, it feels so unsafe. It can't be my tyres cos i've only just changed them and only done 1.5k miles in them.
I think the problem is that the car is too light in the front. Or it could be that this is my first car with a mid engine. Or could it be a fault with the car design?
I dunno. What do you guys think?? or Experienced
When mine felt like that at speed my suspension strut had gone - both replaced - felt better.
Could also be that you are not used to the car and how it feels in the wet yet, does take a bit of getting used to.....Also on a personal opinion I would question whether you should be going up to 90 in wet and rainy conditions in anycase no matter what you are driving, especially at this time of year when peoples concentration isn't what it should be...
I've not noticed anything unusual handling wise in poor conditions - only sidewinds seem to bother the car.
Is the spare wheel still in the front of the car?
I always felt that the nose feels very light at higher speeds. It's definitely something to do with this one, not mid-engine, cause Mk1 MR2 didn't have that issue. Many others have also noticed and complained about this at SC...maybe some people just notice it easier than others or maybe some cars have a bigger issue with this, who knows.
It went away with the Sportivo though...
How you described the car is ecactly how mine felt just before i let it go. It feels fine until 90 when it seems to lift its nose in the air. This was made worse by the fact I took my spare out of the car. Feels fine in the dry though..and as Sean said it hates side winds.. I always find the car moves massively when going past a lorry.
I was driving up the M40 last Friday and the side winds were terrible. s:shock: :shock: s:shock: I used to get them quite a bit on my old Pug but it just seemed that the '2 got it much worse. I guess it is just a much lighter car.
Side winds are a bother, and tsking out the front tyre leaves the front too light.
I think it's an MR2 thing, mine feels like it quite a lot in these conditions. I still half expect the front to wash out with understeer around my local bends.
However, I'm finding that the car has a lot more grip than I think and I'm being quite enthusiastic on roundabouts and finding the fronts are gripping very well.
It's just the higher speed stuff where there's a lack of feel which leads to a lack of confidence. My driving day in North Weald will help me understand the car's capabilities in these situations.
Also, if you have been used to nose heavy front wheel drive cars, you will notice a big difference. My 406 diesel gives me more feel at the front than my MR2 at the moment.
Jason
yep, i know what you mean but it's only really a problem at higher speeds 80+ and even then it's no great hassles, i find the worse thing are the grooves created by the lorry tyres, the 2 seems to just fall into them s:? :? s:?
There could be several reasons for the car feeling unstable at speed, but I'm not sure I grasp the impact of "wet and windy" here. If it's bad in those conditions, then the problem might be as simple as tire type and pressure.
While I've found that in heavy downpours the car feels well-planted, it's also vulnerable to hydroplaning and for that reason you might want to keep the speed down a bit.
Quote from: "southerneditor"you might want to keep the speed down a bit.
naaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!! s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:
well ok, just a little bit then
Definately down to lightness. Look at the cars you are used to driving Rainmen. All heavy and heavily built cars. The 2 in comparison is Amir Khan!!! Packs a punch but wouldn't stand up in a fart.......
I have always felt the 2 wanders a bit too much in cross winds. Probably the worst car I have ever had for it. The Mk1s I had were nowhere near as bad. But the trade off is the fantastic low speed stability, performance and cornering. You pays your money, you takes your choice.............
Quote from: "mrsmr2"My driving day in North Weald will help me understand the car's capabilities in these situations.
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