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Poll: Favourite M?
1M 4 (9.52%)
M2 2 (4.76%)
E30 M3 6 (14.29%)
E46 M3 7 (16.67%)
E92 M3 7 (16.67%)
F80 M3 1 (2.38%)
M4 4 (9.52%)
E60 M5 7 (16.67%)
F10 M5 1 (2.38%)
F13 M6 3 (7.14%)


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Ben G
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30th Apr 16 at 12:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Can see where Eck is coming from tbh. Rwd isnt for everyone, i myself prefer fwd. I can drive rwd no bother but its far easier to press on in a fwd car than rwd. Understeer is easier to control then oversteer. Not as fun like.

Proper balls out in a rwd car on a damp day and it kicks just takes a split second to lift off and your in big trouble.


There are traction aid's, you know. You don't have to turn them off if you don't want to.
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30th Apr 16 at 13:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive had fwd since my first car. Had a stint in an mx5. Even had an r26. I won't be going back to fwd. rwd is so much easier and better to drive!
Corsa_Sport21
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30th Apr 16 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Can see where Eck is coming from tbh. Rwd isnt for everyone, i myself prefer fwd. I can drive rwd no bother but its far easier to press on in a fwd car than rwd. Understeer is easier to control then oversteer. Not as fun like.

Proper balls out in a rwd car on a damp day and it kicks just takes a split second to lift off and your in big trouble.


There are traction aid's, you know. You don't have to turn them off if you don't want to.


Yep and they dont always help even when turned on.
Corsa_Sport21
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30th Apr 16 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Makes you wonder why most of the bttc grid is fwd and the top of the leaderboard is fwd.
Nic Barnes
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At a guess they're all scotch drivers?
taylorboosh
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30th Apr 16 at 15:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fwd is definately easier to drive

Rwd is more fun

4wd is the best
Jambo
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30th Apr 16 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Forget power slides, RWD is just far better from a weight distribution and more importantly steering feel from the fact the front wheels aren't being pulled about the place the entire time.

Also those worried about driving rwd (?!) Traction control!
kennySRi
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30th Apr 16 at 17:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Agreed with Jambo, ignore the speed and dangers of cars, it just feel right being pushed along with the rear wheels rather than pulling with the fronts.

Whenever I drive a fwd car it just feels crap in comparison.

People need to realise that throttle pedals aren't on/off as well and you can go as fast or as slow as you like around corners.
Ben G
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30th Apr 16 at 18:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Drove the missus' fiesta St today. 200bhp, 1080kg's, fwd. Torque steer city. It's a fun car, but as Jambo said, it feels more natural to drive my bmw as you're not constantly fighting the steering wheel.

The M's with the LSD'S would be even better.
Kyle T
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1st May 16 at 17:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I forgot how traction limited FWD cars are when they have a bit of power.

My last FWD was a Civic Type R with about 5 torques so wasn't a big deal. Had this Leon flashing like fuck at me with traction control looking lights high up in the revs in 3rd gear in the dry That said, the traction control is very good and doesn't obnoxiously bog you down like it does in some cars. Other than a blinking light on the dash, you can pretty much just plant the gas - it doesn't yank at the wheel really like what Ben described in the Fiesta.

The Subaru in hindsight was idiot proof, I think I under appreciated it at the time but in any conditions you could just plant your foot and it gripped up and fired you off somewhere.

I'm man enough to admit that I'm still shit scared of the Lotus I think a few laps on a dry circuit and I'll calm down a bit, but in anything other than bone dry warm roads and it starts moving around a bit and I'm not yet sure where the limits are.

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big eck
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4th May 16 at 13:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

She must love understeering into bushes.

[Edited on 30-04-2016 by Ben G]


She never had that issue with the Cupra and that was a bloody powerful fwd car and now that we have 4wd again that'll never happen. Plus she drives with a lot more care having our daughter in the back.

You BMW lovers really get your backs up when someone says something negative about the brand eh



[Edited on 04-05-2016 by big eck]
Steve
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4th May 16 at 14:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Would you go as far as to say you can handle yourself in a RWD car?
3CorsaMeal
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I would say i'm in the top 20 fwd drivers in the country

Probably around 12th would be my best guess.
Nic Barnes
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I once had the 7th fastest fwd car in the country.
3CorsaMeal
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Can you imagine if i was driving it mental speeds.
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I once had the 7th fastest fwd car in the country.


Living life 1/4 mile at a time
Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Can you imagine if i was driving it mental speeds.
youd be 12th like you said, which is slower. So no, I can't imagine how boring you would be
big eck
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4th May 16 at 16:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Would you go as far as to say you can handle yourself in a RWD car?


I wouldn't know never having owned one.
Jambo
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4th May 16 at 22:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
4x4 won't understeer?


Errrr
big eck
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4th May 16 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not that I've experienced anyways.
Ben G
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4th May 16 at 22:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by big eck
Not that I've experienced anyways.


Cars don't tend to understeer when being driven at safe, slow speeds.
big eck
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And where did I say that I drive at safe low speeds all the time?? I've driven the car pretty hard a few times now and never had any over steering issues.
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Are you above or below 3cm in the best FWD drivers uk league table?
big eck
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Below for definite.
kz
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Think I've seen my favourite colour for the M4. Oh my...

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