Hehe...what can I say Rich. Great minds think alike

 

its true... just lay off the boost THIS IS A MUST and you will be okay.

but i do have to agree, after making such a mistake it probably wouldnt be a good idea to own another FD for at least 2 or so years....

 

very true

 

There is only one way to learn to drive a car like this in adverse weather conditions.

Drive a car like this in adverse weather conditions.

I drove mine for 3 winters with no issues. Drove it 950 miles from MD to STL in December through the mountains of WV where it was pounding snow for 5 hours straight.

Maybe it's just something some people "feel" - but I have never had a problem controlling any car in adverse weather. But I understand the accelerator too I guess..

It's not like the car wasn't tested for stability and control in snow/sleet/ice - it's just not the best conditions to drive in..

Learn to drive = less wrecks.

Sorry to hear about the car. Get another one if you like - just be careful

 

I wish I hadn't read that...

 

I remember reading somewhere in a 93 FD Owner's Manual, "Do not drive in ice or snow".

 

don't worry tinman it was more than safe enough speed....

 

"Curious, what mods were done to the car.."

"Borbet type T wheels, fluidine radiator, rx7 store downpipe, pettit short shifter, Greddy SP cat back, , Pettit intaks, mazdaspeed shifter ****, racing beat springs, tokico illumna shocks turbo xs bov, remapped ecu, and greddy pulleys"

There's the problem, no training wheels in the mod list. The termination of the limited available FD's is being accomplised in a very consistent way.

Young88 was likely ticketed for careless (or reckless) driving, ie not adjusting his driving to the current road condition (sleet + rain ). Glad he was not seriously hurt. Gladder he didn't injure someone else.

 

Yeah, but gas pumps say not to use cell phones while pumping either..

And airlines say "In the unlikely event of a water-landing, the seat cushions double as a flotation device"... of course, that's IF you survive the impact, manage to actually get the cushion off AND make it out of the frikkin sinking plane.

It's to cover their ***.. You know there always that ******* that will sue becuase it's not clearly written that Cruize-Control doesn't mean "Auto-Pilot"..

I'm sure that phrase "do not drive in ice or snow" is in pretty much every car.. hell, even SUV's aren't safe in it..

I do see your point though.

 

screw the car. He got out unharmed. I'd rather see a car lost then a life lost, no matter how stupid or ignorant the driver.

 

However, at the point at which it's obvious that the driver was not harmed in the accident, and isn't likely to travel back in time and suddenly become harmed in the same accident, concern can then be devoted to the fact that yet another FD has been stuffed by someone without the driving skills or experience required. Let alone that they might run right out to get another one because they've "learned their lesson"...

I love people who try to turn this type of thread into a sob fest for what MIGHT have happened to the driver and how we should all be so concerned that he COULD have been hurt... but wasn't. Not to be insensitive, but something actually has to happen to someone before I can be concerned about it. Someone DID wreck another FD, though, so it's perfectly logical to be concerned about that.

 

why is it, these bullsh*t threads linger around the longest?

 

Did he buy the car back. What junkyard is it in?

 

If you don't knock some sense into the people who go racing in the snow the first day they own their FD, and remind them of how lucky they are the accident wasn't worse, then they're all the more likely to not learn from their mistakes go out and do the same thing and get hurt, or hurt someone else the next time.

Even if the driver of the car doesn't listen to our advise atleast we tried.