britishtrident
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| posted on 30/11/05 at 02:43 PM |
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Fiat Punto end swaping accidents
A busy and dangerous dual carriage way (East Kilbride express way) near me has had more than it share of strange "how the **** did he/she manage
to do that ?!!!" type accidents. The majority seem to involve older Fiat Puntos spinning out under braking in the wet ----- I strongly suspect
the cause is the Fiat rear brake pressure valve failing in the full on postion.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 30/11/05 at 02:50 PM |
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I passed that shunt today as well. Not really a bend in the road at that bit - just before the right hander going down the hill. He/She was lucky in
that a Police 5 Series was about 200 yards behind her going down the hill.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 30/11/05 at 07:40 PM |
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I thought the pressure valve stopped being used when the Uno faded away
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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andyps
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| posted on 1/12/05 at 11:42 PM |
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Interesting. Not sure about Puntos but I managed to spin my Fiat Coupe a couple of weeks ago - went round one corner pretty quick, only to find there
was another straight after it (didn't know the road as well as I thought!!). I must have braked fairly hard I think, but suddenly found myself
spinning round - nice 360, caught the kerb slightly, finished on the wrong side of the road, drove over to the right side, got out and had a look and
had not done any damage, but I have wondered since why it happened. There may have been some ice or diesel on the road, but maybe the back brakes
locked up (although it has abs so shouldn't do). I keep thinking that a nose heavy, front wheel drive car with good tyres on the back and fronts
in need of replacement should not spin! It is not easy to get the back end out even when trying, but I don't want to repeat the spin on a road -
a nice big airfield with large run off area might be OK!
[Edited on 1/12/05 by andyps]
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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steve_gus
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 12:23 AM |
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there is an ordinary looking bend not far from here that i used to pass each day to work. I once had a tank slapper on it and didnt even touch the
brakes of push limits. Then over the next two years I saw 6 or more crashed cars who didnt make it. I have no idea why the road was like that - it
must just have been a poor surface once it was damp.
atb
steve
http://www.locostbuilder.co.uk
Just knock off the 's'!
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