#172344 - 08/29/08 12:27 AM
spun the BU out.....
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well i was cruisin down 6 mile by my (speed limit is 50) house going twards a friends house and i wanted to show my buddy how the esc can be turned off by holding the TCS button down. i turn it off and figure ehh im only 4 miles away from my buddys house ill just leave it off..........big mistake all if a sudden i see this dear runnning( full out frickin sprint) twards the road ( probly shoulda hit it, it had a nice rack on it lol) i lay on the horn and hit the breaks no good it keeps coming. i swerved at the last min and started fighting the car to get it straight again. its whipped on me about 4 times. finaly i lost it its just oversteered way to much spun it across 5 lanes, no cars in sight!!!
so i did a 180* spin and drove away unscathed and missed the curb by inches
moral of the story.... keep the ESC on if you have it on a vehicle
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#172345 - 08/29/08 12:45 AM
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Wow, glad to hear you and the car are ok.
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#172346 - 08/29/08 07:35 AM
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#172347 - 08/29/08 07:45 AM
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Electronic stability Control, I think...
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#172348 - 08/29/08 01:13 PM
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whoa...
that could have been bad.
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#172349 - 08/29/08 02:04 PM
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Honking at a deer is the worst thing you could do. They just stop and stare to see what is making the noise. Same thing when hunting, when they first hear you they don't run, they stop and watch to see what made the sound before making a decision.
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#172350 - 08/29/08 02:06 PM
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Whoa.
I remember doing a severe 270 spin across a few lanes. But it wasn't in this car. I'm happy I got ESC. I'd give the designer a hug.
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#172351 - 08/29/08 02:57 PM
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Lesson to be learned: never swerve to avoid an animal, just hit it. It'll be far cheaper to repair the damage than to have your car totalled from going into the ditch/hitting a tree/rolling it from hitting the curb sideways, etc.
I've never heard of the GP having ESC... anyone have info on this?
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#172352 - 08/29/08 03:04 PM
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Malibu probably.
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#172353 - 08/29/08 03:06 PM
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spun the BU out.
as in... spun the malibu out
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#172354 - 08/29/08 03:46 PM
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Wow, how fast were you going to spin the car like that???
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#172355 - 08/29/08 04:04 PM
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Oh okay, had no idea what the BU was, I'm so used to dealing with acronyms I just ignore them (which is what that appeared to be).
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#172356 - 08/29/08 04:15 PM
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have you stopped shakin from that yet? That musta been one HELLUVA adrenaline/endorphine dump!
Good to see you, your passenger, and your spare car are all alright.
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#172357 - 08/29/08 06:16 PM
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Good to hear your ok. I just about got into a fender bender on Sunday. I was going straight with the right-a-way and this lady was turning across in front of me into a store parking lot. She used no turn signal. I was maybe doing 30-35 and watched as she tried to speed across right in front of me. I locked up the brakes pretty damn hard, chirped the tires and came to a complete stop, seriously at about 2 inches from her bumper/rear fender. She had 2 young kids in the car so when I got out I chose my words the best I could. But I was really pissed off.
...Thank god for those R1 Concept rotors, Hawk pads, and a good reaction/reflexes.
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#172358 - 08/29/08 08:40 PM
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Originally posted by Zalfrin: Lesson to be learned: never swerve to avoid an animal, just hit it. Dont know if this is the best advice when it comes to large animal such as a deer. I have had two encounters with deer and it was two of the worst repair bills I've ever had. These are large, stout animals in most cases and they can do some serious damage to your car. granted I do agree that trees and guardrails can deal out the ugly as well. So I would suggest the compromise of aiming for glancing blow to the animal if at all possible and hope he doesnt change course towards you. Glad to here you and your ride came out unscathed...even if you did need to change your shorts afterwards.
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