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Originally Posted by donjuan143
last night i was driving in the rain and all of a sudden the car spinned and i crashed into a fence!! the ABS and the traction control didnt do me no good!!
i was driving straight and the car spinned by itself! even the traction didnt go ON!!.
ill never trust my car again  . |
Compared to the previous posts this is going to come off harsh - but after seeing so many similar accidents, I think it needs to be said.
Cars don't "suddenly spin" for no good reason. ABS and TC don't make your car "bullet proof" for the weather! Sounds to me like you hydro-planed which is a good indication of driving too fast for the conditions. I also wouldn't be surprised to find that your tires don't have enough tread left to channel the water.
You sound just like the people in Colorado who blame their their 4-Wheel drive vehicle after sliding into a ditch when it snows. Never mind that there's a foot of snow and they're driving like the roads are dry. It's funny, I've been driving my Boxster (no traction control) in rain and snow and have yet to "suddenly spin" off the road.
As my Dad used to say, "It's a poor mechanic who blames his tools".