Slippin' and Slidin'

best thing to do is just drive slow

[jmatta]

When I purchased my '02 S, I decided to drive home rather than pay the big shipping costs. So here I am in Dallas/FW heading north into Oklahoma in a big time rain storm...I was very pleasantly surprised at how well the car handled the adverse weather conditions. Also the last time I drove the car in those conditions!

[texwayne]

hey folks, thanks for your replies.

the rear tires passed the penny test before i left for LA.

i was definitely driving for the conditions, sometimes going less than 50. it was just frustrating having SUVs and pickups blow by me doing 70 or better. i live in texas, i should be used to knuckleheads going too fast.

i always try to avoid taking my car out in the rain. however, it is a daily driver. so, sometimes i can't avoid it. (it is garaged on both ends of the commute though.) the few times i've driven in the rain here at home, i haven't had any trouble maintaining freeway speeds and feeling safe. nostalgia for LA must have made me forget how bad the roads and weather can be.

i think i'll check the ball joints just to be safe. but, the shimmy only happened in those adverse conditions.