What I mean is, if you start sliding, your instinct is to take your foot off the accelerator
in a FWD car, that'll counteract the understeer, in a RWD car, it'll aggravate the oversteer.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:52, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

chances are
that in a modern RWD car there are enough gadgets on there to stop teh back end going all over the place... that said I did enjoy the icey conditions in mine... You do get used to it very quickly
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:03, Reply)

Gadgets can't change the fundamental physics of the car

( Kroney, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:25, Reply)

They can if they are heavy enough

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:27, Reply)

very late reply
Actually that is exactly what they do...
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 13:45, Reply)

not necessarily
a lot of RWD cars have lift-off oversteer. Accelerating in a car throws the weight back, which often improves rear end grip in a RWD. Particularly true of things like 911s. Of course, if you hit the accelerator too hard you might make the rears spin, which does bugger up grip.

I guess it depends on how you got your instincts, though - I guess I was lucky in that my first car was RWD.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:11, Reply)

That's what I mean, if your back end goes in a RWD car
and you lift off on instinct, the weight shifts forward and the back end goes out further, usually resulting in a spin.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:24, Reply)

Or if you mash your foot onto the accelerator thaen the back wheels will spin and you'll spin
so should accelerate or ease off, it's so confusing
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:26, Reply)

sorry, I totally misread the second half of your post for some reason.
yes.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:28, Reply)