Frist "drive" in the rain
 

WOW what an amazing little car in the rain! First time I've driven in the rain aside from going to work. Has SO much control in a fish tail, just get it right back. The stang wasn't quiet that agreeable when you fish tailed it in the rain. It kept wanting to fish tail, but this car you can throw it out and get it right back. This car makes me smile every time I drive it!

And last week coming back from its 45k service, I took to the back roads with lots of bends. WOW again, smile, CARGASIM

My wife is ready to roll this thing up the Dragon Tail!

hahaha, this is in part what this car is made for. It is all about the smiles it brings

You wannta try it in the snow some time!
With snow tires of course since you are not going to enjoy yourself when you think you are going to die at any given second.

I have 0 reasons to want to ever get rid of this car. So much fun with so little power and pure balance. People say our cars are no fun as daily drivers because a lack of power yet from driving it daily I don't know what the hell they are talking about.

^That!!

I put my santa hat on and drift all over the place this time of year hahaha!

I know how I'm going to spend my christmas know! Lemme call up my film guy!

Just the weird looks you get as you plow past people in the snow makes it all worthwhile.

Oh dude it is wild you need to find some snow and give it a shot. These things handle better in the snow then many FWD cars I have had. The whole thing is that you can make it do exactly what you want without it deciding that it is in control and taking off on you.

I'm not taking this to the snow. Ive had bad experiences (high perched my wrx in the snow... AWD failed me.) in the snow.

But I will take it to a good place and it's been raining alot.

Well it would be silly to buy tires just to play in the snow as well. It is a blast though.

Didn't you hear? 600 hp is needed to enjoy DDing cars nowadays.

If I do get a video of me doing this said shenanigans I'll post the vid :thumbsup:

Yep, everybody knows that.

i've kept this car through a wedding, a move to a new house, and a career change.. all for the thrill of driving in the rain! :)

Yes thats true too, but there is just something about the santa hat that makes it more fun for me hahaha :burnrubber:

You aren't a big fat guy with a while beard are you? That would get some looks for sure.

hahahha no, I am skinny little white kid :lol:

Where I work requires me to make a u-turn at the light and head back on a 2-lane road the other direction for a quarter mile or so. I usually do most of my fun at this u-turn because there is so much room and no fear of hitting anyone else. Well, it was wet and I knew if you don't do things just right, even with the 'VSC' mode on, the cars stops all of your fun. So I turned off all the systems for the first time. I go around this corner and have it in 2nd. I swing around and goose it a bit but don't let off the gas.

Well, my asshole puckered a little because the car swung right, I counter steered, then it came back slowly and I began drifting into the left lane, then it started to come back to the right. I let off the gas at that point because I was out of my league. The car settled down immediately.

Had I been in a 370, GT, or SS I probably would have spun off into the ditch. So I credit the car for making me look a bit like a hero.

What causes the drivetrain to shake so horrendously when the tires slip in the rain? I switched off traction control this morning and gunned it from the light and my god, the way the shiftier was banging around scared the shit out of me. It is just that the transmission/ engine mounts are too soft?

I think what works so well is the fact the car does communicate very well. When the car begins to slide even a little, you feel it immediately in the wheel and your butt. I just wish the VSC button gave a little more wiggle room. I am kind of afraid to go full-off, but hate how it cuts in so abruptly for what I think is no good reason.

Sounds like wheelhop (aka axle wrap), and it can break stuff if you don't get off the throttle when it happens. It is usually caused by flex in the drivetrain/rear suspension. Soft bushings at the suspension mounting points and in the rear control arms is one of the biggest causes. Control arm flex will also do it. Aftermarket control arms will usually stop it. Poly bushings or even just "boxing" the stock control arms will usually be a big help at a lower cost...

Today was also the first day I drove my 86 in heavy rain. This is my first RWD and I'm still very cautious driving it in the wet. Car definitely has a playful character.

That being the first RWD you've had, yea you need to be careful. It's one of many I've had and I've had some pretty powerful ones too. You need to learn wet driving control before you go all guts