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The golf and my experience 40 minutes ago pouring down with rain M1

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r5gtt:
It's a very good car as I've just come off the M1 going onto the M25 and the car at 70mph snaked on me with my wife and two kids in the back but luckily I was saved some how as my wife's heart jumped out and I nearly had a fit in panic as first the back slid across and then the front in the opposite direction and the car came back into control for the love of the Lord we are blessed as a lorry was behind me and a car a little further back.  :scared:
two minutes before that there were three cars one on the central reservation facing me when I slowed right down and two on the hard shoulder. stupid wan*** in his range rover blasting right up my rear really pi**** me off as he didn't care about the hazard that was present.  :slap:

no idea what happened and why the car did this as I have good tyres on and at least 5mm on each tyre. maybe aqua planned.

shail:
Glad you and your family are OK!

It does sound like aqua planing. No matter what car youve got, if the water can't get out from under your tyres, your in trouble.

This is one of the reasons I change my tyres at 3mm - people think im mad, but with 2 kids as well I think the small additional cost is worth it.

Pesky jones:
Glad to hear you and the family are safe and ok! I always think these things are almost a good thing, almost like a bit of a reality check with no bad consequences

shail:

--- Quote from: Peskyjones on March 28, 2016, 10:40:48 am ---Glad to hear you and the family are safe and ok! I always think these things are almost a good thing, almost like a bit of a reality check with no bad consequences

--- End quote ---

Totally agree.  My first car when I was 20 - had to brake hard on the motorway in the wet, just about managed to stop about 1cm from the guy in front.  Since then I always leave loads of room in the wet!

r5gtt:
 @shail @Peskyjones thanks a lot guys, it was so scary at the time and believe me when I say I've experienced aqua planning before but this one felt like someone slapped the car from side to side and put the scare of life into me as at that moment I just thought of my wife and kids  :scared:

Luckily car was pushed back how ever it was and we were safe. forget 150mph 70 with those winds was scary enough.

Thanks again for your kind words  :love:

R5 

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