INTIMAZY

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They're terrifying in the rain.
Here a video of my grandmother trying to park my car in a Walmart parking lot after it had drizzled for a few minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/LVZDRCzIXIg

Couldn't help myself, stolen from a recent thread

daily400

chicago had an absolute crazy down pour today and i was driving in it and i dont have the best tires and i had no issues and acually was playing with the throttle to see where the safe line is and thinking about this post. no issues sir and by the way my rack bushings are shot.

2jznosht

Ive yet to drive my sc in the rain/wet, but id imagine if I could handle my mustang in the snow, which had 4.10 gears among other go fast parts, a stock sc with less power shouldnt be a problem

2BENVD

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It certainly can be deceiving driving in the rain w/ its weight & rwd but like most cars just need to keep your distance and be cautious.

fliaznguy

To the OP, I too live in Portland. I had a fantastic time last night in the snowstorm...my Sc handled just fine.

brerrabbit

fliaz, I did a roadtrip to visit my sister in MI a few months ago. They had crazy snow, and the news was showing people going sideways, frontways, backways and all ways in between (looked like one of those world''s craziest videos)! I'm happy to report that with some judicious use of throttle and good tires she never really broke out too much- just enough to make me check my shorts... <GRIN>

OG Dada

iTrader: (10)

Keep it real people! Americans can't drive in the rain! I see a lot of people drive faster when it's raining than when it's dry! It's crazy out here in Cali....

eliteskill

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haha this too! ^

Teal Sc400

I would think it would be really dangerous, in LA and south where you don't get much rain/people probably rarely check tire wear due to limited rainy days.
Another problem you can experience with an Sc, is hydroplaning had this happen to me one rainy day because of bad tread wear/alignment.

OG Dada

iTrader: (10)

I'm not disagreeing with you, but even if you have bad alignment/tires/suspension whatever there is a way you can avoid hydroplaning. By releasing your foot off the gas and trying to steer straight until you feel full control again then you can start putting the engine to work again. A lot of people hydroplane because they already see the puddle of water and they still speed up! Your tires loose traction when they hit water, they literally "float" on top of water at a speedy impact. When you release your gas, your wheels slow down relatively and start to "sink" in water and gain back traction. In the end, it is still human error, wether they're unaware what is the science behind it or not fully understanding the reason of hydroplaning, everyone still knows its slippery when wet, so just slow down. I call it common sense.

fliaznguy

I didn't even notice before but the video listed above was mine. In any event, yeah...Decent tires and alignment and you'll be fine. It's not the car. It's the driver.

pieisgude

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Drove my car through a torrential downpour a few hours ago, drove pretty nice to me!

brerrabbit

To be honest, I've kicked it just a bit sometimes when it's wet and I'm in an empty parking lot. Something very satisfying about making yourself sick while going sideways...

Axmily

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my acts a bit loose idk it feels like my rear end is sloppy idk i guess my open diff is about to go out. i also need an alignment

OG Dada

iTrader: (10)

Sounds like bushings... I just finished swapping all rear suspension bushings and car is more responsive now...