It's been getting colder and wetter up here in Scotland, so I've had the delight of going round wet/cold roundabouts in the last week, and although I've had fun doing it, it's made me think.
Basically, what bothers me slightly is the fact that when I negotiate tightish (not too tight mind you) roundabouts at about 30 mph, in 3rd gear and give it a bit of poke coming out (bout a quarter throttle I would say), there's a noticeable lightness in the steering, and well some small sliding around. It's not too major, but it's caused me to pause and think. Is it the inherent Toledo handling? Or is it the fact that my front Kumho ECSTA's are awful, and well near the end of their life (about 1.5 mm of legal thread left i.e. above the mark).
The fact that winter is coming is not making this much better
Any comments are appreciated.
P.S. The roundabouts in question:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=...1846,-3.170178&spn=0.006177,0.013797&t=h&z=16
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=...0155,-3.175317&spn=0.003088,0.006899&t=h&z=17
Basically, what bothers me slightly is the fact that when I negotiate tightish (not too tight mind you) roundabouts at about 30 mph, in 3rd gear and give it a bit of poke coming out (bout a quarter throttle I would say), there's a noticeable lightness in the steering, and well some small sliding around. It's not too major, but it's caused me to pause and think. Is it the inherent Toledo handling? Or is it the fact that my front Kumho ECSTA's are awful, and well near the end of their life (about 1.5 mm of legal thread left i.e. above the mark).
The fact that winter is coming is not making this much better
Any comments are appreciated.
P.S. The roundabouts in question:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=...1846,-3.170178&spn=0.006177,0.013797&t=h&z=16
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=...0155,-3.175317&spn=0.003088,0.006899&t=h&z=17