I have read/heard-be careful driving rx8 in the rain,,why?
03-31-2008, 12:17 PM
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The RX-8 has more RWD torgue than we give it credit for, and in the rain you can fairly easily get the tail to break free. Of course the DSC will save you from yourself at a point. The RX-8 isn't any worse than any other RWD sportscar in the rain. Of course tires do have a lot to do with it. Goodyear F1's are excellent in the rain.
03-31-2008, 12:28 PM
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The warnings are warranted, but nothing to worry about unless you're interested in pushing the car quite a bit in the rain. Like Jeremy Clarkson said on Top Gear, it gets a bit twitchy in the rain. It's not that no other RWD car has ever had handling problems while it's wet outside, it's just that it can kind of spontaneously lose the back end if you're really loading up the tires.
The problem can be fixed rather easily, however. Simply get rid of the standard Bridgestones and never put that brand of tire on the car (or any car you ever own) again.
The problem can be fixed rather easily, however. Simply get rid of the standard Bridgestones and never put that brand of tire on the car (or any car you ever own) again.
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03-31-2008, 01:04 PM
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03-31-2008, 06:38 PM
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Dude, does that explain why you were attracted to it so much so that you had to put youre two cents in to it to?
I will say from experience in my several decades of driving that if you think its only common sense then take a ride in a 65.66.67 etc mustang on a wet road and hit a wet curve or standing water and your common sense will be forgotten quickly as you will be upside down in a ditch or canal very very qucikly as these cars are very dangerous in these type road conditions.
However another type car may drive 90mph in these conditions and these conditions are hardly noticeable/affected in that vehicle.
I will say from experience in my several decades of driving that if you think its only common sense then take a ride in a 65.66.67 etc mustang on a wet road and hit a wet curve or standing water and your common sense will be forgotten quickly as you will be upside down in a ditch or canal very very qucikly as these cars are very dangerous in these type road conditions.
However another type car may drive 90mph in these conditions and these conditions are hardly noticeable/affected in that vehicle.
03-31-2008, 07:15 PM
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Sometimes the wider the tire increases your chances of hydroplaning...
04-01-2008, 12:15 AM
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Geez guys,
YOu all should move to Seattle and drive in the rain every day. Maybe more practice driving in the rain might help you. Or, having Yokohama A032 might give you better pratice. I still have the OEM Bridgestones and they are fine with me. It used to be that most cars on the road were RWD. Just use your common sense and know your limitation.
YOu all should move to Seattle and drive in the rain every day. Maybe more practice driving in the rain might help you. Or, having Yokohama A032 might give you better pratice. I still have the OEM Bridgestones and they are fine with me. It used to be that most cars on the road were RWD. Just use your common sense and know your limitation.
04-01-2008, 03:56 AM
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This is quite a misinformed opinion. The characteristics of a tire have more to do with the model than the brand and while the RE040 has fairly twitchy wet weather characteristics, other tires of the Bridgestone line, such as the RE960AS, do not display that quality. Branding is a poor way to determine a tire's potential characteristics.
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This is quite a misinformed opinion. The characteristics of a tire have more to do with the model than the brand and while the RE040 has fairly twitchy wet weather characteristics, other tires of the Bridgestone line, such as the RE960AS, do not display that quality. Branding is a poor way to determine a tire's potential characteristics.
These are just the cars I've driven personally, I'm not even getting into all the problems my parents have had with that brand. I'd say it's pretty safe for me to recommend people look elsewhere after all the problems we have experienced.
04-01-2008, 07:45 AM
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If a person doesn't have traction control on the car can spin like a top. 
Been a while since I did that and yes it was on the stock Bridgestones, they got better when they were about half worn... but they also got louder.
Been much happier with the Dunlop Direzzas.
Didn't realize how loud the stock ones were till I mounted these on the car.
Been a while since I did that and yes it was on the stock Bridgestones, they got better when they were about half worn... but they also got louder.
Been much happier with the Dunlop Direzzas.
Didn't realize how loud the stock ones were till I mounted these on the car.
04-01-2008, 12:45 PM
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I believe that Mazda has always had a mix of OEM Dunlops and Bridgestones. The latest spec deck for the 2009 indicates tire brand as Bridgestone so they might now all be Bridgestones, but even 2008 inventory had a mix of Bridgestone and Dunlop and that trend has been happening at least since 2005 and possibly has from the very beginning.