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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 09:43 AM
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Wow, I'm glad you are ok!!!

I've never experienced snap oversteer in my Subi. Is this something that earlier models exhibited, or am I just not driving it right? Are you sure you guys aren't just unloading the rear end too much when downshifting?
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 10:26 AM
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2 questions.

1. Which CHP showed up
2. Did they laugh

I figure every CHP in the area knows that car by now. Glad you're o.k. man. Eureka canyon ain't to be messed with. What you gonna get now?
Same one that pulled me and my buddy over on Lakeview lol and no he was surprised I was unhurt by that lol... Gonna get another one.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Four vs Two
Wow, I'm glad you are ok!!!

I've never experienced snap oversteer in my Subi. Is this something that earlier models exhibited, or am I just not driving it right? Are you sure you guys aren't just unloading the rear end too much when downshifting?
Honestly I don't know because normally when I push my car it just slides around.. and this happened at 30-35mph and the posted speed limit was 25mph
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 10:42 AM
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Crap, that looks pretty bad. glad you are OK.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by SubyFriend
Same one that pulled me and my buddy over on Lakeview lol and no he was surprised I was unhurt by that lol... Gonna get another one.
That's what I figured... same area (ish) and the same time. LOL.

Glad you made it out alright. Good luck finding another one.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 11:46 AM
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by SubyFriend
Honestly I don't know because normally when I push my car it just slides around.. and this happened at 30-35mph and the posted speed limit was 25mph
I am glad to see you figured out how to make a post instead of reporting the post.. twice.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Four vs Two
Wow, I'm glad you are ok!!!

I've never experienced snap oversteer in my Subi. Is this something that earlier models exhibited, or am I just not driving it right? Are you sure you guys aren't just unloading the rear end too much when downshifting?
That's usually what causes it..lift off oversteer...

Keep your foot on the gas
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by slugrx
That's usually what causes it..lift off oversteer...

Keep your foot on the gas
Yup... and it happens to the best of us.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 12:59 PM
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Glad you are ok man!
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
Yup... and it happens to the best of us.
Its weird I don't really get the snap oversteer, I feel like it starts to lose grip and it'll slide a little but it never (or at least hasn't) happened yet

I've got such a weird suspension setup though haha
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by slugrx
Its weird I don't really get the snap oversteer, I feel like it starts to lose grip and it'll slide a little but it never (or at least hasn't) happened yet

I've got such a weird suspension setup though haha
I've had mine snap. It's usually a combination of things. Over loading your suspension and then lifting. A lot has to do with suspension set up and just driving.

You can feel mine super easy. I can make it snap in the snow. I also run pretty large sway bars.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
I've had mine snap. It's usually a combination of things. Over loading your suspension and then lifting. A lot has to do with suspension set up and just driving.

You can feel mine super easy. I can make it snap in the snow. I also run pretty large sway bars.
Lifting and ice are the only two causes I've had in my legacy, and the snap on the ice was exasperated by lifting. The car started to go when I wasn't expecting it (during a left turn in an intersection early one morning) and my brain went "WTF?!!?!?" and I lifted.

Human fallibility is the one thing you cant engineer away.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by irrational x
human fallibility is the one thing you cant engineer away.
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Old Feb 1, 2013 | 02:28 PM
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Glad you are okay.

Snap oversteer happens, but doesn't mean you lose control. Sometimes, the combo of things equates to losing control.

Be more careful next time.
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