Up and on the go early today so we could drive out of town and pick up granddaughter who goes to dancing classes on a Sunday morning. There's no facility for staying to observe so we went to Tesco for a few bits and bobs.
Parked next to a scruffy unloved looking new type Panda. (quartic styling type) and couldn't help thinking how much nicer I think the 169 model looks. The car in question was very memorable as it was black and heavily signwritten in white lettering. Anyway, apart from thinking how scruffy it looked and thinking how much more I like the look of Becky, I paid it very little additional attention.
We picked up our excited young granddaughter from dancing, took her home and stayed around for a cup of tea and a chat with our daughter in law as my boy works a Sunday shift. On our way back into town, as several cars in front of us peeled off at a roundabout, we found ourselves behind that black, signwritten, Panda from the supermarket. We followed it for several miles and right away you could see the back axle was crabbing, very noticeably, to the right (ie, it was kicking the rear of the car towards the centreline of the road). I moved around a bit behind him - driving nearer the kerb then nearer the centreline. Sighting along the N/S rear wheel you could see the rear wheel was exposing almost all of the tread on the front tyre. Sighting along the O/S revealed no sight of the front tyre at all! Sitting squarely behind it and the crabbing effect was very noticeable.
Must have been accident damaged I think. I know people have commented that the tolerances on our rear axles are a little "loose" but I can't imagine that even the most poorly made axle could be so far out as to give a result like this? Even Mrs Jock could see it!
Wonder if the MOT man will pick it up at it's next inspection?
Parked next to a scruffy unloved looking new type Panda. (quartic styling type) and couldn't help thinking how much nicer I think the 169 model looks. The car in question was very memorable as it was black and heavily signwritten in white lettering. Anyway, apart from thinking how scruffy it looked and thinking how much more I like the look of Becky, I paid it very little additional attention.
We picked up our excited young granddaughter from dancing, took her home and stayed around for a cup of tea and a chat with our daughter in law as my boy works a Sunday shift. On our way back into town, as several cars in front of us peeled off at a roundabout, we found ourselves behind that black, signwritten, Panda from the supermarket. We followed it for several miles and right away you could see the back axle was crabbing, very noticeably, to the right (ie, it was kicking the rear of the car towards the centreline of the road). I moved around a bit behind him - driving nearer the kerb then nearer the centreline. Sighting along the N/S rear wheel you could see the rear wheel was exposing almost all of the tread on the front tyre. Sighting along the O/S revealed no sight of the front tyre at all! Sitting squarely behind it and the crabbing effect was very noticeable.
Must have been accident damaged I think. I know people have commented that the tolerances on our rear axles are a little "loose" but I can't imagine that even the most poorly made axle could be so far out as to give a result like this? Even Mrs Jock could see it!
Wonder if the MOT man will pick it up at it's next inspection?
