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Originally Posted by boltjames
Every driver knows the limits of his car.
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Sorry, I do not agree with that statement.
I have been to BMW car control clinics and people off the street are shocked at first to not only discover the limits of their cars(understeer, oversteer, thresh-hold breaking etc) but are often very caught off guard in how to react to such situations.
I would say(aside from enthusiasts, and even plenty of those would be surprised) most drivers are very much unaware of the limits of their cars but also their own abilities.
That's my finding from years of auto-x and car clinics with various brands of cars and age/sex of participant.
How else can you explain BMW stating that many 1 series owner do not even know there cars are RWD? There is a very different reaction to a person experiencing oversteer vs understeer if not used to it.