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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
Whats the difference between under/over steer.
One sucks but is easy for the general public to control (steer where you want to go.) That's understeer, and that's why so many auto manufacturers changed to FWD years ago.

The other is pretty sweet once you learn how to control it, that's oversteer. The average joe (or joe-ette) on the road has no idea what to do when a car oversteers (steer opposite to where you want to go, generally.) This usually leads to crashing into things at weird angles.

Understeer was one of the main reasons I left hondas. :happysad:
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