I don't know if this is normal or not, I'm hoping that it is a defect. This morning I was driving to work (my car is brand new it only has 200 miles on
it which I put on it) anyway, I'm driving to work and it's still dark out. I'm going about 65 and I hit a puddle that I didn't see. My car went
into the other lane and then back. It was so freaking scary. I don't know if it is just shitty driving on my part, which I don't really think because I
have been driving this thing like an angel. Should I call the dealer, or do you think this is just how it is going to be?
I just got a new Civic and it was terrible in the rain
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I just got a new Civic and it was terrible in the rain |
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 muffinlover |
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Posts: 21935 (10/28/2009 9:57 PM) |
Would you tell the dealer? It just seems like a fluke to me, I wouldn't worry.
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DrtyPopMe |
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Posts: 40040 (10/28/2009 9:57 PM) |
Is there a possibility you hit ice instead of water?
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nerdnik |
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Posts: 16287 (10/28/2009 9:58 PM) |
The make of car you drive has nothing to do with the fact that you were hydroplaning.
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Moon and Star |
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Posts: 45938 (10/28/2009 9:58 PM) |
I have a Civic and that hasn't happened to me. It sounds more like driver error.
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Posts: 1381 (10/28/2009 9:59 PM) |
KiRkY GiRlY wrote:You were driving too fast for the conditions. Its got nothing to do with the car. |
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Posts: 21936 (10/28/2009 9:59 PM) |
oops I meant WHAT would you tell the dealer
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Posts: 5802 (10/28/2009 9:59 PM) |
civics are pretty comparable to corolla's I think and corolla's are horrible in rain and wind.
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Posts: 164 (10/28/2009 9:59 PM)
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MandsLB8 wrote: True story. My Corolla actually turns into a plane when it's windy. |
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Posts: 19440 (10/28/2009 9:59 PM) Best FanFic Writer '07 |
nerdnik wrote:I was thinking the same thing. It happens. Slow down in the rain. 
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Posts: 667 (10/28/2009 10:00 PM) |
Sounds like you hydroplaned to me? If you hit a puddle fast enough you can definitely lose control of the vehicle.
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Posts: 64442 (10/28/2009 10:01 PM) |
That's hydroplaning, it can happen in any car at any time.
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Posts: 18806 (10/28/2009 10:02 PM) |
Yeah 65 in the rain is way too fast, especially for a car as small and light as a Civic.
What did you drive before this? |
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Posts: 22561 (10/28/2009 10:02 PM) |
I guess I'm just not used to that, I had a CRV for years and it never had that problem.
Maybe it just happens more in a little car? I don't know. |
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Posts: 2483 (10/28/2009 10:02 PM) |
You definitely hydroplaned. Civics aren't that great in bad weather. Just wait until you have to drive it in the snow.
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Posts: 9659 (10/28/2009 10:03 PM) |
nerdnik wrote:  I have a Civic and know to drive more careful than usual in a small care when its raining.
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KiRkY GiRlY |
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Posts: 22562 (10/28/2009 10:03 PM) |
I was on a highway at the time, so I wasn't speeding and I was just following the other traffic. So I guess from now on I'm going to have to be in the
slow lane going to work in the rain...bleh. I guess that is better then crashing the car.
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KiRkY GiRlY |
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Posts: 22563 (10/28/2009 10:04 PM) |
Yea, I'm not excited for the snow. I moved to an area that gets quite a bit more then I'm used to....and it's all hills. Yay.
Man I loved my car yesterday
Now I'm 2nd guessing my choice. |
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DrtyPopMe |
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Posts: 40041 (10/28/2009 10:04 PM) |
KiRkY GiRlY wrote: You'll just have to get used to it. You went from a SUV to a car, it's an adjustment period. |
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TequilaMockingbird |
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Posts: 668 (10/28/2009 10:05 PM) |
Because you had different tires and entirely different handling. But you can hydroplane in any kind of car.
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Posts: 3324 (10/28/2009 10:05 PM) |
nerdnik wrote:I have a civic and the only time I've had an issue with rain was when my tires needed replacing last month. Sounds like you were going way too fast for the conditions. |
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