205 With Wind

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

does anybody else find that 205's are terrible to drive in crosswinds?

 

i drove from leicester to derby yesterday evening on the M1 and it was nearly impossible to keep hold of the steering wheel, it was so bad i got off the motorway and took a less windy route

 

now is this a problem with all cars, all 205s or just my car?

 

i initially thought i'd got a flat tyre or something when i got on the motorway :S

[JRL 14 1 Cars]

it must be simply because they are so light.

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

Or your tracking is out / knackered suspension so it rapidly responds to side gusts!

[Raccoon 0]

It isn't just 205's. I used to have a Citroen AX that was much worse in windy conditions, an unexpected breeze once took me almost fully into the hardshoulder, now that was scary

 

I'm guessing it's just lighter cars that have this problem... and canvas sided lorries.

[Jer309GTi 3]

My old Micra K10 was terrible in cross winds, lowered it and it was quite a bit better

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

Any large object driven against the force of the wind is pretty bad to drive.

Saying that my Vespa in the outside line of the motorway suffers pretty badly!

[dodsworth_gti 11]

even my 54 plate fiesta van has been getting blown about so i wouldnt worry about it

[DaveW 6]

Yep mk2 mondeo feels the crosswinds too

[harryskid 193]

I had a toyota long wheel base van once with the motor behind the seats and that was a real bastard to drive over 40 in the high winds!