While out driving my '78 spider this evening, I was alone on a 270 degree arecd entrance ramp to a local motorway.
Feeling inspired I started to push a little, then a lot and I found what I recon is a bizzare handling characteristic.
At first the car tucked in flawlessly but as I increased speed it went into understeer. A slight correction led to oversteer and when i corrected it, again I found the car understeering.
This process repeated as long as I was in the arc which is about a quarter mile long and speeding up or slowing down saw little change to the behaviour once it had begun.
Tyres are new (less than 3k miles) Firestone S660 185/60/14 and wheel alignment is spot on at least at the front.
One of the pressed steel transverse links at the rear is a little kinked which obviously affects the rear alignment somewhat but I doubt sufficiently to induce the handling as described.
Obviously something is wrong but has anyone encountered this on their Beta and what is the most likely suspect aside from the nut that holds the steering wheel?
Oh, and the exhaust manifold to downpipe gasket has blown again after less than 200 miles but at least I know what I have to do for that