should I get ESP?

[Brett Dikeman]

At 8:28 AM -0400 10/7/00, Jon Linkov wrote:
>I drove ESP equipped A4q in Austria this past January at the Audi Winter
>Driving Experience. It was UNREAL how well these cars handled on ice and
>snow with ESP on. It allows you to basically go anywhere, but in control. No
>understeering around a bend, just a perfect turn.
>
>BUT, I don't think ESP can be _TOTALLY_ switched off. I think it will kick
>back in under "extreme circumstances" (the cars Audi used had maual override
>switches installed to defeat this "help"). So, if you track your TT, I don't
>think ESP will help you, as it brakes and backs the engine RPMs off (I
>think).  But if you get a lot of snow and ice, and don't track the car, it's
>a good thing.

Tiff Needle's review of the TT involves him tossing the car around a 
track with ESP on, showing how well it works, blah blah.

"But to have some REAL fun, the ESP has to go...OFF!"(dramatically 
punches the button)  Cue crazy music, cue Tiff who starts throwing 
the car around big time on the track, obviously enjoying himself.  Of 
course, this was a euro version TT, not one destined for "dumb 
americans", so who knows.

I bet that ESP can be defeated in the same way Servotronic can be.

"missing" fuses :-)

It'll be interesting to see what ESP does to qclub driver safety 
events.  Maybe, if anything, it will provide a nice little safety 
net, but I have a feeling it will inspire too much confidence.


B
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