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Old 01-06-2003, 07:09 PM
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Default Your Thoughts on ESP in snow
Fooled around with my 1.8T in snow, drifted around a left hand corner and spun it, went to pull the whole 180 but ESP straightened me out at around 150, right into a snowbank. Think creased right fender.
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Old 01-06-2003, 07:31 PM
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Default The car feels a little squirelly, then ESP flashes and it straightens out. Still, you can't...
violate the laws of physics. You either just get to bend them or get bent.
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Old 01-06-2003, 07:34 PM
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Default Under normal opporation it should work as designed.
Your "testing" methods are unrealistic for a true evaluation. Too bad about those dents.
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Default you either drive like you know it's on or drive like you know it's off
I find myself turning it on and off all the time... especially around familliar turns that I want to drift through.
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It can't stop you from being a total idiot (can't stop me, anyway!) but it is amazing otherwise.
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If I'm not mistaken, Audi recommends that you turn off ESP when driving in snow.
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Default You are mistaken - this is only in a deep snow situation when your scoot is stuck ...
... and the ESP will not allow the wheels to do their thing.
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