Anyone understand the problem the guy had in European Car long term update?
Thread Starter
New Member
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 127
Likes: 0
Anyone understand the problem the guy had in European Car long term update?
He said he got the 180 TTQC on to some low traction surface and when he stopped he couldn't start again. The ECU cut the engine power when he tried to move. In the end he had to be towed out by a 4x4. What was that all about?
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 1,410
Likes: 0
nah, I read the article, and it sounds to me like (more)
like he had stock tires on the car (crap in anything but dry pavement), and ESP was on. So, tires start slipping because they're not made for snow and ice, ESP kicks in, the more you throttle, the more ESP takes over, and eventually, ESP kills the throttle, and ultimately, upon trying hard enough, kills the engine.
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 1,410
Likes: 0
not a chance. (more)
He would have just slipped and slid all over the place. The tires, I suspect, were stock Potenzas. Try driving with those things in snow or ice. Very quickly, you realize, you CAN'T drive. You just slide all over the place. Even turning off ESP (or ASR, if he didn't have ESP), would have proved fruitless.
Trending Topics
AudiWorld Stories
Bringing Audi to Life for Audi Fans
10 Strangest Audi Designs That Actually Made Production
Joe Kucinski
2027 Audi Q7 and SQ7: Audi Upgraded EVERYTHING!
Michael S. Palmer
Audi Unveils Absurdly Cool New Supercar: 10 Things You Need to Know!
Verdad Gallardo
The Highs & Lows of Every Audi C-Class Generation
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Audis Ever Sold on Bring-A-Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Audi Features & Options We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
Audi Recreates Crazy-Looking Speed Record Breaker From 1935
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilder Recreates the 1995 Audi TTS Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Every Audi V10 Car Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
Junior Member
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 1,410
Likes: 0
I don't have any insight, I'm just speculating as to what happened, HOWEVER (more)
I *do* know that the car had Potenzas on it, at least, assuming they didn't lie in the article. It is stated that the car has had no changes done to it (as far as changing stock equipment), and when they issued their first article about the car back when they got it, it had Potenzas on it, which was mentioned in the original article.
So, from this information, I'm guessing they still had the potenzas on, and the description of the problem sounds identical to what everyone else I've talked to who have tried driving in the snow with the Potenzas, Quattro or no Quattro.
So, from this information, I'm guessing they still had the potenzas on, and the description of the problem sounds identical to what everyone else I've talked to who have tried driving in the snow with the Potenzas, Quattro or no Quattro.