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Offline simonkit

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GTI - ESP likes to have its say ?
« on: 22 January 2010, 20:53 »

 I'm just getting used to the GTI after 3 weeks of ownership & have only just had chance to give it a good blast following the dodgy weather. One thing I have noticed is that if you accelerate quickly in 2nd gear mainly the ESP likes to give you a bit of a gentle reminder on the dash, I guess this is pretty normal - to be fair it probably needs to as it can't half shift in 2nd !!

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Re: GTI - ESP likes to have its say ?
« Reply #1 on: 22 January 2010, 21:06 »
Yeah if its damp and expecially on an incline its quite keen to light up the tyres.
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Re: GTI - ESP likes to have its say ?
« Reply #2 on: 22 January 2010, 23:53 »
If you have dreadful summer tyres on like the Goodyear F1's you will get this for most of a British year.
I really hate my F1's, as soon as the thermometer drops below 6C they just give up.  Press the throttle and the front end bangs like a jackhammer.
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Re: GTI - ESP likes to have its say ?
« Reply #3 on: 23 January 2010, 12:04 »
Hee hee ... I love reading these threads  :evil: :evil:  :laugh:
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Re: GTI - ESP likes to have its say ?
« Reply #4 on: 23 January 2010, 13:12 »
Don't be tempted to switch it off in this weather (damp & greasy). The ESP will cut the power the instant traction is lost, you on the other hand will take a second longer in which time the momentum of the wheels will spin for a further second after that, and a couple of seconds at 70 mph without steering is an eternity!
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Re: GTI - ESP likes to have its say ?
« Reply #5 on: 23 January 2010, 13:20 »

 Thanks Guys...

 I have the Michelin Pilot Sport tyres on, I guess these are "factory fit" as the cars only done 7000 miles from new. It seems tyre choice is even more important with the GTI ?

The wife has a 57 plate Suzuki Swift Sport with Goodyear F1s and they work well on it, although dire in snow like most other low profile tyre.

 Simon
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