Esp OFF!

[R32UK]

During this spell of good weather i decided it was a good time to start driving with esp off. This has to be one of the best decisions I have ever made, and trust me when I say Im not hyping this up. From the first corner (at normal driving speed) the difference was immediately noticable. The car feels totally different.. like its been let off it leash. So much so that I have seen a noticable diffence in mpg too Almost immediately you can feel that your not being held back, and the car even feels lighter in some aspects. Going round corners now requires alot more skill and you can really feel the power being shifted around. I dont think I will be driving with it switched on again.

So if you drive a R32 and havent tried it.. i strongly reccommend you do!!

[182_blue]

This used to work well on my old car, not tried it on the GTi yet

[R32UK]

This used to work well on my old car, not tried it on the GTi yet

You come from a R blue???

[182_blue]

Nope, it was a ford  LOL, but did a similar thing as you describe, even when pulling away it would make a difference (as well as the smoke it would cause if you went a bit mad LOL)

[SteveS]

what is wrong with you people??? its off half the time when im driving.. it completly ruins the "fast" in you.

[R32UK]

I read a little about turning it off before but was warned not to do it in the wet. So up until now I havent really had the opportunity to. But now the weather has changed... its not going back on

[SteveS]

i do leave it on in the wet, but its still not as bad as u may think.. as long as u dont drive like a twit, it dosnt matter if its wet or dry..

[182_blue]

i guess its safe to be off, as even when its off its never properly off

[k4ith]

ita swine though as everytime you switch car off the esp returns to on, so you need to remember to turn off again. espec on 1/4mile days lol.

[SteveS]

yeah. i always feel that it uses more petrol... im sure it actually doesnt tho. its just maybe because i drive different