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ESP ON OR OFF?

wammy18 -> ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 1:31:50 PM)
I was just wondering if i should leave or turn off ESP for daily driving... and what should i turn on / off for racing?? I don't want to hurt my car please let me know guys, thanks

AZAudiA6Q -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 1:39:48 PM)
Leave it on for daily driving and for racing because from the sounds of your post, you don't know much about cars, especially your own.

wammy18 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 1:49:13 PM)
haha, isn't that why there is a forum? artard. I have heard keep it on for daily use and off for racing. :P works well for me

a6in -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 1:53:26 PM)
Lets party!

AZAudiA6Q -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 3:10:28 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wammy18 haha, isn't that why there is a forum? artard. I have heard keep it on for daily use and off for racing. :P works well for me Actually, I would think the point of forums was to discuss things about your car and learn NEW things. ESP however would be in the manual or even on google.

joetm -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 3:59:27 PM)
why dont we stop bashing the newbie ... you were new at one point regaurdless of whether you asked questions like that

wammy18 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 4:09:03 PM)
I am just trying to learn every small detail so i don't mess my car up before i go stage 3 in 8 months

Kevin -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 5:06:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wammy18 haha, isn't that why there is a forum? artard. I have heard keep it on for daily use and off for racing. :P works well for me What is an "artard"?

ferrari -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 5:41:02 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wammy18 I was just wondering if i should leave or turn off ESP for daily driving... and what should i turn on / off for racing?? I don't want to hurt my car please let me know guys, thanks On or off. It does not make a huge difference. Just try it. If you race the 1/4 mile with esp on and then off you wont see any difference. If you respect the public roads and drive responsibly you car might never use esp.

wammy18 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/11/2008 6:51:47 PM)
Aswell doesn't it come on auto. when the car feels any chance of slipping.... that is what i have found with it even off.

ppgoal -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 7:17:12 AM)
I believe the ABS light blinks on the dashboard display when the car applies the brakes under ESP. I've only had this happen when I accelerate harder than normal in snow or on ice. The ABS light also comes on when I brake on ice. I don't think a stock A6 2.7T makes enough power to spin the wheels on a dry road or drag strip. If you're launching under high rpm with an MT6, you better have deep pockets for the repair bill. Maybe the 4.2 owners can tell you if the 8 has enough power to spin the wheels. Given that experience, I don't think it matters whether ESP is on or off. Now, if you're racing on dirt and you like to drift, you should probably turn the ESP off otherwise it will try and prevent the rear end from swinging out. Come on guys, if you don't like the noobie questions, just don't respond. No reason to bash a fellow Audi owner.

Limen -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 7:37:54 AM)
Well I have the 4.2 V8 and tried hard to swing myself around one day with ESP off. It took a little bit, but I did spin the tires and swing myself about. But its next to impossible to do just from mashing the gas in a stright line.

mustang196718 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 8:30:03 AM)
yep, pretty difficult to do in a straight line, but i can rip all 4 loose really easily if i'm turning and accelerating. usually if i know i'm gona be doing some horsing around, i turn the esp off, but that's just a habit since i used to do the same thing in my cobra every time. i honestly don't know whether it would really matter or not, but i've heard rumors that if you're spinning the tires on purpose with the esp on, that it can damage the differentials and/or transmission. just rumors though, i've never heard for fact one way or the other. like everyone else said though, if you've got a pretty close to stock car, it's not going to matter too much for you because you'll have a heck of a time trying to get the tires to spin anyways, so i wouldn't worry too much about it.

NH_USA -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 9:44:02 AM)
Leave it on - You never know when some idiot in a mustang is going to lunch his motor and you'll need the extra control to get thru his oil. Or a truck loaded with fish opens up and dumps them on the road. Or some woman drops her face cream on your favorite high speed ramp --Get the idea?? [sm=groupwave.gif]

mustang196718 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 11:13:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: NH_USA Leave it on - You never know when some idiot in a mustang is going to lunch his motor and you'll need the extra control to get thru his oil. haha, that was meant for me, wasn't it?! haha, lol.[:'(]

AZAudiA6Q -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 11:54:03 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: joetm why dont we stop bashing the newbie ... you were new at one point regaurdless of whether you asked questions like that First off, I didn't bash him. I gave him a straight up answer which is he shouldn't turn it off because he doesn't know much about his car yet for it to matter. Second off, ESP has been around for a while. I personally new about it back when it was on my moms 96' Lexus ES 300. I would never turn it off though, because if I have to ask what it does, then I probably am not ready for it in the first place. I don't bash noobies. I could have been a whole lot more harsh... but I'm sure you knew that.

wammy18 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 1:05:32 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: AZAudiA6Q quote: ORIGINAL: joetm why dont we stop bashing the newbie ... you were new at one point regaurdless of whether you asked questions like that First off, I didn't bash him. I gave him a straight up answer which is he shouldn't turn it off because he doesn't know much about his car yet for it to matter. Second off, ESP has been around for a while. I personally new about it back when it was on my moms 96' Lexus ES 300. I would never turn it off though, because if I have to ask what it does, then I probably am not ready for it in the first place. I don't bash noobies. I could have been a whole lot more harsh... but I'm sure you knew that. Ok.... You look like the noob and just stop... You think before i posted on here and didn't already drive 0-120 in both modes in each gear?????? I just thought to my self HMMM what if i am harming my car.... that would be noob aswell is being scared to turn off ESP :p - your prob still not ready.

AZAudiA6Q -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 1:11:53 PM)
Well lets's see, I personally knew that unless I planned on losing STABILITY then electronic stability probably wouldn't be necessary. The speed at which you are traveling with ESP off has less do do with it... it's more about the amount of HP getting to the wheels that your car produces as well as the climate you drive in and the speed at which you take your turns. Happy now noobie? [;)] P.S.- My moms 1996 Lexus came out in.... 96....soooo.... that was 12 years ago lol.

wammy18 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 3:07:48 PM)
well hopefully ur still not in mommys car

AZAudiA6Q -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 4:40:56 PM)
Unfortunately, mommy's car was hit by a drunk driver with her in it. Mommy's got an Acura now and little Lee is in the Audi Death Bat.

wammy18 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 7:41:13 PM)
hahah

mustang196718 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 8:25:15 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: wammy18 hahah not exactly sure if that was sarcasm or not, but how exactly is his mother getting hit by a drunk driver in any way funny?

A6Tiger17 -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/12/2008 9:59:55 PM)
WOW!! How about everybody just come down here to New Orleans so we can all party huh.. Lots of young girls need ya'll help "Getting through college" lol

Kevin -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/13/2008 3:35:17 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mustang196718 quote: ORIGINAL: wammy18 hahah not exactly sure if that was sarcasm or not, but how exactly is his mother getting hit by a drunk driver in any way funny? Taking joy in another forum member's mother being hit by a drunk driver is not cool. I think Wammy owes an appology.

AZAudiA6Q -> RE: ESP ON OR OFF? (3/13/2008 11:39:56 AM)
No biggie. My mom is still alive and she knows how to use the ESP in her Acura TL too so no sweat of my back. [8D] In the meantime... I'm liking Tiger's idea!! [:D]

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