'esp' astra vxr

[SamDuncanVXR11]

do you drive with esp on or off? is there a feel of difference?

[tom_burg439]

iv just stated doing this, i find it alot more exciting to drive with esp off all the time, i also think the power delivery is almost immediate where as before there was a definite lag, you can feel the tryes on the road alot more and sometimes when u give it some throttle out the corners im wondering if im gna wrap it up lol i have stage 2 tho so im not sure how much difference it makes to standard car but im thinking that leaving it off is the way forward!! not sure about how it impacts on the life of your tyre tread tho ill give you an update in a month or 2 haha

[Tecky]

iv just stated doing this, i find it alot more exciting to drive with esp off all the time, i also think the power delivery is almost immediate where as before there was a definite lag, you can feel the tryes on the road alot more and sometimes when u give it some throttle out the corners im wondering if im gna wrap it up lol i have stage 2 tho so im not sure how much difference it makes to standard car but im thinking that leaving it off is the way forward!! not sure about how it impacts on the life of your tyre tread tho ill give you an update in a month or 2 haha

Shouldn't be worried about reducing the life of the tyres, I'd be more worried about wearing the gearbox out quicker. With TC off one wheel can be spinning at a different speed to the other.

I read something that (I think) a bearing can heat up stupidly fast inside the box when this happens.

That said, I agree the car is more fun with TC off.

[Vxr Jase]

Traction off all the time 1st thing I do is turn that off and put my remap on ( pending weather) lots better that's before remap and after

[andy_vxr237]

Off all the time!!

[dan88]

as long as the weather/roads are dry ESP is allways off just find it a better drive

[Spamiser]

not really ever, the only time would be in snow if i needed to do a 'controlled' wheel spin to get up a steep hill

[vxrdave]

As said start car sport button for 5 sec then off i go, what the point in have it mapped and not use it, i just wish i could get it programed in with the map so you had to turn it on not off.

[Chris_Toni]

Never heard of it!

[DICKO1]

esp - electronic stability controll, much better off but i value my tyres too much, lol

[Chris_Toni]

esp - electronic stability control

I was joking mate, I'm not completely retarded! Haha

[DICKO1]

just checking pal. lol