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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #90 on: January 28, 2016, 11:39:52 am »
They changed them a few years back:

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/insurance/car-insurance-groups/

 :confused: good to know..cheers for the link

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #91 on: January 28, 2016, 12:17:14 pm »
They changed them a few years back:

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/insurance/car-insurance-groups/

 :confused: good to know..cheers for the link

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My Leon FR - which is a GTI underneath - is only group 28  :signLOL:
Overall value is less though. It's the cabin materials and design that depreciates the Leon. The new generation is much better now. :wink:

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #92 on: January 28, 2016, 12:19:13 pm »
Er! not forgetting the lights play up at the rear  :signLOL:

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #93 on: January 28, 2016, 01:00:35 pm »
They changed them a few years back:

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/insurance/car-insurance-groups/

 :confused: good to know..cheers for the link

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My Leon FR - which is a GTI underneath - is only group 28  :signLOL:

and octavia vRS is in group 30  :confused:

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #94 on: January 28, 2016, 06:38:13 pm »
now that it's all sorted that it's going to be fixed maybe there's a lesson to be had :-)
less of the black ice excuses and slow down a bit in cold and slippy conditions especially with new suspension and (i'm assuming) no alignment done :-)

you have to be a proper hooligan to deactive the esp on the road and feel it would have saved your bacon. but hey ho that's done.

no more crashes  :happy2:.

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #95 on: January 29, 2016, 08:45:59 am »
now that it's all sorted that it's going to be fixed maybe there's a lesson to be had :-)
less of the black ice excuses and slow down a bit in cold and slippy conditions especially with new suspension and (i'm assuming) no alignment done :-)

you have to be a proper hooligan to deactive the esp on the road and feel it would have saved your bacon. but hey ho that's done.

no more crashes  :happy2:.

I've learned my lesson.

I was still thinking i was driving my old 4WD scoob.

Two new goodyears going on the rear when i get it back, alignment done and if the garage has not already done so, checking of the suspension will be done.

I shall save my heavy right foot for dry conditions, where, i'm afraid, ESP will still be fully off...;)

Trying to have fun with the ESP on is just plain boring!
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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #96 on: January 29, 2016, 09:11:26 am »
I shall save my heavy right foot for dry conditions, where, i'm afraid, ESP will still be fully off...;)

Trying to have fun with the ESP on is just plain boring!

Might i suggest you save the road for safe journeys and book some trackdays if you want to push your limits.

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #97 on: January 29, 2016, 09:29:14 am »
I shall save my heavy right foot for dry conditions, where, i'm afraid, ESP will still be fully off...;)

Trying to have fun with the ESP on is just plain boring!

Might i suggest you save the road for safe journeys and book some trackdays if you want to push your limits.

No.

:)

I bought a GTI to have a bit of fun, not to be driving miss daisy.  I shall just make sure i don't drive like a tit in bad conditions.

I do actually plan on a few track days too, just not in the winter.  Castle coombe that i have been around many times is only about 10 miles away from my gaff.

I really want to do silverstone though, as that is one track i have never been around.
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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #98 on: January 29, 2016, 10:27:21 am »
you are fully entitled to drive how you like of course. but just consider other road users. the road is not a race track and as i said you have to be a proper tosser on the road to be activating the ESP systems. just keep them on. doesn't make you lewis hamilton driving around like a bellend on the a417.

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #99 on: January 29, 2016, 10:48:09 am »
Depends on the conditions, a greasy road won't take much to activate the system... In the dry though you'd have to be really trying I think.  Down to tyres too of course.

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #100 on: January 29, 2016, 11:01:31 am »
Depends on the conditions, a greasy road won't take much to activate the system... In the dry though you'd have to be really trying I think.  Down to tyres too of course.

And if it doesn't activate in the wet, your not trying hard enough...;)
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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #101 on: January 29, 2016, 12:12:54 pm »

And if it doesn't activate in the wet, your not trying hard enough...;)

And that's exactly why you crashed.

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #102 on: January 29, 2016, 01:40:18 pm »

And if it doesn't activate in the wet, your not trying hard enough...;)

And that's exactly why you crashed.

Well it must of been, you would know, you were there, oh no hang on,  you weren't!
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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #103 on: January 29, 2016, 01:44:46 pm »
1) you fitted some upgraded suspension (presumably because you now has a racecar)
2) you went out for a drive in wet, cold conditions and deactivated the ESP because "if you don't trigger the esp you're not trying hard enough"
3) you were "powering out of a corner" and the back end came out (simply doesn't happen unless you are on a trailing throttle or lift off mid corner)
4) you initially blamed oil / black ice or a fitting error (not your own fault , obviously)
5) throughout the thread you make comments to driving fast / aggressively / without much regard for public safety or speed limits.
"I bought a GTI to have a bit of fun, not to be driving miss daisy"

sorry if i have a problem with that attitude.

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Re: Bugger - Crashed the GTI on sunday!
« Reply #104 on: January 29, 2016, 01:57:20 pm »
1) you fitted some upgraded suspension (presumably because you now has a racecar)
2) you went out for a drive in wet, cold conditions and deactivated the ESP because "if you don't trigger the esp you're not trying hard enough"
3) you were "powering out of a corner" and the back end came out (simply doesn't happen unless you are on a trailing throttle or lift off mid corner)
4) you initially blamed oil / black ice or a fitting error (not your own fault , obviously)
5) throughout the thread you make comments to driving fast / aggressively / without much regard for public safety or speed limits.
"I bought a GTI to have a bit of fun, not to be driving miss daisy"

sorry if i have a problem with that attitude.

Next time you break the speed limit, think again about the post above.

Do you never drive your car fast on the road then?
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