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Re: FWD
« Reply #30 on: December 07, 2009, 06:44:52 pm »
Quote from: Jules86 on December 07, 2009, 02:57:50 pm
The one thing im not looking forward to in the mini is FWD. Worst time of the year to change, im loving hooning away from cars in the pissing rain which would usually be quicker, upset an M3 on the north circular the other day  :evilgrin:

Yeah agreed, the 4wd drive is good fun in this weather and you can embarrass cars well above your station, but you'll find as I have , that FWD is just that little bit more rewarding.
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Re: FWD
« Reply #31 on: December 07, 2009, 07:49:23 pm »
Let's not turn this into a massive debate about whether you should drive with the ESP on or off, I think it is down to the indivdual  :happy2:

I will say one last thing though. I prefer to drive the S3 with the ESP off, it changes the handling charachteristics for the good and overall makes the car much more enjoyable to drive. However when I had the ED30 I hardly ever took the ESP off as 330 BHP through the front wheels with no ESP made it almost unmanageable and a little dangerous at times  :confused:
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Re: FWD
« Reply #32 on: December 08, 2009, 09:38:02 am »
I'd still rather have RWD. I'm missing my BMW at the moment as my GTI has p*ss-all traction! My last few cars have been:

Subaru Impreza WRX (utter sh*te!)
AMD tuned Audi S3 8L (loved it!)
Superchipped BMW 330d coupe (wonderful!)
Audi A3 TDI Quattro 8P (horrible!)
BMW 330d convertible (lovely)

and now the mk5 GTI, which is my first FWD car since I had a Revo'd Ibiza Cupra many moons ago and I'd forgotton how poor the traction was.

I'm aware that my tyres are rubbish, but even before them, the traction was very poor. I'm hoping that with some lower suspension, better tyres and a wheel alignment that I can get a bit more grip. Maybe I'm expecting too much from this car after all the RWD and 4x4 cars I've had, but it's not just my driving style that's for sure!
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Re: FWD
« Reply #33 on: December 08, 2009, 12:18:45 pm »
Quote from: Garth on December 08, 2009, 09:38:02 am
I'd still rather have RWD. I'm missing my BMW at the moment as my GTI has p*ss-all traction! My last few cars have been:

Subaru Impreza WRX (utter sh*te!)
AMD tuned Audi S3 8L (loved it!)
Superchipped BMW 330d coupe (wonderful!)
Audi A3 TDI Quattro 8P (horrible!)
BMW 330d convertible (lovely)

and now the mk5 GTI, which is my first FWD car since I had a Revo'd Ibiza Cupra many moons ago and I'd forgotton how poor the traction was.

I'm aware that my tyres are rubbish, but even before them, the traction was very poor. I'm hoping that with some lower suspension, better tyres and a wheel alignment that I can get a bit more grip. Maybe I'm expecting too much from this car after all the RWD and 4x4 cars I've had, but it's not just my driving style that's for sure!

A good set of tyres with full tread make a massive difference.  When i was at the end of my f1 gsd3's, they were wheel hopping all over the place, it was scary.  Now remapped with new tyres, it is really flying in this weather, no hopping at all.

I have had what seems some clutch slip in third gear a few times on max torque but when i try to replicate it, i cant??  Does the traction control make wheel spin seem a bit like clutch slip??  I can feel the tyres breaking traction with the traction control off, but with it on it seems the revs shoot up smoothly??  I'm paranoid now and considering turning the boost setting down.  I dont want to miss the aggressive boost but i dont want to pay for a clutch at 40k :scared:
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Re: FWD
« Reply #34 on: December 08, 2009, 12:24:39 pm »
Quote from: Garth on December 08, 2009, 09:38:02 am
I'd still rather have RWD. I'm missing my BMW at the moment as my GTI has p*ss-all traction! My last few cars have been:

Subaru Impreza WRX (utter sh*te!)
AMD tuned Audi S3 8L (loved it!)
Superchipped BMW 330d coupe (wonderful!)
Audi A3 TDI Quattro 8P (horrible!)
BMW 330d convertible (lovely)

and now the mk5 GTI, which is my first FWD car since I had a Revo'd Ibiza Cupra many moons ago and I'd forgotton how poor the traction was.

I'm aware that my tyres are rubbish, but even before them, the traction was very poor. I'm hoping that with some lower suspension, better tyres and a wheel alignment that I can get a bit more grip. Maybe I'm expecting too much from this car after all the RWD and 4x4 cars I've had, but it's not just my driving style that's for sure!

Pressure makes a massive difference too.
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Re: FWD
« Reply #35 on: December 08, 2009, 12:32:16 pm »
Quote from: animal on December 08, 2009, 12:24:39 pm
Pressure makes a massive difference too.

Yes, you're right. I'm going to have a play around with the pressures over the next few days. I've had them at 30psi and 36psi  and neither had traction though
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