197 crashed ?!

[Ross M]

http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6364

fair few people on renault sport with 197's including someone who has managed to crash it already.




apologies and please remove if i shouldnt have posted this !

 

[Leeshez]

Shame there are no pictures

 

[Ross M]

lol someone asked at the bottom for pics

 

[TheCake]

ooooh ownage - sounds like classic understeer to me.

 

[al]

One down!

 

[littleone]

yep no pic

 

[Ross M]

One down!

and about 20000 to go once the market gets flooded with them which is inevitable

 

[Englebert]

I love the 'advice' he's getting after he's crashed it, how useful!

 

[al]

ooooh ownage - sounds like classic understeer to me.

Which the ESP didn't catch.

 

[TheCake]

ESP won't save you if you go beyond the laws of friction. ESP is a driver assist, not something which should be relied upon if you can't drive for s**t.

 

[Ross M]

also esp doesnt catch understeer unless the whole car gets a bit out of shape.

 

[Ad]

ESP won't save you if you go beyond the laws of friction. ESP is a driver assist, not something which should be relied upon if you can't drive for sh*t.

indeed, people over rely on it this days.... i can see its benefits, but it gives people a feeling that there is a saftey net, which is a false sense of security.

 

[martynh]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]"The car (or me) lost control at a roundabout and the front left wheel pretty much dropped of the axle"

Nice to see the build quality is still there!

Do you think he actually means it dropped off?
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[CabinFever]

I love the 'advice' he's getting after he's crashed it, how useful!

What 'advice' would you suggest?

 

[al]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]"The car (or me) lost control at a roundabout and the front left wheel pretty much dropped of the axle"

Nice to see the build quality is still there!

Do you think he actually means it dropped off?
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When it hit the kerb, yes.

 

[al]

What 'advice' would you suggest?

FFS don't crash your new car!

 

[CabinFever]

FFS don't crash your new car!

Exactly or Dont drive it other than that what advice needs to be said.

 

[Richy123]

So much for CSV understeer control.

 

[chiefsilverback]

Some guy over there was talking about using the ESP to allow him to keep his toe in through the corners. He lets the ESP do the braking/throttle and picks it up again on the exit!?!?!?!?

He's in for a shock the day his ESP fails.......

 

[Munson]

Anyone who uses ESP to 'help' them drive is a total ***** and deserves to crash in a fireball.

 

[Englebert]

What 'advice' would you suggest?

I wouldn't give him any, we don't know the circumstances after all. He could of hit a bit of diesel or the car may of had a mechanical fault...

 

[Mells]

next he'll be blaming his ma for not phoning the insurance company...ooops