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can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Anonymous
Date: May 6, 2008 17:19

before I spend $40 thou on a new sedan,

I wish to be informed.
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Dan--.
Date: May 6, 2008 17:26

On Wed, 07 May 2008 02:19:07 +0200, Anonymous PCM code reading says:
> before I spend $40 thou on a new sedan,
>
> I wish to be informed.

Wannabe stunt driver?

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Regards
Dan
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Atheist Chaplain
Date: May 6, 2008 17:49

"Dan--." here.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 07 May 2008 02:19:07 +0200, Anonymous PCM code reading says:
>
>> before I spend $40 thou on a new sedan,
>>
>> I wish to be informed.
>
> Wannabe stunt driver?
>
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Dan
>
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Dan--.
Date: May 6, 2008 18:03

On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:49:55 +0000, Atheist Chaplain PCM code reading
says:
>>
> you cannot do one in a new commodore with IRS, Highway Patrol mate found
> that out the hard way one day, their training was to turn around quickly
> for a pursuit, the handbrake could be used in tight situations, then
> they got the SS commies with IRS and the first time he tried the
> handbrake turn the car flicked around fine but nothing happened when he
> hit the loud pedal as the axel had broken. the Disk for the handbrake is
> inboard near the diff :-{

Could be worse could of driven an early Citroens they applied the
handbrake the front wheels. Might of ended up in a right mess instead of
a broken axle. :-)

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Dan
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Dan--.
Date: May 6, 2008 18:15

On Tue, 06 May 2008 20:03:53 -0500, Dan--. PCM code reading says:
>
> Could be worse could of driven an early Citroens they applied the
> handbrake the front wheels. Might of ended up in a right mess instead of
> a broken axle. :-)

Actually come to think of it I wonder how some combat the fancy push
button electric park brakes fitted to some cars. I guess there would be a
fair bit of fumbling around to activate it for a hand brakey. :-)

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Dan
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Noddy
Date: May 6, 2008 18:15

"Anonymous" ecn.org> wrote in message
news:20080507001908.90EE61A73E0@isole...
> before I spend $40 thou on a new sedan,
>
> I wish to be informed.

Sure you can.

Rush out and buy now.....

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Noddy.
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Dan--.
Date: May 7, 2008 00:46

On Wed, 07 May 2008 02:24:49 +0000, Athol PCM code reading says:
> In aus.cars Dan--. here.com> wrote:
>
>> Could be worse could of driven an early Citroens they applied the
>> handbrake the front wheels. Might of ended up in a right mess instead
>> of a broken axle. :-)
>
> Likewise some early Subarus.

Oh yeah also Saab had it too apparently on their 99 models. Im gonna be
sick knowing that!.
>
> The only good thing there is that front Subaru calipers can be adapted
> to the discs on a Jag IRS... :-)

Which the jag IRS is more useful on a Robnell Cobra than on a Jag. ;-)

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Dan
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Klompmeester
Date: May 7, 2008 03:28

"Anonymous" ecn.org> wrote in message
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> before I spend $40 thou on a new sedan,
>
> I wish to be informed.
>

Press a button to switch it off, or pull the fuse.
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Date: May 7, 2008 15:32

On Wed, 7 May 2008 18:28:46 +0800, "Klompmeester"
andwhy.com> wrote:
>
>"Anonymous" ecn.org> wrote in message
>news:20080507001908.90EE61A73E0@isole...
>> before I spend $40 thou on a new sedan,
>>
>> I wish to be informed.
>>
>
>Press a button to switch it off, or pull the fuse.
>
>

Handy in an emergency...stop the world while I pull the fuse.

OzOne of the three twins

I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
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Re: can you do a handbrake turn with ESC?         


Author: Klompmeester
Date: May 8, 2008 04:21

wrote in message news:agb424h9gvrm3m4ecn7m7kv0fgo586nl1n@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 7 May 2008 18:28:46 +0800, "Klompmeester"
> andwhy.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Anonymous" ecn.org> wrote in message
>>news:20080507001908.90EE61A73E0@isole...
>>> before I spend $40 thou on a new sedan,
>>>
>>> I wish to be informed.
>>>
>>
>>Press a button to switch it off, or pull the fuse.
>>
>>
>
> Handy in an emergency...stop the world while I pull the fuse.
>
>
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