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Blueey

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Sport button
« on: March 17, 2009, 04:42:16 PM »
How often do you use your out of sport mode?
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2009, 04:46:54 PM »
Using my psychic forum powers I predict the answer to be as near to zero amount of time as to make no odds  ;D
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2009, 05:10:07 PM »
only for the first few yards out of the dealership, when i thought someone had disconnected the steering wheel from the wheels as some kind of joke. fortunately it was a case of the car not being in sport mode so all was welll, and it will never not be in it again  ;D
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magicmole

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2009, 05:37:55 PM »
The last time I drove down the motorway for any length of time.

It doesn't wander so much when not in sport mode and with cruise control on, throttle sensitivity is not an issue.

Apart from that I never switch sport mode off.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2009, 05:42:48 PM »
Never have it on now at all.
Makes the steering insensitive and horrid.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2009, 06:39:37 PM »
have had it on max off 5 miles out off the 3500 i have done so not alot really
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2009, 06:49:47 PM »
always on lots of twisty roads on our way to work between crieff and auchterarder 15minutes of fun on empty roads at about 530am what a car it is  :thumb:
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2009, 06:53:59 PM »
I find that the non sport mode is quite useful in stop start traffic. It makes setting off smoother. I hate the steering and throttle response with it on so as soon as traffic starts moving sport mode is switched on again!
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2009, 07:05:05 PM »
after turning my 1st corner out of the dealership, thats it. Never been out since then.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2009, 08:14:06 PM »
Quote from: Alex_gregory_uk on March 17, 2009, 06:53:59 PM
I find that the non sport mode is quite useful in stop start traffic. It makes setting off smoother. I hate the steering and throttle response with it on so as soon as traffic starts moving sport mode is switched on again!

Yeh, i do this too - but as bad as the steering is without being in sport mode, it leaves an element of surprise for when you put it back on.

But for the most part sport mode is the way to be.
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2009, 08:34:43 PM »
Quote from: Old Boy on March 17, 2009, 05:42:48 PM
Never have it on now at all.
Makes the steering insensitive and horrid.
Wow, don't you miss the extra grunt; or did you mean you never have it off (sport button that is of course :whistle:)?
« Last Edit: March 17, 2009, 08:36:50 PM by richbrowne »
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2009, 08:36:25 PM »
Quote from: Old Boy on March 17, 2009, 05:42:48 PM
Never have it on now at all.
Makes the steering insensitive and horrid.

You've got the SS kit. Is the throttle sensitivity the same for both settings?
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Old Boy

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Re: Sport button
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2009, 08:37:31 PM »
Quote from: richbrowne on March 17, 2009, 08:34:43 PM
Quote from: Old Boy on March 17, 2009, 05:42:48 PM
Never have it on now at all.
Makes the steering insensitive and horrid.
Wow, don't you miss the extra grunt?

Doesn't affect the power or accelerator response if you've got the SS kit.  All it does is change the electric steering.  :)
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2009, 08:37:50 PM »
Quote from: magicmole on March 17, 2009, 08:36:25 PM
Quote from: Old Boy on March 17, 2009, 05:42:48 PM
Never have it on now at all.
Makes the steering insensitive and horrid.

You've got the SS kit. Is the throttle sensitivity the same for both settings?
Ah, makes sense now :thumb:
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Re: Sport button
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2009, 08:52:07 PM »
i tried it with it off for a day.... it reminded me of my old Mjet with reguards throttle responce which wasnt too bad but with the sports button on it kicks it into touch. :)

not had it off since
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