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Old 25-01-2007, 09:32 PM   #1
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For the guys with Xr8s II/IIIs. Do AUs have traction control,like the fairmonts do, or is that a BA only thing?And is it an auto only item or manual as well?

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Old 25-01-2007, 09:58 PM   #2
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Gday.
For the guys with Xr8s II/IIIs. Do AUs have traction control,like the fairmonts do, or is that a BA only thing?And is it an auto only item or manual as well?
No traction control in AU XR's.
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Old 25-01-2007, 10:52 PM   #3
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the auto is a traction control IMO it sucks big time.
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Old 25-01-2007, 11:48 PM   #4
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my AU2 XR8 has traction control, it operates with my right foot, lightly feathering the throttle till the rears grip on
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Old 26-01-2007, 12:52 AM   #5
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the auto is a traction control IMO it sucks big time.
You must be drivin like miss daisy, the auto AU111 i had definatley had little traction
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Old 26-01-2007, 05:41 AM   #6
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thanks fellas,not a great car for the misses to drive in the wet then hey! especially a manual
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Old 26-01-2007, 08:17 AM   #7
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thanks fellas,not a great car for the misses to drive in the wet then hey! especially a manual
You could teach 'the misses' how to drive then i guess.
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Old 26-01-2007, 09:13 AM   #8
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Ah no its just a good excuse not to drive it in the wet,she can drive my AU wagon.
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Old 26-01-2007, 09:14 AM   #9
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Traction control is a pain in the ****.

Mine has been set up to always be off, instead of the factory always on. If the missus drives in the wet she turns it on.

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Old 26-01-2007, 09:14 AM   #10
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Ah no its just a good excuse not to drive it in the wet,she can drive my AU wagon.
You just gotta trust her, I let my missus drive mine in the wet.
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Old 26-01-2007, 12:35 PM   #11
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i let my bro drive mine in the wet with fairly bold tires and when he got back he told me he booted it around a corner to beat some traffic at an intersection and the ars3 broke loose on him, he saved it but it scared the sh!t out of him as he had never driven a rear drive car before
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Old 26-01-2007, 01:13 PM   #12
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I have a farimont, no Traction control (except a lack of mods) it must be a ghia thing.
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Old 26-01-2007, 01:43 PM   #13
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You just gotta trust her, I let my missus drive mine in the wet.
I agree my missus drive my TE all the time. BTW it has T/C
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Old 26-01-2007, 04:05 PM   #14
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if you give it enough, you can still get em sideways with the traction controll on though
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Old 26-01-2007, 08:10 PM   #15
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yeh thanks guys ,the reason i asked is I drove my brothers BA 3v 220 manual not long ago(in the pouring rain) and could not beleive how ridiculous it was to get moving from the trafic lights and up to 80kms in the rain.his tyres were worn and average brand, but anyway the wife couldnt handle that and around round abouts with the diff locking up on her,thats for sure.she use to driving a subaru outback so its going to be a big change for her.mmmmmmmm
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