Car Talk 4: The Richard Hertz Rent-A-Car 500

[Johnny_P]

That beige one needs chrome wheels.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

That beige one needs chrome wheels.

It really does. And a white landau roof.

[Apex]

Beige one needs a custom TOAST plate.

[Johnny_P]

I dunno. I'd disconnect one or more of the ABS wheel speed sensors and see if that turns off the ESC system. It should. The computer has to rely on wheel speed information to activate the engine torque reduction...

On my work Exploder, push the TC button and it just gives you more leeway before it intervenes. Push and hold for 5 or so seconds and it'll let you roll the damn thing if you so desire.

I find Ford's old advancetrac system pretty retarded. It really does not work all that well.

[troyguitar]

I dunno. I'd disconnect one or more of the ABS wheel speed sensors and see if that turns off the ESC system. It should. The computer has to rely on wheel speed information to activate the engine torque reduction...

On my work Exploder, push the TC button and it just gives you more leeway before it intervenes. Push and hold for 5 or so seconds and it'll let you roll the damn thing if you so desire.

I find Ford's old advancetrac system pretty retarded. It really does not work all that well.

Short term vs long term solutions are not mutually exclusive! I plan to look deeper into the ESC defeat rabbit hole for sure, but a beater mostly FWD car isn't going to be the answer any longer than it needs to be.

Realistically I'll probably just beg people to let me run their cars for beer money or whatever and do nothing to my car for another year or so.

[Johnny_P]

I dunno. I'd disconnect one or more of the ABS wheel speed sensors and see if that turns off the ESC system. It should. The computer has to rely on wheel speed information to activate the engine torque reduction...

On my work Exploder, push the TC button and it just gives you more leeway before it intervenes. Push and hold for 5 or so seconds and it'll let you roll the damn thing if you so desire.

I find Ford's old advancetrac system pretty retarded. It really does not work all that well.

Short term vs long term solutions are not mutually exclusive! I plan to look deeper into the ESC defeat rabbit hole for sure, but a beater mostly FWD car isn't going to be the answer any longer than it needs to be.

Realistically I'll probably just beg people to let me run their cars for beer money or whatever and do nothing to my car for another year or so.

You can run my car for beer money

[ChrisoftheNorth]

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/01/202 ... proof-ecu/

This is inevitable with how computerized vehicles are now days. The threat from malicious hacking is real.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

This is inevitable with how computerized vehicles are now days. The threat from malicious hacking is real.

Well, you also have the issue of that car probably being tuned closer to the edge than most cars.

All cars are pretty close to the edge these days. Part of the reason we've seen better performance from similar displacement engines is advanced computer controls allow for getting closer and closer to the edge.

[max225]

Well, you also have the issue of that car probably being tuned closer to the edge than most cars.

All cars are pretty close to the edge these days. Part of the reason we've seen better performance from similar displacement engines is advanced computer controls allow for getting closer and closer to the edge.

Bullshit, apr unlocks all of the real engine potential. Factory is shit

[ChrisoftheNorth]

All cars are pretty close to the edge these days. Part of the reason we've seen better performance from similar displacement engines is advanced computer controls allow for getting closer and closer to the edge.

Bullshit, apr unlocks all of the real engine potential. Factory is shit

Oh, right. Sorry I am a moran.

[D Griff]

All cars are pretty close to the edge these days. Part of the reason we've seen better performance from similar displacement engines is advanced computer controls allow for getting closer and closer to the edge.

Bullshit, apr unlocks all of the real engine potential. Factory is shit

Kinda want to tune the 328i Fake Sport

[dubshow]

All cars are pretty close to the edge these days. Part of the reason we've seen better performance from similar displacement engines is advanced computer controls allow for getting closer and closer to the edge.

Bullshit, apr unlocks all of the real engine potential. Factory is shit

[dubshow]

Oh, right. Sorry I am a moran.

All about that Real Spicy Chili™

DANGER ZONE BABY

[4zilch]

https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/01/202 ... proof-ecu/

Meh - Manufacturers have been talking about and producing "hack proof" ecms for the better part of a decade. An industrious person with enough time and skillz will figure it out.

[Apex]

All about that Real Spicy Chili™

DANGER ZONE BABY

[CaleDeRoo]

Bullshit, apr unlocks all of the real engine potential. Factory is shit

Kinda want to tune the 328i Fake Sport

Mmmm Bergers

[4zilch]

Oh that's lovely, probably won't come to the US tho.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/ ... E4WMvOgsWk

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Oh that's lovely, probably won't come to the US tho.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/ ... E4WMvOgsWk

That's hawt.

[Apex]

Oh that's lovely, probably won't come to the US tho.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/ ... E4WMvOgsWk

[wap]

Oh that's lovely, probably won't come to the US tho.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/road/news/ ... E4WMvOgsWk

Want.

[max225]

I find it kind of ugly compared to a regular hatchback/wagon. That seems way to squished in the back.

[CaleDeRoo]

I find it kind of ugly compared to a regular hatchback/wagon. That seems way to squished in the back.

[wap]

I find it kind of ugly compared to a regular hatchback/wagon. That seems way to squished in the back.

I agree that it would look better to me if the rear was a bit "unsquashed", but it's still cool and I'm a fan of wagons and would love for a market to develop here for them so we'd see more being imported here.

[max225]

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/infr ... 50199.html

Official... to see the worst roads.... Yay... COMMIFORNIA in second place...

[4zilch]

I find it kind of ugly compared to a regular hatchback/wagon. That seems way to squished in the back.

I agree that it would look better to me if the rear was a bit "unsquashed", but it's still cool and I'm a fan of wagons and would love for a market to develop here for them so we'd see more being imported here.

It's not the best looking wagon of all time.

but,

it's a Merc

It's an AMG

It comes in Yellow

hard