Car Deterioration: Rigidity & Refresh

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Several older posts indicate that buying the rigidity roll-cage is not such a good idea as it may cause oversteer depending upon the car you have. The blurb in the tuner area also mentions this effect. Of course, once bought, the roll-cage cannot be removed and any oversteer would have to be adjusted by manually tuning the suspension. Other posts mention that the rigidity cage purchase is a good thing in the long run as, for example, it helps prevent deterioration of the car's handling during endurance races by maintaining the integrity of the car body, and over the lifetime of the car in general. I have bought both the rigidity cage and the continually refresh in an effort to get the best possible performance out of my BMW V12 LMR, along with frequent oil changes, as I'm sure most people have done to their favorite cars.

My question is; does anyone have updated information which can attest to the apparent handling and power deterioration of these cars and how the rigidity option and refresh option are to be best applied?

Thanks!
 
The in-game warnings are about understeer rather than oversteer but, regardless, the general consensus is that no catastrophic effects are felt. For myself, I generally don't fit the rollcage unless I'm using the race suspension too as I have (possibly psychosomatically) felt a 'numbness' in a cars handling if the chassis is stiffened but the suspension is stock.

As to how to best use these 'upgrades', it is recommended that if you're going to apply the rollcage at all then do it before you put too many miles on the car (just in case that in-game message about how it can 'freeze' rigidity at a 'worn' level is true :D).
 
Thanks for your update Sukerkin. And yes, my mistake, I meant to say understeer.

I bought the Pescarolo 04 (Playstation) last night and was pleasantly surprised by its absolutely great handling, especially considering it is 1100+ HP stock. I tuned the suspension, transmission and removed the driving aids. Man, that Pesky sure can go! Fit like a glove. So, this time, just to be safe, I'm not going to use the rigidity cage as I'm very happy with this new addition to my garage.

Thanks again.
 
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