Originally Posted by houkouonchi I almost drive exclusively with it off now (in nice socal weather) unless its raining or something. The problem is it kicks in a bit too
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Never...VDC is always on. | 75 | 28.41% | |
Sometimes....pick and choose spots to turn VDC off. | 141 | 53.41% | |
Always...VDC is always off. | 48 | 18.18% | |
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10-03-2012, 07:29 PM | #46 (permalink) | |
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10-03-2012, 08:08 PM | #47 (permalink) |
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I find I turn it off in the Z a LOT more than I do in the G. I drive the two cars differently though. The G the VDC is on most of the time and in the Z it's off most of the time except during rain etc.
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10-03-2012, 08:38 PM | #48 (permalink) | |
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10-03-2012, 10:28 PM | #53 (permalink) | |
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10-03-2012, 11:06 PM | #54 (permalink) |
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I tried an experiment once. Turned off the VDC then floored it while turning left at a stop sign. Car drifted hard, did a 180 and almost ran into a telephone pole. Needless to say, lesson learned lol...
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10-04-2012, 01:29 AM | #55 (permalink) |
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do the same thing whenever i get the chance to do so and it is safe to do so, i learned really quick that you need to turn into the drift and apply throttle at the same time, works everytime and puts a big grin on my face everytime
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10-04-2012, 01:40 AM | #56 (permalink) | |
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This is my own repost from elsewhere : Yesterday was close to 100 degrees. At 6AM it was 76*. So driving home at four in the after noon the fog starts to roll in. By the time I get home the roads are wet and some people have their wipers on. As usual a Mustang is holding up traffic, A Lexus 330, me, a Subaru Forester, and finally a Ford 150 or similar 80's truck. The 330 and took the other direction and in the final mile home, I was alone. I really like the new Michelins. I turned the VDC on, as it was wet and set the light off at one point. May have saved me and might be the usual flash when its off. But I do not recall it going off in this particular place.
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10-04-2012, 10:03 AM | #57 (permalink) | |
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10-04-2012, 10:58 AM | #58 (permalink) |
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High horsepower, rear wheel drive cars have been around A LOT longer than any form of traction control has....it's the skill set to handle a car set up that way that has steadily been eroded by the advent of modern "driver aids."
I prefer to keep them off as much as possible....particularly in this car where the VDC essentially acts like a throttle "kill switch." |
10-04-2012, 11:09 AM | #59 (permalink) |
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I've never driven with it off and voted accordingly, but this thread caught my curiosity. It happened to have rained yesterday when I was leaving work around 6:45. Needless to say, the parking lot was mostly empty and the ground slick (it had stopped raining). I turned VDC off and floored it. AWESOME!! Did it again and went a little sideways so I let up. Pretty neat!
I came back to work today, and noticed two sets of parallel rubber lines. Ooops! I didn't expect that with the wet asphalt.
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10-04-2012, 01:42 PM | #60 (permalink) |
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First thing I do when I fire up the car is turn OFF the VDC. Half the time it's more dangerous than is it beneficial because it stops the damn car when you're trying to pull quickly into traffic.
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