Driving with VDC off....
 

I've seen a variety of opinions expressed on driving with VDC off....ranging from "Don't do it EVER!!! You'll eat a curb" to "Turn it off and leave it off..it's a SPORT car!!"

I'm curious....what's your take on VDC?

Mine? I leave it off all the time.

I leave mine on, never touched the button to turn it off, no need to risk it, and the VDC has been non intrusive (i'm not a track guy, but do enjoy spirited driving).:happydance:

I pick and choose when I disable VDC. Rain, it is always on. Nice day, warm tires, nobody around... VDC off.

I always leave mine on. I tried once to launch with VDC off and I just spun my tires through third gear!! Not fun when you are not really moving forward. I do like the assurance that there is computer (which can act faster than you) controlling throttle and brakes just in case you can't do it yourself in time.

I agree with this statement. With the amount of power the Z has, the car will easily spin out from under you if your VDC is off and you take it to redline in 1st gear. The ability to control the car gets very very difficult if you don't have practice haha.

If the street is wide open and you are the only one- i'd say do it. Have some fun.

But you can still squeel your tires and leave rubber with the VDC on.. So if you are trying to show off, leave the VDC on! You wont end up like one of those crashed corvettes haha!

VDC off only in wide empty roads or empty stop lights

I'm a bit like this ^.

I usually forget to turn it off on start up. If I need to get into traffic from a stop and certain turns need VDC off so I often scramble to push the button.

The car is so much more spirited with it off.

I voted sometimes. Mainly because I just do not remember.

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I forget as well :shakes head:

If it's dry, VDC is off. It definitely is intrusive when getting on the gas out of a corner. If it's not for you, you're likely not pushing the car.

VDC is helpful in low traction situations. The car is more lively without it. I play with it on or with it off. Makes no difference to me.

That is pretty much me exactly. I remember to hit the VDC button the first time it holds me back, many times it's too intrusive for me.

I have noticed the same thing about the car being more spirited with it off, to the point where I've been thinking about rewiring the VDC to be in the "normally off" condition. :tup:

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Every time it kills my throttle on a launch or a turn it gets shut off. Every other time I'm too lazy to turn it off.

i turn it off whenever i want to launch the car or if i want to slide around. also when driving fast in corners/ backroads i turn it off because when the vdc comes on it trips me up and the car is a bit unpredictable

I voted for always off. I kind of wish it would stay off period. In the rain that’s a different story.

This is what happens when you drive with VDC off..

I wouldnt even attempt a hard turn with it off, it already fish tails with it on because base tires and suspension are a joke.

I totally agree with this statement! However, I leave it on when i hit the twisties regardless of weather conditions.

I leave it on most of the time...but when I'm in the "spirited mood" (like you all are saying) I do turn it off...when I first got my car I turned it off and burned through 1st and second with a pretty low rev launch :tup:

I dont know why you have a problem with the base tires and suspension...I can get the tail to kik out if I want to with or without VDC.



EMPTY LOT + RAIN + NO VDC = :happydance: :driving::bowrofl:

I turned it off once, just once, and I got rear tail spin like crazy. It was fun though nothing like doin a lil vdc off drift. :stirthepot::driving:

only when I race for pinks and need a 10 second car instead of 13 :driving:

normally.. ON because I'm afraid of dying. glad my baby keeps me in check sometimes. been a few turns when VDC came on and afterwards I was like "hmm if I didn't have VDC on I think that might have been a problem" :tiphat:

race for pinks, we arent in the Fast and Furious bro!!! :rofl2:

and I agree that one time VDC was off it was fun but never will I drive that way again. I was about to be like that GTR driver. Well actually not really, I regained control right away. :driving:

speak for yourself bro.

I live my life 1/4 mile at a time. nothing else matters. not you, not this forum, none of it.

for those ~13.38 seconds or more.. I'm free.

I leave mine on because I'm an idiot. :icon14:

:roflpuke2::tup:

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Have you considered that maybe the "weak link" in a VDC off driving scenario ISN'T the "base tires and suspension"...but...just maybe...it's the skill set/confidence of the person behind the wheel?

Stig lap: Nissan 370Z - BBC Top Gear

Just sayin...

VDC off now most of the time. Except when its raining, then its on for sure.

I used to be one who left it on and was scared from hearing the stories, I remember turning it off first time and gunning it in 1st on a turn, lol....wooooooooooo...almost lost it...

But now, its off all the time, I only fish tail or slide when I am 'trying' so I have obviously learned how the car behaves much better. Knowing how to take a corner helps too lol

If you dont know what the terms, "Understeer", "Oversteer", "Plowing", or "Lift-off Oversteer/Snap-oversteer" means, your fingers shouldn't even touch that little button.

That said, if you know what any of these conditions are but have never experienced it in a car? Tread lightly.

Wat? That's the drivers fault more than the car.

lolwut

Off when you track the car or are prepared to adjust to what the car does. If you want to really learn what the car does with it off, I would drive it on the track with an instructor or a wide open road or parking lot. As far as the rain goes, its ALWAYS on. Never try to out drive what the car can do. Just when you think you know how to drive, this car can bite you in the *** !

Base Brakes and Suspensions SUCKS period. Tires are yokohama so complains.

That was my car. :bowrofl:

I keep VDC off nearly all the time. I don't like how the car delivers the power with VDC on. I can also drive with VDC off/on during the rain or snow, it doesn't bother me either way.

Someone menttioned breaking the tires loose in third... How the hell does that happen? WOT w/ turbo and a 90 degree corner?

If you learn how, would you please let me know how you did it please.

On for the twisties? Interesting. It is exiting a corner when I'd most want it off anyway.

Those stories had me thinking I'd crash for sure. When I did turn it off, I found out the 370Z is a car, not a ticking time bomb.

To those who told stories such as this I offer you advice that is just as good. Do not use a public restroom or you will become diseased. :p

I can break the tires loose in third. Straight line, heavy foot on the big pedal to the right, cold, worn tires. Easy peasy. I will attempt to conduct this test later this month after I get my new Michelin PSS's.

Base Brakes are ok. The pads and fluid need an upgrade, but they more than suffice for street driving and most track purposes.

Base suspension sucks? I disagree.

The tires (whether the Yokies or the Potenzas) aren't terrible.

same here. Off at the track or alone. Always on in bad weather. :tup:

I have a set of upgraded Firestone tires, forgot the series. My car grips and goes for the most part.

Unless I'm driving on the highway, I keep the VDC off. It's WAY too obtrusive.

I really, really, really, really wish there was a way to turn off the traction control and leave on the stability control (like you can on the Corvette).

Every time I take a corner even remotely fast with the VDC on, it cuts power just as I'm about to get "on it". That sucks, big time. It doesn't allow even a little bit of slip or wheel spin. :shakes head: