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I always wondered.
my button says ESP instead of VDC. it IS the same thing right? |
LOL ... same thing... but in regards to the comment above yours... I dont agree - VDC is all well and good but you can still fvck yourself up with it on... for instance: lets say you go into a turn wayyy too hot (or its raining and you forgot)... VDC kicks in and causes you to instantly understeer - BOOM you just hit the side rail...
All im saying is.. understand the car... understand the feature... and use it wisely... I would recommend ppl who can drive w/ it on but never see the car losing traction to try it off on familiar turns.. its hard to track your car every week :p |
As far as I can tell from the little bit I've pushed the car with VDC off, any hard throttle exiting a turn will make the back break free. VDC will stay on unless I have a couple football fields worth of empty road around me! This car is damn powerful and I will admit down right scary if it breaks loose and you aren't ready. It must be respected as such!
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I'm a very competent driver and I bought this car do drive, but the oversteer is sudden and nasty. I drive with it on almost all of the time. I sure wish it had a sport setting which allowed for more leeway though.
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the throttle cutout is what ticks me off, its far to harsh.
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For everyday driving I used to keep all the nannies off, until it got old pushing the button and seeing the light on. Now I leave them all on till I want to drive the car hard. I don't ever trigger DSC in my car by accident, and the only time I break traction is on purpose, so I'd rather only see the DSC off light illuminated when I plan to play a little.
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Always on. The other day I turned it off to have a little fun. From a stop I made a left turn in first gear. Part way through the turn I stepped on it and the tires broke loose and the wife and I proceeded to go side ways through the turn. As I completed the turn, still in first gear, we were almost completely side ways so I let off the throttle and straitened it out. If I had more room I would have dropped second and kept going. Man that was a lot of fun.
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Parking lot, empty, slight incline to it, but not enough to throw things too far out of whack. Stopped. VDC off. Kick the auto-stick over. Turn wheel all the way to the right. Floor it. Car spins like a top. INSTANTLY. I did a 180 before I knew what happened (I expect it, but not THAT fast!) - so I stayed on it, and made another full circle (540) - then left the parking lot. That was the last thing I've done involving VDC and the steering wheel being anything but straight. A few days ago, I decided to remind myself of the amount of power. Dead stop. Turned off VDC. Kicked it over to the auto-stick. Floor it with wheels straight. Rear-end broke loose, and the rear kicked to the right then to the left for a mega-burnout in 1st through 2nd, and chirped 3rd. VDC is a safety measure everyone should use. I don't care if you think you're a pro, the car has a VERY steep learning curve to it, and unless you want to explain to your insurnace company and pay high premiums, that extra safety measure is a good thing. Maybe it is a bit too aggressive at knocking down the "funometer", but, it's doing so because perhaps the level of fun attempting to be had is bordering on stupid. |
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i apologize for the stupid joke. Yes, to my knowledge, ESP=VDC. ESP stands for Electronic Stability Program. Nissan calls it VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) cuz they got tired of americans thinking their cars had psychic ability. again, i apologize for the stupid joke. |
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and you forgot it was raining you also forgot you drive a powerful rwd car you also forgot your foot operates a pedal that increases forward acceleration i'm pretty sure having vdc off would save you there, yeah |
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Nothing like flooring it and having it run up and stay between 6K and 7.5K, shifting and it dropping a bit and staying at 6K-7.5K, shifting it again, and it dropping and grabbing. The car rolling forward slowly (as compared to the speedometer) - lol I'm sure it plays hell on the drivetrain, but man it's freaking nuts. All that without a brake-stand - just flooring it from a dead stop. ;) |
i turn it off when it rains :tup:
sideway action FTW |
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