What does the VDC do?

IDZRVIT · 04-17-2010, 01:49 PM

I hope you guys realize there are limits to all this technology. VDC won't magically save your Z from flying off the road when you enter a turn at 80 mph after a second or so of reading the warning sign to slow to 30 mph for the upcoming turn. The way some of you are praising VDC is scary. I have no doubt that someone will eventually try to blame Nissan on their poor driving skills or false sense of security by saying the VDC failed to function as advertised after writing off their car in a turn. Air bags. Like VDC, won't save your soul when you're over doing it and decelerate from 100 - 0 in a fraction of a second. Leave the ABS alone. That's just stupid to disable it. Parking assist. If you need it to parallel park, you shouldn't have a driver's license. All this technology is slowly taking away some fundamental driving skills.

RCGsupra · 04-17-2010, 02:15 PM

I turn it off every time I drive it, even in rain. I just don't see a need for it. I'm not pushing the car hard enough on the street where I'm going to get myself into trouble, and even if I do this car is predictable enough that it's not going to be an issue. Just make sure you are opening up the steering wheel as you are feeding in the throttle and all is good

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04-17-2010, 01:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 29	I hope you guys realize there are limits to all this technology. VDC won't magically save your Z from flying off the road when you enter a turn at 80 mph after a second or so of reading the warning sign to slow to 30 mph for the upcoming turn. The way some of you are praising VDC is scary. I have no doubt that someone will eventually try to blame Nissan on their poor driving skills or false sense of security by saying the VDC failed to function as advertised after writing off their car in a turn. Air bags. Like VDC, won't save your soul when you're over doing it and decelerate from 100 - 0 in a fraction of a second. Leave the ABS alone. That's just stupid to disable it. Parking assist. If you need it to parallel park, you shouldn't have a driver's license. All this technology is slowly taking away some fundamental driving skills. jpkirk, Motionmagic and Jordis like this. __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

04-17-2010, 02:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
RCGsupra Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 77 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 18	I turn it off every time I drive it, even in rain. I just don't see a need for it. I'm not pushing the car hard enough on the street where I'm going to get myself into trouble, and even if I do this car is predictable enough that it's not going to be an issue. Just make sure you are opening up the steering wheel as you are feeding in the throttle and all is good .