Crashing with VDC off

shadow2k · 04-20-2010, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by earwicker7

My VDC light comes on maybe 0.001% of the time I'm driving, so I don't get the whole "It's choking my performance!" idea. This is going to get me flamed, but I think this is mostly outdated, "Real drivers would never use an automatic" type thinking. Having owned a car that did little but spin its wheels while going nowhere (Z28), I can't understand why traction is a bad thing unless you're drifting.

I don't think the VDC chokes my performance. I actually consider the system dangerous. It robs you of the ability to correct your mistakes, and VDC isn't going to do it for you. It keeps you from making some mistakes worse, but it isn't fixing any of them. It simply cuts power.

Look, you have three ways to control your car. Steering, brakes, and throttle. What does VDC do? It takes away part of your ability to control your car, because it cuts the throttle. Brilliant...

I'm not saying everyone should turn it off. It will keep many ignorant drivers out of major trouble. But for those who know how to control a car, it lessens your ability to do so. It doesn't fix anything...it removes the most likely thing that will worsen the issue, the throttle. Unfortunately, that throttle is sometimes needed to fix an issue. What's worse, suddenly cutting power can actually cause the issue in the first place.

I'm smarter than VDC, so the VDC stays off. If you don't know what I'm talking about, leave VDC on. If you do, you probably already turn it off anyway.

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