Has VDC made you a worse Z driver?

nismolife

I started the thread because I suspected I had become reliant on my vdc kicking in to save me. I wondered if the presence of vdc has allowed me to unlearn good habits of throttle control, car control & feedback. Has the presence of the safety net even allowed me to tend to be more reckless and disrespectful of the power my Z has?

The vdc was not much of a problem in my 07 350z, but with my Nismo it comes on all the time - usually in a corner, often when starting out from a stop, and yes - accelerating more aggressively, however not necessarily driving like an ***. If the road surface is a little wet, I'll even see the slip light come on with a hard shift into 3rd gear.

So, after swapping ends in the Nismo and bending some rear suspension, yeah I'll be more respectful. Admittedly the road conditions were very slick and I should have recognized that and changed my driving style, I can't help wondering if I was thinking, "The vdc will save me..."

Except this time the vdc was turned off of course.