VDC...off?

ninous26 · 10-05-2010, 06:30 PM

If you've driven RWD before and have spun out. You can handle it without VDC.. All VDC is, is just traction control and a little bit of stability control.

It has saved my life one time and nearly killed me a couple times.. I rarely drive with it on.. The time it saved my life was when I forgot to turn it off, I lost traction and nearly slid off a cliff but VDC kicked in and corrected things with fuel cut and braking.

It nearly killed me when I was trying to make a left turn on a busy street after it had rained a couple hours before.. The pavement was wet, and there was cars coming non stop both ways.. I had been sitting there for a couple minutes and I came to the conclusion that I'd have to take off quick and edge between oncoming cars onto the yellow lane.. I gave it 3/4 throttle on a bone stock car with brand new goodyear tires.. Car takes off but due to the wet pavement there was little slippage and VDC kicked in and bogged down the car completely.. I got stopped right in the middle of the road with cars very close and oncoming.. I then floored it then finally the car kicked back in and took off.. People were honking like crazy at me.. This happened twice on different occasions.

Me personally, I never ever drive with VDC on unless I forget.. Sometimes I looked at my guage cluster and I see the "VDC off" light and I don't even remember shutting it off or how fast I turned it off.. Its just automatic for me, as soon as the car starts I hit that button.

10-05-2010, 06:30 PM	#16 (permalink)
ninous26 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 112 Drives: 03 G35 black 5AT Rep Power: 16	If you've driven RWD before and have spun out. You can handle it without VDC.. All VDC is, is just traction control and a little bit of stability control. It has saved my life one time and nearly killed me a couple times.. I rarely drive with it on.. The time it saved my life was when I forgot to turn it off, I lost traction and nearly slid off a cliff but VDC kicked in and corrected things with fuel cut and braking. It nearly killed me when I was trying to make a left turn on a busy street after it had rained a couple hours before.. The pavement was wet, and there was cars coming non stop both ways.. I had been sitting there for a couple minutes and I came to the conclusion that I'd have to take off quick and edge between oncoming cars onto the yellow lane.. I gave it 3/4 throttle on a bone stock car with brand new goodyear tires.. Car takes off but due to the wet pavement there was little slippage and VDC kicked in and bogged down the car completely.. I got stopped right in the middle of the road with cars very close and oncoming.. I then floored it then finally the car kicked back in and took off.. People were honking like crazy at me.. This happened twice on different occasions. Me personally, I never ever drive with VDC on unless I forget.. Sometimes I looked at my guage cluster and I see the "VDC off" light and I don't even remember shutting it off or how fast I turned it off.. Its just automatic for me, as soon as the car starts I hit that button.