Questions about VDC..

luigi90210 · 12-20-2012, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmike2780

I only turn it off when it's bone dry and temps are above 50 degrees. It is intrusive, but it's probably saved my butt a few times without me even knowing it.

i havent noticed VDC being intrusive when doing a spirited canyon run or something

can you please describe what you are talking about? i know the back end doesnt slide out as much but that isnt much of a problem imo

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

They wreck their cars because they don't know how to drive but they will never admit to that. It's easier to blame it on "VDC off" rather than take responsibility and admit it was their own stupidity or lack of driving skills. I leave mine off all the time unless it's raining cats ands dogs on the highway. The gain by leaving it off is that you control the car - not the computer.

wrong, wrong, and even more wrong

one day you will crash because the roads are wet due to leaking sprinklers or something and you will think otherwise

for day to day road driving, VDC is there to help you in case you get in a situation where you start to spin out, ect.

even if you know how to control the vehicle, there are more factors that contribute to a crash, what if someone was next to you when you started spinning out and your car hit theirs and now you killed some innocent child all because you thought you knew how to drive your car....

im not saying you dont know how to drive, in fact you are probably a better driver than i am, what i am saying is your mentality needs to change, when someone crashes a car, its not always their fault, but by disabling their vehicle's safety features, it may make the crash worse than it would have been or it would have prevented it at all

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Originally Posted by Chteelers

VDC is a relatively new thing. Its a nice safety net for 90% of regular driving, but if you want to have a spirited drive, you should know how to handle the car without it on.

That said, I really wish that it were two mode. All-on >> stability-on / throttle-off >> All-off. The throttle cut is the most intrusive, it'd be nice to be able to turn that off, while leaving the stability control on. In other words, I feel comfortable controlling the rotation of the car with the throttle, but would still like the stability safety net if I hit a oil patch or wet leaves mid corner.

i cant agree with this more, i really wish there was a sport mode like there is on the FRS/BRZ

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Originally Posted by KERMIT

Those who can't drive, don't know vehicle dynamics or have driven FWD their whole life should leave it on.

Especially those that think they are the best driver in the world... Leave it on. I have been a performance driving instructor and as a result have little faith in the general publics driving ability. I nearly died in a CTS-V with a guy who assured me he could drive because he owns a corvette.

I hope in the near future that stability control systems will help us improve lap times.

i couldnt agree more

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