Traction/VSC Setting Preference
 

How do you guys plan to have the settings for traction control and VSC on a normal dry day, for casual driving (commuting but not bumper to bumper)?

Since my other car is an NA Miata with neither traction nor VSC (or even a torsen or abs) I don't think I will miss traction control much. (allow me to spin the rears on takeoff a tad). I'm thinking the sport VSC setting would be fine for my driving style.

Does the car default to both systems on at every startup, or remember your last setting?

If I recall reading the manual right we have to turn it off everytime we start the car. I will keep it on and see what it does. Once I get used to the limits of the car I am sure it will be off all the time. My MR2 was no thrills either

My car has neither, so traction/VSC would be new for me :D

Turning it off would have no effect on me lol.

My current ride lacks even ABS, though I've driven many cars with traction/stability control.

From Autoblog's review:
If the system is as non-obtrusive as he says, it makes sense to leave TRC/VSC enabled on public roads. I'll probably use sport mode.

A rant about misusing traction control:

It's intended as a safety feature in case you encounter an unexpected situation, so it should be left on. But don't use it to drive faster than you can without it.

I knew two drivers who had 2006 and 2007 Civic Sis (I'll refer to them as 6 and 7). Only the latter had Honda's TCS/VSA. 7 would fly around corners much faster than 6, not realizing that the computer was the only reason he wasn't crashing.

We all went to an autox, and 6 wasn't doing that well while 7 did great. He was talking a lot of smack about crushing 6's times, so before 7's next run I suggested he disable his traction control (he didn't know how, and I had to show him how to override it).

I've never seen anyone hit so many cones.

Hopefully 7 learned a lesson that day, but probably not. I used to warn him that if he ever came around a corner into a patch of leaves/sand/oil, his crash could be even worse than if he didn't have TCS/VSA (because he was traveling at such high speed). He moved away shortly after and I don't know if he ever had any mishaps.

I don't drive like a punk so it'll stay on for the street. I see no reason to turn it off. On the track/Autocross it'll be completely off.

While I was reading this, the word R35 kept appearing inside my head. :D

How would I *want* the settings? Off and Off.

How will they likely be set if you were to catch me on a drive to work? On and On.

I tend to forget to turn stuff like that off when I start the car. But I remember to shut them off when I'm about to go hooning.

Unless having it on some how effects mpg, I don't see the point of turning it off until it's time to play. So, just normal daily driving, I'll leave mine on full.

Shut that shit off! Unless I have to turn it off every time I turn the car on, then I'll just leave it be until I decide to play around.

In overly-safety-concerned America, car drives you!

You do have to turn it off every time.

I really don't understand the point of turning it off to drive to work, or the mall, or to get food, etc. Why bother? I never turned it off on the street in my S2000 and I never once had it engage either.

Everything on full for the street.

Full Power Scotty!!

But yea, keeping them on unless hooning about.

Considering my current AWD coffin of a car; I am turning the TC/VSC off ASAP when I get the BRZ! I want to have some fun!

turn off everything of the track/auto-x

My previous car was a E90 m3 with the tech package and it had a M button. I had it enable MDM which is equivalent to VSC sport and would push it every time I got into the car. Might be lazy with the BRZ but guess it depends how aggressive normal VSC is.