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Originally Posted by oneday
Meant to point this out earlier, but how does him being from Germany make him an expert on Porsches, BMWs, or any other German built car? That'd be like him assuming a US resident knows more about Chevy's or a Japanese person about Toyotas. I am way more familiar with European and Japanese cars than US built machines, despite being an American.
If you can't handle that you should leave the PSM on.
Why would you disable the PSM in snowy conditions--not many people are going to try and hoon thei street driven P-car in the snow.
I'd be interested to see how many people actually complain about PSM infringing on their ability to flog their Cayman...my guess it's not many....and my assumption (yeah, I said it), is that anyone that "complains" probably just got their ass saved by the nanny.
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Probably this is exactly the point. I complain, that the PSM of a Cayman can not be fully switched off - but wouldn't bet, that a Cayman needs no nanny in the snow or under some difficult driving conditions.
I can say: The "nanny" never saved my ass, just because my BMW simply does not have ESC.
It has a traction control, but I switch it off as soon as I start to push the car - no matter if on dry or wet tarmac or on snow.
It has a clutch pack LSD, which helps further to control the car.
Actually I enjoyed so much drifting in the last week with so much snow here!
So this is exactly the point: Yes, you can switch ESC off, IF the car is easy to drive under difficult conditions, e.g. throttle lift (and if you switch off just the nanny, but not your brain!!).
You know, this is exactly, why I am so keen on the GT86/BRZ, because it is the very same kind of car:
- easy to drive, therefore no nanny needed.
- just a lot of fun