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I genuinely cannot believe what I am reading about people turning off VSC and TSC and believing this is SAFER!
I drive a VE ute. A rear wheel drive, no weight at the back ute. Now, I can turn off traction if I so choose, and I have done this once or twice for "a bit of fun". I will never do that again, especially in the wet. You must drive slow around corners - really slow. If you go a bit too quick you will slide. Fun? Yes. Dangerous? Hell yes. Not just for me, but for the cars that may or may not be near. Spinning the car is incredibly easy to do.
I know how a rear wheel drive car handles, and not just from my current car. I also know I am a more than competent driver. My experiences show this. However, there is no chance I will be turning off TSC in the wet. Zero.
I am not risking my life, my wife becoming a widow, and others lives on the road.
I am also not risking things as 'minor' as having to wait another 6 months for a replacement car, or replacement parts. And my no-claim discount. And the embarrassment of having my new sportscar pulled out of a ditch.
I bet Mark Webber would not even turn these things off on the roads. Why??
People who claim TSC is a hinderance are hoons. There is no other way of describing them. TSC has saved me in my ute. A few times. Each time with a really wet road, and I have NEVER wished it did not interfere. Finally, I DO know how to slide, rally and drive fast. Public roads are not the place. Overconfidence kills people. Regularly.
Be smart people. Come on.
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