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08-22-2012, 12:14 AM | #1 |
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VSC Sport, Trac Off, Both Off - Which do you use for normal driving?
Do you guys just drive without any of these features turned off during normal driving or do you turn off one or both?
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I always turn mine off.
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Please keep those safety features on...Not only for yourself but for other people on the road. I prefer not to see someone get hurt because they turned their VSC/Trac off.
As intelligent people say, "Keep it on the track". Or do it somewhere where you can't hurt others. TYVM
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+1000. Most people don't drive as well as they think they do, and for those drivers, VSC can save their butts. For those drivers who really are as good as they think they are, VSC can still save their butts. But seriously, VSC isn't intrusive in daily driving, so why not leave it on? Because an accident can really ruin yours or someone else's day (or life).
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Ah, but there are those who can safely handle the car.. Obviously if you cannot handle the machine please leave them on and learn carefully in a designated area.. With a professional if possible.. I urge all of you to learn to drive without them on at some point. Sooner the better. :happy0180: |
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I do hear you about TCS and VCS in older cars and them being 'too intrusive' but in my experience with newer cars they will allow some slippage before straightening the car out. I can activate the VCS on my G37 when it's wet out but I've never had the throttle cut out on me. And I've been semi-sideways in my STI in the snow and C6 vettes again without intrusively cutting out the throttle. I felt my BRZ slide a little today powering out of a sharp R turn and it was fine- VCS barely did anything. So I would say your situation of not having the ability to put down power in a needed situation is pretty unlikely. Of course, YMMV. BTW, that viper is a perfect example of people who have more money than ability! (or sense!)
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.... its like turning off your airbags cause you know you can drive good and you wont get in an accident....
Only reason to maybe turn them off is a track or some driving out in the country and you want to slide out a little... or maybe some other event where you can goof off out there by yourself (at your own risk) -- otherwise i wouldnt risk it
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Quick answer - if those systems ever fail you need to know how to handle the car in an emergency situation.
Not quite..
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Again, I agree, learn how to drive in a safe and controlled environment. Not public roads. I'll get off my soapbox now.
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Hell, stay on your soap box! Nothing wrong with trying to keep people safer.
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if you are used to these features then dont turn them off, go to a track and get some professional advise and training i am a proud member of the scca and have some laps under my belt plus plenty of time learning on my own. even then i still take caution because it is a risk when having fun on public roads... i do not condone reckless driving, i do approve of spirited driving under the limit of your own skills on an empty road, know your limits and the cars limits and you can live day by day with these systems off and be perfectly safe, if you want to expand your experience and the limits you can drive at, go to the track, limit yourself to only 60% of knowledge of your own limits on public roads when there is no one around to put in danger, if there are people around that can be put in danger, drive with all the common laws in mind and follow them....
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Heck, soon we won't be steering the car either. They'll just drive themselves! BTW, nice pics. Some great cars there. How long before someone drops an LS into a BRZ/FRS?
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Maybe you guys who find aids "intrusive" should learn to drive/overtake etc with all aids on? its not that hard to learn exactly when the aids will kick in...plus you "should" never need to accelerate harshly on the street.
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