VDC: Really that important or no?
03-11-2003, 04:13 PM
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Originally posted by klee.007
I was looking at a Enthus model... you guys really think it's worth the extra 2Gs for the Performance model????
I was looking at a Enthus model... you guys really think it's worth the extra 2Gs for the Performance model????
03-11-2003, 10:13 PM
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You have to experience VDC with hard driving on a daily basis to appreciate just how good it is.
VDC saved my butt a few times. VDC saved my tires from peel outs that were unintended. That's money in your pocket. VDC is there for me in the rain. VDC is there for me in the canyons. VDC is there for me on resale. VDC a little piece of mind when you're pushing the car.
I don't care how good a driver you think you are, it's nice to have it covering your back if you screw up.
If you're not sure, find a Z bud who has it and drive her for a bit, then find a Z bud who doesn't have it and drive her for a bit. That will give you a taste but it still won't demonstrate what you get with VDC on as a daily driver. It's worth the 2k, much more so than 2k for nav. And, I love my nav.
VDC saved my butt a few times. VDC saved my tires from peel outs that were unintended. That's money in your pocket. VDC is there for me in the rain. VDC is there for me in the canyons. VDC is there for me on resale. VDC a little piece of mind when you're pushing the car.
I don't care how good a driver you think you are, it's nice to have it covering your back if you screw up.
If you're not sure, find a Z bud who has it and drive her for a bit, then find a Z bud who doesn't have it and drive her for a bit. That will give you a taste but it still won't demonstrate what you get with VDC on as a daily driver. It's worth the 2k, much more so than 2k for nav. And, I love my nav.
03-12-2003, 05:05 AM
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Originally posted by WashUJon
TCS does not compensate for loss of yaw control. It only compensates for rear wheel slippage. The VDC system actually knows when the car is yawing left or right and slipping. It can actually correct the vehicle's path automatically, to some degree. The TCS system just bogs the power and hits the brakes to stop the rear wheels from slipping. The VDC system incorporates TCS into it, as well.
TCS does not compensate for loss of yaw control. It only compensates for rear wheel slippage. The VDC system actually knows when the car is yawing left or right and slipping. It can actually correct the vehicle's path automatically, to some degree. The TCS system just bogs the power and hits the brakes to stop the rear wheels from slipping. The VDC system incorporates TCS into it, as well.
03-13-2003, 10:34 AM
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I was also torn between enthusiast and performance. Still thinking if VDC is worth it was well. If I drive around 70mph regularly, would VDC be worth it? How is it in the snow or rain?
Base- no tcs/vdc
Enthusiast- tcs
Performance- tcs and vdc
Touring(aut)- tcs but no vdc
Touring(man)- tcs and vdc
Tack- tcs and vdc
Base- no tcs/vdc
Enthusiast- tcs
Performance- tcs and vdc
Touring(aut)- tcs but no vdc
Touring(man)- tcs and vdc
Tack- tcs and vdc
03-13-2003, 03:08 PM
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when I first got the car I always ran with VDC on but after having the car for a while it is more annoying then helpful to me... It has caused me more problems... It ingages to quickly and makes the car unstable at times.... may keep u out of some accidents or keep the car in control but for the most part for me it is much less effective then my own skill to componsate... It can be useful but not a nesisity...
BTW.. anyone figure out a way to have it off when the car is turned on?
BTW.. anyone figure out a way to have it off when the car is turned on?
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