If you drive rationally I don't think you need it in dry conditions so I generally turn it off. I think the VDC causes more rapid rear brake wear. Try this - drive on a normal trip of say 50 km with VDC on and then a second trip with VDC off. Feel the rear brake rotors. With VDC on the rotors will be too hot to touch, with VDC off they will only be warm. I replaced the rear brake pads as around 35,000 km and don't feel like changing them again at 70,000

 

hmm, normal trip as in highway driving or city?

Btw for launching in the mud or snow turn off vdc, once you start moving and got some traction back turn it back on.

VDC > Driver I dont care what you say.

 

I saw, man glad your alright. How much tread depth on the front tires?

 

[QUOTE=thescreensavers;5764083]hmm, normal trip as in highway driving or city?

--That would be highway trips with only light braking but relatively agressive driver behind the wheel --

 

VDC only kicks in if there is loss of traction or one wheel spins at a different rate than the other. If it's kicking in too often, than maybe you need to be a little more sensitive with the throttle and/or you got crappy tires.

I don't see the reason to have VDC off unless:
1. You are starting from a dead stop and it's preventing you from moving.
2. You intentionally want to loose control (which you can also do with the VDC on, just takes more effort).
3. You want to practice recovering from oversteer/understeer without the VDC's help.

I don't think there is any other real justification in having it off during normal daily driving; there is nothing wrong with the system or how it works and it will not wear out brake pads just from being on.

Loosing control, most drivers will either not react as quickly as they should or overreact; the VDC can assist much sooner than most drivers can think of what to do in such a situation.

 

The VDC in my old coupe sucked. Not having to worry about it with my AWD is definitely great though, especially living in Missouri.

 

Generally speaking I keep my VDC ON.....Unless I am launching fast from a full stop. If I don't turn it off I don't go anywhere

Other than that I really have no need to turn it off