does anyone really notice a difference in acceleration with vdc off? i have a hard time thinking that in a straight line vdc wouldnt/shouldnt make a difference...please educate me if im wrong

 

it will affect performance if you chirp the gears on a straightway

 

Mine is just at default. I don't have a reason to shut it off.

 

I was told by an infiniti salesman to turn it off because it would accelerate faster and not cut the throttle if I chirp into 2nd or 3rd gear. I was not impressed until I turned it off and then that sold me the car ;D So I am not happy unless its off. If its nice out and the roads are not wet give it a try see how you like it. Its not dangerous or anything to have it off It just gives you full control of the throttle.

 

off 98% of the time.

 

how likely are you to spin out or whip the tail on a curve/close lane change/turn if you have VDC off on dry road at almost WOT?

how likely with summer tires in dry < 40 degree weather?

 

weather does not get < 40 in socal.

 

i cant tell a different at all from when its on and when its off accept for when i want the tires to break loose. Other than that....i leave it on.

-Sean

 

I've been turning it off on a few occasions, but the last two nights in the row I've almost been sideswiped by cars trying to merge into my lane. Didn't break traction, but tonight I came real close. Going about 65 and some idiot in a beat up Camaro swerved over and came within a foot of my right door. I had to cut hard left to avoid him and then hard right to stay on the road. Thank God for the G's superb handling or I would probably be in jail right now for killing that guy. I dunno, but maybe other drivers aren't seeing my Blue Slate at night.

Think I'll leave the VDC on.

 

I don't know what it is about the G and having people swerve into my lane. It's happened more times than I can count.

About the VDC...I leave it on most of the time, especially if it is wet out, but there is this one intersection that I must turn it off in order to turn left. It's really busy traffic in both directions and you just have to launch the car or wait all day for a break in traffic in both lanes. I did it once with VDC on and thought I was gonna get T-boned.

 

I usually turn if off most of the time. One time I thought VDC almost got me into trouble. One time braking a bit late into a right hand turn, with VDC still on, I had absolutely no steering. I think usually with VDC off, late braking produces oversteer which you can correct and at least have a chance to get you out of trouble. But at that instance when I had VDC on, I just went straight and had no steering and almost hit the curb, but luckily I stopped just short of the curb and only had a slight rub on the left front wheel ( which still hurts a little).

 

don't you want to keep it ON in bad weather, esp. ice or rain?????

 

The means he is kidding.