^Doesn't sound like you've had the car sideways before so leave it on.
Rereading this thread made me

 

Oldie, but goodie.
Wait for the first rain, find an empty parking lot (with no poles), turn off VDC and learn about your car, repeat many times. Only then should you consider daily driving with it off.

 

wow. interesting thread to say the least. I suppose its irrelevant at this point, but ill throw in my .02. The only time I have driven with the VDC on (intentionally) was when I bought my car. In the middle of winter. with bald summer tires. during rush hour. Other than that, I turn it off immediately upon starting the car. In my defense This is the first of many rwd cars i have owned that actually had some sort of traction control, let alone ABS... so I guess I am just accustomed to not having it.

On top of that, the times I do forget to turn it off, it never fails that I need to "get on it a bit" getting onto the freeway and the VDC violently cuts power when I shift. Fairly shocking when you're not expecting it anyway.

But If you ever drive your car in the winter the VDC does wonderful things. I was really surprised how well it can keep the car in check during some of the worst scenarios that Minnesota winters have to offer.

 

What is the vdc. I have 95K on my car and have a humming sound in the front end that in louder the faster you go. I have been told that my front diff is bad.

 

If you don't know what it is, might just wanna keep it that way.
Had it in my Z06, called it God Mode, cause it saved my a$$ several times.
Didn't have it in my 911, 930, 1970 Z28, 1971 RS/SS and thank goodness, they wouldn't have been near as much fun.

 

I turned it off when I first got the car..An almost totaled it.. If you turn it off. RESPECT IT!

 

I almost always have it off. I usually don't do anything crazy but I do like to slide around the occasional corner.

 

Yeahh it definitely lets you an the car become "one".. I had just gotten it. Im talking stepping out of a 2003 ES Lancer Mildly modded in to a totally different class of car lol.. I drive with it off all the time too. But when its wet or damp.. I recommend leaving it on.

 

Its best to leave the VDC on otherwise the likely hood of the welds on the intake failing is very high.