Do you have VLSD?

 

**** happens, everyone does something stupid in a car at one time. I managed to total a pickup while driving with a concussion. Shouldn't have been driving but I was too stupid/messed up. Ended up losing consciousness and then control and hitting a tree.

anyway that loud bang could have just been the tire coming off the rim and losing all the air instantly. Its possible you didn't hurt anything other than scuffing the rim. Take it in for an alignment just to be sure. The lower control arm or toe or camber arms could be bent though.

 

Pffft! You knocked off a tire? That's all???? Please! Amateur

I totaled a 2000 Trans-Am driving like a douche
(Just be glad it wasn't any worse!)

 

Oh yeah, and to preempt any "pics or it didn't happen"

.... Pics

 

its not that bad the tire came off the rim..no biggie..actually that shouldnt happen unless you hit something...just doing donuts shouldnt make the tire come off the rim..

 

Hey join the club.. everyone does something stupid every once in a while.. During our huge snowstorm last friday, I decided to shut off the vdc because I was in a hurry and once I turned onto our road that is usually plowed, was untouched and had not only 6inches of snow, but ice mixed in.. So i proceeded to wipe out in the old lady's flower bed which is outlined in rocks.. Oh yay.. Thank God for that plastic underbody cover!! It sounded horrible, but the cover is fully intact and the car is fine. All you people that dont use that, I really dont know why... That allowed me to just plow over the rocks, and then back out..keeping all the rocks from f-ing up the pullies, pans..etc.

 

^So THAT'S what that plastic thingy is for! It's an idiot proofer

 

only turn off VDC on dry roads...and how would it help you go faster in snow? i can't seeing it helping you that much on dry roads to go faster....

 

lmao..yep



Are you serious? It makes a huge difference! In the snow, the vdc brakes the hell out of the tires. With it off, i can accelerate in the snow practically as fast as on dry pavement.. Unfortunately taking a turn too fast into a snowy road with the vdc off, makes handling the car much more difficult

 

you're a straight idiot.. if you don't got skills, don't do it!

 

Ultimate fail. haha

 

Not faster in the snow, but traction conrol tends to make getting moving in the snow a PITA. Basically when you try to move, the wheel spins and the VDC cuts in and stops the car. So you would basically be crippled by the VDC.


That's when you just turn it off and slip and slide your way to a start. Once moving though, i always turn the VDC back on. The yaw sensor works VERY well in keeping the car stable in the snow.

 

Honestly the first winter I had my G I would always turn the traction control off in the snow because I got real annoyed of it how it always cuts the power.

 

In response to the burnout posts. I've done those "burnouts". I guess what I am considering a burnout is similar to the ones on low-end torque vehicles like muscle cars. On the G if you want to maintain the wheel spin you need to turn the wheel to force it to lose traction and continue burning out. myG I hope you get your hands on a camera soon!

 

I heard that too, but the thing is so damn tail happy with the traction control off. I tried to use that method to get up the steep part of my driveway when its wet, but the back ends up sliding sideways a bit. i found it worked better if i just gave it consistent power with the tcs on. but sometimes it makes the car stall..lol