BoostedS550
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Oh no....I did not know this.....and I feel like I shouldn't have ever of found out about this, might as well start shopping for tires now.
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doulos4jc
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I've lived life before computers, cell phones and traction control. I've never flown off the road. If I had my way the only traction control would be me. I don't need no stinkin nannies. I want to know EXACTLY where the edge is, with modern TC it's a complete mystery.
NewTekBuzz
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my traction control will still kick on in track mode when i take off from dead stop?? i thought track mode disabled traction control 100%?
NewTekBuzz
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did your cars before computers have 435 hp?
kz
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Chances are you are a good driver. But looking at amount of people that wrecked their Mustangs and blamed it on water / road / incorrect wind direction and other similarly ridiculous reasons points to the fact that this option is somewhat necessary. As long as you can turn it off, don't see an issue.
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Norm Peterson
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While I wouldn't put it quite that harshly, I do think that driving with the nannies full-on will tend to make people become mindless "stomp, stab, & saw away at the steering wheel" kind of drivers . . . especially in wet or worse conditions where the driving tends to get closer to the limits of tire grip to begin with . . . because up to some point the nannies will gradually teach them that they can get away with driving like that.
No, I don't think that part of it is a good thing at all, and it scares me to think how many people don't even realize what is happening. Plenty of evidence right here in this thread, actually.
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NewTekBuzz
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I don't know... Both tires start spinning and do so about 1/2 thru first then they just stop
73MachI
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When you put your car into track mode, does the Stability Control Off indicator come on solid?
When you break traction, does the Stability Control indicator flash?
ref. Page 81, Owner's Manual.
NewTekBuzz
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The light is on solid until the tires break lose them it blinks
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Yes.
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I have to push and hold from a dead stop before everything will turn off.
Because of this i usually do this every time i get in the car right after startup.
Because of this i usually do this every time i get in the car right after startup.
Tofino
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Same here, unless just going to do errands around town.
I live on a great road full of wicked turns and rarely see traffic.
Love to turn it off and truly be allowed to drive the car.
If i stop knowing how to drive the car, I'll sell it.
But I guess I spend my days doing stuff that a computer doesn't save my butt if I am incompetent. So don't think my car should have to either.
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doulos4jc
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So 435 hp is an uncontrollable amount of power that you must be protected from? The masses maybe, not me. Traction control is a great safety feature for day to day driving especially on wet pavement. I don't like being surprised when traction control decides that I need to be saved from myself.
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