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Why I will never touch my traction control button again

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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:31 PM
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Why I will never touch my traction control button again

I have been driving FWD cars all of my driving career since 1999. I got my G37 two weeks ago as my first RWD car. Lets say I tried to be funny and turn off the traction control today while leaving a parking lot........FAIL... my life flashed before my eyes.. SMH
Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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more details!! rwd is a different beast.
Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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+1 on more details, how funny where you trying to be? lol
Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:46 PM
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well normally when I try and make a turn and try to spin the tires the traction control never lets me.. so this time i turned it off since there werent any cars coming determined to spin the tires a little and the car went in all kinds of directions that I never experience before.. I gained control back right when it was heading towards a curb.
Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:48 PM
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You found yourself looking at your tail lights in front of you, didn't you? LOL. Practice in a parking lot far away from traffic, people, and curbs till you get the hang of RWD and are able to control the tail end.
Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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Daym be careful with that **** haha could've ended a lot worse! You don't need to floor it to get the wheels to spin. Just be careful with your throttle control. Practice from time to time on some wide open empty streets or parking lots.
Old Mar 14, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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Was the floor wet?
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by G37Sam
Was the floor wet?
Year its been raining here all weekend, thats why i figured i could get it to spin a little with a small tap on the gas but.....
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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Yeah you should be careful. I've even lost control of the tail end WITH traction control.
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:22 AM
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That's sad.
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by G_Coupe_Nupe
Year its been raining here all weekend, thats why i figured i could get it to spin a little with a small tap on the gas but.....
I think he meant wet for a different reason.
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
I think he meant wet for a different reason.
Hilarious!
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 02:59 AM
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Lol! to funny!
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i lawled
Old Mar 15, 2010 | 05:49 AM
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in for the lulz.

go practice in a an empty parking lot till you can control it.



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