David,
I'm not sure I agree... We have an '01 Subaru Outback 6 cylinder with the
vehicle dynamic control (VDC) system. It's supposed to determine if the car
is plowing/spinning while turning, and applies gas and braking to each
individual wheel to bring the car out of the spin/plow (via a clutch for
each wheel). It also incorporates traction control and anti-lock brakes.
I have done some serious testing with the car in the snow, fresh oil slick
drizzle, and rain in a parking lot near my house (well, serious for me,
anyway). It performs extraordinarily well. I even have trouble spinning
the tires in 6" of fresh snow. And I feel very safe driving on the highway
in rain and snow.
That being said, the car has a 36 month B2B warrantee. I'll be turning it
in during the 36th month. I do NOT want to be the guy stuck changing the
clutch disks on the drivetrain, or replacing the computer when it crashes.
In the meantime, I'll be enjoying the stock McIntosh stereo system...
Mike
'78 Midget "My Little Money Pit"
'95 Ford Probe "Her Car"
'01 Outback H6 VDC
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of David Lieb
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:42 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: No LBC- Test drives
> My boss's company car is one of them V70 things. As
> the brakes are applied, it has sensors that change the
> stiffness of the front end to prevent diving. Amazing.
Truly amazing when they work.
I imagine that they are truly horrible when you have to pay to fix them ;-)
Like I really want my car to do the thinking for me...so why did I buy a
GTI?
One of the worst possible environments for a computer is a car.
David Lieb
1972 RWA Midget
2002 GTI for Trish to beat me at autocross with
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