What's your preferred driving mode?

[OppoLock]

I'll try Track mode in the spring, although I'm not a fan of turning off stability control all the way on public roads.

Funny thing, I have not even put it in track mode yet. Been chilly here and with the way 3rd can get sideways in sport + been cautious to try Track

I wish I could share our southern "winter" weather with you guys. Even with all of the curtains disabled, I'm having a hell of a difficult time getting the rear end to break free at all. It's taking some low speed, second gear hammer drops to get the tail to swing wide, and even then, it's like everything happens in slow-mo. This car is so forgiving beyond the limits.

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[Nitro]

I can't believe people turn off stability control during normal driving. On my current car, I turn it off only when I am being a hoonigan. After I am done horsing around, I turn it back on. I'm not worried about the times I am breaking the rear end out on purpose, I am worried about when I accidentally lose control. In those cases, I'll take any help I can get to not crash my car.

 

[Todd15Fastback]

I wish I could share our southern "winter" weather with you guys. Even with all of the curtains disabled, I'm having a hell of a difficult time getting the rear end to break free at all. It's taking some low speed, second gear hammer drops to get the tail to swing wide, and even then, it's like everything happens in slow-mo. This car is so forgiving beyond the limits.

I am in Atlanta so the cold has not been bad. The one time I banged 3rd hard, the car kicked out to the right probably 5-7 feet and my son who is 12 about shit his pants. LOL!! The air temp that day was about 50-55.

 

[fionic]

Sport+/Sport steering. ALWAYS sport steering. The other modes feel terrible in comparison.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

I always leave the "drive modes" in whatever the normal default mode is (although I'll probably try the snow mode during the upcoming blizzard), but I always leave the steering in "comfort" mode. When I'm just driving lightly on a commute to work or whatever, no spirited driving, I drive with either just a pinky on the wheel spoke or just the palm of my hand pressed against the bottom of the wheel... I like the steering weight to be as light as possible.

 

[OppoLock]

I can't believe people turn off stability control during normal driving. On my current car, I turn it off only when I am being a hoonigan. After I am done horsing around, I turn it back on. I'm not worried about the times I am breaking the rear end out on purpose, I am worried about when I accidentally lose control. In those cases, I'll take any help I can get to not crash my car.

The only way you'd lose control is if you do something stupid or don't know what you're doing. In either case, you either have to be driving too fast or you have to be extra-liberal with your right foot in order to get into some kind of accident. Traction and stability nets are great for inclement weather. In mild climates and normal terrain? Not necessary. Turning them off doesn't mean the car inherently becomes unsafe.

I am in Atlanta so the cold has not been bad. The one time I banged 3rd hard, the car kicked out to the right probably 5-7 feet and my son who is 12 about shit his pants. LOL!! The air temp that day was about 50-55.

I wish my dad did that when I was a kid!

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

The only way you'd lose control is if you do something stupid or don't know what you're doing. In either case, you either have to be driving too fast or you have to be extra-liberal with your right foot in order to get into some kind of accident. Traction and stability nets are great for inclement weather. In mild climates and normal terrain? Not necessary. Turning them off doesn't mean the car inherently becomes unsafe.

It doesn't make it inherently unsafe, but under normal, everyday driving conditions you're never going to be in a situation where you're going to try to induce a slide the way you would with spirited driving. So it seems nonsensical to turn the stability control off for a trip to the supermarket or a commute to work... why do that? On the off chance you need to make a panic-lane change or swerve to avoid an accident, why put yourself in a position where you could potentially slide if you don't have to?

 

[OppoLock]

It doesn't make it inherently unsafe, but under normal, everyday driving conditions you're never going to be in a situation where you're going to try to induce a slide the way you would with spirited driving. So it seems nonsensical to turn the stability control off for a trip to the supermarket or a commute to work... why do that? On the off chance you need to make a panic-lane change or swerve to avoid an accident, why put yourself in a position where you could potentially slide if you don't have to?

It's more for low speed instances than anything else. I go through rear rubber a lot, and I hoon more than any logical person would. But I'm also smart enough to do it in places where nobody else could be involved. I just prefer keeping it off unless I'm cruising at high speeds. There's really no concrete reasoning.

 

[fionic]

I always leave the "drive modes" in whatever the normal default mode is (although I'll probably try the snow mode during the upcoming blizzard), but I always leave the steering in "comfort" mode. When I'm just driving lightly on a commute to work or whatever, no spirited driving, I drive with either just a pinky on the wheel spoke or just the palm of my hand pressed against the bottom of the wheel... I like the steering weight to be as light as possible.

you're just a bundle of non-safety. 2 hands on the wheel ALWAYS (unless shifting or fucking with radio, of course).

 

[Todd15Fastback]

I wish my dad did that when I was a kid!

I was raised around fast Fords my whole life. I was brought home from the hospital in a falcon sprint convertible with a 289HiPo:ford:

My dad still has quite the collection of fast Fords. He just bought an all original 1963 Stairline with a 390 tri power with 22k original miles a few days ago. This is number 7 in his collection.
Now you know why I love Ford so much

 

[Khyber]

I can't believe people turn off stability control during normal driving. On my current car, I turn it off only when I am being a hoonigan. After I am done horsing around, I turn it back on. I'm not worried about the times I am breaking the rear end out on purpose, I am worried about when I accidentally lose control. In those cases, I'll take any help I can get to not crash my car.

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[JimmyTwoTimes]

you're just a bundle of non-safety. 2 hands on the wheel ALWAYS (unless shifting or fucking with radio, of course).

I remember being in high school and having my uncle drive me and a friend someplace... he was drinking a cup of coffee with one hand and eating a bagel with the other, and steering with his left knee. That isn't particularly safe. One hand on the steering wheel is fine unless you're on a racetrack or something.

 

[Greg15]

It doesn't make it inherently unsafe, but under normal, everyday driving conditions you're never going to be in a situation where you're going to try to induce a slide the way you would with spirited driving. So it seems nonsensical to turn the stability control off for a trip to the supermarket or a commute to work... why do that? On the off chance you need to make a panic-lane change or swerve to avoid an accident, why put yourself in a position where you could potentially slide if you don't have to?

I suspect most people that do this think they are better drivers than they really are, that they are better than the computer, and they don't want an e-nanny watching over them. Even if they are better than the computer (probably not) the computer operates at 100%, 100% of the time. No person can do that. Especially someone zoned out on the compute to work they have driven 1000 times, thinking about 50 other things and not being 100% razor focused on performance driving.

 

[OppoLock]

I was raised around fast Fords my whole life. I was brought home from the hospital in a falcon sprint convertible with a 289HiPo:ford:

My dad still has quite the collection of fast Fords. He just bought an all original 1963 Stairline with a 390 tri power with 22k original miles a few days ago. This is number 7 in his collection.
Now you know why I love Ford so much

That's awesome. When the time comes I'll be doing my best to turn my kid into a car nut. YOU GET IN THAT GO KART AND YOU LIKE IT.

I suspect most people that do this think they are better drivers than they really are, that they are better than the computer, and they don't want an e-nanny watching over them. Even if they are better than the computer (probably not) the computer operates at 100%, 100% of the time. No person can do that. Especially someone zoned out on the compute to work they have driven 1000 times, thinking about 50 other things and not being 100% razor focused on performance driving.

I take it I'm Mr. People in question here. There are obviously times and places where leaving traction aids on makes sense: traffic, inclement weather, unknown roads, and maybe something else I'm not thinking of. You don't need to be Sebastian Vettel in order to prevent a car from ending up in a ditch just because you turned TCS and STM off. It's not rocket science. You drive within your limits and don't do anything stupid.

I'm not saying it like I'm proud of it, but I've been driving without TCS/STM aids in what I'd reckon is the majority of my driving over the past near-decade. I've been doing just fine so far and I plan on it staying that way.

But you're right; I hate when nannies cut in when I don't want them to. I consider that less safe than getting a reaction that I'm expecting.

 

[BoomBoy]

When I'm crusing, normal steering, normal mode.
When I'm racing (on a closed course), sport steering, track mode.
When I'm spirit driving, sport steering, sport mode.

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