Sivi70980
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- Feb 28, 2019
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- Lacey, Washington
- First Name
- Mark
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- 2019 Ruby Red GT PP1 M6
I'll never forget my 2010 Raptor in the snow. 2WD and all nannies on. Icey/snowy parking lot. The nannies kept it in total control based off the traction of the tires. It was the first vehicle I got to realize the cool tech that actually keeps everything as in order as it can based on traction. Could turn the wheel to lock and floor it and it would only give x power to the wheels so you wouldn't spin the tires or slide around. Turn the nannies off and weeeeeed!!The assists can occasionally be more of a hindrance than a help, but far more often they save people and cars.
Driving trucks in 2 wheel drive in the snow you know the rear will over steer, but that's generally because you're turning to hard over or trying to accelerate to fast. My first truck with assists wouldnt allow it unless you really tried, but then it would understeer like crazy, so I preferred it off.
However, if my wife was driving that truck, at the more cautious pace that she and most people probably would, the assists would have actually helped keep it in the right lane. So a lot of this comes down to driving style and skill.
But there is absolutely no doubt that for the vast majority of drivers and situations the assists do their job. It seems a little silly to suggest that driving with them off will be better because you might encounter a very rare circumstance when the other 99.99% of the time they would actually help keep you safe under normal driving circumstances.
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