young at heart
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I’ve read several posts that imply these GTs are all but dangerous to drive because of the tendency of the back end to get away from you with no notice. I just read another one so I’ve gotta ask, what am I missing here?
When I first got mine I left TC and ESC on all the time, and yeah it would spin some from a dig and between the A10’s 1-2 and 2-3 upshifts. This with 3.15s and PZero Neros in a stock GT. So later I got more adventurous and turned off TC and it spins a little more but nothing I’d come close to calling uncontrollable. I’ve turned ESC on and off but can’t tell much difference. I’ve had many, many late ‘60s cars with big low end torque and crappy tires that were far more unpredictable but heck you just learned to drive out of it. No big deal.
Have I just been lucky so far and my time is coming? Maybe some guys just don’t know how to drive these things? My experience just doesn’t line up with a lot of stuff I read.
By the way, when I want to get on it I currently turn TC off but leave ESC on. Is this the safest bet or would I be better off turning off ESC too? None our 60s cars had these things and we did just fine. And it wasn’t unusual to break the tires loose running three digits, depending on how good you could shift.
Anyway, thoughts are appreciated. I don’t want unfamiliar technology to embarrass me.
When I first got mine I left TC and ESC on all the time, and yeah it would spin some from a dig and between the A10’s 1-2 and 2-3 upshifts. This with 3.15s and PZero Neros in a stock GT. So later I got more adventurous and turned off TC and it spins a little more but nothing I’d come close to calling uncontrollable. I’ve turned ESC on and off but can’t tell much difference. I’ve had many, many late ‘60s cars with big low end torque and crappy tires that were far more unpredictable but heck you just learned to drive out of it. No big deal.
Have I just been lucky so far and my time is coming? Maybe some guys just don’t know how to drive these things? My experience just doesn’t line up with a lot of stuff I read.
By the way, when I want to get on it I currently turn TC off but leave ESC on. Is this the safest bet or would I be better off turning off ESC too? None our 60s cars had these things and we did just fine. And it wasn’t unusual to break the tires loose running three digits, depending on how good you could shift.
Anyway, thoughts are appreciated. I don’t want unfamiliar technology to embarrass me.
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