VSA rocks!

[blk05gli]

this feature not only helped me avoid an accident, but possibly saved me from serious injury:

Driving north on mona vale rd, after St Ives (for the locals), speed is 90. I was in the lane nearest to centre of road and a van pulls out from my left and turns right across in front of me. shit. instinctly, i moved to turn left to avoid van but there was a car at my 8 o'clock in the next lane so I had no choice but to hit the brakes hard and swerve anyway. the car on my left also brakes hard and slides to the left to pre-empt my swerve. Now, going at 90 clicks and braking/swerving hard left violently will upset your car very badly, but not the euro. VSA not only provided excellent abs steering control, but i think it may have helped keep the car straight since I ended up swerving around the van and not in it or on the car next to me but my speed was still 50 odd clicks!. shit, imagine hitting a big object like the side of a van at 50 clicks!. The car next to me and I both stopped afterwards, but the van was long gone - lucky bastard.

I am now a believer in this technology and will always buy cars with stability assist.

[aaronng]

Did you notice the yellow flashing light on your dash when VSA was working?

[EuroDude]

Yep VSA has kept my car stable around corners with a shocking surface, works well in the wet too ftw.

U still gotta be careful though, VSA isnt fool-proof

[Suntzu]

lol he was looking at the dash when a van, and all this shit hit the fan!

[yfin]

lol the way the euro vsa works is it activates after the VSA has corrected the event - you see`flash flash flash`. Whereas the traction control component flashes until traction is regained.

I like to test these things...

[blk05gli]

lol he was looking at the dash when a van, and all this shit hit the fan!

sorry, was a bit busy to look at the dash

[yfin]

sorry, was a bit busy to look at the dash

negligent driver haha - you could have been speeding! Didnt you know the police expect you to look at the dash and road at the same time - all the time?

[blk05gli]

lol the way the euro vsa works is it activates after the VSA has corrected the event - you see`flash flash flash`. Whereas the traction control component flashes until traction is regained.

I like to test these things...

when i got past the van, i had a look at the dash and the light was not flashing - should it have been flashing still after the event?

[yfin]

when i got past the van, i had a look at the dash and the light was not flashing - should it have been flashing still after the event?

It is 3 flashes that is it - you can miss it in a few blinks of the eye.

It may be that your VSA didnt even activate - usually in the dry it doesnt activate. Much easier to activate in the wet. Swerving at speed really is nothing for the Euro - you really need to over/understeer for VSA to kick in.

[blk05gli]

It is 3 flashes that is it - you can miss it in a few blinks of the eye.

It may be that your VSA didnt even activate - usually in the dry it doesnt activate. Much easier to activate in the wet. Swerving at speed really is nothing for the Euro - you really need to over/understeer for VSA to kick in.

then it was my driving that rocks, not electronics !!

[EuroDude]

He wasnt speeding, I know that area and its a 90 zone after the 60-zone StIves area.

And yeh Ive had n00bs cut in front of me in the same area, especially where that petrol station is up further

[yfin]

then it was my driving that rocks, not electronics !!

Probably! Unless your Euro started to fishtail I think your VSA would not have done anything in the situation you describe.