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Old 01-03-2011, 02:09 AM   #66 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech View Post
I think the real cool one is traction control. Only drove one car with traction control, and when I got stuck trying to climb a steep dirt driveway, I just gave it gentle throttle til the car sorted how to climb the hill, which it eventually did.
Traction control has it's limits too. My old Vette had traction control and I absolutely couldn't get up a snowy hill with it, just too slippery (3" of snow and 285/40ZR17 high performance tires area bad combo). Turned it off, and I was able to rock it to get it started and then slip and slide my way up the hill.
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