Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish

i got this little button in my car that allows me to turn VDC on or off.

Was wondering if you guys know what that little button is for.


or like what VDC is for.......

Judging by this link: http://www.controlgenie.com/vdckit/ looks like it might be some kind of traction control

K.T.Tran wrote:i got this little button in my car that allows me to turn VDC on or off.

Was wondering if you guys know what that little button is for.


or like what VDC is for.......

Don't those fancy cars come with manuals... Or is that a pricey option? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Don't those fancy cars come with manuals... Or is that a pricey option? :hehe:

Well........manual was an option i didn't have :beaten: :beaten:

manual as in stick shift ya?



@GMark: I was thinking something like that too. My buddy said something about turning it so I can drift or something? Cause the thing will always give the car traction to the road.

K.T.Tran wrote:Well........manual was an option i didn't have :beaten: :beaten:

manual as in stick shift ya?

More like a User Manual, homey. :beatyou:

@GMark: I was thinking something like that too. My buddy said something about turning it so I can drift or something? Cause the thing will always give the car traction to the road.

If you switch it off you can spin your wheels, slip the tires, and drift... With it on, drifting is near-impossible....

Unless your on ice. :beaten:

Works kind ok in snow too. We used to drift whether it was on or off by using the handbrake. I wouldn't recommend it on California roads tho. :sweat:


Looks like there's some kind of Mafia gathering in town. I walked outside for less than 15 minutes and saw 3 Ferrari, 1 Ford GT and 2 parked black Lamborghini gallardo coupe one behind the other. :smitten:

Besides the 2 parked cars, none of the girls riding shotgun were old, fat and ugly. I wonder why... :headscratch:

the british press are going crazy over lewis hamilton. ok he has undeniable talent and the mclaren is very competetive but i still think raikkonen and alonso have the measure of him.

kenjilina wrote:the british press are going crazy over lewis hamilton. ok he has undeniable talent and the mclaren is very competetive but i still think raikkonen and alonso have the measure of him.

I agree, but that's how the British press is. For awhile, it seemed like every other month Jenson Button was on the cover of F1 Racing, and he'd never won a race to that point! :shakehead: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: I agree, but that's how the British press is. For awhile, it seemed like every other month Jenson Button was on the cover of F1 Racing, and he'd never won a race to that point! :shakehead: [/list:u]

my friend rebekah loves button. i gave her a dvd recording of the san marino gp from 2004 in which he's on pole. his best race race in my opinion. there's no doubt hamilton has over shadowed him but i think it's premature to talk about lewis becoming world champ just yet.

Just to follow up, it seemed from over here in the States, that the British press was always real hard on Damon. I don't know if thats because when he was with Williams he was expected to win or what. Anyway, my evaluation of Damon has grown since he retired. If you look at every team he was with, (Williams, Arrows, Jordan) they ALL went downhill after he left. 3 times in a row, I don't think that's a coincidence.

gaijinmark wrote:Just to follow up, it seemed from over here in the States, that the British press was always real hard on Damon. I don't know if thats because when he was with Williams he was expected to win or what. Anyway, my evaluation of Damon has grown since he retired. If you look at every team he was with, (Williams, Arrows, Jordan) they ALL went downhill after he left. 3 times in a row, I don't think that's a coincidence.

having the hill name and being in the williams, which was the best car at the time, didn't help his cause. on paper his stats are fantastic and i do think he was a worthy champion. it's sad that the british press like to knock success. they'll pick on hamilton as soon as he has a bad result. :shakehead:

kenjilina wrote:
it's sad that the british press like to knock success.

The up side of that is, , , I got to see Nigel Mansell race for 2 years in Champ Cars! :applaud: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: The up side of that is, , , I got to see Nigel Mansell race for 2 years in Champ Cars! :applaud: [/list:u]

what a great driver nigel was. anyone who can win races against the likes of senna, prost and piquet is ok by me. :applaud:

Spanish GP Results:

1. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 65 01:31:36.230
2. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +6.7
3. Fernando Alonso Spain McLaren-Mercedes +17.4
4. Robert Kubica Poland BMW Sauber +31.6
5. David Coulthard Britain Red Bull-Renault +58.3
6. Nico Rosberg Germany Williams-Toyota +59.5
7. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Renault-Renault +62.1
8. Takuma Sato Japan Super Aguri-Honda +1 lap
9. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Renault-Renault +1 lap
10. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Honda-Honda +1 lap


Hamilton now leads the F1 standings with 30 points. :thumbsup:

Alonso 28 points, Massa 27.

bmwracer wrote:Spanish GP Results:

1. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 65 01:31:36.230
2. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +6.7
3. Fernando Alonso Spain McLaren-Mercedes +17.4

massa toughing it out with alonso at the first corner. very schumacher-esque. :applaud:

kenjilina wrote: massa toughing it out with alonso at the first corner. very schumacher-esque. :applaud:

Looks like he learned something from his ex-teammate. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Looks like he learned something from his ex-teammate. :)

massa has said that he talks to michael alot on the phone and having him there today surely helped. raikkonen on the other hand isn't interested as clearly seen by his leaving the circuit before the race ended.

After less than 15 minutes in the garage, my bill is already at $850 + taxes. They still have to check if I need new brakes. :sweat:

tabana wrote:After less than 15 minutes in the garage, my bill is already at $850 + taxes. They still have to check if I need new brakes. :sweat:

Yeeowch...!! :bleh:

I'm probably looking at something like that when I take my car in for its 90K service... :sweat:



Donations are welcome. :fingerscrossed: :beaten:

:hehe:

Me too. :mrgreen:


They haven't called back yet and it's been 2 hours already. I don't if it's a good thing or not? Probably not. Bye bye pay check. :sweat: