19 mars 2006 20:54:20
- Taffy
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- En réponse de: U Boat Commander
Re: PSM anyone switch it off?
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U Boat Commander said:Quote:
JJBlade said:
If you want to leave PSM on while on track that is up to you but it would bore me to tears. Maybe I should have bought a GT3 then I would not need to enter this discussion.
In fact if I admitted driving a GT3 on the road without PSM (ie cos it doesn't have it), I wonder if the mass hysteria about child killer,murderer etc etc would exist in that thread
Exactly! Oh the horror! A 911 without PSM. How can that be safe?
Excuse me, but what a bunch of pansies on this thread (first time 911 owners for sure). It is not unsafe to drive your 997 with the PSM off. Get real. And it is not unsafe to put your 997 into a slide if you know how to recover.
Let's be real here. There was no PSM just a few years ago and it didn't become standard until the 997. And the only reason it is now standard is for liability protection for Porsche (some [censored] lawyer said the 911 was unsafe without it). That's why PSM is in the on position when you start the car. Porsche wants you to make the decision to turn it off.
I've been driving 911's since 1993 and have experienced PSM and non PSM equipped cars......
Yes they are fantastic cars to slide around when you are in the mood but,if you are caught out unexpectedly as i was in a 993 (non traction controlled and a total loss) on a greasy corner , you would be grateful for the PSM helping to keep you on the blackstuff........no-one is saying that you should not turn it off if you are deliberately throwing it around and ready for the slides to happen (hopefully nowhere near other motorists), just that for general daily use when just driving to leave it on for those unexpected moments.....as they are unexpected you never know when or where it will happen so you WILL NOT be prepared for it.