Toyota Prius: Is VSC worth the money?

"Sam Inman" <net> wrote in message
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I've got it, I've tested it on snow packed ice, and yes, it does seem to
work as advertised. Still, it's no substitute for slowing down when
conditions call for doing so. When I drive carefully on icy roads I never
see the VSC light flash. Slowly slid into a snow bank last winter because a
sharp curve had been graded improperly, sloping downward toward the outside
of the curve. In that case, the VSC light flashed but I couldn't steer out
of the slide. In that case, the eye bolt came in handy. :-)

"Sam Inman" <net> wrote in message
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It's not meant to replace common sense to adjust your driving to the
conditions you are driving in, but it has helped us keep the car going in
the desired direction on slippery roads, and icy ones, and not in a ditch or
colliding into another vehicle on more than one occassion....

Russ

Russ Greene wrote: 
I don't see myself getting on icy roads too much, since I'm getting
transferred to Kingsland, Georgia before I am planning on buying my
Prius. Roads still get slippery there though.

In article <e4vv00$78it$infoave.net>,
Sam Inman <net> wrote:
 

Consumer Reports say they save more lives than seatbelts and airbags do.

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Sam Inman wrote: 

I thought this was supposed to be standard in new Prius now

beernuts wrote:
 

VSC (Vehicle Stability Control) is an option in the 2004-current Prius.
For the US: http://www.toyota.com/prius/options.html

You may be confusing VSC with traction control. Traction control is
standard in the 2004-current Prius. (There was a "simulated" traction
control in the 2001-2003 Prius, but not a marketable traction control.)

It's one of those things that will probably never be worth the money UNLESS,
of course, there is that one time when you have the bad luck to need it and
don't have it.

My son drives a Subaru with a somewhat similar stability control. In over
150,000 driving miles he saw it kick on only once, but it kept him from
smacking into a tree. (Wet road, sharp curve, too fast.)

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