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VDC off voids the warranty..
Over on NAGTROC a guy has a copy of the warranty booklet stating that VDC off will void the warranty and should only be used when stuck in the mud / snow
http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index....=post&id=17628 Paul
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Turning VDC mode OFF will void your warranty!
The GT-R is in my hands - NAGTROC - The Nissan GT-R Owners Club
This is according to the US spec GT-Rs. And also GT-R has a blackbox hat pretty much records a lot of data (including your driving habits) so that it can be analyzed by Nissan in case of a problem.
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I guess this is a good way for Nissan to prevent people from doing stressful launches on the car. Since, if you break something using launch control (which requires turning VDC off) then you're not covered! Sort of deceptive though since it's a feature of the car (launch control) that has been used by the press (obviously told to them by Nissan) so they could obtain good numbers that equal or better the competition. Yet, it reality the car won't be as quick off the line without using launch control (I think I've read 0-60 mph / 0-100 kph is in the low to mid 4 sec range without it). So, use launch control... break something... and your screwed! Nice. Kinda like giving the car a sun roof, having all the magazines show it with the roof open. Then, they sell you the car, only to tell you that you can't open the roof (unless stuck in a snow drift or something to escape) because if you do it's at your own risk if something breaks in the process. Except with the launch control, there would be a lot more expense in fixing something that might break (transmission/ engine/ etc.) than a roof motor.
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maybe they're worried about getting sued if someone crashes.....i think it's fair to say that they have quite a litiginous culture in the U.S. particularly. It remains to be seen whether there will be the same warranty stipulation in the U.K. and if there is such a stipulation whether that will be legal taking into account the law about statutory rights
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launch control is overrated. i've used it just once. yes, it's fast but this is not a slow car off the line. if you know how to shift then launch control will give you only .4 secs advantage. hardly worth risking the warranty over.
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