Tom, On Chevys the traction control switch will turn off the electric limited slip differential and the rpm limiter. Also the shifter has a up/down button. Put the shifter in low and one can up/down shift at will. On another note... I was a muscle car guy back in the 70s(63 Vette and 69 Fairlane) I did not like anti-lock brakes when I got my 94 T-Bird. But one day on a highway at 60 mph I had someone pull in front of me and jam on their brakes. I stomped the brake and if it wasn't for the anti-lock brakes I never would have been able to steer around the car. If my breaks had locked up, I would have been done. After that I was sold.
Moral of my story......Sometimes new is uncomfortable but good, other times maybe not so good. That's what we do here, weed the good from that bad and live-with-it. I also don't see the need for landfills full of running cars. Right now I drive: 1988 Camaro(135,00 miles) when there is no snow. 1996 Caprice Classic(285,000 miles) for towing. And for the road trips a 2005 Malibu Maxx that gets 40 mpg with a 10% ethanol mix(ok 39.4 mpg to be exact, 40 just sounds better), 44 mpg with pure gasoline when I can find it. Over 500 miles per tank with no batteries! Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Thomas McGrath III Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 9:32 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Upgrade to Lion Peter, Totally serious question: When do you switch off that computer controlled traction control??? What are you doing that you need to turn it off? I have to ask because I have this VDC switch in my Pathfinder that I have absolutely no idea what it is or why I would ever need to turn it off. I also have an Override OD (overdrive) switch which I do turn off when I am towing my boat or motorcycle trailer. But the VDC switch still baffles me. I fear I might be a fossilized old guy. P.S. I use an acronym OTS for old people like myself that get set in my ways and get cranky and grumpy when anyone (especially someone younger than me) suggests doing something differently than what I am used to. Oh, OTS stands for "Old Timer Syndrome" Current Version: Tom -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com 3mcgr...@comcast.net On May 29, 2012, at 1:29 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > I bought a new car recently. It has automatic transmission so it > decides when to shift gears. Except that there's a mode where I can > use it like manual transmission and control when the gear shifts > happen. It also has computer controlled traction control. But I can > switch it off if I want to do things where I would rather it wasn't in control (don't ask!). > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
