I've a VSA on my car. I can tell you VSA is a good safety net.

When do you need VSA?
Currently, I've Hankook Evo K12s on my car, and they tell me next to nothing about the road, especially wet-road.
As a result, my reaction time is a bit delayed. Usually, I still notice before VSA kicks in, but not always.

 

PS. VSA does let me explore my car outside of track.....when it kicks in, I know its the limit. Plus its always fun to slide a bit and have VSA correct your mistakes. In snow its a life-saver as well. I've done a number of tests in snow to see how it works....and its pretty amazing stuff. Sometimes I drive at limits and I know VSA got my back....I trust computer more then I trust myself, I am not a pro driver.
Like I said, it might be useless on track, but on street its a huge bonus which you can always turn off if needed.

and for people that say: drive smart and careful......well there are unpredictable situations on the road and no matter how smart you are, you can get killed when you make 1 little mistake in emergency situation. ice/oil patch on the road for example....there is a member here who totaled his car on oil patch without VSA.

 

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and for people that say: drive smart and careful......well there are unpredictable situations on the road and no matter how smart you are, you can get killed when you make 1 little mistake in emergency situation. ice/oil patch on the road for example....there is a member here who totaled his car on oil patch without VSA.
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Guess we should all sell our 00-05s..

Seriously if you have VSA thats awesome. The rest of us can survive with a bit of road sense.

 

Guess we should all sell our 00-05s..

Seriously if you have VSA thats awesome. The rest of us can survive with a bit of road sense.
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Yeah, I'm putting my '00 up for sale right away. I guess the past 12+ years of driving it overpowered with a blower was just luck. Don't wanna push my luck anymore. Heck, I think I'm never going outside again. I might slip on a patch of ice, fall down and crack my skull open. I'll go out again when they invent VSA for pedestrians - PSA.
FYI, You can still get into trouble WITH VSA. It won't save you from the laws of physics or bad luck. To worry about buying a car without traction control? Worry more about the bozo who's driving drunk.

 

Guess we should all sell our 00-05s..

Seriously if you have VSA thats awesome. The rest of us can survive with a bit of road sense.
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but i just paid my04 off

 

No, you should't sell it.....many old/older cars dont have power steering, Airbags, ABS, etc.....it doesnt make them bad cars. My point was/is that VSA (and other systems) is a big step forward in safety. < thats why ALL cars today have this, be it S2000, some base 323i BMW, or a Ferrari. (ps Germans use it since like early 90s on all cars)

You can be a 100% pro and safe driver, or you dont have to be one and still drive 50 mph in snow blizzard in S2000. I am pretty sure most people here are not pro drivers though. My skill + VSA = win win for me. Its not that I drive like crazy and VSA light kicks in all the time, but when I make a mistake I am glad car is still going straight.

 

I kinda want an ap1 to turn into a track ho

 

No.

 

Guess we should all sell our 00-05s..

Seriously if you have VSA thats awesome. The rest of us can survive with a bit of road sense.
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No don't sell those death traps!!!! They all must be crushed immediately! The recycled metal can be used to make new vsa modules.

 

what is traction control???? hahahah jk, my first car was a 95 miata that had no traction control, and now i have a 2000 s2k that also has no traction control!! so NOOO i dont think is a MUST HAVE on the s2000