Just got pulled over...

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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I did learn the lesson. The lesson on how to drive a car most excellently.

    If every one else did the same, accidents would be a rarity.

    but no I'm wrong...it's the alcohol...nobody ever crashes their car sober...
    ah this just confirms to me that you're either joking or trying to get a rise out of people :D cos what you just said was one of the biggest piles of crap I've ever read here :p
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    MrBrian wrote:
    You a fan of those sequential/F1 transmissions? They have improved in huge amounts since those earlier ones from the 90's.

    They give as much engine control as a stick shift. Most even change gears quicker.
    In a race car, but I'm talkin everyday vehicles.
  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Rygar wrote:
    In a race car, but I'm talkin everyday vehicles.

    Also in an everyday car, VW makes a similar system, they have it in the GTI.
    It's pretty sweet. (DSG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox

    But for whatever reason I tend to drive just that extra bit better when I'm sitting with a manual. I'm not sure why they are not so popular in the US.

    too much work I guess.
  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    If they consider that great amounts of fun, perhaps they're not mature enough to drive :p you think rally style driving makes you a better driver? :D Define 'better' and define 'safer' while you're at it :rolleyes:

    Rally style driving as in able to slide the car without crashing because you know how to hold the slide and put the tail back in. If you don't know how to drift the car, if you happen to get into a slide say...in the wet or snow on public roads the chances of you catching the slide are lower and the end result is a slide off the road, or worse... slide of another car.

    I don't think you can argue that having rally skills will not make you a safer or better driver. So safer and better meaning not crashing in tricky situations.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    MrBrian wrote:
    Also in an everyday car, VW makes a similar system, they have it in the GTI.
    It's pretty sweet. (DSG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox

    But for whatever reason I tend to drive just that extra bit better when I'm sitting with a manual. I'm not sure why they are not so popular in the US.

    too much work I guess.
    I'd still rather the stick over the paddles. Not a big VW fan either :p
  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Rygar wrote:
    I'd still rather the stick over the paddles. Not a big VW fan either :p

    What! You mean those v DUB commercials didnt win you over? :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuoNtFUdnn4&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxg7TjPkY44&feature=related
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    MrBrian wrote:
    What! You mean those v DUB commercials didnt win you over? :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuoNtFUdnn4&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxg7TjPkY44&feature=related
    haha, I was hoping he'd stuff the VW into a wood chipper...
  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    MrBrian wrote:
    Also in an everyday car, VW makes a similar system, they have it in the GTI.
    It's pretty sweet. (DSG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct-Shift_Gearbox

    But for whatever reason I tend to drive just that extra bit better when I'm sitting with a manual. I'm not sure why they are not so popular in the US.

    too much work I guess.

    DSG is really fast. When the trans shifts from gear to gear it farts. Dead serious. Pretty cool. My friends are dubbers.
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  • MrBrian
    MrBrian Posts: 2,672
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    DSG is really fast. When the trans shifts from gear to gear it farts. Dead serious. Pretty cool. My friends are dubbers.

    haha, what do you mean it farts? I've not noticed any types Flatulence in DSG that I drove before.

    You mean the clicking?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EdjEE0edPw
  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    If they consider that great amounts of fun, perhaps they're not mature enough to drive :p you think rally style driving makes you a better driver? :D Define 'better' and define 'safer' while you're at it :rolleyes:

    Driving is a skill like anything else. Rally driving is at the apex of this ability in terms of achievement, as is formula one.

    If you don't understand the concept of mastering a skill such as this and how that applies to the challenges of just regular everyday road driving (a far less demanding situation), I don't know what else to tell you.
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