Driving
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Where here enjoys driving?
It's really the only in left in life i truly enjoy
Post your personal dream car
Pic related
It's alright. I used to be suicidal though so it was pretty horrible driving then because I had to fight the horrible intrusive thoughts about how I should run my car into a tree while going 60mph.
>>25471778
I used to be really into it. I was well-known as one of the fastest guys on my local canyon road (which is pretty famous and had a big group of "competitors"). I drove a bugeye WRX at the time.
People started throwing tons of money at really fast cars, though, and started taking so many risks that I stopped being able to keep up with the fast end of the pack, and that kind of gave a sour taste to running that road.
I also had a minor crash, nothing serious but it really fucked up my confidence, now it's always in the back of my mind when I go for a canyon run, especially in a group of fast people.
I still enjoy fast cruising on my own, though. I currently have a Fiesta ST and an S2000, and pic related is the next car I want to buy, I drove one of my favorite road and absolutely fell in love with it.
>>25471778
i enjoy driving alot
me and my friends head up to the mountains every fall break and rent a cabin. We enjoy looking for new mountain roads to drive on.
i have too many "dream" cars to post so ill post my ideal look for my current car
you dream car is a 32k chink box?
>>25471887
I always wanted an s2000 myself but I can only afford a Miata at the moment sadly
>>25471778
I love driving because it gives me independence and freedom but I live in Miami and everyone fucking sucks here
I also drive a Toyota prius i'm okay with what I have
>>25471999
Saab 9-3. Very nice
I like it. Have an RX-8 but don't track it or anything, it's just a bit of fun and also a socially acceptable way to find some solitude.
A few years ago I would've told you I really want to own a GT-R someday but now it just seems too expensive unless I get surprisingly successful in the future
i hate driving. it is a death trap. i am literally afraid of driving on highway
>>25472111
The rx-8 is a cool car but I've always been a bigger fan of the speed3 or speed6
I hate driving. Everybody drives like shit and is self-centered as shit.
Who the hell honks at a person at a red light? Why are you honking at me for stopping at a stop sign?
I don't give a fuck about cars
and I want people to know this by driving a meme car
pic related
>>25472166
This is me
I hate every single driver in existence
except the ones that warn you when a cops near by those people are cool with me
i only enjoy driving when there is no one else on the road
too bad that never happens because i live in a city filled with assholes that need to ride up your ass at every second
>>25472254
Which city? orig
Jaguar F-Type, beautiful car. Drives well and fast as fuck. Also partial to any land rover
>>25472290
an irrelevant north east mid size city that no one cares about
>>25472311
I've always wanted to see one of those irl but I live in a small town and it's all trucks here
>canadian
>only go 10km/hr above the speed limit on roads
>go with the flow on highways; 120km/hr is my general rule
>got ticket for 130km/hr, fuck that shit
>signal all the time
>come to a full stop at stop signs, po-po everywhere tbqh
>people honking at me
>swerving and putting people in danger to get around me
>getting infront of me and break-checking me
>cutting me off on main roads
what the fuck is wrong with people
>>25472166
I think you might be the bad driver. Sounds like you stopped in the right lane with no right hand turn lane, with no one on the left, impeding him from turning right on red, like a fucking asshole.
>>25472386
Can't be true, the Internet says Canadians are really nice and the Internet doesn't lie
>>25472440
People make mistakes and it could be a new driver why be so hostile behind the wheel? A light waiting isnt going to fuck your life up
>>25472448
I swear we have more asshole drivers than anyone here
Normiebook seems to suggest everyone thinks they're F1-tier and everybody else is a fucking retarded faggot who shouldn't be driving
You have no idea what I've seen people do JUST to pull up to the same red light at me at the same time.
It's like the whole country is running extremely late and are going to be executed on sight if they're late at their destination
>>25472440
>Sounds like you stopped in the right lane with no right hand turn lane, with no one on the left, impeding him from turning right on red, like a fucking asshole.
No, you're part of the problem. If the lane is used to go forward as well, he has every right to be in it. Maybe he has a stop on the right hand side durther down and doesn't want to be trapped in the left lane.
He has every right to be at the red light in the right hand lane in that case, and you sir, can go fuck yourself or leave a bit earlier to avoid being butthurt
>>25472492
My friend who has never been in an accident went to Canada and within 5 hours of being there he got sideswiped by some asshole kek
>>25472014
They're fun, but the Miata has a lot of merits as well. The S2000 is a much higher stress car to drive, not only because it's less stable and faster but because it's hard not to forget about how its value is inflating now and crashing it would mean losing a pretty big chunk of change.
I've been thinking about a Miata to fuck around with, actually.
>>25472111
RX-8s are fun cars as well, they're really under appreciated thanks to issues that they pretty much fixed after the first year.
>>25472166
This is by far the thing that pisses me off the most about driving. I'm a trained and licensed race driver, in a sports car, I trust my own judgement about when it's safe to make a move a hell of a lot more than some dipshit who can't even see what's going on up ahead.
I got flipped out on by some guy a few weeks ago because I made him wait an extra 30 seconds to make a left turn instead of popping out into tiny gaps between cars that would have forced the cars going straight to slam on their brakes in the middle of the intersection when they had right of way.
Another guy was honking his ass off at me a few days, also for not making a left turn, when there was a pedestrian in the middle of the crosswalk and I would have had to run him over to go.
>>25472311
The F-Type is gorgeous, I'm in LA and surprised I don't see more of them around.
wow just talking about driving is pissing me off
>>25472386
people seem to forget they are driving 2,000 pound death machines. they have no awareness.
i've driven for 13 years and have never been in an accident other than hitting a curb after hitting ice. every single person i know has a few major car crashes under their belt. it's just amazing to me. how fucking unaware do you have to be to get in a car accident? i dont get it
>>25472440
Nope, two lane road, "no turn on red" sign at the intersection.
>>25472605
people around me never pay attention to the no turn on red signs. they will literally honk and honk at you if you don't turn.
>>25472581
The part that gets me is the lack of accountability.
They're late, they get in an accident, they're speeding, they run stop signs, red lights, etc... and it's societies fault for being shit drivers, cops fault for being assholes when you're going 30 over while texting, etc.
And then they complain when their insurance goes through the roof as if they're not a massive liability after getting into multiple accidents and receiving multiple tickets.
I shouldn't have entered this thread. I mad now
>tfw 20 and no license
>tfw will literally never be apart of automotive youth culture
REEEEEEEEEEEE
>>25472663
>automotive youth culture
you mean the asshole children who bump music as loud as possible with their seats as far back as possible cutting everyone off and riding up people's ass? yea, you're not missing much.
>>25472581
Closer to 3-4000lbs these days too.
I've had several crashes, but all of them were racing crashes in controlled environments where I knew exactly what I was doing and what the risks were, and with fire crews and ambulances standing by.
>>25472712
I thought it would be like my wangan mangas.
>>25471778
nice pick OP, and very affordable aswell
>>25472712
It's not all like that.
Come to a trackday or an autocross and you'll find tons of chill 20-something guys that actually love cars and driving them. The same applies if you're lucky enough to live somewhere with good mountain roads and the right kind of crowd on them.
But my car is my dream car OP, pic related.
No point in having 200+ horsepower if you can barely use it on public roads anyway
>>25472742
i should correct myself
some accidents are unavoidable, shit just happens and you can't do anything. i once went down a hill and hit ice and slide into the middle of a main road. if there was a car coming i would have been fucked.
but with that said, i'd say like 80% of car accidents are completely avoidable if people were actually fucking aware of their surroundings.
![Lancia_Delta_S4_005[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/xjj2dbN.jpg "Lancia_Delta_S4_005[1].jpg")
>>25471778
I own a a Golf GTI 90, it's fun to drive around it, I don't have any money for future modifications though
I don't think I have a favourite car, I really like the Lancia Delta S4 though and it also brings me memories of going to the autodrome with my father to see it
>>25472166
I feel you buddy
This is why I only enjoy driving at 2am when nobody is on the road
>>25471881
Bro. I know this feeling. I have several spots picked out that I can hit. The best one is a guard rail before a bridge on my side of the road. There's a hulk behind me for speed with enough road to crash the driver's side straight into it. With enough speed, the car should also spin out down to the river.
Haven't found a better spot, and its hard to pass it. One reason I don't get up to my parent's house often.
>>25472805
Thanks, I'm currently saving up for one now but it's hard to find one that isn't jdm as fuck or riced out
>>25472767
>tfw you will never live in Japan in the late 80's/early 90's street racing shitboxes with your true bros
Driving is shit. Have fun hemorrhaging money and watching the car's value depreciate every day.
Walking and stealing rides on public transit is where it's at.
I just started my licence classes and I am fucking scared about the driving part.
Comfort me bros
>>25472906
>you'll never akira
>>25472932
You're an absolute pussy, that's all I can say.
>>25471778
Senpai, I got a WRX STI in highschool. With 9 miles on it. It wasn't that fuck, I drive a 2013 S6 now.
>>25472932
most people are scared the first time they drive. you get used to it. i never took driver courses, but i'm assuming they make you drive around in a big open parking lot to get used to how the car acceleration and brakes feel.
>>25472932
It's super easy, just drive aggressively, seriously
>>25473016
>It wasn't that fuck
You what?
>>25472932
Actually learn the rules of the road and be aware of your surroundings.
You will probably fail the test the first few times, this is normal.
>>25472932
It'll suck the first few months
Non-stop terror
Just practice every day you have the chance and you'll quickly get used to it
>>25473053
Mfw I passed the test first try
>>25473261
I fucked up the first time ;_;
It was a track meant for testing and I accidentally went on the wrong lane. Second test I was so nervous about failing i strained my eyes so hard i had a migraine for a few days.
Fuck that
>>25473315
Living in a farm town, I was driving way before I took the test anyway if that makes you feel any better
I passed mine the first time too, but mine was bizarrely easy and the guy was this rasta dude who didn't give a fuck. I'd been driving a ton on a permit with my parents already, I pretty much drove any time I went anywhere with them, so I was used to it. The test was basically just a drive around the block, he had me make a few left and right turns and go through some stop signs (I actually jumped one while talking to him, and he said "oh, I distracted you, that was my fault"), didn't even have to parallel park, and got signed right off.
>>25473456
Mine was similar. Black dude just made me take a few extra turns after I ran over a curb instead of DQing me. Said "oh, yeah, I can tell you were just nervous." Probably helped that I was 20 at the time.
>>25473051
I'm 26 and just got my first permit, really proud of myself.
>>25473557
Nice job! Have fun driving. It'll get easier.
>>25473535
The guy who did my test was a drunk with 4 dui's and would have us drive to the store and he would buy beer
>>25473051
I've actually driven an AE86 in the snow.
It was fun. And cold, because it had a 20v motor swap with no heater.
whats the fastest you've ever driven?
for me it was 140mph
>be me 17
>coming back from friends house the morning after
>still somewhat high and drunk from the night before
>nobody on the roads, its 7am on a sunday
>decide fuck it, floor it until it wont floor no more
scary as fuck, the whole car was shaking and making noises.
>>25473959
i hit 135mph on the straightaway at Atlanta Motorsports park
on the road however ive only ever driven to 120mph mostly because i live in the mountains and most the roads i hoon are too twisty for flat out pulls
>>25473959
140mph as well on the first day i got my new car (ford focus s). do it regularly driving between scotland and england. before that it was 130mph in a peugeot 206. i know what you mean though, the wheel starts to shake in your hands. you feel like you're passing through a dimension. it's like the final scenes of 2001. love that shit
>>25471778
How about I just post one of my cars?
>pic belated
>>25473959
193 mph in my modded Z51 C6
185 mph in my stock Z51 C7
>>25474443
>>25474685
frosty pls go
>>25474701
>tfw robots are as gelatinous as /o/tists
>>25474890
Is never be envious of a corvette, you can build a car the way you want it for 1/4 the price of a base corvette, assuming you know your way around a car
>>25475118
0 to 65 in 3.34 seconds, 11.8 second quarter mile on runflat street tires on an unprepped surface in a road race suspension car. 22k at 43, 000 miles and less than 6k in mods. Which shitbox do you propose is a better all around sportscar?
>>25475278
Err 61.5
>>25475278
For much less than 22k I could easily build a pro street 70s Malibu or or Camaro, all I need is a solid 383 and 4 link suspension
i have problems with road rage. ;-;
>>25475404
And if it was as fast in a straight line it would be a drag car that couldn't handle for shit with no top end acceleration, and if it was a road race car it would have even less top end and be stripped down to a shell to keep up, whereas my car handles like a dream and still has heated leather seats and ac and sat nav and bluray.
>>25475960
If it were a auto cross track you would probably win yes, but I could easily get a bolt on supercharger and that would take care of any acceleration problems and a nice set of coils and drop spindles would improve the handling anyway
pictures are not loading well for me, dunno if its my internent or if its the chon shitting the bed again
i wish i had a car
>>25471778
>female drivers
>old people drivers
toured pic related supercar all over the American West for years and still no gf
miss my black roof v8 awd rally beast
>mfw getting rowdy in an audi
>fresh off the lot
>>25472932
Don't be, I suspect they will not put you on the road immediately, you first need to get a good feeling driving the car
But when you hit the road is going to be scary, because the other drivers will not care that you're a beginner, they will be on alert since they don't want to crash you but they'll probably honk at you and scream at you
>>25473959
About 150, on a freeway in the middle of the night.
A friend was being airlifted to the hospital in critical condition and we were going full-bore trying to make it there before he went into surgery.
>mfw comfort, auto, or dynamic racing adjustable airbag suspension with lift and lower modes in half ton beast raging down the freeway but still nimble enough to swerve lanes and streetrace ricers on the smooth streets of Zona and take on any road condition anytime anywhere ultimate freedom don't even need a fucking cunt stinking up my all leather even the roof interior and smoking nat shermans among other hodgepodge while trailing down dusty backroads and doing everything the salesmen told me not to do with a 100grand car that only exists for uberness from the mind of nazi kindred
>go visit some normies I know
>spend the afternoon over there
>leave in the evening
>they tell me to drive safe on the way home
>I don't
even this glorious white stallion is but a fleeting pleasure
it is beyond the realm of females to even contemplate
yet Men must build their palaces in heaven and not on Earth
for all turns to rust in the mind of mortals
>>25473959
155mph
felt pretty stable and safe actually, but i let off because i ran out of gearing
Since Gran Turismo 1 this car has been my boner.
>>25472832
I have this car. 2013 touring. I got it just under a year ago and it's my first car. not very fast, but very fun to drive and gets around 31 mpg.
>your ideal car is a go-kart with a V8
>tfw the market is trucks, SUVs and sedans
>tfw 800lbs of airbags and pillar reinforcement
>tfw less visibility than a storm trooper helmet
>tfw less than 3 liters of displacement
>tfw front wheel drive
>tfw the cars worth driving are too expensive for a NEET to afford and too complex for backyard tinkering
I've always dreamed own owning a Mark IV Supra as a kid, something about it is so majestic. I usually walk though since there's barely any good routes.
>my chances of owning a supra grow slimmer by the day
why live
>tfw want 300zx twin turbo
>tfw they are getting moar expensive every year
>tfw they are known for having issues and being money pits
>tfw will never own one in my lifetime
>>25473959
80 mph
I drive a 1998 minivan and felt that it would fall apart if I drove any faster.
Mercedes Benz cars are stylish and not over the top. Grey is probably the best color for a car. You keep it clean, and it will gleam! :)
>>25478094
a car built by germans that only the jews can afford
>>25478094
>choosing an audi or mercedes when you can get a corvette or a used porsche for the same price
Fools, fools with money
How do I get over my fear(s) of driving?
>>25478434
if a bunch of dumb airhead teenage 17 year old girls can operate a motor vehicle, i'm sure you can.
>>25478451
I'm just really bad at turning sometimes
so many /o/ fags ITT
im 19 and dont even have a license or a car, but i want one when im at least 24, i want something turbo charged, like a fiesta/focus st or a mazda speed 3. or if im luckyan mr2 turbo
>>25478502
You sound like the sort that makes decorations for trees and lamp posts.
>>25478610
maybe, problem pham?
>>25478666
Just buy a WRX.
>>25472111
The modern gtr's are inflating mad, the prior 2010 model is not so bad, yeah 35k seems like a alot but thats the price of luxury. I saw a 35k (uk) one about a month ago, not sure about it now.
Also, they're no different. They look and feel the exact same, Nissan just had to put another one out to keep its name up
![Mazda_RX7_RE_Amemiya[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/tdbiipO.jpg "Mazda_RX7_RE_Amemiya[1].jpg")
there's a couple of dream cars I have, but I've never drove any of them so I wouldn't know which one I'd prefer...
other cars I'd want: datsun skyline kpgc10, datsun 510, rally hothatch like peugot 205 or lancia delta s4 and an ae86. only because of initial d
still though if I'd pick one it'd be rx-7. has rotary sound, looks and the car is decent.
>>25472177
>I don't give a fuck about cars
>wants to drive an extremely high maintenance classic
Good bait.
If you want people to know you dont give a fuck about cars, buy a suzuki alto
>>25471778
Can't really say it's entirely a dream car because I have a car that is almost identical, but I currently have it in a body shop. So can't really post a pic of my car.
Also driving is really relaxing but I used to enjoy going on a ride as a kid better. Just sit in the back seat and stare out, having nothing to worry about. Then you'd eventually just fall asleep. Pretty comfy man.
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Cars are for normie fags, like beer and watching sports
>>25471778
Your *dream car* is a Subie hatchback? Not saying they're not peppy and fun, I drove one all up and down the West Coast, but dude there's so much better out there.
Personally speed isn't really my thing, if I could pick any dream car it would be something off-road and small. Big trucks just can't go to a lot of places smaller ones can, sure they can climb over bigger rocks and make more impressive videos but they can't squeeze between a lot of places and you'll look like a major douche just destroying the trail as you go.
I currently drive an '86 Toyota truck, it's pretty close to dreamtruck status. If I had money, I'd get an 80s Cherokee or something and just modify it to be exactly what I want (4.0 engine, of course). Cut up the body so it looks like a four-door Wrangler with a ragtop, 4-6 inches lift, brushguards and a winch, aside from the body mods it's all pretty vanilla I guess.
I'd also love a camper rig, something like an early-90's Dodge camper van jacked up about a foot. Generator mounted on the back, shower stall with maybe a 20-30gal tank, solar on the roof, stovetop and mattress, something I could legit live in full-time. I'd even think a single-seater would be cool, no passenger seat, just the driver seat and then full living quarters inside, like a full-size RV.
>>25478502
The Fiesta ST is fun, that's why I have one.
>>25473959
>Be 17 at the time
>Driving mom's 2012 Buick Regal Turbo instead of my slowpoke 2002 Acura MDX for whatever reason
>Two lane country road
>Sunny and no other cars
Kept the foot down until I chickened out somewhere around 125 mph. I really want to do it again but I'm in college now without a car and I only think I've hit triple digits a couple of times since.
>>25472111
>Have an RX-8
Also have one of these. Love driving it around winding rural roads.
>>25472932
Don't be, it's fucking fun.
Study your shit and pass it on the first try.
>>25471778
I always liked driving, but recently I've been browsing /o/, learning stickshift, watching Initial D/Top Gear/Motortrend/etc and I'm actually becoming obsessed with cars.
The automatic Cobalt I used to feel content with is no longer enough. Now that it's legal to import to Canada, I desperately want an Evo VII. I'm joining the Air Force soon, which will give me lots of disposable, and hopefully I'll get to work at Comox BC which has a new motorsport circuit and some touge roads. I'm having fun pulling hektik skids in my shitbox on icy roads in the meantime.
Yeah, I like driving a lot.
>>25476981
I just sold mine :(
>>25472013
Supercars are boring normalfag dreams and are largely unattainable unless you're born into wealth.
Sporty trims of average cars are so much cooler.
>>25473959
125mph in a Cobalt on an empty highway
>>25483295
>love driving/cars
>don't know jack shit about them though
>too stupid to understand anything under the hood
feels bad mang :c
>>25483353
mah niigger
>>25472581
idk man
i was in an accident where some kid pulled out of a parking lot through a tiny gap across two lanes of stopped traffic (i was in the third and leftmost lane). I couldn't see him because the stopped cars were blocking my view, and he hit me while looking to his *right*.
>>25483465
>youtube
>Wikipedia
>textbooks
>>25483618
Where do I start? It's all so confusing ;_;
I dream I'll be able to fix my own damn car one day without having to pay hundreds to some damn mechanic who's probably ripping me off.
>>25473959
Maxed a stock 370z on a bridge in VA the night Paul Walker died
No idea how fast it was
>>25483645
What I've done so far?
>browsing car forum or /o/, read car mag, watching car show, etc
>hear about a thing I don't understand, like "DOHC"
>hmm, I wonder what DOHC is
>go on wikipedia or look up a YT video
>learn about it, this leads into me reading about similar technologies like SOHC and OHV
Just discover things as your hear about them.
>>25471778
i'm always afraid i'll die or something bad will happen
>not having an old, rundown car complete with bald tires
You call yourselves robots?
>>25483353
>wanting to drive a glorified Corolla
It's like you hate real cars
brap brap brap brap brap
>>25485152
Corollas are pretty fuckin' cool if I say so myself.
I like driving for the freedom. I find it soothing when nobody else is on the road.
>>25473959
120mph, while driving to pass another fellow at 2AM.
Could an 19 yo afford one?
>>25473959
probably about 100, my car feels like it's going to shudder itself apart any faster than that.
>>25471778
>being able to drive
>having a reason to drive
>having the money to drive
>buying an expensive depreciating asset
Normies OUT
one day I'll own one of these
>>25471778
i enjoy driving but gas is expensive as fuck
i wish i was an american, owning and driving a car is nowhere as cheap as in the usa
>>25486602
confirmed retard
>>25486644
it's about $2.21 a gallon around me, so like $0.58 a liter?
