Losing that "scary fast" feel?
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When I got my first 911 it felt (to me), scary fast! Then I gradually got used to it. Now with the LP550...that's no longer feeling scary fast, and the 997 Turbo I tried yesterday felt very nippy but not really scary.
For those who've had a greater history of fast cars, does it get the same with everything? Do you get to the stage where even Pagani's and Veyrons feel "controllable" and nippy, but not "scary fast"?
For those who've had a greater history of fast cars, does it get the same with everything? Do you get to the stage where even Pagani's and Veyrons feel "controllable" and nippy, but not "scary fast"?
kbf1981 said:
When I got my first 911 it felt (to me), scary fast! Then I gradually got used to it. Now with the LP550...that's no longer feeling scary fast, and the 997 Turbo I tried yesterday felt very nippy but not really scary.
For those who've had a greater history of fast cars, does it get the same with everything? Do you get to the stage where even Pagani's and Veyrons feel "controllable" and nippy, but not "scary fast"?
I must admit to letting out a 'WOW'!!!!!! in a recent passenger seat test drive of a Turbo S in launch control mode. I suppose 'WOW'!!!!! is just the right side of 'scary'. Massively impressive accelerating 0-180 on a slightly iffy surface, and gripping like a limpet. For those who've had a greater history of fast cars, does it get the same with everything? Do you get to the stage where even Pagani's and Veyrons feel "controllable" and nippy, but not "scary fast"?
i think i know what mean,i had a 996turbo which at first was scary then got used to it,from there it was a 997turbo which was a little quicker than the 996t but then felt okay,the nissan r35 was very scary then got used to it,then when i jumped to the gallardo that wasnt scary but the car at the moment that scares the 5hit out of me is my diablo.lol
i think you get used to most things fairly std and street legal i have a suzuki hayabusa that i don't ride so much now, if i took it out today it would give me a big shock at first, but you do get used to roughly 150 in 10 secs after a time, the fastest feeling cars i have been in are modified porsche turbos, that slug of torque really gets you in the stomach but you probably take that for granted after a while, i always fancied an atom s/c but have only ever driven the boggo std one, i would imagine it's almost as much scary/fun as you can have with four wheels on the road.
andrew said:
just get an underpowered day to day car, then the weekend car always feels fast 
To be honest I'm thinking of getting a hot hatch as a day to day ride in future - something you can park without worrying about it getting keyed / parking dents etc...and that can carry other people and shopping lol! I miss my Focus ST a little bit too, that was an awesome car!kbf1981 said:
andrew said:
just get an underpowered day to day car, then the weekend car always feels fast
To be honest I'm thinking of getting a hot hatch as a day to day ride in future - something you can park without worrying about it getting keyed / parking dents etc...and that can carry other people and shopping lol! I miss my Focus ST a little bit too, that was an awesome car!it also pays for itself in terms of keeping ware and tear, consumables, depreciation off the main car
andrew said:
just get an underpowered day to day car, then the weekend car always feels fast
Mini cooper s or megane 265 trophy... To be honest mini feels scary fast at 70 ... Supercars r so accomplished now that scary is only insanely fast... Hence comments re mp and aventador.... Get a mini and a diablo!70proof said:
andrew said:
just get an underpowered day to day car, then the weekend car always feels fast
Mini cooper s or megane 265 trophy... To be honest mini feels scary fast at 70 ... Supercars r so accomplished now that scary is only insanely fast... Hence comments re mp and aventador.... Get a mini and a diablo!mini cooper s and the sl work for me
h!Yes, there does reach a stage where you find yourself wanting the car to be quicker.
For me the cure is racing. I have far more fun in my stripped out MR2 race car at a circuit on a sunday heart pumping on the grid, than I do in my F430 on the road. Something in me doesn't mind pushing a £10k race car far beyond sensible limits, and this makes up for "getting used" to a supercar on the roads.
For me the cure is racing. I have far more fun in my stripped out MR2 race car at a circuit on a sunday heart pumping on the grid, than I do in my F430 on the road. Something in me doesn't mind pushing a £10k race car far beyond sensible limits, and this makes up for "getting used" to a supercar on the roads.
kbf1981 said:
To be honest I'm thinking of getting a hot hatch as a day to day ride in future - something you can park without worrying about it getting keyed / parking dents etc...and that can carry other people and shopping lol! I miss my Focus ST a little bit too, that was an awesome car!
The obvious choice... a Focus RS. 
Always get my heart racing!Rocco1 said:
sorry just going off topic
andy how often did you drive the sv i now own,and did it scare you?
hi tony as you know i didnt use it a lot, i only did 3000kms in all the time i had it but i cant say it scared me, it felt damn quick though, and a diablo sounds so fierce at the top end of the rpm scale like nothing else ive driven, it only ever spooked me handling wise, she felt mighty tail happy, i never tracked it or spun it unlike my countach so i never got near the limits but i really didnt want to get too close.andy how often did you drive the sv i now own,and did it scare you?
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