RE: The rules of driving a supercar: Speed Matters

[PhantomPH]

corden said:

Two points:

1. This whole "there should be no rules" thing is indicative of the society we sadly live in - thinking only about oneself. Of course if you have a supercar you should thoroughly enjoy it, but being considerate of others is far classier than being a noisy yob.

2. Make as much noise as you like... in an appropriate place. I love fast cars and the sound of them (I'm on PistonHeads for goodness sake) but living in Hertford town centre, I'm sick to death of everyone and their mums revving up their Ferraris and accelerating their Aston Martins hard through the middle of shoppers and school-kids.

No, of course you don't have to abide by any supercar 'rules' but for heaven's sake learn some etiquette.

I'm guessing you're a Vegan?

Edited by PhantomPH on Thursday 20th July 16:57

[GuitarPlayer63]

mixed thoughts on the deployable wing: certain cars only have it being deployed above UK legal speeds.... Some cars suit it, some not so much..

[smarty156]

I've not got a supercar (unless I win the lottery I never will!) but I do have something that attracts attention in a similar way (and from supercar owners). It's an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and I guess due to not being that many around combined with the looks a lot of people stare, take photos, want to talk about it etc. A guy in a Focus RS flagged me down at a roundabout the other day and asked if we could pull over to take a look. He was on his own so I did. He was a proper petrol head.
I have had a couple of people have near misses while staring, particularly motorcyclists for some reason.
My kids love the attention when they're in it (they're always calling out "he looked") but me less so as I'm not an extrovert.
I do switch to Race in tunnels to get the pops and bangs plus a guy wound down his window the other day and signalled for me to floor it so I did. I never have the exhaust in loud mode around town or in residential areas though.

[DonkeyApple]

BVB said:

There are no rules. Ridiculous.

There are rules for how to stack shelves. Rules for accountancy. Rules at your local authority. Rules at school. Rules in physics. There are rules for everything in life and now it appears that there are rules for your mobile chattels as well.

I like the first rule that it must be like a Golf. That we must forget that much of the aura of the super car over the years has stemmed from their willingness to go into trees backwards or end up in someone's living room. That never happened. It's all actually about driving from A to B just like a Golf.

That rule that says if anyone passes the remark 'that's a nice car' you must miss hear them and assume they are telling you that you are a rich and powerful specimen of humanity and ergo explain that you are not. Maybe, like all the best rules, you should have some laminated cards to hand out to people?

And I never knew about the new rules regarding how many manometers of material you were permitted to have between the surface of the paint and the air. That needs a whole chart system for referencing and maybe a supercool bit of electronic kit to measure it?

Rules are so fking awesomely, priapismically cool. That's why stadiums are full every night with hundreds of thousands of mere mortals watching accountants doing spreadsheets. fk yeah. Look at how Clive carries the two. It's fking legendary. These live shows just kill their office stuff!!! And the atmosphere as 50,000 people hold up their laminated card with the rules on how to stand, talk and breathe at the accounting concert.

[mwstewart]

130iTrack said:

Ilyak said:

So something like this is ok?

Absolutely perfect fit for compost.

Good stuff. I went bass fishing in mine yesterday. Managed to bend a couple of boat rods into the cabin.



Didn't catch anything. Standard

Good article I reckon. One chap did two successive laps of Sandbanks to talk to me about the car..twice; there is a definite social responsibility with these things and it's nice to share the interest with others who like cars.

[Stick Legs]

Yipper said:

The main rule is to sit behind a big pair of sunglasses with a milf or gold-digger and act smug while all the poor people stare daggers in your goldfish bowl

Play to win. :-)

[Zetec-S]

smarty156 said:

I've not got a supercar (unless I win the lottery I never will!) but I do have something that attracts attention in a similar way (and from supercar owners). It's an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and I guess due to not being that many around combined with the looks a lot of people stare, take photos, want to talk about it etc. A guy in a Focus RS flagged me down at a roundabout the other day and asked if we could pull over to take a look. He was on his own so I did. He was a proper petrol head.
I have had a couple of people have near misses while staring, particularly motorcyclists for some reason.
My kids love the attention when they're in it (they're always calling out "he looked") but me less so as I'm not an extrovert.
I do switch to Race in tunnels to get the pops and bangs plus a guy wound down his window the other day and signalled for me to floor it so I did. I never have the exhaust in loud mode around town or in residential areas though.

It might not be a supercar, but I'd still say the Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio is something pretty exotic/different/interesting compared to most of it's peers, so not surprised it gets attention. Would love one myself

[PhantomPH]

Zetec-S said:

smarty156 said:

I've not got a supercar (unless I win the lottery I never will!) but I do have something that attracts attention in a similar way (and from supercar owners). It's an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and I guess due to not being that many around combined with the looks a lot of people stare, take photos, want to talk about it etc. A guy in a Focus RS flagged me down at a roundabout the other day and asked if we could pull over to take a look. He was on his own so I did. He was a proper petrol head.
I have had a couple of people have near misses while staring, particularly motorcyclists for some reason.
My kids love the attention when they're in it (they're always calling out "he looked") but me less so as I'm not an extrovert.
I do switch to Race in tunnels to get the pops and bangs plus a guy wound down his window the other day and signalled for me to floor it so I did. I never have the exhaust in loud mode around town or in residential areas though.

It might not be a supercar, but I'd still say the Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio is something pretty exotic/different/interesting compared to most of it's peers, so not surprised it gets attention. Would love one myself

And also you can get a used Gallardo for the same price as a new Quattroformagio, so you should never say never to owning a supercar.

[Zetec-S]

PhantomPH said:

And also you can get a used Gallardo for the same price as a new Quattroformagio, so you should never say never to owning a supercar.

Wow, didn't realise they were quite so "cheap" now. (although I guess you'd still have to be pretty brave to go for a 10+ year old one)

[PhantomPH]

Zetec-S said:

PhantomPH said:

And also you can get a used Gallardo for the same price as a new Quattroformagio, so you should never say never to owning a supercar.

Wow, didn't realise they were quite so "cheap" now. (although I guess you'd still have to be pretty brave to go for a 10+ year old one)

As brave as buying an Alfa?


JOKES!! Before I bring the world of PH down on me.

[smarty156]

Can't get the kids in a Gallardo though.
Also, you have the option of having a relatively soft and quiet 4 door saloon with the Giulia or turn a dial and get supercar noise and performance. Have to say it's an amazing car and looks phenomenal (but then I'm obviously biased!).

[Ken Figenus]

mikey k said:

Jonny TVR said:

mikey k said:

Quite
Makes the rules when you are in a postion to obey them

Me I'd don't mind breaking those - aero up, lift on and not clean enough

Kays from Scottys Trip 002 by Mikey K 650S, on Flickr

The ride height seems very high

It is
The lift and aero are on.

I see you activated the 'Land Rover' mode Mike as the dog likes it . Always nice to keep the dogs happy

[mikey k]

correct

[GT6k]

Definitely agree with the occupied baby seat rule. Not a super car of course, but i parked this in a B&Q car park a few years ago. A family got out of the car next to us, the father pointed at my car and said in a loud indignant voice "Look, you CAN get a baby seat in a sports car".

[cramorra]

WhyTwo said:

Maybe not a supercar but ask my kids what the rules are in the Cerbera and the first one they'll mention is - when you come to a railway tunnel (or similar) windows down, change down and floor it.

Also agree that if asked, and it's appropriate, give it a rev. Allow kids to look round, sit in etc. Do prom runs if asked and you're able to. Share the love I say. Create more petrol heads!

This!
The son of a work colleague was going to prom in his mum's mini... he was telling me - yes if I had nice cars like you or could afford to rent one... 964 offered (yes no supercar) luckiest lad in the world (plus dad) for the price of a bit petrol /or actually free as they gave it a good clean....

[Martin-G]

smarty156 said:

I do have something that attracts attention in a similar way (and from supercar owners). It's an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio.

I have a McLaren I have an R8...... but i WANT an Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (as well).

Cars like the QF are always going to be on the the 4 door practical car wish list if you also own impractical cars and a Giulia QF will always get envious / appreciative looks from me peering out of a Mac or R8.

If you come up behind me Smarty i will slow down and wind down the window.... please do oblige.

[Bigmojo]

Good rules and said behaviour is more than just cringeworthy. Would you say that generally the 'rules' would be don't behave in a way to put yourself above anyone else?