RE: The rules of driving a supercar: Speed Matters
Discussion
TXG399 said:
Revving is a difficult one - my old AMG (not a supercar I know, but a lovely sounding car!) had a limiter so that unless you were actually moving you couldn't rev it into the sweet spot. I disappointed a few people with that.
I had this the other week for the first time leaving a car park, some kids had clocked the car (V12 Vantage S, titanium exhaust) and came running over as I was pulling out the parking space, shouting to rev it.I waited until I was well away from them, pointed in a straight line, road ahead clear, no speed bumps, and then gave it a quick squirt through first gear then lifted off for some pops and bangs.
Utterly childish, but why not.
Jackspistonheadsaccount said:
I don't own a supercar but a bright orange seven style kit, and a rule I go by is if you see kids pointing or watching the car I always go for a blipped down change or a squirt of throttle, whatever is appropriate at the time.
If you're in town trundling in third a quick blip into second will make them smile, and personally I enjoy others getting something out of the car, especially young potential petrolheads .
Same goes for supercars in my book
Yeah plenty of times I think "go on" when I see a nice car in town and want a listen!If you're in town trundling in third a quick blip into second will make them smile, and personally I enjoy others getting something out of the car, especially young potential petrolheads .
Same goes for supercars in my book
Jackspistonheadsaccount said:
I don't own a supercar but a bright orange seven style kit, and a rule I go by is if you see kids pointing or watching the car I always go for a blipped down change or a squirt of throttle, whatever is appropriate at the time.
If you're in town trundling in third a quick blip into second will make them smile, and personally I enjoy others getting something out of the car, especially young potential petrolheads .
Same goes for supercars in my book
Obviously, it's nowhere near the 'flash' of driving a supercar but I always find kids love fast motorbikes. Whether or not it's the noise they make, or the allure of being on a racey machine, you're always being looked at on them. I oblige with a little blip on the throttle if someone wants to hear it though I avoid spinning the engine right up. One thing I don't like though, is kids touching the bike. I came back to it at a petrol station to find a woman with a young lad standing next to it, the lad was very young but seemed intersted in the bike but he was standing about an inch away from the hot exhaust, a risk that his mother probably didn't appreciate. Even when it's been switched off for a few minutes, the whole exhaust stays pretty hot. The steel pipes, very much so. If you're in town trundling in third a quick blip into second will make them smile, and personally I enjoy others getting something out of the car, especially young potential petrolheads .
Same goes for supercars in my book
Rawwr said:
big_rob_sydney said:
Rules?
FFS.
Why do a bunch of wannabe's seek to impose their whim on others?
Stump up your own coin, buy your own bloody supercar, and then follow your own moral compass if you even have one.
Your Aspergers is hanging out again, Robert.FFS.
Why do a bunch of wannabe's seek to impose their whim on others?
Stump up your own coin, buy your own bloody supercar, and then follow your own moral compass if you even have one.
I hate it when that happens.
I blame you, though. No reason why. I just do.
Do not drive up Sloane Street or round and round Harrods in 1st gear bouncing off the rev limiter or rev the nuts off your car at traffic lights. You just look childish. It really is not cool.
Do be nice to kids when refueling etc. Answer their questions and let them have a sit behind the wheel - although in 2017 it is a good idea to send them off to ask their parents first. That helps ensure another generation of petrolheads. I will never forget sitting behind the wheel of a new Maserati Merak in our drive in 1975 when the owner had called around to arrange extra maths coaching for his kid with my (teacher) father. That was the first flashy car I had sat in and 42 years later I remember it as though it was yesterday. It kick started an obsession with cars that has never left me.
Durzel said:
Ilyak said:
So something like this is ok?
I dunno, it's still Sainsburys. I'd do the shopping in my 458 at Tescos. 
(not my photo. I got called out on the town Facebook group for my parking
)Edited by Durzel on Tuesday 18th July 19:58
I keep to the speed limit most of the time. If I am on dual carriageway with a 50 limit and no average speed cameras in my daily drive, others go flying past. If I am in my F355 many fewer do - I don't know why, perhaps they think I must know something if I'm not flying along. Also, travelling at the speed limit give s many people the pleasure of overtaking a Ferrari without it being too dangerous. One of my rules is, if driving through town and there is an Astramax/Transit/Corsa (pick your own high speed vehicle) in your 'boot' (although strictly the boot is in the front), I pull over and let them through if I can.
PhantomPH said:
I'm split 50/50 for the aero one. I actually think the lines of my car are helped when the wing is up and it adds a little something to the feeling that it's a 'sporty' car. Also worth noting that the rear wing only comes up at 75mph, so if I didn't press the button, it would be down 90% of the time in regular driving.
The wing in 'deploy' mode looks like it belongs there, so unless you are in the know then you wouldn't look and think, "That belongs in the down position", but it's all personal taste:
You mean it'd always be down officer??The wing in 'deploy' mode looks like it belongs there, so unless you are in the know then you wouldn't look and think, "That belongs in the down position", but it's all personal taste:
Edited by PhantomPH on Tuesday 18th July 16:10
Uncle John said:
The Capri in the background has it's active aero up as well, wringing every last ounce out of the Pinto.
Proper MK3 Capris always had their aero up - it was as effective at low speeds as it was at high speeds! (As in probably not effective at all, but at least there was no mechanism to go wrong out of warranty)! Anyway can you be sure that one didn't have a Cologne V6, or maybe a Cosworth transplant (either straight 4 from a Sierra or V6 24 valve from a Granada)? I'd love one of the latter!
TomScrut said:
Yeah plenty of times I think "go on" when I see a nice car in town and want a listen!
I ended up behind an E60 M5 a month or so ago, and followed it under a railway bridge with my windows down - luckily the owner did it properly! The sound of that V10 is pure car porn! 
As it happened I ended up following it a few miles more and thought about following it when it didn't go towards my destination, but before I could decide it pulled into a filling station!
TXG399 said:
Revving is a difficult one - my old AMG (not a supercar I know, but a lovely sounding car!) had a limiter so that unless you were actually moving you couldn't rev it into the sweet spot. I disappointed a few people with that.
I don't get the same problem with the i3 that replaced it
No, I'm sure you don't! I don't get the same problem with the i3 that replaced it
swisstoni said:
I think you need to be a fairly massive extrovert to carry a supercar off on a regular basis.
It would wear on me a bit I think. Of course if you can afford one then you can also afford something anonymous for a when not in the mood.
Ha ha, exactly how I feel so I have stopped doing the lottery as I don't have enough ego! It would wear on me a bit I think. Of course if you can afford one then you can also afford something anonymous for a when not in the mood.
Edited by swisstoni on Tuesday 18th July 16:23
But I'm glad there are people who do have the ego and own one - for me seeing something spectacular just lifts my day!
I'm fortunate enough to have a job that sees me regularly driving supercars.
Whenever I'm driving something eye-catching, it makes me drive extremely courteously and defensive.
Cheeky moves that I'd make in my Skoda Superb without anyone noticing would suddenly mark me out as a throbber of the highest order when attempted in something like an Aventador.
The point is, I tend to find that eye-catching cars tend to make people watch very carefully what you're doing. Any driving that people could perceive negatively tends to result much more hostility than if the same move was done in something mundane. Hence, I drive like a saint when I'm in a supercar, particularly if I'm around other traffic.
The other reason for this is that I find that people start concentrating on your car more than they are on their own driving. The number of times I've nearly had somebody drive into me because they were gawping is not even funny.
Whenever I'm driving something eye-catching, it makes me drive extremely courteously and defensive.
Cheeky moves that I'd make in my Skoda Superb without anyone noticing would suddenly mark me out as a throbber of the highest order when attempted in something like an Aventador.
The point is, I tend to find that eye-catching cars tend to make people watch very carefully what you're doing. Any driving that people could perceive negatively tends to result much more hostility than if the same move was done in something mundane. Hence, I drive like a saint when I'm in a supercar, particularly if I'm around other traffic.
The other reason for this is that I find that people start concentrating on your car more than they are on their own driving. The number of times I've nearly had somebody drive into me because they were gawping is not even funny.
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
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The ride height seems very highMakes 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
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