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What The Deuces said:
I have more fun driving slower run of the mill cars, especially manuals
Horses who look frightened to death on busy roads make me angry with the rider ( even though I pass as slowly and wide as possible)
I love an automatic saloon with a big diesel engine. The best combination for continental travel unless you are wealthy and can afford to run a big engined Bentley, Rolls Royce etc
I prefer cars from the early 2000's when bluetooth was a thing but touchscreens and idrive and other big screens weren't a thing
Give me a set of dials, climate control, heated seats and bluetooth connection and thats all i want.
And self-cancelling indicators. Horses who look frightened to death on busy roads make me angry with the rider ( even though I pass as slowly and wide as possible)
I love an automatic saloon with a big diesel engine. The best combination for continental travel unless you are wealthy and can afford to run a big engined Bentley, Rolls Royce etc
I prefer cars from the early 2000's when bluetooth was a thing but touchscreens and idrive and other big screens weren't a thing
Give me a set of dials, climate control, heated seats and bluetooth connection and thats all i want.
oldagepensioner said:
I like to make allowances for learner drivers after all we have all been there and as such the last thing you need is harassment from some knob who passed his test a year or two ago and thinks he is gods gift to motoring especially as god does not exist but that is the subject of another argument.I passed my test nearly fifty years ago and freely admit to developing bad and lazy habits in that time by the way.
It's always fascinated me that when alumni of the God's Gift School of Motoring are in a blinding rush and consider that you have slowed them down, they suddenly have enough time to slow right down to impede your progress. You weren't really in a hurry after all, were you? What The Deuces said:
FYI
Braking with your left foot and 'left foot braking' are not the same thing'
Left foot braking is using the left foot on the brake pedal when using the right foot on the throttle, usually to manage the balance of the car.
In a thread on left foot braking I couldn't persuade another poster I didn't do it to shave off tenths. I do it because I can. Your distinction would have helped no end as we pointlessly argued round and round.Braking with your left foot and 'left foot braking' are not the same thing'
Left foot braking is using the left foot on the brake pedal when using the right foot on the throttle, usually to manage the balance of the car.
Fessia fancier said:
I find it hard to believe the slight power and spec differences make any real world difference on inherently sporty cars. For example a 911 that is 50kg lighter - can anyone tell on the road?
Not quite on topic but I was amused by the Urus Performante which is 47kg lighter than standard. That truly must be pointless.
And could you own a car named after a bladder infection?Not quite on topic but I was amused by the Urus Performante which is 47kg lighter than standard. That truly must be pointless.
Niponeoff said:
And with an old laggy turbo you could always change down when you saw an opportunity coming to get it working before you needed it. There will be drivers in the future unable to comprehend the interest in internal combustion engines because compared to electric cars they all lag.
annodomini2 said:
Modern automotive electronics are far too complicated containing things considered features, but are actually completely pointless.
And I'm an automotive software engineer implementing a lot of this stuff...
When I was delivering cars, older cars you could just get in and drive were preferable. Newer cars that needed a residential course or a lot of trial and error were a pain. Simple is good.And I'm an automotive software engineer implementing a lot of this stuff...
jamie w said:
Feel cheated if the odometer is changing from eg 59999 to 60000 and I miss seeing it change 
Even moreso if it's a 99999 to 100000
If I miss the nice round number for my odometer photo collection, I take a 'just after' picture and doctor it in a photo editor.Even moreso if it's a 99999 to 100000
That's okay, isn't it? We all do it, don't we? You did say this just stays between us, didn't you?
Harry_523 said:
Cleaning cars is pointless. I dont give a s
t about swirl marks, beading and whatever else the cleaning brigade get hard for, just chuck it through a carwash when you get dirty getting in and out.
I set my cruise control to 81mph to annoy people doing 80.
Cream interiors are life.
Trackdays arent actually fun, you just spend the whole time worrying about braking something and how expensive they are.
Convertibles are better than their coupe equivalents. I dont give a monkeys about shake.
Electric handbrakes are fine, so is stop/start.
Loud exhausts should be punishable by torture (from someone who lives within 1 mile of a bypass).
My Toyota was the least reliable car I owned, including an Alfa Romeo and 3 BMWs.
Ah, yes, their 80 to your 81. Over the years I have concluded that their thinking is, "He doesnt need to go faster. I'm breaking the law enough."t about swirl marks, beading and whatever else the cleaning brigade get hard for, just chuck it through a carwash when you get dirty getting in and out.I set my cruise control to 81mph to annoy people doing 80.
Cream interiors are life.
Trackdays arent actually fun, you just spend the whole time worrying about braking something and how expensive they are.
Convertibles are better than their coupe equivalents. I dont give a monkeys about shake.
Electric handbrakes are fine, so is stop/start.
Loud exhausts should be punishable by torture (from someone who lives within 1 mile of a bypass).
My Toyota was the least reliable car I owned, including an Alfa Romeo and 3 BMWs.
If the bend in the dual carriageway goes the correct way, I like to indicate and change lane by carrying straight on.* That's if I need to and as long as it doesn't annoy the bejayzus out of anyone. Hmm, so many variables. I hadn't realised.
Anyway, even more secret pleasure is gained by not hitting the catseyes while I'm doing it.
*I hope that's clear. Further explanation is available on request.
Anyway, even more secret pleasure is gained by not hitting the catseyes while I'm doing it.
*I hope that's clear. Further explanation is available on request.
At traffic lights I count down to the green. Out loud.
Mostly i do this on my own. If any grandchildren are with me I can cheat by having either the green or the moment the car moves.
They are so impressed.
They're not really. But occasionally they set uo a rival countdown. Journeys fly by.
Mostly i do this on my own. If any grandchildren are with me I can cheat by having either the green or the moment the car moves.
They are so impressed.
They're not really. But occasionally they set uo a rival countdown. Journeys fly by.
Caddyshack said:
DickyC said:
underwhelmist said:
smallpaul said:
I've never changed a cambelt deliberately.
How do you change a cambelt accidentally? It didn't happen, did it?
No.
Do you have to explain all your feeble jokes?
Not always, no.
Caddyshack said:
Chubbyross said:
Sporky said:
I don't think engines sound nice when at high revs.
I thought it was just me. In all my years of motoring I’ve probably bounced off a rev limiter a handful of times. 
gravitygravy said:
BikeSausage said:
Smaller alloys are better than big ones.
100% and they seem to keep getting bigger. Got a new Fiesta ST-line X arriving next month and it comes on 18" wheels....on a Fiesta. It's draft. Debating buying some 16" replacements and stashing the originals in the loft until the lease ends. 
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