A. You put 1989, not me. I find that calling "us" douchebags is rather ironic.Originally Posted by malfeas99
B. That makes it even worse that you are a 1/4 of a century old, yet still want a parking lot to run around in.
A. You put 1989, not me. I find that calling "us" douchebags is rather ironic.
B. That makes it even worse that you are a 1/4 of a century old, yet still want a parking lot to run around in.
AIM: RuinerTT
2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE
Look, I've got no specific beef with you, I'm sorry that my lack of vigilance in regards to my own profile sort of stalled out your witty and imperious initial response, but it really wasn't that funny anyways.
I'll tell you right now that your insights into my 'true motivations' are flat out incorrect. They're just wrong.
So you can take me at my word and we can kiss and make up, or you can continue trying to paint me as someone I'm not, and we can add to the multitude of useless exchanges of insults that pervades most of these boards.
Maybe we can 'call each other out' and we can go fight each other RL! I'll show you! *fisticuffs*
Fair enough. Being that you know the inherent dangers and irresponsibility brought forth by trying these actions in a parking lot, a driver’s education course is your only reasonable (responsible) solution.
AIM: RuinerTT
2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE
I was up to this point under the impression that most driving schools were prohibitively expensive.. 300-600 bucks for a day of instruction and a few laps around the track. If there are alternatives, as appears to be the case, that's probably my best bet.
But seriously, what's the big deal here, beyond the stereotype of the hollywood-blinded ricer tossing his mom's civic around in a parking lot?
My father taught me how to drive in a parking lot.
My driving instructor, way back in the day, taught me to do maneuvers in a parking lot.
It seems only natural that if one can find an out-of-the-way and safe place to do it, one should be able to just nudge the car's handling a bit, at low speeds, and find out what does what.
My plan was just to take the car out, start a curve in the rain, and nudge the throttle till the tires broke loose and then correct for it. I doubt my speed would be more than a blazing 20mph the whole time. I just want to see where and when the car doesn't want to do what you tell it anymore.
This becomes doubly important when I drastically change the handling characteristics of the car via springs and swaybars.. it only sounds smart that one would want a safe place to see the difference and adjust their driving accordingly, right? I mean, I've seen more than one vendor or manufacturer stating specifically that in their online stores under some of their suspension mods.
Don't you think that maneuvers like the one I just offered in example would make one a safer driver on the street, especially in less-than-ideal driving conditions?
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