Driving Tips?
#21
RE: Driving Tips?
The main difference is hitting the brakes before the turn. I take an overpass every night coming home from work going from one freeway to the other. It's a tall, left turn that goes up and then swoops down, 2 lanes wide merging into one lane. I can approach it at over 80, and will see the speed limit sign for it that says 45! I have to drop down to 60 before hitting the top of the turn. I don't want to be braking or accelerating until I'm on my way out of the turn and then can get back on the throttle.
#22
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I say, when it rains, go out and play. Find an empty lot or deserted stretch of road or just cruise around for awhile and see where the car grips and where the point of traction loss is. Especially in the snow. You will be a much better driver even in a panic situaution.
#23
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Gearshift time comparisonHere lists the minimum shift time of the most popular automated manual gearbox:
Gearbox (car)
Min. shift time
BMW SMG II (M3 E46)
80 ms
Ferrari F1 (Maserati 4200GT)
80 ms
Ferrari F1 (360 F1)
150 ms
Ferrari F1 (Enzo)
150 ms
Bugatti Veyron (proposed)
200 ms
Ferrari F1 (575M)
220 ms
BMW SMG (M3 E36)
220 ms
Aston Martin Vanquish
250 ms
BMW SSG (3-series)
250ms (150ms for 1st to 2nd)
Alfa Selespeed (156 Selespeed) (old)
700 ms
The average manual car driver: 500 ms - 1 s
So, I think we can put that to rest about us shifting faster then these new gear boxes. If we were as good as these devices why would F1 cars have done away with stick shifts.
Jon
Gearbox (car)
Min. shift time
BMW SMG II (M3 E46)
80 ms
Ferrari F1 (Maserati 4200GT)
80 ms
Ferrari F1 (360 F1)
150 ms
Ferrari F1 (Enzo)
150 ms
Bugatti Veyron (proposed)
200 ms
Ferrari F1 (575M)
220 ms
BMW SMG (M3 E36)
220 ms
Aston Martin Vanquish
250 ms
BMW SSG (3-series)
250ms (150ms for 1st to 2nd)
Alfa Selespeed (156 Selespeed) (old)
700 ms
The average manual car driver: 500 ms - 1 s
So, I think we can put that to rest about us shifting faster then these new gear boxes. If we were as good as these devices why would F1 cars have done away with stick shifts.
Jon
#24
RE: Driving Tips?
ORIGINAL: Dwisforme05
Dont ever pull that e brake. unless your parking(manula trans). "Not true"
if you have time, and it starts raining let it rain for a little while. driving while it starts to rain is the worst time to drive, thats when all the oils come out of the little pores in the road. "Very true"
my .02
Dont ever pull that e brake. unless your parking(manula trans). "Not true"
if you have time, and it starts raining let it rain for a little while. driving while it starts to rain is the worst time to drive, thats when all the oils come out of the little pores in the road. "Very true"
my .02
#25
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Oops.....hit the button too soon. The ebrake can be a very useful tool in kicking the *** end out without using the accel. It's also the way to do a bootleg turn. With ABS you can still steer in severe braking conditions (unlike the old days), but, if you have an extreme situation where you might need to kick the *** end out and around you have one of two choices......the gas pedal or the ebrake.
One note on kicking the *** end out using acceleration (the fun way), don't forget that the rear end may not quit sliding just because you ease up on the gas. This is especially true in wet, snow, ice, gravel etc. where traction isn't as good. You need to learn to "play the slide" under controlled situations before you get into emergency situations and don't have a clue. Every car you buy, you should find out its, and your limitations in places where you don't endanger yourself or others.
One note on kicking the *** end out using acceleration (the fun way), don't forget that the rear end may not quit sliding just because you ease up on the gas. This is especially true in wet, snow, ice, gravel etc. where traction isn't as good. You need to learn to "play the slide" under controlled situations before you get into emergency situations and don't have a clue. Every car you buy, you should find out its, and your limitations in places where you don't endanger yourself or others.
#26
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Best recommendation i can give you is to either get some drag radials and a rainy day, or use the stock rubber with a thin coat of snow on the ground. Find a large empty parking lot, like on a Sunday in an industrial lot.
Get some friends and set up a bunch of cones in a slalom or autocross like setting and practice there. If you can master the car in those conditions, you'll be a better driver than most people out there.
Get some friends and set up a bunch of cones in a slalom or autocross like setting and practice there. If you can master the car in those conditions, you'll be a better driver than most people out there.
#27
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ORIGINAL: BimmerTang
Best advice I ever got was from my first driving instructor with BMW..."Keep your eyes up off the hood, the car will go where your eyes are looking"
So many people stare about 50 feet in front of their car...look way down field. Try it in a curve...look at where you want to come out...not where you are...you'll see a big difference in your line through the turns.
Jon
Best advice I ever got was from my first driving instructor with BMW..."Keep your eyes up off the hood, the car will go where your eyes are looking"
So many people stare about 50 feet in front of their car...look way down field. Try it in a curve...look at where you want to come out...not where you are...you'll see a big difference in your line through the turns.
Jon
#28
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I learned a lot about driving RWD from beating the **** out of a lot of RWD cars when I was a kid. Driving like a moron isn't usually advisable, but it did teach me a lot about handling a slide, knowing how (and how much) to react, etc. You don't need a nice car to get the basics down.
If you don't want to chance it with your Mustang, get yourself a $500 beater and go have some fun.
Personally, I have a harder time controlling a FWD car than I do a RWD. And I'm from WI, so driving in the snow helps. In the warmer areas, rain will work.
If you don't want to chance it with your Mustang, get yourself a $500 beater and go have some fun.
Personally, I have a harder time controlling a FWD car than I do a RWD. And I'm from WI, so driving in the snow helps. In the warmer areas, rain will work.
#30
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Exactly. My first car was a 89 Mazda B2000 pickup (2wd). Drove it in the snow, ice, and mud. Drove the hell out of that thing.. but I can tell you one thing.. it was an extension of myself. I could drive that thing sideways.
ORIGINAL: MEDIC
I learned a lot about driving RWD from beating the **** out of a lot of RWD cars when I was a kid. Driving like a moron isn't usually advisable, but it did teach me a lot about handling a slide, knowing how (and how much) to react, etc. You don't need a nice car to get the basics down.
If you don't want to chance it with your Mustang, get yourself a $500 beater and go have some fun.
Personally, I have a harder time controlling a FWD car than I do a RWD. And I'm from WI, so driving in the snow helps. In the warmer areas, rain will work.
I learned a lot about driving RWD from beating the **** out of a lot of RWD cars when I was a kid. Driving like a moron isn't usually advisable, but it did teach me a lot about handling a slide, knowing how (and how much) to react, etc. You don't need a nice car to get the basics down.
If you don't want to chance it with your Mustang, get yourself a $500 beater and go have some fun.
Personally, I have a harder time controlling a FWD car than I do a RWD. And I'm from WI, so driving in the snow helps. In the warmer areas, rain will work.