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lol you love to resurrect ancient threads terry!

When i came on board, i was told to search bozodoz hehe :rant:

Ah well, it's silly season now - so i'm safe :happy:

Still, I can't recall ever having bought a car from a female owner who didn't have gutter rash on the rear onside wheel or hubcap :(

Frist post in this thread summed it up pretty well.

I liked the comments of the women who took 70 odd seconds to park "well its the rule that the people behind have to wait". Being about to reverse park is part of getting your frigging licence.

Well I managed to buy my R32 with 3 rashed TE37s (WTF were they thinking!?) and that was off a man :S

that said I can't stand my gf's driving, two feet auto driver, rolls to a stop with the clutch in and not downshifting etc

if you did a search on me you'd probably find a lot of quality input :D

Well I managed to buy my R32 with 3 rashed TE37s (WTF were they thinking!?) and that was off a man :S

that said I can't stand my gf's driving, two feet auto driver, rolls to a stop with the clutch in and not downshifting etc

if you did a search on me you'd probably find a lot of quality input :P

when i got lessons i got told to brake and not downshift cos when you make the engine break for you it wears it out

so id brake then look at the speed and change gear to what is suitable

had someone at a driver training course (you know, basic one that they send you off to in grade 12) that told us to put the clutch in to break. Whatever dude.

Had a driving instructor tell me that you should always put the handbreak button in when pulling it in to stop wear, that gave me a good laugh.

had someone at a driver training course (you know, basic one that they send you off to in grade 12) that told us to put the clutch in to break. Whatever dude.

Had a driving instructor tell me that you should always put the handbreak button in when pulling it in to stop wear, that gave me a good laugh.

SO your braking with the clutch out :) Is it in gear as well??

Its what i've always been told to do by parents/friends/everywhere else i've seen, apart from these blokes.

Ya...are u for real dude or having a lend of me

3 ways i would slow a normal car

1. knock it out of gear & brake...

2. clutch in and brake

3. downchange gears and brake

All of which involve clutching, in an auto you need brakes to slow the engine, but in a manual the engine slows itself when the clutch is in...do most people you know drive autos by any chance

Edited by doozooby

lolz well i've always seen drivers being taught to downshift properly when driving a manual, and I've seen one owner cars which have clocked over half a million kays been always driven like that - trust me it's bullshit (unless you're in an auto in which case you wouldn't use the gears to slow down).

I only ever clutch when I'm crawling, then put it back to first after I come to a halt, that is how pretty much everyone I know apart from my GF drives.

For example imagine how much longer it would take a semi trailer to stop if old mate truckie just clutched in and used the brakes!

Its not illegal to have things dangle from your rear view mirror...

Nor is it to indicate right when going straight through roundabout, at least their brain is switched on.

Aside from single vehicle stupidity in carparks from the industry most common accidents seem to be: (in no particular order)

- Someone running into rear of slower or stationary person in front of them on road

(hate people who hit someone cause the person in front went then stopped then you hit their rear? learn to give enough space to stop fk head, yes even when you are stopping behind nobs)

- Carpark dmg from a door or reversing then leaving the scene (these people are big f**kheads)

- Opening their stopped car's door in front of traffic (yes you have to give way to the moving cars and are at fault)

- Reversing full stop causes accidents cause people dont think

- Turning right to beat oncoming traffic

Pet hates on the road:

- Tailgating ($75-100 fine in qld)

- sunday driving (there is a fine for going too slow)

- hesitation

- right hand lane blockers

- not indicating

- teenagers in sports cars (good for our business though)

- people who've been driving for 15-50 years and think they are awesome when they drive like shit

Frist post in this thread summed it up pretty well.

I liked the comments of the women who took 70 odd seconds to park "well its the rule that the people behind have to wait". Being about to reverse park is part of getting your frigging licence.

FYI if you were reversing into a park and someone ran into the back of you, you would be at fault =P

Edited by MSTRshenanigans

I thought it was a fine for having things dangling from your rear view. As well a fine for having things loose on the dashboard as it is deemed as a distraction. I was under the impression that it was a fine for each piece you have on the dash.

I was also under the impression that if a speed camera is setup in a 100kmph zone and you do 100kmph it won't take your picture. Why is it no other dirver thinks that way and slows down to 80kmph ?

lolz well i've always seen drivers being taught to downshift properly when driving a manual, and I've seen one owner cars which have clocked over half a million kays been always driven like that - trust me it's bullshit (unless you're in an auto in which case you wouldn't use the gears to slow down).

I only ever clutch when I'm crawling, then put it back to first after I come to a halt, that is how pretty much everyone I know apart from my GF drives.

For example imagine how much longer it would take a semi trailer to stop if old mate truckie just clutched in and used the brakes!

Well id considerer anything under 100 crawling anyway :)

Thats perfectly good way to drive if you can be f**ked, i would usually stop this way to,especially if i need to stop quick but have the time i just cant be assed

so i knock it to neutral and roll..think youll find a lot of truckies do to, ya left leg gets damned tired after driving all day

Remembering too that a cars brake to weight ratio is a lot better than that of a truck

Its not illegal to have things dangle from your rear view mirror...

Nor is it to indicate right when going straight through roundabout, at least their brain is switched on.

FYI if you were reversing into a park and someone ran into the back of you, you would be at fault =P

Why would you want things dangling from your mirror anyway?

By right you do mean left, right? Is your brain switched on?

Pet hate....people not giving way to let you reverse park,,grrrrrrrrr

I thought it was a fine for having things dangling from your rear view. As well a fine for having things loose on the dashboard as it is deemed as a distraction. I was under the impression that it was a fine for each piece you have on the dash.

I was also under the impression that if a speed camera is setup in a 100kmph zone and you do 100kmph it won't take your picture. Why is it no other dirver thinks that way and slows down to 80kmph ?

Another pet hate.....people that slow down when a policeman has already pulled somebody over, not like their suddenly gunna leave the person they have pulled over for you..Flip em the bird...... :)

actually doozooby I've seen them do just that that many times you wouldn't believe. Usually if they have had me or someone else over for the usual harassment or defectathon, and some wankers go racing past, or someone starts lighting em up at the next lights they will chuck the licence back n tear off for some good ol fashioned impoundings!

actually doozooby I've seen them do just that that many times you wouldn't believe. Usually if they have had me or someone else over for the usual harassment or defectathon, and some wankers go racing past, or someone starts lighting em up at the next lights they will chuck the licence back n tear off for some good ol fashioned impoundings!

Yeah but your talking extremes there...Im talking on freeways everyone sitting on 100 they will all slow to 90 disturbing the whole flow..

Same as what was said about slowing down for speed cameras

Edited by doozooby

Just throwing in my 2c about driver education or lack of (note-I live in a town of 5000). I passed my p's after half an hour of cruising at 60 and finished up with an angled park. I still dont park anywhere unless there are two bays because I cant reverse park and I didnt know how to turn right at a set of lights so figuring that out was fun .

As for boring drives, I drive pretty much straight to and from work for 40mins and each day with no one on the road and nothing but trees and farmland .I get drowsy and a few times have fallen asleep and woken up facing a tree.....not good for me. Now I buy a drink or food for the final stretch home, one can of red bull seems like cheap life insurance

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