Dumb rich kid tries modding for the first time

[Murray_Calavera]

2 hours ago, Hexi said:

against the idea is the SL500 for one reason - not very fuel efficient

You'll find a lot of skylines here drink more then a stock SL500.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

2 hours ago, Hexi said:

SL500 for one reason - not very fuel efficient.

Wait till you own a 90s JDM shit box  

 

2 hours ago, Hexi said:

my parents are worried ill crash and die lmao (I probably won't but hey I understand why)

I can too, you often hear / see of kids borrowing their dad (or mum)'s fast car and binning it.

[Hexi]

48 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Wait till you own a 90s JDM shit box  

 

I can too, you often hear / see of kids borrowing their dad (or mum)'s fast car and binning it.

Yeah lol. But I think im a good driver (I hope I am) haven't gotten a single demerit point yet

[MBS206]

4 hours ago, Hexi said:

Ooohhh I see. I guess that makes sense also. Hey also just a like opinion based question, I've been recently considering getting a SL500 R230 bc my younger sister wants me to drive one (she rlly wants me to flex on her high schooler friends lmfao). However to be honest ive been kind of against the idea is the SL500 for one reason - not very fuel efficient. I understand I probably have the funds to be able to drive this car daily but it kind of pains me that id still have to spend more money on gas compared to like a 25GT or smth. Idk if I should get an SL500 or whether to js go all in on the JDM lifestyle. If I do buy an SL500 I'll probably modify it to a minor degree. (idk slap a turbo/supercharger and a ecu revamp).

This is a stupid reason to get a car.

I thought someone mentioned something about not trying to be pretentious... Flexing is same same, you just think you're cool doing it.

[MBS206]

41 minutes ago, Hexi said:

Yeah lol. But I think im a good driver (I hope I am) haven't gotten a single demerit point yet

Amount of time you're being observed by law enforcement is so minute, that you could be a dumb shit 90% of your driving time, and never lose a demerit.

You could also be the best driver ever and still get hit with a fine.

 

When you realise how quickly everything turns from "Wee, we're having fun!" To "oh f**k oh f**k oh f**k", you start to realise the only way to be a good driver, is to not be doing anything dumb or unexpected by normies on the road.

You want to go fast, go to the track. Someone there in a 1990s slow POS will also show you how bad of a driver you are as they lap 10 seconds per lap quicker than you can in a car that should be considerably faster.

[Kinkstaah]

11 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

This is a stupid reason to get a car.

I thought someone mentioned something about not trying to be pretentious... Flexing is same same, you just think you're cool doing it.

100%

Also "Not wanting to spend money" is THE WORST IDEA IMAGINABLE when coming to a project car of any kind. They EXIST to BURN MONEY.

Sure, gas money is a thing. A stock car with the worst fuel economy ever sold would probably be cheaper than modifying a car with FREE petrol for the life of your ownership of it, lol.

[Hexi]

15 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

This is a stupid reason to get a car.

I thought someone mentioned something about not trying to be pretentious... Flexing is same same, you just think you're cool doing it.

Yeah actually really fair point. Idk what I was thinking when looking at the SL500. Now that I think about it, I feel like I would have more enjoyment out of a shitbox that I would need to repair than some fancy merc. Although I must admit the SL500 does look quite nice. My bad hahaha.

[Hexi]

5 minutes ago, Kinkstaah said:

100%

Also "Not wanting to spend money" is THE WORST IDEA IMAGINABLE when coming to a project car of any kind. They EXIST to BURN MONEY.

Sure, gas money is a thing. A stock car with the worst fuel economy ever sold would probably be cheaper than modifying a car with FREE petrol for the life of your ownership of it, lol.

I guess it was the thought about "Oh if I were to drive this everyday". Then no, SL500 I wouldn't really consider lmao. 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

15 hours ago, Hexi said:

Yeah lol. But I think im a good driver (I hope I am) haven't gotten a single demerit point yet

There's often an inverse relationship between having no demerit points and actual driving skill.

Drivers with stacks of demerit points, sometimes on the edge of losing their licence ironically tend to have better car control when things go sideways.

(based purely on broscience and data made up).

[GTSBoy]

Yes, ther are plenty of [racist statement alert] terrifying 50+ yr old ladies of a certain ethnic origin who have no demerits yet still manage to park their cars on top of roundabouts, hanging out of multistory car parking structures and other wild shenanigans. Somehow they puddle through years of driving without ever attracting the attention of the cops, yet the whole time, they are an instant away from doing something spectactularly stupid.

[Ozdavroz]

50 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

ladies

Covers most of the above points really.

There's a few exceptions but most just see driving as an irritating but necessary task they must complete if they want to get anywhere on time. Also see it as a good time to show their awesome multi-tasking abilities on their mobile and/or doing their makeup.

 

[Wazmond]

5 hours ago, GTSBoy said:

yet still manage to park their cars on top of roundabouts, hanging out of multistory car parking structures and other wild shenanigans

Come to Eastwood, you'll get plenty of that 🤣

[soviet_merlin]

If I got a dollar for every flipped commuter missile I've driven past I'd have two dollars  

Some people get into wild adventures on the road and I doubt it's gender or ethnicity specific. I'm just glad I don't usually drive during peak times.

[GTSBoy]

44 minutes ago, Wazmond said:

Eastwood

I think you know exactly who I mean.

[MBS206]

15 minutes ago, soviet_merlin said:

If I got a dollar for every flipped commuter missile I've driven past I'd have two dollars  

Some people get into wild adventures on the road and I doubt it's gender or ethnicity specific. I'm just glad I don't usually drive during peak times.

I have to say, most people I see on the road fit the bill of atrocious drivers. Whether they be cowboys in their dual cabs, bogans in the Commodores, or the soccer mums.

Pretty much most people on the road put zero freaking thought into driving. Barely look further up the road then the end of their bonnet, and have never even thought about how catastrophically wrong shit can go, by doing what they all deem as normal driving. Especially their late braking, racing to stopped lights, and sitting half a foot off the bumper of the car in front at 110km/h.

Wanna know what's even better? By the time their kids get to be old enough to learn to drive, they've already got in the back of their brain what is normal driving, how annoyed you're allowed to get at people etc, and then their parents who actually have zero freaking skill at driving (Even though they constantly say "I've been driving for 20 years and never had an accident!") teach the little twerps how to drive, or should I say, how to make a car move.

Literally watched a parent teach their L Plater, on a 4 lane freeway, that you just slam the brakes on, and push your way over, even with a B Double bearing down on you, and that's how you should drive, rather then, just keep going to the next exit. Same shit happens all the time for side streets etc, watching numpties pull dumb shit turns pushing across 3 lanes of traffic, rather than just go up the road another 30 seconds, and take the next turn that'll get you to the same location...

Oh, and the damn right lane bandits.

Or the retards driving along with their headphones in, and can't hear the ambulance or fire truck right up their ass about to run them over...

 

Pretty much, people drive on the road, like ego centric f**ks, and don't actually think how dumb shit their driving is, how it could easily kill them or someone else in a split second, or at the very least, how they're driving is contributing to all the shit they're bitching about on the road, like shitty congestion!

[Hexi]

26 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

I have to say, most people I see on the road fit the bill of atrocious drivers. Whether they be cowboys in their dual cabs, bogans in the Commodores, or the soccer mums.

Pretty much most people on the road put zero freaking thought into driving. Barely look further up the road then the end of their bonnet, and have never even thought about how catastrophically wrong shit can go, by doing what they all deem as normal driving. Especially their late braking, racing to stopped lights, and sitting half a foot off the bumper of the car in front at 110km/h.

Wanna know what's even better? By the time their kids get to be old enough to learn to drive, they've already got in the back of their brain what is normal driving, how annoyed you're allowed to get at people etc, and then their parents who actually have zero freaking skill at driving (Even though they constantly say "I've been driving for 20 years and never had an accident!") teach the little twerps how to drive, or should I say, how to make a car move.

Literally watched a parent teach their L Plater, on a 4 lane freeway, that you just slam the brakes on, and push your way over, even with a B Double bearing down on you, and that's how you should drive, rather then, just keep going to the next exit. Same shit happens all the time for side streets etc, watching numpties pull dumb shit turns pushing across 3 lanes of traffic, rather than just go up the road another 30 seconds, and take the next turn that'll get you to the same location...

Oh, and the damn right lane bandits.

Or the retards driving along with their headphones in, and can't hear the ambulance or fire truck right up their ass about to run them over...

 

Pretty much, people drive on the road, like ego centric f**ks, and don't actually think how dumb shit their driving is, how it could easily kill them or someone else in a split second, or at the very least, how they're driving is contributing to all the shit they're bitching about on the road, like shitty congestion!

I have to agree like, yesterday, I was driving down the warringah freeway towards the bridge when this jackass driving a beaten up Honda civic cut me off so suddenly it made me almost yank the wheel to avoid him hitting my car. Honestly and he had the NERVE to flip me off (or some other gesture Idk). Im a calm guy, but really some people just dont deserve to have a license, let alone be allowed to drive on densely populated roads/highways. If youre gonna cut through lanes at least use the damn turn signal

[Hexi]

2 hours ago, Wazmond said:

Come to Eastwood, you'll get plenty of that 🤣

Thats why I stay far, far away from Eastwood. only go there if I wanna eat Korean food 

[MBS206]

30 minutes ago, Hexi said:

I have to agree like, yesterday, I was driving down the warringah freeway towards the bridge when this jackass driving a beaten up Honda civic cut me off so suddenly it made me almost yank the wheel to avoid him hitting my car. Honestly and he had the NERVE to flip me off (or some other gesture Idk). Im a calm guy, but really some people just dont deserve to have a license, let alone be allowed to drive on densely populated roads/highways. If youre gonna cut through lanes at least use the damn turn signal

He obviously had his reason for flipping you off. I wonder what it was...