An apology

"PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power" (petarvn) 11/10/2014 at 00:07 • Filed to: None

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Okay, I realized what I said earlier, and talking about my excessively fast driving was wrong. I want to formally apologize to you guys for that. Yes, I am a teenager, yes, I do realize that it's really dangerous what I'm doing, and yes, I understand that it will eventually lead to me or (God forbid) someone else getting hurt. Also, I'm sorry for bitching about my car because I do know that I don't deserve that thing. I did absolutely nothing to earn it. I'm just having a rough couple of days here...

Again, I'm sorry about my behavior, and I'll try to not do this as much anymore.

Have a Porsche as a measly appeasement...

Dsscats > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:16

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Don't apologize, change your behavior. It's absolutely ridiculous that you would be doing 130 MPH on a public road. And it may be your fast driving that is hurting your car to a point. If it's breaking down that often...........

And I only say this because it would be a shame to lose your contributions because unsafe driving got you hurt.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:19

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There is nothing wrong with fast driving, just take it to the track and keep it off public roads

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Dsscats 11/10/2014 at 00:19

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I should, but I'm addicted to the speed man... I feel most at home bombing down backroads...
I try to be safe about it, like slowing down when i notice oncoming traffic and such, but it is still dangerous, i know. I will try and change, that I promise. hopefully before the police catch on...

and yeah! who'd do the late-nite music if I'm in a coma for 6 months?!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/10/2014 at 00:20

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I will as soon as i can. Actually that gives me an idea for a Christmas gift...

Nibby > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:24

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Hey man. Don't speed that excessively.

The corpses in your trunk are delicate and could easily disintegrate. You want to be able to experience rigor mortis during intercourse.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:26

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Dude, just be happy for what you've got. I know a lot of us who work our asses off can't afford a used RX-8 let alone a fancy Jetta and you got it for free.

Don't you fucking dare stop hooning but slow the fuck down, no one here wants to see you wreck yourself or your car or our cars. Stay safe!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Nibby 11/10/2014 at 00:26

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...obviously why I got a sedan :P

bob and john > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:27

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I'm with Dsscats on this one. fuck the apologies, slow. down.
yea, speed is a great thing. I know. I have a motorcycle. but I dont run up to 110 6 times a night. Its going to hurt a lot of things. your car, for starters. as you are already experaincing that. your wallet (see item #1) and god forbid you lose control and something much more serious happens to you or someone else.

your not a dumb kid. yes, we have all been there. But you have to learn to slow down.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Nibby 11/10/2014 at 00:28

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Necrophilia never gets old.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > bob and john 11/10/2014 at 00:28

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I'll take it to the track next time, I promise hat much. SiR is 30 minutes away. all I need is a session!

Big Bubba Ray > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:28

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I'm sorry for shitting on you earlier, but I only do it because stuff like that is so fucking dangerous. Please realize that driving like that on public roads will only have a negative outcome. It hasn't happened yet, but it is sure to happen at some point. I understand the whole invincible teenager thing. I've been there and done that. I've done my fair share of stupid shit, trust me.

Don't try to change the way you drive. Actually do it. We all know you can. You know you can. If you get the itch to go fast, please take it to a track. That's the best and safest way to get the speed out of your system. If you think "oh it's too expensive to have a track/autocross day" compare that to the cost of a ticket/jail time/license revocation/lawyer fees if you get caught doing 130 in your car.

Stay safe out there, brother.

bob and john > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:31

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only 30 min away? lucky you.

closest track to me is mosport, and its a 2 hour drive there.

want a trick to slow down? Forget trying to go as fast as you can. try to keep your fuel economy as high as possible. you have a fairly new car, there is a digital read out of the consumption there. keep tring to eek just that extra little bit of range out of it.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:36

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I can't get angry at someone for driving like a dumb ass when I do too. We're stupid teenagers. I do recommend either slowing down or not saying anything on Oppo about it. Or both.

As for bitching about your car, I think it's perfectly okay to complain when your 2012 MY car is throwing check engine lights. Whether you deserve it or not is debatable, but I'm about to get my second car for basically free, So I have No room to judge.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:42

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I'm here for the Porsche, but yes, no public road excessive speeding. Take it to ze track and if you must go fast, take it to the freeway at night. I'd elaborate more, but I'm tired as fuck and trying to study, so yeah.

You know what to do/not to do.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/10/2014 at 00:47

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heh, I'm trying to study too... 4APUS tests in the next 5 days, English test and possibly a physics test. yay! :D

Big Bubba Ray > bob and john 11/10/2014 at 00:48

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This. I loooooove to hoon, but sometimes driving consertively can be fun, as lame as that sounds.

Im on a pretty tight gas budget and I like seeing how much mileage I can squeeze out of a tank. 500 miles is my record so far haha

There is more to driving than balls out speed.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:50

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APUS?? That's easy!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/10/2014 at 00:52

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not for me it ain't! first time I read the US constitution was a week ago, so take that as you will.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Big Bubba Ray 11/10/2014 at 00:53

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I will, I promise. i'll keep the speed to the track form now on.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/10/2014 at 00:54

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wait, you're getting another car??? since when!? what did I miss?
and yeah, I don't deserve it, but it should be able to take going fast for a few minutes, right?

bob and john > Big Bubba Ray 11/10/2014 at 00:56

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I was hypermiling my moms lexus one time....I got it down to 6.4L/100km (36 MPG) car is rated for 26 MPG :P.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 00:59

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Apparently, they said something to my girlfriend about surprising me with x amount of money (apparenty $5k or more) to buy one. Hasn't happened yet though.

Considering my mom's Vue is four years older and has hit it's 101MPH limiter plenty of times and we don't have issues... But yours is also a VW.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/10/2014 at 01:02

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heh yeah... I'm probably to blame for the CEL going off. I don't take it lightly most of the time!

Bandit > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/10/2014 at 01:04

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What happened to the H in APUSH?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Bandit 11/10/2014 at 01:08

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It's been three years since I took that exam....Completely forgot.

GTI MkVII > bob and john 11/10/2014 at 01:11

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+1. I've made this a sort of game during my commutes in my GTI. Monday to Thursday I aim to keep it above 30. Then Friday on the way home I open her up a bit =)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 01:11

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That exam was my greatest moment of brilliance. I walked in and took it without ever taking the class, scored a 4. Was purely epic, as I was the only person in my room to have not taken the class, I only took regular US History.

Too bad I couldn't use the credit at my engineering school, because there's no history class for it to be applicable.

GTI MkVII > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 01:12

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Does your GLI have a speed warning chime you can set? I have my GTI set to 80 just as that tiny little reminder to take it easy.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > GTI MkVII 11/10/2014 at 01:18

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...you sir are a fucking genius. I'm going to set that at 55 right now

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/10/2014 at 01:20

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that's awesome! I took the APWorld test, and scored a 4. The night prior to the test was opening night for a play I was in, I studied for about 30 minutes In the dressing room, chucked the crash course book in to the can, did the show, got home at 12, took the test with no practice, and finished with 25 minutes to spare

Conan > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 01:28

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Just so you're aware, at least one of us is an APUSH teacher.

Dsscats > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 01:35

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That's a BS excuse. We all enjoy going fast, but it's our job as responsible adults to quell that desire and do the responsible thing.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Conan 11/10/2014 at 01:39

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Oh no, I know that! I remember talking to you last year when I was taking my AP World test! :D

And don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be in APUSH if I didn't love history (I adore it!) it's just that my studying habits are not the greatest most of the time, and I complain about stuff a lot.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 01:47

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You may want to tone down the lamenting of your free GLI as well... It's in very poor taste.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 11/10/2014 at 02:05

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I will... It's just that I feel I picked wrong sometimes. I love my car, but it drives me up the wall sometimes

Conan > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 02:11

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Heh, well, don't worry about it. I'm glad you're in it. The subject is why I teach. I didn't even get to take AP World, just had to settle for APUSH and APGOV. Reading matters, but this year US will be real different. I recommend you do your best to get lost in http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ and study the essay formats hard.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Conan 11/10/2014 at 02:26

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oh I know... I've already had 6 tests in that class, including the first round of DBQ/LEQ's that we had to write. It's a hard class, a very hard class

BrownMiataDieselWagon > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 02:26

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Being safe is cool :)

Also, be thankful for what you have! (P.S. my check engine light is also on and my car can't even do 100mph LOL)

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > BrownMiataDieselWagon 11/10/2014 at 02:27

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hahah, well it's nice having a quick car, but I do complain too much. I'm going to try to be more thankful for it, I honestly will.

Svend > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 02:33

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I've attended too many RTCs (Road Traffic Collisions) to accept 'I' addicted to speed', there is a time and a place for speed and excessive speed belongs on the track.

I've known drivers only realise what they've done after a serious RTC, some have had minor injuries and some have had life altering injuries, some have even got away completely unharmed but their occupants and or those of the other vehicle have had serious injuries or died. Don't let it have to be one of these incidents for you to realise what you've been doing. You want to drive the way you do, do it away from others as it's completely unacceptable and selfish to put other lives at risk because 'I'm addicted to speed'.

Go to your local police station and ask to watch a video on what happens when excessive speed is the cause of the collision, they aren't pretty and I hope you never have to be in the same view point I've been in when you attend the scene and you know straight away all the training you've had and experience you've gleened is worth jack as there is nothing at all you can do. I got out of that game because I was becoming hardened to it and you should never become hardened to something like that.

BrownMiataDieselWagon > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 02:42

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I totally understand what you're feeling though. I had some second thoughts after I got my Wrangler (having to deal with Penta-shit cylinder heads, inconvenience of the soft-top, only being able to go 85mph max, etc.). No car is perfect, but if you think of all the positive aspects of your car, and consider how fortunate you (we) as young people are to have such nice/new cars, or a car at all for that matter, you can't help but feel grateful for what you have.

Conan > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 02:44

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Good stuff man. Good luck and let me know if you ever need any help.

Steve in Manhattan > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 02:54

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You have reformed, so it's all good. You haven't killed or maimed anyone, so just be careful from now on.

Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 05:22

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In an effort to NOT jump on the internet-hater wagon, I'll say "Wise up bro! A happy hoon is a responsible hoon!" and leave it at that...

Pro tip: Maybe try a Miata. 80 in those things feels like 130 in a normal-sized car. And GLI's never look good in 'the abstract' (see below)

Old-Busted-Hotness > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 07:46

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Here's something to think about this time of year:

<— This is you, going 130 mph.

Use your imagination.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish 11/10/2014 at 07:59

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But, they do get cold.

jkm7680 > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 08:31

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Apologizing over the internet isn't a way to change your ways. You actually have to change them yourself, and I hope you do before you end up hurting somebody.

1. Stop complaining about your free car you chose yourself, and how it's not "fast" enough for you. It just makes you sound like a spoiled teenager.

2. Stop driving so fucking fast. 130 mph on a public road is never acceptable, and if you were in Virginia you'd be spending a week in jail and would leave without a licence.

3. Stay safe. You're an inexperienced driver, try to take it easy a bit.

Sweet Trav > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 08:40

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Just slow down man.

Some wicked aero takes place over 100 MPH, and can do some gnarly things to cars you think you're in control of.

No one here wants to see you as a greasy spot on a back road.

thebigbossyboss > BrownMiataDieselWagon 11/10/2014 at 08:44

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My check engine light is also on. My car might be able to do 100mph but not on these tires.

twochevrons > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 09:21

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But seriously, do slow down. Thank you for understanding that we were just trying to give you some 'real talk' rather than crap all over you. I'm pretty sure that we've all exceeded the speed limit plenty of times, but an amount of judgement is needed, and although it's hard to draw the line as to what is safe and what is not, those kinds of speeds definitely are not.

It is a bit hard to hear you complaining about an awesome car you got for free when most of us have scrimped and saved to get cars that have all the same problems as yours, but you really do seem to appreciate what you have, so I can't begrudge you that too much. Maybe keep that in mind for next time, though. And if you want a beat-up Volvo 850R with 213,000 miles that leaks oil, has various warning lights on, but is a remarkably quick turbo five-cylinder, I'd gladly trade for your GLI ;). Gotta have that five-cylinder warble going on.

If you do want to get rid of the GLI, though, I would honestly suggest, as others have done, getting something a bit slower, but still sporty. Miata is the obvious answer, but smaller hot hatches (Fiesta ST, maybe), are a good bet, too, and it's surprising what else fits the bill – I drove a tuned Skoda Scout TDI wagon a while ago, and it was actually a huge amount of fun. This is something that I found when I got my 850R – yes, it's seriously fast, but it's almost impossible to make use of all that power in everyday driving, so aside from the rare occasions when I can open the taps, it's just a big station wagon with a bone-shattering ride that drinks absurd amounts of premium fuel and breaks down all the time.

My VW Scirocco and MGA, which are a third, and a quarter as powerful as the Volvo respectively, are actually a lot more fun to drive in everyday situations, as I get to really make the most of them without even exceeding the speed limit. Even better, with the extra involvement that driving them quickly requires, bombing down a country road in them at 55mph feels like you're doing 100. I really do like my 850R, but if I'm after a genuinely fun driving experience, I'll take one of my slow cars every time.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 11:17

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Remeber the track dude. Maybe once you actually get on one you'll see what I see and stop shitting on me.

And yeah slow down. Its not gonna end well.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 11/10/2014 at 17:32

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I'll always love backroads man, they're just a blast to hoon on, and I will always say that a nice road through a forest is better than a closed circuit, but i'll go to to the track next time

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/10/2014 at 17:44

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And I'll maintain that you're wrong..

cayman2007 > Old-Busted-Hotness 11/11/2014 at 13:30

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My girlfriend hit a deer @ 40mph driving her Tahoe, knocked the whole front end off. Took me 4 hours to put it back together again, I can't imagine hitting a large animal going much faster than that. Track days are a lot of fun, as are autocrosses => this where you hoon. While on public roads use your cruise control if you don't trust yourself.

Spasoje > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/14/2014 at 20:23

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Nemoj da se iživljavaš! Ako ne zbog bezbednosnih razloga (koje su kolege ve obradili, koliko vidim), onda zbog jasne asocijacije:

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Spasoje 11/15/2014 at 02:19

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Jel lose sto sam odgledao celu stvar? Ovo je prilicno izvanredno! :D

Ali da, moram da se smirim pre nego sto polomim sve koske ili Jettu.

Alternativa je da kupim nesto sa vecim motorom, I da zavarim sebe niz autoput, 200 na sat, svuda mrak, 200 na sat, ludujem sve do zore.....

(zao si sto si mi ovo pokazao...:P)

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/15/2014 at 08:40

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Excessively fast driving isn't the problem. It's that you aren't ON A TRACK.

130MPH is excessive on all but race tracks and the Autobahn derestricted sections. Have I done ridiculously fast speeds? Yes (and even faster than you). Illegally? Yes (Statute of limitation has run, hence the only reason I will even mention it here). But I don't do it now, because doing it on a race track is a far safer proposition than say, I-20 from Douglasville to the Perimeter, or I-57 in southern IL.

In short: I GREW UP.

My fastest ticket? 91MPH in a 55MPH zone (8 years ago). I had an Illinois license at the time and was not in IL, so this was just a really large fine and attorney fee. Had I had a GA license at the time, I would have received a 1 year suspension (as I was under 21).

And to be brutally honest, your GLI is fast enough. Forget the tune and the rest of it until you have enough money to have a second car for normal use, and *then* worry about tinkering with the VW.

Spasoje > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/15/2014 at 23:18

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Pa lepo su me upozorili, devedesete su ipak zarazne...

(ako mi sluajno sjebe embedding, što verovatno hoe, premotaj do 21:26 ...)

Što se tie kola, veruj da ti zaista nije potrebno ništa jae! To ti kaže neko ko je sa svojih šesnaest dobio isti auto u istim uslovima... Najlakše je da ga nagaziš i tako zadovoljiš že za brzinu. Meutim, to što ljudi esto ne provale je da to uopšte nije že za brzinu, ve potreba za veim izazovom!

Znai, moj predlog za tvoj sledei 'upgrade' bi bila uplata u neki dobar pro driver training program (poput onaj BMW-ov ili nešto slino). Zašto? Da svojeruno vidiš kako precizna vožnja pruža vee zadovoljstvo od proste brzine, i da na vreme stekneš nadproseno znanje o neemo što te zanima i što e ti koristiti u budunosti. Nee ti biti žao! :)

A verovatno eš lakše da ubediš matorce nego da je u pitanju ECU reflash, recimo hehe

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Spasoje 11/16/2014 at 03:52

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...ne bih zeleo da saznam gde ti sve ovo pronalazis...

ali da, popricao sam sa roditeljima. planiram kacigu dobijem za Christmas, I onda idem na prolece da vezbam voznju na SIR/Pacific raceways!

Spasoje > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/16/2014 at 16:52

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Lepo! Što se tie klipova, šta da ti kažem, postoji ske za svak...uhh...dobro...hajde, neu. :)