"Cebu" (animoo)
12/29/2014 at 12:44 • Filed to: CR-V STANDS FOR COMPLETELY VERY BORING
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"Cebu" (animoo)
12/29/2014 at 12:44 • Filed to: CR-V STANDS FOR COMPLETELY VERY BORING | 1
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Since I am now the proud holder of a Level 2 provisional permit, that means I can drive solo. Finally. Since my parents get on my case for any kind of ambitious driving, even taking a right-hand turn at speeds over, oh, say 5 mph, this was my first chance ever to stretch the CR-V's legs. Since it was just a milk run to grab some cat litter, about all I could do was run it through one mildly entertaining road, and one short but very entertaining road.
Then I discovered it was the wrong kind of cat litter.
Going back out, I re-ran those same roads, returned the cat litter, got the correct type, and finally got home to write this article.
And during these travails, I discovered that thanks to the part-time 4WD system, it is an absolute BITCH to get loose. It only got upset when taking right turns onto another road at oh, say, thirty-five, aka above sane-person cornering speed. As far as mannerisms go, it definitely feels better when you treat it gently- ease the brake on, gently swivel the steering 'round, then punch the gas whenever you damn-well please. Since my style of schporty driving is BRAKEturnwaitGAS thanks to too many hours of NFS:PS, this will probably be quite the learning experience.
Go too fast into the corners, and you're understeering. Push the throttle too early out of a corner, and you may get a little chirp from the rear tires, but that's about it.
Anyways, 'till next time.
P. S. Discussions of getting a different used car for me when I go to college have been revived somehow. I've advised that ~$2000 is about the amount of money to pay for, as I put it, a "runner", which seems to be their only qualification for is-it-a-good-car. (My parents are not car people.) So, to Craigslist I go.
P.P.S: Speaking of college, I got accepted to App State. With the Blue Ridge Parkway in the backyard, and the Tail of the Dragon not too far away. And an anime club. And, oh, right, an industrial design degree program, but that doesn't really matter.
I cannot wait for college to begin, weirdly.
GhostZ
> Cebu
12/29/2014 at 12:47 |
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You're in a CR-V. There's no reason for it to ever get loose unless you're Walter Röhrl.
Chris Clarke
> Cebu
12/29/2014 at 12:49 |
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I remember my first solo. Oh, to be 18 again.
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Cebu
> Chris Clarke
12/29/2014 at 12:50 |
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Lucky bastard. I wanted so much to get a pilot's license when I was 13, but avgas was way too expensive.
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Cebu
> GhostZ
12/29/2014 at 12:53 |
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Son, I am the patron saint of drifting.... in Need for Speed. To be fair, it was ProStreet, which does a moderately decent job of physics, but it's still Need for Speed. To get the level of finesse I was at in ProStreet is gonna take a way more rear-wheel-drive car than I have. Since the one time I did drift (defensive driving course in skid recovery) got me addicted, I've been jonesing for a hit of drift for a long, long time.
That said,
*shape-shifts into Walter Rohrl*
Argent
> Cebu
12/29/2014 at 13:01 |
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Just a reminder to stay safe, and hoon responsibly! If you don't know the limits of your car, DO NOT find out the hard way on a public road. If you really want to try to push it, I'd advise you to try autocrossing, or even just finding an empty parking lot. Learn from the mistakes of millions of new drivers!
MysticStick
> Cebu
12/29/2014 at 13:08 |
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Congrats on the permit!
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GhostZ
> Cebu
12/29/2014 at 13:08 |
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Upgrade your ass to GT6 or Forza!
NonDriftingS13
> Argent
12/29/2014 at 13:15 |
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THIS. I'm a young driver too and already I've seen friends (not even car people) get in way over their heads driving and screw up big time. Always drive at 7/10ths so you have some leeway
gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> Cebu
12/29/2014 at 22:01 |
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Congrats on the pass.
N0w that's out of the way, time for some semantics. Part-time 4x4 indicates a 4x4 system that is only used part of the time. Basically, it has no centre differential, and should not be used on anything approaching dry pavement. In contrast, a full-time 4x4 is one with a centre diff that can be used anywhere at all times. The CR-V has neither... Instead it has an AWD system that can send power to all four wheels at once, but only ever engages the rear wheels if there's sufficient front-wheel slip. Trying to powerslide with this setup is unlikely to generate success.