"Tripper" (tripe46)
06/01/2018 at 09:20 • Filed to: None
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
06/01/2018 at 09:20 • Filed to: None | 8
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My wife has been driving the S3 a lot lately. She said, “I drive like such a dick when I have your car, it’s weird.” I said, “well yea!? When you’ve got the juice you make the rules, haha.” She agreed saying that she does things she that never cross her mind in the Forester because a. it’s fast and b. it’s really easy to drive fast because it does all of the work for you. The S3 isn’t the fastest car on the road by any stretch, but the way the power is delivered just entices you to use it.
While you might say that it takes a little away from the driving experience (and it does) it is oh so fun to whip that Audi around because it’s like a video game. It’s so easy.
Anyway, what say Oppo?
I’ll give you my inter monologue for each vehicle. Then you give me yours.
Ranger - Here I am enjoying my slow bouncy little pickup truck. I’m courteous, I spot my merges and lane changes well in advance. I’m proud of the work I’ve put into this truck, and am constantly thinking about the next thing I will do to it when I’m driving.
M3 - “Oh yea! Merging onto the highway, time to get it! Hear that raspy 6 scream! Ok, now I’ve merged let’s keep as far as we can from other drivers because this ma baby. I’m every bit as polite in as I am in the truck. Ok fuck face I see your beater mustang get away from me. Nope I’m not going to drag you here. Alright, getting off the highway now... fuckingdickfartmotherfucker cool cut me off. Ya know what I don’t care I’m just going to take it easy until I get on some back roads and do some spirited driving, not too spirited though...have to be careful!”
Forester - “Here I am in my regular car being extra careful because I likely have my pregnant wife and dogs in the car. At least there are 3 pedals.”
Grom - “Ladies and gentlemen start your engines for the Isle of Tripper Grom TT! Let’s find the tightest, least traveled back roads and go flat out! Catching air over that little bridge, leaning over so far I occasionally catch a footpeg. Full tuck on the straightaways to get from 60 to 65. Whoooooooooooooooooooooo!”
S3 - “Fuck out of the way, clowns! Oh, you’re going to suddenly decide to speed up while you’re riding the passing lane because you see me coming? Nope I’m getting that pass because I’m way faster than you. How am I getting such good gas mileage?”
Happy Friday!
Flavien Vidal
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:28 |
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I drive a 1985 turbo RX7... it’s my daily. If I crash, I most likely will get severely hurt, so I like to say I drive similarly to how bikers ride their bike (though I have ZERO experience with bikes lol). I stay on the throttle a lot, go faster than traffic to not worry about what is coming behind me and avoid weird people driving in front of me by passing them as quickly as I can. So yes, in a way, what I drive changes how I drive.
Now if we’re talking power, it doesn’t do much to the way I drive... Be it a 500hp Skyline or a 300hp FD RX-7. How nimble the car is does make me push the car a bit though... My Mini in Paris during rush hour, I’m in heaven. Boring cars make me drive super slow as I despise hearing the engine rev or the slushbox shift... ThaT’s about it :)
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:29 |
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When I had my WRX I was much more calm. Yea i got on it on the highway ramps but I knew I had the power to dust most cars I encountered and I didn;t need to prove it. Now with the wimpy Focus I’m aggravated and less friendly. Maybe I was just happy with the WRX and didn’t five a fuck what else was going on.
Textured Soy Protein
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:29 |
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I definitely drive like a more of a dick in my 335xi. Since moving to the DC area I’ve realized I have to be careful with it, being stick shift and modded with all the usual bolt-ons and a tune. I’ll try to hit a gap in stop-n-go traffic and the turbo spools a little *too* much and I’m like uh oh whoa hey that car in front of me is too close hang on gotta hit the brakes!
McMike
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:29 |
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Yeah, somewhat I suppose.
When I’m driving anything else but the van, I can merge using the throttle instead of the brake. It just gives me more options because they are quicker.
Same goes for the motorcycle, It’s just easier to merge sometimes.
My attitude doesn’t change much between them all. Well, maybe I’m a little more impatient with bad, dangerous habits when I’m on the motorcycle.
ttyymmnn
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:34 |
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Sure, driving different vehicles affects your style of driving, but does changing vehicles alter what kind of driver you are? Do certain vehicles turn people into jerks, or were they always jerks to begin with?
fintail
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:36 |
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I am definitely more mellow in the fintail than in the modern car (although I regularly “test” the horn in both). When you are in a car that isn’t particularly fast, slowpokes on the road become less of an issue. I guess for that car, the plodding timid driving style of this region makes it so I am never holding anyone up.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:42 |
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all of my cars have been boring old beaters wich i drove like a boring old beater driver (wich is to say... kind of like an asshole coz aint care)
exception being the panda.... i drove that like a madman.. having to floor it to get it moving at anything resembling traffic speed encourages bad behaviour
slow down for turns or roundabouts HA! i think not... it took me nearly a week to get this speed up (and because its so light it didnt destroy the tires nearly as much as you’d think from all the squeeling)
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Tripper
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/01/2018 at 09:44 |
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I’ve owned a 2005 WRX then a 2004 STi. Most of my pals have owned at least one of each so I’ve driven a ton of them. They always turn me back into a teenager, it’s not just that they’re quick they’re so fun to drive I can’t put my finger on exactly why.
I always feel like I didn’t get enough time with the STi. I bought it when I was 19, got 5 tickets in 6 months hit a deer and then traded it on the M3. I test drove a 2015 when I was shopping for the S3 and thought, “nope I am not yet mature enough for this.”
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Tripper
> ttyymmnn
06/01/2018 at 09:46 |
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I don’t think they change the “kind” of driver you are. If you’re a shithead you’ll drive like one in a prius, 3 series, or Ferrari. We’ve all seen it.
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:48 |
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Yes. I can do the clutch in my VW Transporter but the clutch in the Forester hates me. The result is two very different driving experiences.
nerd_racing
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:49 |
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I drove my 128i like an ass a lot. I think knowing I had the power and brakes to get in and out of spots helped.
I drive my Mazda 3 pretty regular, set the cruise, don’t really wind it up much, its my good mpg commuter.
My Autozam, I wind it up so I can hear that glorious 3 cylinder turbo noise, and I can take corners at almost any speed I desire.
My 89 Suzuki Intruder (which has a larger engine than my Autozam (LOL) I drive like please people, do not kill me when you aren’t paying attention to the road.
CobraJoe
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:51 |
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Yes.
Cars have personalities, they influence the driver.
‘77 Cougar, it was a couch on wheels. Drove it like a couch on wheels: relaxed and lazy. The only car I’ve ever owned where I didn’t wish for a manual.
‘05 Legacy GT, it was an angry car. Angry that it didn’t move quickly under boost, had to prove to everyone that it was fast even though it wasn’t an WRX. Had so much road rage in that car.
Most of the cars I’ve owned fit somewhere in between those two extremes. Had cars that felt mischevious, cars that hated to travel at low speeds, cars that were so boring that I couldn’t wait to get rid of them.
interstate366, now In The Industry
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 09:52 |
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The TSX, I drive pretty normally, at least as normally as you can drive a manual car in suburban/urban settings.
5th gen Prelude: WOOOOOO INITIAL D WOOOOOO
3rd gen Prelude:
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Tripper
> SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
06/01/2018 at 09:53 |
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I’m not sure what year your Forester is, but our 17' is a fuckin’ weird clutch it took me a long time to get used to. it’s normal in first but in second you have to let it out with almost no gas. In 3rd&4th it depends when you shift, low revs its fine, but higher revs and it’s weird again.
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Tripper
> nerd_racing
06/01/2018 at 09:56 |
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“I drive like please people, do not kill me when you aren’t paying attention to the road.”
Really sums it up for me, haha. This is the baseline thought when I am driving/riding. I swear some days myself and motorcycles are the only people not buried in their phones on my commute. I did once see a guy on a motorcycle using his phone while riding! On the damn highway!
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Tripper
> CobraJoe
06/01/2018 at 09:59 |
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“cars that were so boring that I couldn’t wait to get rid of them. “
Whaddup 2013 Jetta S? Bought new, had it for 10 months and
hated
it. I traded it in for a huge loss with a smile on my face.
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:00 |
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i’d blame the turbos. turbos are drugs.
i got mine in 2014, had to trade it in for a minivan in 2015.
Chariotoflove
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:03 |
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I notice that I feel more serene and above the fray in my K900 than I did in my RX-8. It’s a calming car. The size, quiet, and horsepower make me feel like I have nothing to prove and can do anything if I really need to.
My wife is kinda the opposite of yours. She started out driving in a base Mercury Lynx, and has driven every car since the same way, conservatively, always with her hands at 10 and 2. Never, ever above the speed limit.
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Tripper
> OPPOsaurus WRX
06/01/2018 at 10:05 |
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With my first child on the way very soon, I’m reaching/have reached a point where I could see owning one again. Honestly if someone told me, “you have to buy a brand new car today, right now.” I would get another STi.
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nerd_racing
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:07 |
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Taking the motorcycle safety course taught me a lot. I’m glad I did that, but now I get paranoid. I may not have my bike much longer.
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Tripper
> Chariotoflove
06/01/2018 at 10:09 |
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Honestly I love driving the ranger for similar reasons. It’s comfy/slow and I just like driving it. I pay close attention to everything because I have to and I can see everything.
We take the BMW’s/Mini’s to an inde mechanic who has 3 awesome rental cars one being a tuned 450 horse 335. He let my wife take it when she was having work done on her cooper S. He said “be careful, this one is really fast!” less than 5 minutes later...ticket.
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Tripper
> nerd_racing
06/01/2018 at 10:12 |
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I have wanted to take the MSC since I got the Grom, but they make it impossible. The classes are at super weird weekday hours and far from my house (I also work 8-6). I don’t touch main roads on the Grom except to cross them to get to other back roads.
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:15 |
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100%
Fiesta ST - aggressive, carving up country roads
CX-3 - normal, just a-b
Truck - slow, easy cruising
BeaterGT
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:25 |
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Stereotypical aggressive NJ driver checking in. Driving a slow car (usually a Cruze or an Outback) definitely helps mellow me out/keeps me in the middle lane.
C5Z - Usually drive during low traffic hours as to not get too impatient or draw attention. Power is always on tap, but only 50% can actually be used at any given moment on regular road. Love cruising highways in this thing.
Legacy GT - Waiting for boost just makes me more impatient. But it makes for a great four season commuterbeater.
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Tripper
> BeaterGT
06/01/2018 at 10:28 |
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My mom has got a C5, headers back I love driving it. It’s amazing how easy it is to be civil in what is otherwise a serious car. If it weren’t for how low and wide they are I think I could see myself DD ing one
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nerd_racing
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:31 |
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I took mine on a weekend. two days long.
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BeaterGT
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:35 |
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Bet it sounds great and like a bat out of hell after 4k. Your assessment is spot, it handles mild to wild extremely well. Mine has 100k+ miles and is still pretty comfortable for an aging sports car. Had a conversation recently about how confused I am when people put splitters and whatnot on these cars, they must get ripped off immediately! Good thing the air dam is spring loaded.
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Tripper
> BeaterGT
06/01/2018 at 10:48 |
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Haha it shakes the house even when you start it. I’m a purest when it comes to most cars I’m all for sound/power/handling upgrades but the aero stuff is for the race track or trash can.
bob and john
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:57 |
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hehe.
Lexus: i’m just doing my thing here. do de do de doo. relax. its a slow car. i’m just trying to get to work
merc: much like the lexus, but being a boxy cross over I can bully my way into a lane a touch easier then the lexus
audi: total pansy driving, lets see how far I can get this fuel economy thing going
Kawasaki:
DANK
FUCKING
WHOOLIES
BRO
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wait why am I only getting like 30MPG on a bike?
Alfalfa
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 10:57 |
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The Ranger description pretty much sums up driving the Bronco. I never feel like I’m in a rush, just taking things slow and steady.
Driving the 850 I just take any opportunity to give it some gas either at a green light or an on ramp to hear the straight 5 get angry.
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Tripper
> bob and john
06/01/2018 at 11:00 |
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Awwwww Yeeeeeea! Braaaaaaap!
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bob and john
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 11:02 |
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pretty much. 1st gear it will power wheelie from 25mph to about 65 just on the back wheel.
Need to get used to it before I try clutch ups. but I will get that sooner or later :D
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Tripper
> bob and john
06/01/2018 at 11:06 |
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I can clutch em up on the Grom, but it’s pretty sketchy and I’m not great at it.
Spanfeller is a twat
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 11:06 |
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F800= I. NEED. TO. OVERTAKE. UGH FILTER THROUGH, FUCK YOU CAB!
Jeep= I will not let you through under any circumstance, if you have a complaint have it addressed to 2.5tons of american steel, bitch.
Bicycle= I have more lights than pink floyd and you still cut me off *sighs*
Kia= I am so sorry I wronged everyone please don’t step on me. I run away from conflict!
Yaris= WEEEEEEEE IM A REAL BOY.
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bob and john
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 11:08 |
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I’m stilling havving issues laying it down softly. so I want to practice that first.
also balance point.
Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 11:15 |
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968 - it gave me more confidence, but didn’t turn me into a dick. Everyone wanted to race, but my attitude was ‘screw that - I don’t have to because I have a Porsche and you don’t, so I’ve already won. Now go away, child’.
Mazda5 - I can pretty much do whatever I want wherever I am because minivans are invisible and fly under everyone’s radar. Nice multi-link independent suspension on all wheels, rev-happy engine and a slick 6MT means I am capable of doing crazy things not expected from a van.
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Chariotoflove
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 11:20 |
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Haha! The officer should have understood. I mean, come on .
SmugAardvark
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 11:43 |
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Cube: Drive like I don’t care about it (because I don’t care about it). I still use my turn signals, and don’t cut people off. But I also use it like the appliance it is. Sometimes, I hit puddles intentionally just because I can. It’s consistently dirty, so I drive it like a cheap whore.
Corvette: I like to give it a little gas on the highways to hear the exhaust growl. But then I creep along when I’m driving through downtown, because people don’t look where they’re going and I know that if I have to turn into any parking lot, I’m going to scrape and cringe a little bit.
Jetta: Never before have I driven a more vanilla car. Why even go fast, there’s zero sensation of speed. Numb steering and braking. It’s a well-built and perfectly reasonable car, but I get absolutely nothing out of driving it. It truly is the European Camry.
arl
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 12:07 |
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Yep, same for me
GTI: I’m Zippy McSpeedy! Get the heck out of my way. TURBO!!!
Mazda B2300: I’m now a slow-poke, gently shifting and steering around Lowes, happily letting Mom’s with carts of potting soil mindlessly block me in the parking lot.
Wifes Nissan Rogue: Maybe someone will accidentally t-bone me and we can ditch this piece of crap CUV? I drive like a soccor Mom in that stupid car. I brake late, spill coffee on the inside, and never wash it .
Bicycle: Please don’t kill me, please don’t kill me, please don’t kill me.
Sovande
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 12:43 |
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C30 = Drive like everything is a race. So small and quick and the visibility is so good that the smallest opening is an opportunity. I also tend to keep the revs up so it’s ready to boost whenever.
El Camino = I drive it pretty slow. Mostly because it’s pretty slow. Occasionally I get on it because the noises it makes are fun.
Nissan 720 = Giggling like a school girl. Every time I drive it I am amazed at the way a lowered $250 mini truck drives EXACTLY as one would assume a lowered $250 mini truck would drive. Plus I am 6'4" tall so I am wedged in there pretty good.
Rico
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 12:59 |
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When I’m in a sports car or sporty car with good power delivery I definitely listen to the devil on my shoulder way more than the angel.
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SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> Tripper
06/01/2018 at 19:00 |
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Ours is a 2000 and it still has its original clutch plate after 250,000 km. First and second have always bitey and I struggle with smooth changes...