Come to the realisation - Page 2 - SV650.org

keith_d · 27-11-12, 06:17 PM

The best fun in a car is approaching a bend at high speed... with the owner in the passenger seat shouting, "Brake, brake!!" Always makes me smile

27-11-12, 08:10 PM

Depends on the car, you can have some ****ing good fun in that Megane Jam

Drove my mates remapped 330d and oh my god that made me grin

27-11-12, 09:24 PM

Doesn't make a difference on the car.

With traffic like is is in the UK you'll always spend far more time frustrated than having fun.

I could have more fun in my first car, a Renault five sliding sideways round a roundabout than in my last one the civic type r because the roads were quieter and I didn't need quite as much space to drive like a loonie.

DJ123 · 27-11-12, 09:48 PM

Agree with the above, you cannot enjoy a fast car on the road like you can a motorbike.

27-11-12, 10:01 PM

Plus driving a car fast is a lot more about the car even in corners. Riding a bike fast is a lot more about the rider.

Sir Trev · 28-11-12, 01:28 PM

I deliberately buy slow and sensible cars as something expensive and fun cannot be enjoyed as said above. The money saved goes on petrol for the bike.

L3nny · 28-11-12, 01:58 PM

Live in the countryside and start work at 7am when there's hardly anything on the road. Then drive to work in a Civic Type R. If you find that boring there's something wrong!

28-11-12, 03:04 PM

I used to do that... roads were still busy and it was still less fun than on a motorbike.

Trouble with the type R is it's too civilised. You can do 150 and it just feels like its toddling along.

L3nny · 28-11-12, 03:17 PM

Bike is of course more fun. But the type r isn't boring. Not sure what type r you had but my ep3 is like a go kart.

I just like being in anything with an engine. I think I'd still enjoy driving even if I had a prius

Fallout · 28-11-12, 03:58 PM

If I ever got a quick car again, it would have to have a turbo in it. Preferably a stupidly large one which takes all day to spool up and then halfs the atmospheric pressure for a 1 mile radius when it finally kicks in. Naturally aspirated doodahs are as Spank said, a bit too civilised for me. Nice predictable power band. What I enjoy is burying my foot into the ground, waiting a second or two, then getting a massive lump that comes from nowhere and sends me face first into a tree.

27-11-12, 06:17 PM	#11
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Re: Come to the realisation The best fun in a car is approaching a bend at high speed... with the owner in the passenger seat shouting, "Brake, brake!!" Always makes me smile Last edited by keith_d; 27-11-12 at 06:18 PM.

27-11-12, 08:10 PM	#12
Bordtea Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Come to the realisation Depends on the car, you can have some ****ing good fun in that Megane Jam Drove my mates remapped 330d and oh my god that made me grin

27-11-12, 09:24 PM	#13
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Come to the realisation Doesn't make a difference on the car. With traffic like is is in the UK you'll always spend far more time frustrated than having fun. I could have more fun in my first car, a Renault five sliding sideways round a roundabout than in my last one the civic type r because the roads were quieter and I didn't need quite as much space to drive like a loonie.

27-11-12, 09:48 PM	#14
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Come to the realisation Agree with the above, you cannot enjoy a fast car on the road like you can a motorbike. __________________ BMW F800ST

27-11-12, 10:01 PM	#15
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Come to the realisation Plus driving a car fast is a lot more about the car even in corners. Riding a bike fast is a lot more about the rider.

28-11-12, 01:28 PM	#16
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,479	Re: Come to the realisation I deliberately buy slow and sensible cars as something expensive and fun cannot be enjoyed as said above. The money saved goes on petrol for the bike. __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

28-11-12, 01:58 PM	#17
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Live in the countryside and start work at 7am when there's hardly anything on the road. Then drive to work in a Civic Type R. If you find that boring there's something wrong! __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure

28-11-12, 03:04 PM	#18
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Come to the realisation I used to do that... roads were still busy and it was still less fun than on a motorbike. Trouble with the type R is it's too civilised. You can do 150 and it just feels like its toddling along.

28-11-12, 03:17 PM	#19
L3nny Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2008 Location: MK Posts: 2,111	Bike is of course more fun. But the type r isn't boring. Not sure what type r you had but my ep3 is like a go kart. I just like being in anything with an engine. I think I'd still enjoy driving even if I had a prius __________________ 2015 GS 1200 Adventure Last edited by L3nny; 28-11-12 at 03:19 PM.

28-11-12, 03:58 PM	#20
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: Come to the realisation If I ever got a quick car again, it would have to have a turbo in it. Preferably a stupidly large one which takes all day to spool up and then halfs the atmospheric pressure for a 1 mile radius when it finally kicks in. Naturally aspirated doodahs are as Spank said, a bit too civilised for me. Nice predictable power band. What I enjoy is burying my foot into the ground, waiting a second or two, then getting a massive lump that comes from nowhere and sends me face first into a tree. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)