Take a proper driving school. I went to a day-long NASCAR school driving cup cars at Darlington with no pace car on the track. Nothing will ever beat that unless I get to do an open-wheels school. Plus I became a better driver for it. So go drive a proper race car at a school on a track at least once in your…
Well, I grew up on a farm, so I actually started with tractors. Learning wrenching on those prepared me for my first couple shitboxes. That slot car track we got for Christmas when I was 5 didn’t hurt either.
Came for this, was not disappointed.
That ridiculous engine auto-stop deal. It doesn’t save gas. You want to save gas, don’t drive like a moron who thinks that the gas and brake pedal only have two positions, “on and off”.
The shitbox that you could just afford, which then breaks your soul when you have to spend nearly every penny you own just to try to keep it running to earn the money for the next repair.
First Aid Kit
Hold them at race tracks. Allow for test drives around the track (assuming you have a license and insurance). Bring out a couple of the brands racers and have ride-alongs. Have an area with food trucks that actually have something better than the usual convention center crap. Maybe even a go-cart area for the…
Well, my 2013 Ram 2500 Mega Cab Laramie let me down (Cummins, 6MT). Had the wipers quit on me (2nd time) while driving in a rainstorm. At the same time, half the right front turn signal LEDs quit, and an ABS sensor quit (which also disabled cruise control). On the way to get all that fixed, the power steering system…
Excited? How about intrigued? I’m interested to see what the Toyota Crown we’ll be getting in the US will be like once I can see it up close and personal like.
Two things:
That’s the direction I was leaning.