The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[tiny voices]

I wish they offered a drivers ed class here. Or I could borrow the bimmer... and do some(crappy) burnouts in it, until you realise he got it in manual. I live in a quiet little cul-de-sac on a semi-long somewhat curvy road, perfect for doing burnouts.. Around the corner is a quarter mile stretch.. Little to no traffic. mmmm

Nope. Don't even think about it. People like this are the reason children are run over and easily avoidable accidents happen. I can't stand idiots who think it is ok to do dumb sh*t in neighborhoods. If some kid in mommy's car crashed into me/ my car/ my child doing dumb stuff in the neighborhood/ residential streets, they would have about 15 seconds to explain to me why they deserve to live.

 

[Onus]

^Agreed!
What's that meme, "If you hit my kid or my dog because you were speeding, you won't need a lawyer."

 

[Turb0Yoda]

I'm not stupid enough to do that, but other people are around here. Still, I used to live in a similar place and EVERY DAMN NIGHT THERE IS SOME DAMN STUPID DRAG RACE GOING ON. Every night there are sirens... I lived there for two years, and thank god I will hopefully never live there again. My cousin was in a crash because some idiot was racing and ran a red light. He nearly died. Had he been one second earlier...

 

[tiny voices]

Where did you used to live?

 

[Turb0Yoda]

THE GHETTO. No really, it was A ghetto. Not sure I want to reveal because it's about 50 mins. away from where I live now, and well, that 50 minutes makes a hell of a difference.

 

[tiny voices]

Well, you are near Ontario, and there is quite alot of street racing there, or was in the late 2000s. Currently the "Compton Speedway" (intersection of 135th and Main) is the most street raced road in the world. https://www.google.com/maps/place/135th+%2F+Main,+Willowbrook,+CA+90061/@33.9093901,-118.2740577,120m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x80c2ca42f9045b09:0x71be5525566e1d4f Have a look at all that rubber on the road. Many of the people who race here bring out $100,000+ 6 second drag cars and run for tens of thousands of dollars every race. No Hondas here.

Your brother was likely not hit by anyone doing any organized street racing. Probably just a met up at the lights, didn't know each other, and drove fast/ recklessly. No properly organized street race would ever run any lights where there is any traffic. He got hit by "ricers", not street racers. Real true grudge (street) racing has caused VERY VERY few accidents and likely no deaths. It's the unorganized, crappy cars, meet at the lights and go types of morons who kill people.

Here is an example of a real, organized, $5000 street race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7T1r3lB5k

I'm sick of people not knowing the difference between organized street racing, and morons who think they have fast cars driving like idiots in traffic. Every crash with some kind of modified card ends up on the news with "street racing" as the headline when street racing had nothing to do with it.

Source: Former grudge/street racer.

 

[Mirakledba]

Tiny - Ah ok well...we'll see. How many questions is the test?

Also, I just saw a super Sick WHITE S7 😀

 

[tiny voices]

The permit test is 30 questions I believe and you need 27 or more correct to pass. Just google permit test CA and read the pamphlet and take the practice. You have to memorize the questions, because they are not anything you will actually know. Alot of statistics like What % of accidents are caused by alcohol?

Just read the pamphlet and take the online practice alot to memorize the questions. The test is multiple choice.

 

[Mirakledba]

I thought it was 40 Qs and needed 34 to pass? It in this case wouldnt it be 24 to pass? I took some tests and I think I may have failed one online.....whats the best test to use 😛? PM ? :3

 

[Turb0Yoda]

It wasn't organized...

 

[tiny voices]

Then it wasn't "street racing". It was people driving like morons on the street.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

yep, with people waving flags and burnouts.

 

[tiny voices]

No one waves flags at street races. Races start on a flashlight. Called "banging" the light.

Sounds like you are talking about a "sideshow" not a street race. Google what a CA sideshow looks like.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Every night to every other night??

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

I thought it was 40 Qs and needed 34 to pass? It in this case wouldnt it be 24 to pass? I took some tests and I think I may have failed one online.....whats the best test to use 😛? PM ? :3

Usually, you can answer 4 questions wrong, and be safe. I don't know how they do things in 'murica, but you have to answer 20 rule questions, and 20 sign question in Canada.

 

[tiny voices]

Every night to every other night??

In some areas yeah.

 

[RussK1]

Isn't street racing illegal? And for good reason?

Not against racing, but it should be done the right way.

 

[tiny voices]

Yes street racing is very illegal. You would be surprised how safe it actually is. In proper street racing, you would be surprised how seldom ANYTHING bad happens. It is people who try to imitate the people who know what they are doing that cause most of the issues/ danger.

cars racing on a closed road with no people/ pedestrians near by = as safe as possible

Guy who saw street racing on the internet; driving like an A-hole in traffic with friends because they think they are cool = not safe at all

 

[Mirakledba]

I just cleaned the tesla...and by clean i mean vacuum the carpet cause that and picking up trash is as far my dad would let me do with the car when it comes to cleaning 😛 The honda I can wash, clean, detail etc cause...well....Its a honda but the tesla my dad has to get hand washed and detailed somewhere nice.

 

[Mirakledba]

Guys I was told I can get a car!!!!111oneoneone

I made this bad boy.

http://rules.config.jaguar.com/jdx/en_us_seatoff/w5_jsctl02b/29c3c/a-cecpbs_aj126-340_st1/a-prempack1_a-seat12_a-vispack2_b69b-us_c51n_cha_d96a_f45a_f96d-ign_s66a_z23c_z26p_z93n/jdxpayoff.html


Pick up is in about 2 months 🙁


What do you think? I think thats a good price.

 

[tiny voices]

You are getting a $100,000 Jaguar as a first car? Wow. No I cannot agree to this at all. That is a horrible call.

Trolling? If not, your parents need some talking to.

 

[Rammy]

I learnt to drive in 2002 (originally) and it meant that all my friends' first cars were from the mid 90s - I didn't get that far but I did drive my dad's 7 seater which was awesome for taking your mates to things. Not so good at looking cool.

The funny thing about cheap European cars from the mid 90s is that a huge amount of them were "special editions". They'd have standard models of the car like you have these days which got increasingly better kit but every few months they'd make a run of a limited edition which had seemingly whatever was left in the factory. They stuck a few stickers on it and gave it a silly name like "Spin", "Aztec", "Surf" (all real). Weird thing was they'd all have at least one "luxury" item like a sunroof or a CD player but not have things like central locking, electric windows, ABS or even carpets.

A $90K Jag is a pretty ridiculous first car even if your dad is Bill Gates, if not for the price tag then for the type of car. It's totally going to end up in a hedge/tree/wall and that's a shame, pretty car.
I guess I should fly the (sort of) British flag though, but if I was going to get any supercharged Jag the XFR/XJR would appeal. I know a guy with a modern XJ and it's just a really nice place to be.

 

[Mirakledba]

Yes Im trolling LOL. I mean seriously? Haha I always go on sites and build cars. This is probably going to be my first car

http://www.totpi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/020212340.jpg

No but really the Jag is overpriced but how is it not a good car? Seems like all the cars I like arent good to you :/ What is a modern day GOOD CAR. Like 2015/2014

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

Oh man, what a close call. I spilled coffee on my K70 at work lol.....

I took off all my keys, and noticed there's coffee on the PCB of the space bar. Took it to one of the CNC machines, and used the air compressor to dry down the keyboard. Then, I took the keys, and washed them down with water, and dry them with the air compressor as well.

Holy crap that was a lot of work for a small coffee spill lol.... Nice to see it still works


Mirakledba, being for your age, get a Civic, or a Corolla to start with. Kids when they get their first cars, tend to get into accidents pretty easily, and can't handle the amount of horsepower of a fast car.

My friend already got into a accident after he got his second level licence (Which you can drive by yourself) and he's afraid of driving, and he's not confident on driving without someone right beside him. Whenever we got out for shopping, or Sushi, I have to drive him, and miss out on good beer 🙁

He freaks out when I make left / right turns on the traffic light, when I'm switching lanes, and going on the speed limit.

 

[Mirakledba]

Wow thats sad lol. But really, I dont care what my first car will be....Heck RIGHT NOW I dont even want one kinda but when I do, It doesnt matter....Why is he afraid of driving?

Tiny - Quick question.....and please dont say neither or they are the same...which car do you like more - Fisker Karma Or Model S?