TheInsanity1234 wrote:Lol, I was just jesting
The Yeti is quite a pleasant car to drive, and it's surprisingly nifty for a eco diesel crossover
It's certainly much more enjoyable than my instructor's Micra...
But then that's a pretty low bar to beat
TheInsanity1234 wrote:I certainly feel like I don't extract the fullness of the Yeti's potential, but I feel like if I attempt to reach the full potential, I'll be disappointed
akirk wrote:....a bad drive in a good car is painful to watch, a good driver in a not so good car is a joy to watch....Alasdair
TripleS wrote:akirk wrote:....a bad drive in a good car is painful to watch, a good driver in a not so good car is a joy to watch....Alasdair
Hmm, I hope I'm not asking too much here, but I'd really like to have your description of those two separate scenarios; if you feel able to do it. Ta.
chriskay wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:A 1.0 Micra which seems to have nothing more than an angry wasp under the bonnet, and has the reaction speeds of a skeleton?
Hm...
Perhaps not.
Hmmm... some time with Don Palmer in such a car might open your eyes: maybe in a couple of years when you've a bit of experience under your belt.
TripleS wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:I certainly feel like I don't extract the fullness of the Yeti's potential, but I feel like if I attempt to reach the full potential, I'll be disappointed
Well if I may take the liberty of saying this, I'd advise against attempting to reach a full anything for the time being.
akirk wrote:TripleS wrote:akirk wrote:....a bad drive in a good car is painful to watch, a good driver in a not so good car is a joy to watch....Alasdair
Hmm, I hope I'm not asking too much here, but I'd really like to have your description of those two separate scenarios; if you feel able to do it. Ta.
can probably manage that at a simplistic level, but with no great insight or analysis!
bad drive in a good car
I have been in some fabulous cars, driving and as a passenger - imagine an aston / porsche / etc. with a driver who fights the car, whose accelerator is either full on or full off - the brake the same, the driver thinks he (usually!) is dancing the car down the road, whereas it has more similarity to the dying spasms of a snake thrashing around on the road everything they do is polarised / clunky / jerky, there is no subtlety - it might be a lovely car, but oh so painful to see
good drive in a bad car
I have been fortunate to rarely drive / be a passenger in a truly bad car, so for this perhaps lets just consider normal cars - a good driver is fluent, musical in their approach, with louds and softs, accelerandos and rits - like a fine instrumentalist, there is interpretation of the situation and the power / braking / steering / gear choice is appropriate for what they want the car to do - as a passenger you can't isolate specifics, it just merges into one beautiful drive... it doesn't matter what the car is as they adapt to fit the car's limitations...
as to how you do it - no doubt there is a science, but more than that there is an art
hope that helps!
Alasdair
waremark wrote:Hi Insanity. Great result. Sorry it took me till the end of the weekend to get here - it was a challenge to make it to the end of the understeer thread.
waremark wrote:I wonder if you could tell us how your communication with both instructor and examiner worked in the end? If you do come and drive with some of us in due course, as I very much hope you will, will we be able to give you input or feedback? I think you have mentioned that you are good at lip-reading?
waremark wrote:I also hope you will be able to afford to buy and run a car soon.
WhoseGeneration wrote:Apologies for belated congratulations from me, I've been away for a while.
Though, as others have said, I suspect forum view was you'd pass. You're a rare one in terms of young learners.
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