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Title: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Zhangster on May 08, 2009, 20:05:38
just becuz i can make a poll.   naah :mrgreen: :D

just wondering how u ppl drives ur awesome i30.


vote vote vote :P
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Shambles on May 08, 2009, 21:11:18
Is "drive like a dream" the same as "drive like you're asleep"?

If so, that's my call :lol:
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: bumpkin on May 08, 2009, 21:32:34
I've gone for pro rally driver, cos I have stripes and a body kit and have dreamt of being Hannu Mikkola, Roger Clark, Ari Vatanen, Colin Mcrae all my life, but never made it, apart from on the PlayStation :lol:
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: eye30 on May 08, 2009, 21:41:59
Where is like a grandad
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Shambles on May 08, 2009, 22:06:41
Where is like a grandad
I already covered that :lol:
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Dazzler on May 08, 2009, 22:24:32
When I was younger I used to drive like a rally driver but not so often these days..

Sometimes I get paranoid about the cops and drive like a granny now..

I opted for drive like a blind person.. because I can be a little vague and distracted at times (that's what the wife reckons anyway) :-[

Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Seoul-mate on May 08, 2009, 22:33:41
If drive "like a Granny" = "try to achieve low fuel consumption" , then that's me.
Russ
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: ouri30 on May 09, 2009, 00:05:24
If drive "like a Granny" = "try to achieve low fuel consumption" , then that's me.
Russ

Ditto from me.  I have to admit it, having a lean, mean i30 that can achieve excellent fuel economy, if driven conservatively, can achieve 4.7lph or better has really got to me.

My kids (teenage girls) say that if they want to get somewhere fast, they talk mum into driving.

Bob
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: encountar on May 09, 2009, 05:50:30
6 litres per hundred on my last tank... im flat out everywhere....
Drive like a rally pro because I have actually done some rally courses @ oran park and apparently can qualify for a rally license or something like that.
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: hayseed on May 09, 2009, 06:52:42
Currently driving like a granny while I get used to a front-wheel drive car (going from a Commodore -> i30 is a difference!) and I also promised my husband that I wouldn't 'fang it' while it was under 1,000kms.
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: encountar on May 09, 2009, 10:32:30
"It is very dark. If you continue you are likely to be eaten by a grue."

just watch our for the eurg
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: ozsnowman on May 09, 2009, 13:48:01
I picked Granny but it really depends on the day & my mood - mostly granny, sometime leadfoot, and get the right mountain....I can go sideways all day :)
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Dazzler on May 09, 2009, 13:50:04
... and get the right mountain....I can go sideways all day :)
   

Yeah, Granny goes on Holidays here too when the road is winding and hilly... :D :lol:

Well it's good for the car to give it a little rev sometimes  :wink: :cool:
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Hemmi on May 09, 2009, 15:40:37
Summer = Rally  :mrgreen:
Winter = Gramps  :neutral:
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Zhangster on May 09, 2009, 16:04:01
hahaha i didt know this would be such a success.. lol  i voted pro rally driver for sure...

i drive like a rally driver most of the time....could be the reason why my brakes r done alrdy lol :mrgreen:  also the reason why i want bigger and better ones on...  :P

but  as some of the others said.. i also drive granny style from time to time...


cheers :)
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: bumpkin on May 09, 2009, 16:54:57
Summer = Rally  :mrgreen:
Winter = Gramps  :neutral:

I'm opposite to that, luv sideways in the snow me :D
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Dazzler on May 09, 2009, 22:51:40
hahaha i didt know this would be such a success.. lol  i voted pro rally driver for sure...

i drive like a rally driver most of the time....could be the reason why my brakes r done alrdy lol :mrgreen:  also the reason why i want bigger and better ones on...  :P

but  as some of the others said.. i also drive granny style from time to time...


cheers :)
 

Hi dpo .. Good to see you enjoying the forum and getting so involved (You are in Denmark..yes?)
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: whitbomb07 on May 10, 2009, 00:58:55
Why isn't there an all of the above?

I don't think there is a single style that I conform to, everyday and situation is different.

Regards

Daniel
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Zhangster on May 10, 2009, 13:04:26
hahaha i didt know this would be such a success.. lol  i voted pro rally driver for sure...

i drive like a rally driver most of the time....could be the reason why my brakes r done alrdy lol :mrgreen:  also the reason why i want bigger and better ones on...  :P

but  as some of the others said.. i also drive granny style from time to time...


cheers :)
 



Hi dpo .. Good to see you enjoying the forum and getting so involved (You are in Denmark..yes?)


Hi dazz

yup im from denmark..   long beard and a axe in my hand... ehm..  nah.. more likely a beer tbh :P

Finally we r feeling the summer is coming.. its not so bloody cold anymore...  i also think its time for me to change back to the summer wheels...  :P  wohoo rubber burning ... lol
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: Dazzler on May 10, 2009, 13:26:06
Hi dazz
yup im from denmark..   long beard and a axe in my hand... ehm..  nah.. more likely a beer tbh :P
Finally we r feeling the summer is coming.. its not so bloody cold anymore...  i also think its time for me to change back to the summer wheels...  :P  wohoo rubber burning ... lol
 

Compared to the rest of Australia, Tasmania (where I live) is considered cold... but fortunately not cold enough to have to buy two sets of wheels and tyres ...

Would be an expensive and inconvenient (storage and changing of wheels) if you had several vehicles.. :rolleyes:

Only good point as I see it is you can change the look of your vehicle regularly with two completely different sets of wheels... :razz:
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: nutter67 on June 26, 2009, 08:49:26
I find theat I drive like I ride - late turn in, late apex, power out.  Limit wheelspin as much as possible exiting corners (slows you down too much).....
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: simon on June 26, 2009, 12:42:48
All depends on how my day at work has been     :)
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: ivana on June 26, 2009, 20:54:28
All depends on how my day at work has been     :)

but then again that just normally results in alot of cabin swearing from me...
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: mudling on February 15, 2010, 09:44:42
I've always driven more like a 'granny', but since I got my CRDi I'm learning to like putting my foot down a little more...  :eek:
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: snowcherry on February 16, 2010, 22:57:28
all of the above? - depends on mood, where i am, what time of day and what music i'm playing
but mostly i'm a granny  :D
Title: Re: driving style - Granny or Rally
Post by: kittikat on February 17, 2010, 12:12:27
Yeah, have to admit I seem to change my driving style every time I get into the car.  Seem to be mostly granny though.  I think I enjoy the smooth ride of my beautiful Viv, so I just cruise most of the time.  I do however love the feeling of power when you plant the foot to overtake someone.  Hmmmmm, perhaps not so granny after all...... :D
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