Dirial Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Beautiful scenery though, if you can take your eyes from the road ahead for a split second! Which you probably shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 My involvement with cars is limited to trying to not puke within one. Must ... resist... joke... on Dutch driving.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yay Dreadball! Only better game is Malifaux! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Must ... resist... joke... on Dutch driving.... I don't drive. I just sit in there feeling sick. Main reason why I don't have my driving permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Now, now, not every US road is boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Lol, from US roads and the size of the country I can see why a lot of your cars are automatic. A lot of the roads in this country would screw with an automatic car lol.... you'd never get going! A lot to be said for manual gears and the acceleration/deceleration it gives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Victoria, that one looks fun.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I don't drive. I just sit in there feeling sick. Main reason why I don't have my driving permit. Have you tried getting it? I'm never sick in the driver's seat, opposed to passenger's seat. Also, can you get a driver's license in the Netherlands with 13? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yeah, I have heard it is usually better for those who suffer car sickness to actually drive rather than be a passenger. I guess it focuses the mind more so you don't notice the motion as much..or that you control the motion to your limits.. Thankfully I don't suffer from motion sickness, which is good considering I have been in two storms out at sea whilst on 'pleasure' cruises! The first one was coming back from a trip to the Great Barrier reef and a swirl started..we were basically skipping waves, the boat was literally out of the water for split seconds at a time! Fun! The second was on our honeymoon in Cyprus and the sea just got very choppy. We could hardly walk across the boat and chairs and tables were sliding from side to side as you sat in them! Meant you mingled quite well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Lol, from US roads and the size of the country I can see why a lot of your cars are automatic. A lot of the roads in this country would screw with an automatic car lol.... you'd never get going! A lot to be said for manual gears and the acceleration/deceleration it gives! Modern automatic cars have no problem getting the car going on such a road. Even I as a manual enthusiast know that the days of manual gears are counted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yeah, I have heard it is usually better for those who suffer car sickness to actually drive rather than be a passenger. I guess it focuses the mind more so you don't notice the motion as much..or that you control the motion to your limits.. The latter actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I don't think the days of manual gears are counted, well..not in the UK at least. Sales of automatics are not high at all, in fact when we were looking for a new car, I think we saw one or two that had automatic. My experience of automatic cars (in Australia) have been terrible..i guess they have improved but it took almost an age to get from 0-60! I will stick with gears thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I owned a Honda Civic with automatic transmission. You can joke about our driving all you like, but my old Civic with a lowered suspension (mine was literally 6" from the ground) could keep pace with any manual transmission any day Also, because I drive like I'm evading the police, because you never know when you may have to one day I used to do a lot of Off Road Karting when I was younger, apparently the Mrs tells me that I shouldn't treat our car like that! Personally I don't see the problem I haven't crashed this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I prefer manual cars, because I feel like they help prevent road hypnosis. You just pay more attention to your driving. Plus second to third is a nice feeling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 That's what she said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I don't think the days of manual gears are counted, well..not in the UK at least. Sales of automatics are not high at all, in fact when we were looking for a new car, I think we saw one or two that had automatic. My experience of automatic cars (in Australia) have been terrible..i guess they have improved but it took almost an age to get from 0-60! I will stick with gears thank you! I agree, I will not consider a Automatic gearbox. My Grandfather is the same, just bought himself a Ford Focus RS (he is 82) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Ok, now this has got me thinking..you guys in the US especially seem to have this 4th base marker system..I assume 4th base is full sex...so what are the other 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 I don't think the days of manual gears are counted, well..not in the UK at least. Sales of automatics are not high at all, in fact when we were looking for a new car, I think we saw one or two that had automatic. My experience of automatic cars (in Australia) have been terrible..i guess they have improved but it took almost an age to get from 0-60! I will stick with gears thank you! I usually do, too. But it's backwards thinking, let me tell you. A good automatic changes gears as good as a racing driver. Ok, now this has got me thinking..you guys in the US especially seem to have this 4th base marker system..I assume 4th base is full sex...so what are the other 3? Well, I'm curious about that as well. I don't get that figure of speech in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Have you tried getting it? I'm never sick in the driver's seat, opposed to passenger's seat. Might be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Also, Until they change the system to completely automatic, It will take a long time for automatics to take over. We have two driving tests available in the UK (I think this is still correct)...you can take your test in an Automatic but you can then only drive Automatics. If you take your test in a manual you can then drive both. Sensible if you ask me when you see someone who has only ever driven an Automatic have a go at a manual....it isn't pretty! So you are then reliant on those passing the manual test to actually buy automatic cars. Or that only an automatic test is available, but there is nowhere near enough supply for that demand. Not everyone can afford a new car when passing their test so there would need to be either cheap new cars or a very good supply of second hand. It may be backwards thinking but for the UK , I don't see the switchover happening anytime soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Well my weekend is ruined thanks to royal mail the bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluge Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 It's a baseball metaphor, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Base, and Home Plate means you score Well yes we get that but what does 1st base, 2nd base and 3rd base relate to? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirial Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 We only have one exam. You have to be able to drive both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 is it: 1st base kissing? 2nd base a fondle of some naughty parts? maybe touching skin? 3rd base pretty much everything but the full sex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Well yes we get that but what does 1st base, 2nd base and 3rd base relate to? Baseball terms. those are the points the runner must run towards to in order when the ball is in the air. Wait, why do I know this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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