7 Little Things That Make Driving Such An Amazing Feeling
1. People turning their heads as you pass them
There’s no better feeling than when people acknowledge your car as you cruise through your neighbourhood. With just a blip of the throttle, you can see people staring back at you in your rear-view mirror which creates that fuzzy, warm feeling inside.
2. That "dab of oppo"
Correcting a bit of oversteer with a combination of your fingers and toes is one of the most rewarding experiences of driving a car. Just make sure you don’t over-do it…
3. Those surprise pops from the exhaust
It’s all about those occasional pops and bangs from the exhaust when you least expect it. This usually happens between shifts or while lifting-off and decelerating.
4. Seeing someone else in the same car and sharing an unspoken bond
It’s scientifically proven that owning the same car as someone else is able of converting two strangers into best friends for life in seconds. You both know you’ve made the right choice and celebrate it with a friendly nod, wave, or flash.
5. Not having to ride a pushbike
You know that massive hill on the way in to work? It takes a blip of the throttle to power through it, while your friend - let’s call him Jake - is already sweaty and out of breath.
#GuiltyPleasure
6. Nailing a heel-and-toe downshift
Nothing is more rewarding than executing a perfect heel-and-toe downshift as you approach a red light. If you happen to drive a semi-automatic, shifting down and making the engine scream as you come to a stop can be just as satisfying.
7. Seeing your car's reflection in a window
For some unexplainable reason, your car will always look better in reflections, on photos taken by someone else and while someone else is driving it.
Are there any other feeling conjured up while driving that you need to tell us about? Comment with your experiences below!
Comments
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Seeing a Prius crash
I swear that I see more and more Prius’s that are riced our everyday…
I’m more satisfied by a good Mustang crash.
Enjoying seeing a Prius crash is like enjoying seeing a child drop their ice cream. Enjoying a Mustang crash is like enjoying a bully being punched by the little kid with glasses.
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/nrgdkmd/
Seeing a Prius get pulled over.
Nice One :D
I was going to add that the feeling of acceleration is amazing and gets the adrenaline going
I get triggered when someone launches from the traffic lights
When you slow down because a car pulled out, and you roll past a speed trap under the speed limit…
Dropping gear just as you enter the tunnel
Poor jake
It would be a real shame is this hypothetical person were real, and would actually own a really awesome V8 muscle car, but it was across the world, and he didn’t have use of it, so he had to ride a pushbike instead.
Wow that would suck.
7 resonates particularly, E46s look great from the side on! Would also add “community”, it’s just a nice thing when you’re out the front washing/waxing it etc and people/other petrolheads stop to chat/ask about it.
Heel-toe all the way through the box down to second while braking at the point you get tyre squeal (but not locking) to make that right angle corner.
Turning in super aggressively to counteract that understeer (fwd life) and four wheel drifting through a long sweeper with your steering wheel mostly straight and your foot planted.
Those are my 2 that i really enjoy in my 1.4 citi golf (prettymuch a mk1 golf) which don’t include me having to find a gravel road.
So much agreement here im almost crying, “yes….lord yes…im not the only one who drives like this, thank you lord”
don’t have a car or the drivers license
*cries in a corner
I’d rather hit the apex, or drift a corner than cry in a corner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WOd77ng5-E
Same, all because I wanted a loud car 😞