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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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After about 7 months and 7K m's, (tot 11k) ..

one key safety point is never to pound pedal to metal; squeeze that trigger slow, and then faster; never will spin on dry or wet. start with familiar curves at slow speed, then
increase a mph or 2 over time when accelerating out of them.

another tip is to practice tossing car lane to lane starting at 30mph on lonely dry road, moving up gradually, over months, to triple digits on wide highways; good for both everyday traffic situations, and possible emergency action; you should get comfortable in shifting lanes at any speed and not just stop or run. the front wheels have long cast for straight but another shorter for quick turning, so you should be able to get used to the different wheel turning behaviors and not be surprised at a quick response.

of course this involves learning to use & trust side mirrors, and having a solid sense of inches of length available in destination lane between cars, their relative speeds, events ahead such as lights, traffic flow, driver tendencies, local cultural expectations, etc.

this is good to do in rented car in 3rd world cities such as naples, where no one follows rules, 'he who looks first loses', and 'everyone a race driver', but also highly disciplined autobahn 'slow stay right, fast left expect no slowpoke' world. (this for those working overseas and tourists, but might not try it in england as wheel on right and reverse lanes enough if just there for days or weeks.)

if you drive mostly in extra urban or rural areas, take time when have no appointments to get into morning traffic and deal with those issues; just plan route so no worries about getting lost, using online mapping; better to know route than follow nav, even if you have it, in this type of learning, keep eyes on road, & mirrors.

although car wasn't totally new for me, (08.e w/ 4k 'driven on sundays') I still treat it as tho' breaking in as far as driving 10 miles keeping rpm's < 1500 & PSI close to 60 until up to operating temp, and after that keeping everything smooth with shifts and acceleration. (I'll find 10 extra miles if I only have 2 for something. )

Try not to have to brake much, that shows good traffic reading.
Wear shades at night to reduce oncoming glare, just medium tint. Keep tunes down so you can hear engine, and any other screaming.
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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 10:52 PM
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its geting really old..
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
too tired to flame...
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