Don
Not my sibling. My wife’s.I thought getting a kid a 208 GT as a first car was stupid, but getting them a GR86 is a whole other level of dumb.
You must be the smart sibling.
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Exhaust looks to be pushed in as well. Definitely an odd decision for a first car! The GR86 is notoriously tail happy, and the throttle mapping is rather aggressive too. Perfect
Caporegime
I'm guessing that's a US car. They have exhaust tips that don't protrude from the rear diffuser trim for some legislative reason. And those wheels are the 17" diamond cut ones which come with the lower trim level. Here in the UK we only had one trim level choice and it came with 18" black wheels.Exhaust looks to be pushed in as well. Definitely an odd decision for a first car! The GR86 is notoriously tail happy, and the throttle mapping is rather aggressive too. Perfect
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Don
Polish actually but could be a US import. It’s poverty spec compared to UK models. This family always buy the lowest possible spec of expensive cars.
I might be wrong, I thought the shorter exhaust tips were exclusively a US thing, but maybe it applies in Europe too.
Either way, nasty a nasty whack. Hopefully he gets it repaired and learns his lesson though. At least there's no body damage.
Soldato
Lots of people drove RWD cars as their first and didn’t have accidents. Plenty of people have accidents in FWD cars too. Bad luck, hopefully they chalk it up to experience and have learned a bit about the limits of the car.
I might have gone for something with 100 less bhp to start with though…!
I might have gone for something with 100 less bhp to start with though…!
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Soldato
Not really, because
Common sense is not to give a brand new driver something with such risks attached!
Very true BUT those RWD I would argue typically were not pretty much directly aimed at wannabe drifters, they just happened to be RWD.
Caporegime
When I drive something RWD I always have the little voice in the back of my head telling me to sling it sideways around the next bend, and I've been driving for over a decade now.
These days I find myself able to resist temptation a bit more though.
After you spin out enough times and tweak a couple of lower control arms you tend to mellow out a tad.
If I had a GR86 as a first car I would have thought I was a drift king and crashed it immediately. Hell, I crashed my first car anyway and it was FWD and had 54HP.
These days I find myself able to resist temptation a bit more though.
After you spin out enough times and tweak a couple of lower control arms you tend to mellow out a tad.
If I had a GR86 as a first car I would have thought I was a drift king and crashed it immediately. Hell, I crashed my first car anyway and it was FWD and had 54HP.
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Soldato
First time i lost control was RWD coming out of a junction too hot.
My Dads 940 Volvo Wentworth Estate (with overdrive)
My Dads 940 Volvo Wentworth Estate (with overdrive)
Don
They’ve bought him another one by the way………..
Soldato
Another driving license?
Soldato
Intensive driving course?
Soldato
Another Uncle?
Soldato
First time i lost control was RWD coming out of a junction too hot.
My Dads 940 Volvo Wentworth Estate (with overdrive)
RWD - aimed at wannabe drifters @matt100
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I didn't say always
The only time I've ever changed directions is going into a cold wet roundabout in a 123d, I had hoped for some heroic nonsense but either way not a drift queen.
A GR86 or Nissan 200SX or E36 beemer is still not necessarily begging for it but is generally owned by the sort of person who sees themselves as a potential drifter.
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