For standard driving, as long as I could get the seat and all the controls and mirrors in the right place, probably within an hour. If I have to drive the car right to the edge of it's performance then I would think it would probably take me a day or two or maybe even longer.
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How long does it Take you to Drive a Different Car properly??
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Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
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CunningStunts
I changed my middle-name to Freeones
To just drive it, pretty quickly, like a couple of hours. To get "comfortable" and familiar with it, a couple of months for me.
Bearded_Menace
Disciple of the Cult Mother
Take a 15 minute drive from your house and back is usually the formula that gets me used to driving a different car.
julialee89
Porno Junkie
A '98 VW Golf (or Fox), stationwagen: Ages
An asian car; about 10 secons
An asian car; about 10 secons
Mr. Daystar
In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
A lot quicker then it takes me to get used to a new tractor. But at least an hour to get used to typical stuff...maybe a day to get used to get comfortable with pushing it, and a couple to pass the boundaries of common sense and responsibility.
lurkingdirk
I'm too lazy to set a usertitle.
Of course you CAN drive it in no time flat, but I don't think that's the question being asked. How long does it take for the controls, power, breaks, and blind spots to become second nature?
I'm currently car shopping, and this is a great question. Fortunately for me, however, there is a tire company in town that has a track you can book time on. When I test drive vehicles, I go there, and get freaky at 160 kph. If it's moderately comfortable at that speed the first time out, odds are good it will fit like a glove in about a week or two.
I'm currently car shopping, and this is a great question. Fortunately for me, however, there is a tire company in town that has a track you can book time on. When I test drive vehicles, I go there, and get freaky at 160 kph. If it's moderately comfortable at that speed the first time out, odds are good it will fit like a glove in about a week or two.
DietCrush
I joined ‘cause I was ‘high’!
going from anything larger to smaller very easy. For instance, when I drive a full size pick up or utility van for a week, then go back to a car it's no problem at all. It may take a couple trips around the block upsizing from something small to something large. Driving isn't an issue, it's mostly things like parking and tight turning radius.
BioDefenseGrad
Banned
About 20 minutes. I take my time finding all the gauges and controls before messing around. Don't forget to check which side of the car the gas tank fills on.:1orglaugh
Born2Jizz
Yes, I bribed and cheated to get this far
If it's got wheels, I can drive it.:hatsoff:
If it's got wheels, I can drive it.
:hatsoff:lurkingdirk
I'm too lazy to set a usertitle.
If it's got wheels, I can drive it.
Yup. Me too.
But spend some time with it, and you'll drive it better.
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Born2Jizz
Yes, I bribed and cheated to get this far
HEY. :nono: The OP said "Properly". :dunno:
Depends on where I get to practice. Gimme a track with an instructor and I'll do it within half a day.
If left alone, on streets, I'd drive it so bloody carefully people would honk at me for blocking traffic. Those machines are friggin' dangerous if you don't handle them carefully. You've never had power like that in your hands.
On a related note... what if you were stuffed into an F1 car? Top Gear put Hammond in one...
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Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
Embarrass myself, I'm sure. I've had, and been in, a lot of high performance street cars, and a few race cars. But in a proper formula car (especially a Formula One car), I'd probably look like one of those ducks trapped in the BP oil spill. Even those dumbed down Indy-style cars that they use for the Andretti Driving Experience are fairly amazing to drive.
What I'd love to do one of these days is get in a track prepped BMW M3 or a C6 Corvette - something I could afford to buy AND tune to my liking. And then spend a day or two getting the best out of the car (and myself), with someone like Tommy Kendall as my instructor, at a good road course like VIR or Road America.
Having a (true) high performance car that you never take to the track would be like having a super model as a girlfriend, but you never take her out in public. What's the point? :dunno:
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