Drive it like you STOLE it, or just Drive it???

Vincent355 says it best:

That guy probably had an ear to ear grin on his face for the next two hours. Who's to say he was wrong for doing it?

 

As you, I drive in a rational Gran Turismo style.

 

I DRIVE IT SOMETIMES ALITTLE FAST, BUT I DON'T ABUSE IT

 

What F-car was he driving?

 

There are a few issues - First of all, if you drive a 3x8 it just isn't that fast - it's a great car (well balanced) for touring around but anybody who tries to impress by smoking the tires is gonna be real shocked when some ricer kicks their azz or worse yet a socker mom in a suv. Secondly, I think most Ferrari owners are a bit more mature than to dump their clutch like a teenager. That's not to say they don't exploit the potential of the car - just that they do it in a more adult manner. Lastly, abusing your car does cost money - which may or may not be a concern.
I enjoy exploring the potential fo my car but at the same time I try not to be an ass about it.

 

To paraphrase Scorpion: Drive it like you’re going to pay the repair bill.

 

I love to drive sideways. However now the cost of repairs overwhelms my desire to drive sideways. Everytime I see that kind of driving I consider how long the clutch will hold, and the current price of tires. I still open it up now and then. I just don't strain the car like I use to when I was a kid.

Bob Wassam

 

Drive it like you stole it. Life's too short.

 

i live for onramps and offramps

 

all i have to say is if you see me driving a ferrari at age 17, then i probably stole it.

 

ditto

 

Maybe he DID steal it

 

Perhaps the only way my 328 would go sideways and spin the tyres up to third is in the rain..

On a dry road.. not enuff power so i don't bother trying.

 

I occassionally drive it like I stole it. For the most part I drive with the traffic with a few bursts of fun. When noone is around it is more fun to drive the car very hard. I would be way too embarrassed if I had a misshap with other drivers around. I know I am not skilled enough to do the kind of driving you mentioned. If you have the skill I say "Drive it like you stole it">
BT

 

It's rare enough that my car is 100% that I drive it hard when the opportunity arises. But I don't smoke the tires (I do squeal them on occasion off the line though!) and my car won't easily go sideways. I'm lucky my clutch is way stronger than the engine.

Life is short and what's the point of driving a sports car like a boulevard cruiser? (That's why I don't drive in the rain: there's no point!)

Ken

 

I drive cars hard. Very hard. But at the same time I have a high degree of mechanical sympathy. I can make a car last like nobody I know, because while I use all its potential I do not abuse it, and I am constantly on the lookout for any problems. Yes, full throttle to redline in every gear, but no shock loads through the driveline: no clutch dumps or snap shifts. Aside from being bad for the car, it's also not the fastest way. Ninety-nine percent of the time I am extremely easy on the clutch at starts, which gives me the confidence to use it hard now and then. To date I have never had to replace a clutch, and in fact clutches get BETTER in the cars I drive.

Now, I don't drive a Ferrari, I drive this:



But the principle is the same. Use the car's potential but don't abuse it.

 

Ditto for me. And my [slowly evolving] Solo II EP car is this: http://www.icbm.org/erkson/personal/mycars/jettastats.htm

I spent a few days in Dubai when I was in the Navy. Glad to be out of there! I hope you're not in there for military reasons.

 

Eight years and counting in Dubai; it's a great place to live especially for a car enthusiast.

You'll never go racing cheaper, as in this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/DubaiVol/kartnewsmall.jpg

Trust me 27 hp at 19,000 rpm is more than enough in a 310 lb kart with driver.

And if you like fast street cars it's also a great place:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/DubaiVol/Pink_Lamborghini.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/DubaiVol/360.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/DubaiVol/Yelambo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/DubaiVol/Spider.jpg

This little gem is reputedly ex Rene Arnoux:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/DubaiVol/Arnoux2.jpg

And that's just fiddling through the pics I have posted before. Loads more where those came from.

Just about the rarest car on the road is this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v191/DubaiVol/Smallcar.jpg

my daily driver.

 

ditto. haha

 

I drive my NSX like you man, rock on!!! It's too bad so many people baby these things...what fun is that???

 

Drive it like you stole it. It's still just a car

 

"just driving it around and cruising like I always do". ?????

WTF? sell the Ferrari and get yourself a nice Honda Accord, then you can "just driving it around and cruising like I always do".

Ps. do you listen to the radio while driving also?