Car geekery

[melaniesuzanne]

I am so very much in love with my zippy little car. Because I've driven SUVs for the last fifteen years, cornering has been an interesting experience. But cornering in this little thing is like riding those proverbial rails. I haven't managed a drift yet, but that may be one of those stick shift maneuvers anyway.

Speaking of stick shift, I just told Scott that I want to drive his car. He said that we'll take it up to the high school parking lot this weekend. Maybe. He's so protective of his Golf that he wouldn't let me pair my phone with the car without his supervision. Silly man. It's not like I could've gone for a joy ride: I've told him multiple times that I always stall out in reverse.

Comments

[alienor.livejournal.com]

If anyone can make that Bug drift, you can. You made the Prius yell at you, afterall! :-)

[fenrir1323.livejournal.com]

VWs are fantastic peppy little machines aren't they? What engine did you get? AWD or FWD?

About drifting-

If you have never intentionally broken traction in a car before, it can be a bit panic inducing at first. Very much like when you do it unintentionally. A manual transmission is not required to do it, but it makes it easier. You also have to remember to turn off traction control or the car will fight you in order to regain stability. If you have the AWD, have fun with that, you're going to have to power hard into a corner to get it to begin to slip, let alone hold a drift.

Last thing, find an open space to practice. No need spinning out into traffic, or having the back end get away from you and whipping into a sign post.

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

It's the 2.0L Turbo with an automatic transmission and front wheel drive. I'll have to see if I have traction control. I noticed that Scott's manual Golf TDI has that, but I'm not sure about my Beetle.