/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Yeah it's nothing like Mario cart. ;_;

Yes, but I can't drive stick, nor am I going to bother to learn to.

It is scary, stressful and nervous at first. You'll get more used to it as time passes, OP.

Funny, I like driving. Just me listening to music on my ipod. I find it relaxing. I occasionally take a day trip down to New York and back just for the fun of it. Although that doesn't happen to often now with the price of gas.

I wish I didn't. Such a waste of money.

>>8169354
>AT
>likes driving
Who am I quoting?

I have no reason to get a car or learn to drive, but everyone keeps bugging me because I'm in my twenties and can't drive yet.
Fuck you. If I had the money I'd buy something useful like food or a new computer.

I managed to get my driver's license like 5 years ago but I've never drove since. Cars cost too much and I don't go outside anyways.

>>8169346
I learnt to drive when I was old enough to legally learn, and now hold a license.

I have no need to drive though. Also learning to drive a manual is easy one you get the hang of it.

>It is fucking scary, stressful and making me nervous as hell.
beta as fuck.

>>8169346
My driving licence has been collecting dust for the past 4 years.
Cars are a pin, I prefer using public transportation, it's easy and quick as long as you know the time.

>It is fucking scary, stressful and making me nervous as hell. I do not like it.

This is no reason avoid it. You'll get better with practice, and then the stress will go away.
Also, driving is always useful, even if you're a shut-in. Don't listen to these guys who think the're above society or something.

>>8169375
Welcome to /jp/

Drive to and from work 4 days a week. It sucks and I always get worried that I might kill someone or cause some horrific accident every time I get behind the wheel despite having my license for 4 years.

I know how, but I got no where to go.

Also one thing that pisses me off about driving is dealing with all the kids going to and from school. They're so fucking noisy and annoying, I just wanna runt them over.

I took lessons for like 4 months and by the end I was just as horrible as when I started so I quit.
There were a couple of times when I nearly got myself and the driving instructor killed. Good times.

I absolutely hate driving. It's not the operation of the vehicle. It's having to drive on the road with people who learned to drive by playing Grand Theft Auto 3.

-When I need to change lanes but there's another car in the other lane. So I put my signal on and slow down so I can get behind them. But the guy behind me doesn't like me slowing down so he pulls around me and blocks me. If you had waited a second I would have been out of your way.

-When I'm trying to turn right on red and someone in the left lane has pulled their giant SUV or truck so far into the crosswalk that I can't see around them.

-When the person behind me drives so close to my bumper that I can see their eyebrows knitting in anger even though I'm driving the speed limit. And then the mirror says "objects may be closer than they appear." If they want to go faster than the speed limit, there's another lane right there.


-Why do people zig-zag between lanes even though they just end up waiting at the same red light that I do?

-When people are pulling out of a parking lot and they pull their nose into traffic and just sit there.

At least they fucking require you to have basic driving skills to get a god damn driving license you goddamn spoiled eurofags. In America any shit skin that can answer 15/20 questions correctly and can steer a car through a McDonalds can get a driver's license.

Do you know what it's like to share the road with these kinds of idiots?

>>8169520
FUCKING THIS.

They shouldn't be allowed to drive unless they know to drive stick.

I'm not talking about license to drive auto only, I mean no license at all.

>>8169520
I've personally been to yurop, and had the pleasure to get the full taxi experience in France. People there drive just as bad or even worse than in murrika; they think traffic lights are just some kind of suggestion.

Back when I was a relatively well adjusted teenager I tried to learn how to drive because I thought it would be fun. So I read the driver's manual and my dad let me drive his car in his backyard with his guidance. I ended up crashing into a tree at 5 mph on my first try.

That should answer your question.

>>8169542
How the fuck do these people get licenses? I thought Europeans were supposed to be some of the best drivers in the world. In Germany it costs like $300 to get a license.

I like driving, but I only drive when nobody else is on the road because the hours I work.

Each day I try to drive the same routes more smoothly and calmly than before.

>>8169585
whoo-hoo.
In Finland, if you get everything on your first go, you MIGHT be able to pass under 1500eur.

>>8169585
Because Europe is just as bad, if not more of a shithole than the US.

Yes. I would've learned on a stick, but my brother managed to set the car on fire when he came back from college for a week a month before I turned 15, and the cheapest option was sadly an automatic. So that's what I use.

It's not that bad though once you get used to it. But then again, I was pretty excited to start, and even still don't mind driving for a really long time. (Good thing too, since I gotta drive 9 hours straight a number of times a year... oh well.)

>>8169633
It does have 20 hours of theory, 32 driving lessons at 25minutes each, and two days in the wet track though.

>>8169585
>In Germany it costs like $300 to get a license.

Hohohoho.

I apparently have poor depth perception(or something like that, I'm not smart enough to use correct terms), since when driving, I had no idea how long the distance between me and the other cars on the street was.
Many times I would have crashed if my driving teacher had not hit the brakes due to me misjudging the distance.
Other times he would get angry because I left like a whole car's lenght of space between me and the car in front of me.

Tons of people everywhere learn on stick, you pussyshit retard.

I ought to kick your ass, if you like things to be hard. If I kick your ass, would that help you grow some balls, you think?

>>8169542

Meditarians are known for their mad driving skillz. Like everything else in Europe, driving gets better the farer north you go.

I learned how to drive on my fathers old welding truck, a huge dually truck with no bed. Everyone made fun of me, but no one ever tried to fuck with me on the road. Now I ride a motorcycle and everyone (as in, random strangers) says its cool, but everyone tries to kill me on the road. What's a guy to do?

It's not too bad, I only go get food with it every couple of weeks or so. It would be better if I could move out of this hell they call Houston. I don't think they have repaired a single road around here in 20 years.

>>8169585
>$300
Nigger are you crazy? I live in a small german town and i payed about 2000 euro for my drivers license.
Also driving manuell gets pretty easy after a few weeks.

I use keyboard

cost of license + car + car tax + maintenance/value degradation = slavery

>>8169380
pretty much this. Fucking useless in a big city, unless you need to chauffeur a pack of fratboys

I wish I had a car and an empty mountain pass so I can ＮＯ　ＯＮＥ　ＳＬＥＥＰ　ＩＮ　ＴＯＫＹＯ　ＡＬＬ　ＲＩＧＨＴ　ＣＲ
ＯＳＳＩＮＧ　ＴＨＥ　ＬＩＮＥ．

>>8169699
Not to mention insurance

>>8169712
"all night crossing the line"

Be a man. How are you gonna tackle those corners if you're so scared?

>>8169675
Oh God This. For me this takes a strange form: At middle distance I can't 'see' shit. I can't discern a road split from a dead end, even if I am actually seeing. My brain just doesn't work for that. I have to get close to the place to recognize what the fuck happens to the road, and there's no way I could do that in real-time driving.
And then there's the huge amount of retarded apes on the road. It's already painful being on a car, I don't think I would be able to stay sane if I actually drove.

>>8169712
ＮＯ　ＯＮＥ　ＱＵＩＴ　ＴＨＥ　ＲＡＤＩＯ
ＴＯＫＹＯ　ＩＳ　ＯＮ　ＦＩＲＥ

>>8169686
Driving manual is hard?

>>8169699
This price, I pay it gladly.

>>8169736
Because of this.


Also, cars in anime thread?

>>8169749
Well either you really do have something wrong with you mentally and should give up, or you just actually do need glasses to drive. Which is fine, a lot of people need glasses to drive, to the point where it's part of the laws some places (i.e. your license will state for the benefit of any cops reading it that you're supposed to be wearing your glasses to drive.)

>>8169805
Beginner Driver symbol tan is so moe.

I fucking love driving.

Nothing beats driving on a highway or somewhere you can get some good speed and blasting Cosmic Mind. In fact the main reason I like driving so much is because it allows me to hear my songs at high volume, it's so satisfying.

Manual of course.

>>8169675
Don't know about you but here in England we're taught to leave a car length's distance when driving.

>>8169809
> Beginner Driver symbol

Got my license 2 weeks ago.
I'm driving something like that.

>>8169823
On highways and such it's no problem, but I mostly had lessons at the busiest streets in the city at the busiest time.
When I left too huge distances, someone would always try to squeeze in.
Also, I always stopped at strange locations at traffic lights because I had to guess where I was stopping due to habing no idea what the fuck was going around me.

>>8169823
per 10 mph, not sure how that would work in km or whatever units the french are making you use now...

>>8169849

I see you.
>>8169812
I prefer less known, smaller road. Highways kinda suck these days because of what >>8169505 says.
That and the fact that I would rather drive in the night (because, lol, no traffic) doesn't mean that I am afraid of being on the road though. And I enjoy both manual and automatic.

Got my driving licence 2 years ago
Poorfag, can't buy a car
Can't donwload a car...

No, but it's in my to do list. Right after finding a job and seeking higher level education. The fact that people in my country have a disregard to some rules of driving doesn't motivate me all that much, either.

Sure, driving is expensive. It might be stressful or even dangerous.

But it is worth it. Its the personification of freedom.

Im surprised so many /jp/ers hate to drive, I thought you could use that time to visit some random places. But if you hate driving, there's no helping it I guess.

I have a license and a car but hardly drive anywhere. Everything I need is within walking distance.

>8169983

I live in Florida, so there's nothing here but churches and Disney. The only places I drive to are the supermarket, work, and class. I don't go to cons because getting there and the hotel rooms cost too much money.

>>8170013

Florida is really beautiful. I never went there but I guess it must be really fun and painless to drive.

Here we gotta deal with snow, cold and all that shit.

I'm willing to learn to drive and be a respectful driver even other people won't but I have car sickness. I can only last 10 minutes before it starts getting to me. By 20 I'm already dizzy and lightheaded, I barely move my head and I feel it. By 30 I want to throw up and I can't even move.

>8170030

No, the drivers here are way too aggressive and don't ever use turn signals. They drive too fast, ride my ass, and swerve between lanes like a wild jackass. That's not including the elderly drivers that don't think/react/see/hear very well.

I drive when I need to, which is only to go to a therapist. Even then, I don't like doing it because California drivers are assholes and it makes me extremely nervous.

That said, late night drives with no one around and nice music playing is very relaxing.

>>8170030
Winter = drift on budget. Plus, I drive fuckin lolvo, why should i care about seasons?

>>8169823
You can't just use a fixed distance like that, it depends on how fast you are going.
>Only a fool breaks the two second rule.

Personally I find driving pretty fun and relaxing, it's nice to get away from everyone and go for a drive up some mountains in the middle of nowhere I've never been before. I guess it's different if you live in more built up areas though.

>>8169812
Fucking this.

I've only been driving for three years, but I've put a lot of effort into it and passed an advanced driving test recently so I'm pretty good at it.

There's nothing more satisfying than cruising around with some loud music on.

Any of you guys actually wrecked a car before? I destroyed my first car. Hit some ice going down a hill, slammed the break (I was young and stupid), slid into a ditch and rolled a bunch of times into some guys field. Got 2 small scratches on my hands from flying glass so I figured it wasn't that bad (lol.) Got out and the roof was smashed down, the front was all bent in, half the windows were gone, tires were flat, and the frame was completely fucked. I have no idea how I didn't get hurt. Felt like a god though (all that adrenaline.) Sucked having to buy a new car.

Of course.

>>8170173
Ricer.

This, but mine is white. It gets the job done.

Driving is stressful when you learn, but it gets easy fast. Just assume that everyone else on the road is a retard, and drive accordingly. You'll be fine.

>>8170173
mad jelly, brah

>>8170200
Does that even looked riced out? No. I'm sure you're just jealous because i could burn you.

>>8170213
Why so many suabru? cus it is cheap like gofl?

>>8170227
Relatively cheap but good quality and easy to drive. Great in the snow, you don't even need to weigh it down or put chains on the tires, in most cases.

Sort of avoided learning and getting my license so my parent's insurance rates don't go up.

>>8170246
Yeah i was just referring to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAnpIevA1xY

I was thinking of getting one for a summer car because >>8170173 does not move one bit in the snow.

>>8170256
knew i still had this...

>>8170173
Is that your actual car? If so, that is clean as hell.

Turbo FB owner here.

>>8170256
different guy here, but i own a suabru as well ('04 outback) and the things a beast in the winter. live in upstate ny and i've never had any problems with the snow, so i'd say get one if you need a winter car.

I drive a 13,000lb war machine daily.

Seriously. It may get seven miles to the gallon but it runs off literally anything flammable. I get paid to take used cooking oil from restaurants to use as fuel.

All the cars I've owned have been manual transmission. I feel like I'm retarded when I'm driving an automatic car. They just seem so much slower and boring.

That being said, I take more risks than I should while driving. I do get a big rush out of it, although I know in the back of my head that I might die from it and I'm causing others problems. There's still nothing like downshifting and speeding in between two cars or doing some other stupid thing.

If I was able to, I would rather have a motorcycle. I haven't ridden a motorcycle in almost three years now, but when I did I loved it. An R6 would be perfect for me. I don't commute and the weather is never too hot or cold here, so having a bike would be a good choice. I also would prefer being that anonymous biker with the helmet.

That being said, I drive a Mitsubishi Mirage. Before that it was an 86 Accord. Before that it was an Izuzu Hombre.

>>8171478
>cooking oil

Even if you filter before use, how dirty is that shit?

>>8171478
Damnit BOOF, quit being awesome.

>>8171495
It has a built in 5 micron filter in the tank, anything that makes it past the filter can be burned.

Most bio diesel engines can only run non-hydrogenated oil, but this can do any type of oil.

I live somewhere in SE Asia, driving a diesel engine car with manual transmission. Driving manual transmission during off-peak traffic time is fun. Driving it during rush hour kills your left foot, and also makes you die faster due to frustration.

>>8171478
Not only is gas cheap but it'd look fucking awesome to drive around. I can see repair being somewhat easy being military shit, not sure past that though.

What is it and how much did it cost?

>>8171488
I prefer automatic cars, because doing shifting and such with your feet feels like doing surgery with a meat cleaver. But I hate driving cars anyway.

Superior shifting is found on motorcycles.

>>8171551
Once you're used to manual automatic feels too... easy. It's like you feel you should be doing something else with your hands and feet.

>>8171551
I only get fatigued if I get stuck in a traffic jam.

>>8171574
Well, my mistake is that I started my journey into manual transmissions on a motorcycle, and spent years on them before I even thought about driving a manual car.

>>8171535
It's an M35, cost about $3,000.

Maintenance is extremely easy, working on and building cars is a hobby of mine.

>>8171574
Well, you got that fake pedal on the left to rest your foot in most automatic cars. It's not the same though.

I drive multiple cars
Fuck you boof. I wanted one of those but have no room for it on base. I wanted to bob mine though.

>>8171574
I've only driven automatic and sometimes feel that way, but driving still feels like a chore for me so manual would probably just make that worse.

American here who lived in germany for a few years and learned how to drive in germany. German drivers are more efficient and superior to that of american drivers by far. I can vouch for that because I was taught in an actual german drivers ed course. I dont know much about american driver classes(if they even have some) but the one in florida only needs a week of drivers ed. A week?! That fucking ridiculous. when I was taught in germany we studied and practiced for months on end.

I dont know how to drive automatic because when I was taught in glorious germany you start out driving in manual. It is only when you absolutely CANNOT learn to drive manual (ie that you are a female or someone with severe autism) that they change to automatic for you.

And the driving does not take place in vacant parking lots. From day fucking one you were placed in the heat of traffic in cramped cities with narrow and winding roads all the while you had little to no idea to how manual worked at the time.

I am very fortunate to have been taught how to drive in germany by actual germans. I have become an efficient driver because of their teachings. It was no easy journey to get to this point either. For the longest I would have trouble with learning to drive manual but I was determined to learn. Now it is all second nature to me.

Thank you Hitler.

>>8171659
No you can chose to make a drivers license for automatic only

>>8171535
How is it cheap? if it only gets seven miles to the gallon would that not be any different from an average car these days?

>>8171669
Realy? Since when? Have they been making changes recently? When I was in their drivers ed in the Rheinland Pfalz i remember them only recenlty changing out their testing papers for computers. i dont think i have heard of that. though it has been a few years since i was last there

>>8171698
Dunno,
I remember my uncle doing the automatic only around 2008

Manual transmission old vespa. It makes me feel like a little girl a little girl drawn by Range Murata

>>8171711
>Range Murata

and you dont seem to understand~♪

>>8171688
You don't understand. I don't pay for gas, places pay me for it. They pay me to take their used oil.

>>8169675
> I left like a whole car's lenght of space between me and the car in front of me.
but you are supposed to do that. your instructor was a shissekopf

>>8170030
>Florida is really beautiful. I never went there but I guess it must be really fun and painless to drive.
Hooohoho my god you dont know how wrong you are on so many things. it is a niggers paradise there. that state is non stop partying and full of loud niggers.

did i mention that there are a lot of niggers there?

>>8171769
You look like you live in out in an open area like in the country. I would love to get that vehicle but I would have no place to park it when I drive home.

But if I ever do what is that particular model called?

>>8171769
Nevermind I found what it was. The question is how to you get people to pay you for their oils?

It looks like you are out in the country which is especially nice because you can have a vehicle like that. Here on the other hand I may not have a place to put it but if I get my own place I just might be able to.

>>8171488
People like you are the reason why I dont just follow you to your house and kill you.

My hobbies seem to be pretty bizarre for a /jp/er, I regularly track my car... Pic very much related.

This thread disappoints me.

Guess I'm the only NEET who never leaves the house and thus cannot drive ;_; you were all joking the whole time.

>>8171903
My mom forced me to get one and I have to go to college because of it.

If I had it my way I would do everything by bike and have a simple paying job that does not require any kind of college degree a lot of social interaction and it would be simple stuff like manual labor (stocking shelves, tilling the land anything that would be a no brainer but would still get me paid enough to live on my own comfortably as a NEET ;_;)

>>8171921
Except these kind of jobs are now all taken because of lolcorporates.

But lets not get into that...

>>8171711
What model?
I wanted to get a Rally 200, but someone suggested that I should just buy the new PX instead since old models require a lot of maintenance.

>>8171991
But what kind of jobs are left then?