I can't really say that it bothers me more on one manufacturer than another, It just seems that that's what most companies are going towards now. It seems exceptionally annoying with higher end cars, Ever had a late model Cadillac or BMW come up behind you in the dark? their low beams are worse than most high beams.
Yes, and the average SUV here in the Netherlands is worse, when I walk with the dog in the evening I am Always annoyed by the blue headlights on eye-height shining directly into your eyes. And those are the low beams... And I don't think you see more with the blue lights because our eyes are made for the sunlight which is a other golf length then the blue ones. And I almost never use my high beams, even if it's dark since nearly everything has streetlights here.
i wouldnt. Why? because if my mom had been driving a leaf in her accident, she would probably be dead because of how bad the front impact rating is. She chose a mini cooper over the leaf.
I quite like HID lamps with the LED running lights, I think it is useful and looks nice. Especially the newer Mazda and Hyundai designs. I wish a car company would make a new sedan with a reasonable amount of power. I would love a new Hyundai Sonata. It has the tech I'd like, the looks, it's fairly comfortable, and it's reasonably priced, but a 0-60 of about 8.5 seconds just feels unsafe. Even the turbo (which I can't afford) has a nice 245hp and 260lb-ft under 2000 rpm, but the 0-60 is still in the high 7s.
personally i much prefer blue or "cool" lighting over yellow lighting, yellow lighting just seems wrong to me for some reason
I think yellow fog lamps look pretty good, though I'm on the fence about full-on yellow lights like on old French cars. As for new cars, I think pure white or blue looks really neat and futuristic, and I've never really had blinding issues even with the glare my glasses cause.
The 90's Impala SS isn't just a souped up Caprice, Ford took inspiration from it to make the Mercury Marauder.
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what a 90's Impala SS is. A higher performance Caprice. Stiffer/lower suspension, 3.08 Posi-Trac and the 260hp/330lbsft LT1. Also had the cooling and electrical systems from the 9C1 Caprice. I would take the 94-96 Roadmaster any day of the week just because of the extra sleeper factor. They had the LT1 stock.
Finally snowed properly today, first time in years. So naturally, my friend, brother and I took advantage of the road conditions... (only where safe of course, where there were no other cars) We had some great AWD drifting action going on. Then, while I was at home this happened. Thanks to the angle of impact, low speed, and very soft soil, there wasn't even a scratch. They got stuck though. T'was fun. (Yes, we were driving a Safari.)
My buddy had an LT1 roadmaster that he finally killed this year. It hopped one too many curbs and he messed the suspension up
Just wondering, is driving a car with a manual transmission very hard once you learn the gearing so you can rev match and learn how to move from a standing stop?
Not really, the hardest part of learning manual is starting. If the car has synchros (most do) you don't need to worry about rev matching as much as you would with an old classic that doesn't have synchros
How long does it normally take to learn to start? Edit: and is it better on the synchros and clutch if you rev match?
That's slow?? I'm seating here hoping to find a car (in my budget) that does 0-60 in less than 10s....
Hello, resident American here. It's not hard in the slightest. The only thing to remember is to be gentle, that's all. My first time driving a Manual car extensively was driving my Mustang off the lot. By the time I got home, I could rev match. It took a few months to learn heel-toe, but the basics are easy.
Isn't heel-toe just for downshifting while under braking? seems somewhat unnecessary to learn unless you're on a racetrack. Anyways, which is typically cheaper long term? That would be the main thing for even considering looking into getting a car with a manual transmission.
