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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickled View Post
    For the record I didn't mean hooning in a car with a spool, I meant driving a car normally with a spool, the thing is I didn't realize the car had a minispool until a month after I had purchased it.

    I dealt with it and trust me I did lose it a fair few times going around a corner, or around a round-a-bout in the wet, not by hooning, but by normal driving (not knowing the characteristics of a spool at the time).
    Do everybody a favor and head down to your local rta office and tell them you are too incompetant to hold a license and hand it back. You clearly have no concept of vehicle handling and throttle control.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper View Post
    Do everybody a favor and head down to your local rta office and tell them you are too incompetant to hold a license and hand it back. You clearly have no concept of vehicle handling and throttle control.

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    Why because I was a new P plater in a car with a spool I wasn't aware about?

    Yeah I'm a real criminal, I had the car inspected and driven by a mechanic to tell me what it was, after finding out that I couldn't afford a replacement diff I left it in and learnt to drive it in the wet, I've had my license for 2 years now, I still have all my original demerit points, never had an accident and never been fined for anything and I bet I could control a car better than my parents in a bad situation.

    But yeah I'm a monster and don't deserve a license.

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    Ahhh what is it with these retarded threads???

    This place kills brain cells...

    There is a good reason why they're ILLEGAL. The only reason you people think they're good is because you've got the "It'll never happen to me" mentality.

    It hasn't happend to you YET, so there for they're fine. You're all bloody spastic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by soop View Post
    Ahhh what is it with these retarded threads???

    This place kills brain cells...

    There is a good reason why they're ILLEGAL. The only reason you people think they're good is because you've got the "It'll never happen to me" mentality.

    It hasn't happend to you YET, so there for they're fine. You're all bloody spastic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by STEALTHY™ View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by soop View Post
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    It would seem that to become an expert in car control and automotive mechanics requires about 1-2 years of experience.
    Those of us who have been doing it for 20+ years have obviously been doing it wrong. We never made mistakes nor learnt from anything we did.

    What the hell would we know anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RX25SE View Post
    It would seem that to become an expert in car control and automotive mechanics requires about 1-2 years of experience.
    Those of us who have been doing it for 20+ years have obviously been doing it wrong. We never made mistakes nor learnt from anything we did.

    What the hell would we know anyway.

    I'll go back to bashing my head against the wall, it's less painful.
    I never said I was an expert in car control, I just know how my parents drive and think I would be better at controlling my car in a bad situation, although that being said I can't say that about everyone else that has been driving for 20+ years.

    There are a lot of legal Nazis on this site, mention something illegal such as flicking a cigarette butt and you get condemned, get real you've all done something illegal once in your life so don't sit there and act like you're an angel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RX25SE View Post
    It would seem that to become an expert in car control and automotive mechanics requires about 1-2 years of experience.
    Those of us who have been doing it for 20+ years have obviously been doing it wrong. We never made mistakes nor learnt from anything we did.

    What the hell would we know anyway.

    I'll go back to bashing my head against the wall, it's less painful.
    Your post says alot. Moving fields for abit, people i've worked with who have the mindset of 'its always been done this way, so its the best way' are usually doing things the most ineffective way. Same could be said for driving, theres plenty of people out there who have a license, yet cant drive for shit. I now have this opinion of you because of your response.
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    Quote Originally Posted by STEALTHY™ View Post
    Same could be said for driving, theres plenty of people out there who have a license, yet cant drive for shit. I now have this opinion of you because of your response.
    Ya mum tell ya that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew426 View Post
    Ya mum tell ya that?
    My mum, my dad, my grandparents, other peoples parents. Anyone who is a shit driver, i usually tell them
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    Quote Originally Posted by STEALTHY™ View Post
    My mum, my dad, my grandparents, other peoples parents. Anyone who is a shit driver, i usually tell them
    So your mum, dad, grandparents and others parents have all told you you're a shit driver?

    At that point, you kinda wanna hand in your license and take the bus dont ya?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew426 View Post
    So your mum, dad, grandparents and others parents have all told you you're a shit driver?

    At that point, you kinda wanna hand in your license and take the bus dont ya?
    I read your post wrong, my answer was to 'ya tell ya mum that?'. Should have been clear by the 'anyone who is a shit driver, i usually tell them'.

    Havn't had a single person tell me i'm a shit driver.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickled View Post
    Why because I was a new P plater in a car with a spool I wasn't aware about?

    Yeah I'm a real criminal, I had the car inspected and driven by a mechanic to tell me what it was, after finding out that I couldn't afford a replacement diff I left it in and learnt to drive it in the wet, I've had my license for 2 years now, I still have all my original demerit points, never had an accident and never been fined for anything and I bet I could control a car better than my parents in a bad situation.

    But yeah I'm a monster and don't deserve a license.
    The spool had nothing to do with you loosing it. Complete lack of throttle control did. Not having an accident sounds very much like good luck rather than any skill. By your own admission above you cannot handle a car in even common situations such as going around a roundabout. If your parents are worse than you, then god help us all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickled View Post
    I never said I was an expert in car control, I just know how my parents drive and think I would be better at controlling my car in a bad situation, although that being said I can't say that about everyone else that has been driving for 20+ years.
    On the other hand, maybe your parents are bright enough not to get into that situation to begin with

    There are a lot of legal Nazis on this site, mention something illegal such as flicking a cigarette butt and you get condemned, get real you've all done something illegal once in your life so don't sit there and act like you're an angel.
    Go chat to some of the people at Kinglake or Marysville (victoria) about flicking a ciggie out the window and see how that goes for you

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    Quote Originally Posted by STEALTHY™ View Post
    Your post says alot. Moving fields for abit, people i've worked with who have the mindset of 'its always been done this way, so its the best way' are usually doing things the most ineffective way. Same could be said for driving, theres plenty of people out there who have a license, yet cant drive for shit. I now have this opinion of you because of your response.
    I was meant to say a lot.

    But I made no mention, or reference to, the mindset of "It's been done this way for years so it must be right".
    The point I was making was that those of us who have more experience, have had the opportunity to try different things and learn from mistakes, regarding modifing cars and driving skills.
    Having a little experience allows you to avoid potential problems as you would have encountered similar issues before, where as ineffective people are unwilling to embrace new ideas or concepts.
    What we are trying to do is pass on these experiences to the benefit of others, but it makes it hard when the responce is, well, irresponsible.

    With regards to the topic, spools are not a new concept. They effect the handling of a vehicle to a point where the authorities have deemed them illegal, and rightly so.
    To apply this modification to a group of drivers who are over represented in the road toll, to me, appears to be a receipe for disaster.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RX25SE View Post
    I was meant to say a lot.

    But I made no mention, or reference to, the mindset of "It's been done this way for years so it must be right".
    The point I was making was that those of us who have more experience, have had the opportunity to try different things and learn from mistakes, regarding modifing cars and driving skills.
    Having a little experience allows you to avoid potential problems as you would have encountered similar issues before, where as ineffective people are unwilling to embrace new ideas or concepts.
    What we are trying to do is pass on these experiences to the benefit of others, but it makes it hard when the responce is, well, irresponsible.

    With regards to the topic, spools are not a new concept. They effect the handling of a vehicle to a point where the authorities have deemed them illegal, and rightly so.
    To apply this modification to a group of drivers who are over represented in the road toll, to me, appears to be a receipe for disaster.
    Your right, WE are trying to pass on experience (not sure what gave you the impression i'm a 17yo with no experience....)
    You pass on your experience, I pass on mine. The problem is too many people flat out say 'oh you have a death wish if you drive with a spool in the wet' when its just total bs.

    Spools are illegal for the simple fact the wheels are locked together. Nothing more, nothing less.
    As was discussed to death in the other thread, if someone is going to kill themselves, a spool isnt going to make any difference. Those types of people are already an accident waiting to happen. Which is why so many people jump to give the REAL info about a spool, so the person can make up their own mind if its for them or not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper View Post
    The spool had nothing to do with you loosing it. Complete lack of throttle control did. Not having an accident sounds very much like good luck rather than any skill. By your own admission above you cannot handle a car in even common situations such as going around a roundabout. If your parents are worse than you, then god help us all.

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    Right, because you have to have your foot to the floor in a spooled car for it to lose control.

    Like I said I was 18, fresh license in a mini-spooled vehicle in the wet, you do the math Hitler.

    Quote Originally Posted by Reaper View Post
    On the other hand, maybe your parents are bright enough not to get into that situation to begin with

    Go chat to some of the people at Kinglake or Marysville (victoria) about flicking a ciggie out the window and see how that goes for you

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    And I'm immediately labeled a hoon because I was on my Ps and had a minispool that I wasn't aware off? Yeah that would be right, the older generation of Australia are all the same, too many kids play on your lawn have they gramps?

    Did I say anything about flicking one out the window of a moving vehicle? I don't even smoke.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickled View Post
    I dealt with it and trust me I did lose it a fair few times going around a corner, or around a round-a-bout in the wet, not by hooning, but by normal driving (not knowing the characteristics of a spool at the time).
    Quote Originally Posted by Pickled View Post
    Like I said I was 18, fresh license in a mini-spooled vehicle in the wet, you do the math Hitler.
    The math is it should have only happened once maybe a second but not a third time. Obviously you were using too much throttle in the corner. Call people Hitler if you like, but you're the idiot that didn't learn from it the first time it happened. Oh and don't think I'm old either, cause I'm not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vn_v6 View Post
    and replace it every 6 months, be cool, getta spool
    Thats so true the holden LSD's are so shit for burnouts i was just Quoted $700 for mine to be rebuilt. so i just said stuff it spool it, i might die driving around town.

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    Quote Originally Posted by G.C.Photography View Post
    The math is it should have only happened once maybe a second but not a third time. Obviously you were using too much throttle in the corner. Call people Hitler if you like, but you're the idiot that didn't learn from it the first time it happened. Oh and don't think I'm old either, cause I'm not.
    So you're saying because I lost it more than 2 times accidentally, I was hooning? No I wasn't, take a spooled car out in the wet and see how easy it is to control for your first time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickled View Post
    So you're saying because I lost it more than 2 times accidentally, I was hooning? No I wasn't, take a spooled car out in the wet and see how easy it is to control for your first time.
    I drove a spooled car for the first time in the wet and its not so bad if you remember every corner that you have a spool. I lost it because i had a brain snap and put the pedal to the floor, dident hit anyting tho

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