Car brakes and gas...question im curious..?
It's ok to gas on park, some people give it some gas in park when they are using jumper cables on another car. But it's not ok to press both pedals at the same time, this will cause a lot of stress, your tires would probably spin while the car would stay in place.
Have you ever been curious with all the many different cars and people in traffic and wondered who they were, where they are from and where they are all going?
I wonder this when I am stopped at a red light. As I watch the cars come from my right and turn left in front of me I get a good look at the driver and passengers. I observe their car, their faces and expressions, how they are dressed, whether they are singing with the music, how they are interacting with any passengers. I even see whether they are driving casually or aggressively, are they sitting back waiting for a gap to turn through or are they pulled up so far that they are barely able to make the corner when the gap comes. And when the gap comes, do they zip through it promptly or do they delay a good long time, thus not leaving time for the driver behind to get through that same gap. And in the couple seconds of observation I create a picture in my mind of the life of each one. A parent taking a kid to school - Do they get along well? A couple or a pair of coworkers carpooling. A new driver trusted to take the family car to school. A 20-something driving to the train station on their way into the city - What kind of job might they have? A tradesman and his coworker in their truck heading to their first appointment of the morning - Would I want to hire them? Endless entertainment!
I drive a German car, but I’m curious as to what makes many owners of German cars, drive aggressively, dangerously and uncourteous?
German cars handle so precisely that you will do things as a driver you may not do with a car from somewhere else. You may come closer, because the brakes are very good, so you are confident you can always stop in time; and you may decide to squeeze through situations because the steering is and feels so precise that you see no trouble doing it.As for being dorks on the road, that could be something else.Either, where you live, German cars are only driven by rich people, who frequently are genuinely inconsiderate and arrogant, or inexperienced drivers; or these cars are driven by people with a low tolerance for anything slow and inefficient, which can make them behave like that in traffic.I’ve been there myself.I mostly drive American cars - big ones, like Lincoln and Cadillac. But if I get behind the wheel of a BMW or Mercedes, everybody else suddenly seems drunk and stupid to me, so I push ahead.
How curious are you on the impact of self-driving cars on road safety?
Curious? Let’s say very interested.Self driving cars are very deep in the development and they will be ready to be released to the public in a couple of years, now whether this is 2 or 5 years is not really relevant.Even if they will be able to drive at Level 4, so technically still in very unusual situations needing some human intervention (either by a person in the car or remotely (calling for some support “I am stuck, what to do”), they will be better than the 99% or even 99,9% of other drivers.Being at the level of the one in the thousand best drivers in the world, they will have a huge impact on traffic safety.
What do superchargers do to your car?
well, it forces more air into the engine, so that it doesn't "waste power on pulling the air in. also, more air allows you to burn more fuel, which equals more power. Superchargers run from your engine, "robbing" some of the power, while at the same time increasing the power of your engine. as long as it increases power more than what it uses, you get more power. V6 engine typically use turbochargers because they "rob" less power while being able to produce more in high engine speeds. A super charger typically reduces fuel mileage because you use more fuel to get more power A turbo charger depends ( twin-turbos, or a small turbo can be set up for a lower engine speed to produce power in regular driving), driving a turbocharged car like you would a small car will produce better gas mileage, and when driven like a sports car will reduce gas mileage, but increase power
Is a 2004 Lexus ES 330 sedan a good first car? I'm 16.?
It's like a luxury version of a Camry. Most 16 years olds don't drive them because they can't afford them, and yeah, they aren't considered "sporty". But a very nice car. Cruise in style my friend.
I need to buy a pre-owned car and I am curious about financing. What are the cons to not having to put down a down payment?
The uncomplicated answer right off the top would be having a larger payment. Money down reduces monthly payment by about 16-22 dollars dependent on finance structure ie the term of the loan, the rate of the loan and Amt financed. The BIG con to no money down also depends on the market value of the car, and being in a situation where you owe more than the vehicle is worth. So I would recommend gap insurance. What year is this vehicle and how many miles on the odometer?
Can someone under 18 test drive a car?
Car salespeople wait all day for customers and a lot of the time they are in a rotation system where they only get one customer or two in an entire day. You going to a car lot to look at a car you have no intention in buying is basically taking food out of the salesman's kids mouths. You can legally test drive as long as you have a license but if you are on your own and are under 18 unless you had the money, cash in your pocket to show me if I were the salesperson I wouldn't let you test drive anything without your parents as 17 is too young to finance a car and you would be probably (definitely in your case) be wasting my time and money. If you really want to drive it take 20 bucks with you, be honest with the salesperson and go on a quiet morning like a tuesday (Not a weekend day!) and offer him 20 bucks for his time if he lets you drive it with him in the car. That he might agree to. Don't wait til you are on the lot looking at cars tho because his "up" is already used by that point ask him straight up front. Edit... Lalala why are you encouraging him to lie to the salesperson? And people complain that salespeople are the liars. This is their LIVELIHOOD you are playing with. How about I take a few hours out of YOUR paycheck?
The dealer that sold me my car a couple years ago says there is a demand for that model and they want to buy it back from me; what should I do?
There’s 2 reasons for it.There may be a real demand for your car and they could get it really cheap from you as a used tradein vehicle towards another car. In that case I’d carefully research the used car market for your particular car and see. Maybe it was the last Monte Carlo RWD vehicles produced in 1988. Maybe it had a T-roof or targa roof top. Maybe it was an SS model. Maybe it was equipped with factory rear dual disk brakes and a posi-traction rear end. Maybe it was very last one off the assembly line. Maybe it was autographed by someone special. Or maybe it was fitted at the factory with a special engine or had engine code M in the VIN. Who knows.Its a tactic used to get you into a newer vehicle with a lulled sense of a better than normal used car tradein allowance.Case in point. In 1986, Pontiac made the only Grand Prix RWD vehicle from the 80’s that had engine code M in the VIN. The owner paid in full to order it, paid the dealership the $50,000 fine levied against it to install the 455 engine that came from GM directly but couldn’t be installed in the factory assembly line, and has the only Pontiac Grand Prix in existence from the 80’s with this unique combination. It was photographed in an old magazine and has never been seen since. Now that car’s worth buying and will appreciate in value if its maintained and kept in showroom condition.