how long it took you to become a confident driver with your new tc? I have my sw tc for about a week, and I am still worry about driving it around because something might happen to it.

 

Being as I had my tC before I was even able to drive, it took me a long time to get used to it once I was able to drive by myself.

 

it took me 2hrs

 

I would have to say about 3.459 hours.

 

it all varies from person to person
and all of us still fear of something bad happening
that will never go away even if u r confident drivin the car

 

Define confident. I'm confident that I'm pretty good at handling my car. However, I'm not 100% confident because I've never had the opportunity to take my car to its absolute limits in a safe environment. I don't know where the edge of my car's capability is, specifically pertaining to braking and handling.

 

i would say 2 steps...right foot in, left foot in...BAM! comfortable and confident as can be

 

Agreed. Although I have slid into my friend's neighborhood before. I shat my pants.

 

I'm confident that I'd like to beat whoever ran me off the damn road.

 

ouch!

 

Well I havnt drove on the freeway yet, since it is still at 101 miles. So I believe Ill be more confident driving my car once I get used to the freeways.

 

Where's the "during the test drive" option?

 

i was comfortable, yet nervous as hell. every intersection i passed i thought the somebody was gonna come thru and hit my ___. i was in a car accident like that a week b4 i got my tC so that is y im so cautious.

but, the accident is y i got the tC, my other car was totalled
R.I.P 02 nissan sentra se-r

 

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My car has been in the shop for 39 damn days, with no ETA in sight for weeks.

 

I did my test drive down a 1-lane road in the Rocky Mountains. After that, no worries

 

are you driving stick or automatic? I drive stick and it took me about a month of driving streets, stop and go, hills, etc....to get so used to it that you didn't have to think about it anymore. If you drive automatic, the thing to remember is to stay calm, and don't do anything stupid, like speeding excessively on the freeway, or having a super heavy foot....other than that, confidence comes with experience...so drive drive drive!

 

I put two weeks. At first the clutch was tricky cuz it's heavier than I expected. I've had my car 10 months and I still cringe at intersections. It's not the confidence part, that's the "where is the next _______ driver coming from" thoughts running through my head. I would say I push the car to what I believe is the 85% limit. - Hence i've never spun out or gotten sideways or anything, controlled or uncontrolled environments. I do a lot of driving too (i'm at 36,200 IN 10 MONTHS) so the experience malibuboy talks about is right. just drive drive drive (crazy, not stupid).

 

*gonna drive more now*

 

I still worry about stone chips, scratches, and it getting stolen.

 

it took me about a week cause i drove a suv before and i had to get used to a lower car.
in my suv i drove careless... now im cautious.