I'm all legs, short body, short ish arms. It usually means to get a good driving position it usually means the arms are at the slightly stretched end of perfect, to get the legs a little too bent. With wheel height/reach adjust I can arm/leg position perfect, but on smaller cars it means I end up with one rear seat or running out rail.
It's bloody awkward. I've always managed to get comfortable enough that my car has been the most comfortable place for me to sit for long periods, but it does take a lot of adjustment.
So far, apart from a slight parking scrape involving a wall and an unfamiliar car of my own I'm totally accident free. I have however been looking at MX5s so I am tempting that to change aren't I.
Nah, after all the mishaps over the years I'm well aware that I'm a loong way from even approaching being a perfect (or even what most might consider a "good") driver, and take any criticism on board, so a genuine thanks. I'm aware of my limits and try and drive within them
That's being used to Xantia brakes for ya....
Fair does (or is it dos?), and taken on board - though I'm probably more aware of upsetting the balance of a car than I might let on, driving a Xantia with one side's ride heights being of slightly suspicious orientation, as well as a big van that you need to be aware of the balance of, even on big gentle sweeping bends (like motorway sliproads and the like).
Again, taken on board (tbh I didn't think of the opportunity to mention your incident) - one thing I will say is that at any one time there's a hell of a lot going on in my head, and I take on board a lot more in terms of hazard perception than might be obvious to other people, but I'm happy (and thankfully a lot less cocky than I once might have been) to have some of my failings pointed out to me. One thing that probably doesn't help is the fact that 99% of the time I'm in my "comfort zone", driving the same roads, day in day out, and the surface/bends etc etc are generally the same - if my driving was more varied I probably would be a smoother, better driver.
Happiness is relative - I get by with it, but I often get annoyed with myself at the small daft things I do that I could have done better.
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