Here is another way to look at technology

My have no problem with technology, per se; I do have problems with technology that masks bad technique or laziness or ignorance on the part of the operator. So golf clubs or balls that allow a hack to drive like a pro (or even serious amateur); tennis racquets that help lazy fat asses put english on the tennis ball like Bjorn Borg; electronic nannies that allow untrained and brain dead drivers to escape injury or even death with stupid headed maneuvers due to lapse in attention span or lack of training...please note I carefully avoided the term "skill"

Thomas, take your golf club as an example. As someone who plays golf, I understand the importance of having the right equipment (this includes the golf ball itself as well). However, regardless of what type of ultra light, ultra strong, super forgiving golf clubs, I will NEVER hit the ball as far or as well as Tiger Woods. It's a simple fact of life. True, equipment nowadays might mask your mistakes better than before. BUT a good golfer is a good golfer, regardless which era we live in. From this, if you were competing professionally in golf and you decide to use a golf club from the 1980s, then you will be in a serious disadvantage!

However, I do agree with you in the sense that if someone was to learn how to play golf initially, then I would tell him or her to buy the cheapest golf clubs/balls he or she can get and work on their fundamentals. When you get better, go replace your equipment with better ones. This principle applies in the same way with cars. Even though most cars have DCT or some form of paddle shifting transmission, one should always learn how to drive a manual car properly with the right techniques and the correct understanding of the mechanical elements. With the right understanding, you will know why you need to start in 1st gear, instead of 3rd. You will know that you don't need to downshift to 1st gear where 2nd gear is fine as long as you have some momentum in the car. You will also know to avoid at all cost to reverse uphill in a Ferrari/Lamborghini single clutch F1 system. (Ok, the last one was a joke, but for those who have experienced the Ferrari/Lambo/Aston Martin single clutch F1 transmission will know exactly what I am talking about).

Take my Mclaren as another example. The car has something called Brake Steer and I think it's a terrific system because it lets me take corners at speed which would be impossible in my SLS or in any other car that I had driven before. I know how it works and I know when it's working. This doesn't take away the fun, because I'm driving at a much higher speed, which actually gets my adrenalin pumping a little bit more. The MP4-12C is kind of like a Formula car. Is driving a F1 car exciting? Most definitely. Does F1 car have traction control, launch control and other driver's aid? Of course! But does that make Romain Grojean a better driver than Kimi? Of course not!

Note: current F1 cars does not have traction control, but for many years, they had it to make the cars go faster

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So I got myself a fax machine...

By: unotaz : May 13th, 2013-23:23

Here are a few pics....

By: unotaz : May 13th, 2013-23:27

A full write-up coming soon! Can you guess what it is?? =D ...

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By: Emiel : May 13th, 2013-23:30

Mc Laren MP4-12C ?

Judging by the font on the buttons...

By: patrick_y : May 14th, 2013-00:40

Just did a quick check and my initial hunch was correct. That is one really nice fax machine...

Nice Mc.

By: VMM : May 14th, 2013-03:06

Enjoy it! vte :)

It seems to have some features that my fax is missing...

By: DonCorson : May 14th, 2013-10:37

a mirror to see who is in the line behind you? :) (or if there is anyone still near?) Don

Short review

By: unotaz : May 14th, 2013-12:36

Driving Experience First of all, I need to state that driving this car is unlike any other car that I have owned so far. My SLS and the MP4-12C couldn't any more apart when it comes to design philosophy and driving experience. The space between the seats ...

Excellent short review! some comments in reply...

By: ThomasM : May 14th, 2013-16:18

Hi, unotaz, Thanks, great short review! Nothing like comments from an owner (who knows how to drive and has experience in the car category...) "- IRIS (Mclaren's Command system). This thing sucks ass! I guess I wasn't surprised because this is a system wh...