I was gonna vote on Google. Then, I realized that, even though it's the search engine I always initially use to find more info on various things, it's not where I spend most of my time online. I believe I spend most of my time online lurking here, in GTPlanet. It's just minutes in Google compared to hours in GTPlanet. I gain so much satisfaction and pleasure here, finding out various automotive info and reading people's opinions on different matters. Not to mention that most of the time, the users seem friendly and respectful.
GTPlanet is like internet drugs and I don't even know why. I spend most of my internet time here (more so than FB and YouTube). I don't even play GT damnit!
Well, you made me feel better about myself, in a way. When I joined GTPlanet, the only Gran Turismo game I had was Gran Turismo 2. Even though it's my favorite game of all time, I was not much of a Gran Turismo fan compared to the majority of others here. I visited GTPlanet primarily to get more news and updates regarding the then upcoming Gran Turismo 5, then ended up not buying it after it got released. Also, back then, I wasn't really a contributor myself, and I was pretty much just sucking information here. I'd love to have GT5, but I felt it could potentially be very addictive, leading to increased possibilities of damaging my academic performance, which would be dangerous considering I was getting nearer to my final years in high school. I also felt like I wasn't much of a great student to deserve the purchase of a brand new video game.
Now, I have Gran Turismo 2 and Gran Turismo 6, which I got to play during the December break. I'm back in college now for the second semester of my sophomore year.
Anyway, these are sites I visit almost everyday, whenever a computer and Internet connection are within my reach:
For global news:
BBC.co.uk/news/world
For e-mails:
I check my academic e-mail via
the university website. I can check my personal e-mails with the smartphone.
Automotive-related interests and indulgement:
TopGear.com/uk,
Jalopnik.com,
GTPlanet.net,
GTspirit.com,
Speedhunters.com,
F1Fanatic.co.uk,
Supercars.net,
Autocar.co.uk,
YouTube.com (primarily to check the Drive channel - YouTube.com/user/drive/videos)
Search engines to find more info on anything:
Google.com
When I have more time on my hands to find more automotive-related material, or just am in the mood for it, I also like to check the following sites - not as often as the ones previously mentioned:
Autoblog.com,
LeftLaneNews.com,
Ultimatecarpage.com,
Conceptcarz.com,
Netcarshow.com, Seriouswheels.com,
TopSpeed.com,
Autoevolution.com, Automobilemag.com, MotorTrend.com,
Classicandperformancecar.com,
SupercarWorld.com,
Formula1.com,
Motorsport.com,
SniffPetrol.com, and
WTF1.co.uk. There may be other automotive websites that I forgot to mention, sites that I simply go check when somehow suddenly the names got recalled in my head, while still having the time and mood.
Sim racing and other gaming-related stuff that I also like to check - these are hardly a daily visit:
VirtualR.net,
PilsBierBude.de/index.php?lang=en,
NoGripRacing.com,
HCE.HaloMaps.org,
Kotaku.com,
ClassicGameRoom.com, and
GameSpot.com