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Dorb · 11-23-2012, 08:01 AM

This is so stupid It has to be told. (maybe I can blame it on the Turkey...)
Coming back from Thanksgiving yesterday, I came to a stop at a busy intersection when for some reason I stalled the car, there was another car on my ass that wanted across the intersection and in the panic I could not get the car restarted - kept pushing the button with the clutch pushed in and I was freaking out!

. It was then that my wife calmly asked why I kept pushing the "Auto" button instead of the "Start" button

Nuff said...

WRXGuy1 · 11-23-2012, 08:22 AM

Another reason I prefer the good-ole key start :P

Sportsguy83 · 11-23-2012, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dorb

This is so stupid It has to be told. (maybe I can blame it on the Turkey...)
Coming back from Thanksgiving yesterday, I came to a stop at a busy intersection when for some reason I stalled the car, there was another car on my ass that wanted across the intersection and in the panic I could not get the car restarted - kept pushing the button with the clutch pushed in and I was freaking out!

. It was then that my wife calmly asked why I kept pushing the "Auto" button instead of the "Start" button

Nuff said...

LMAO!! I've found myself pushing it too sometimes in an attempt to turnt he car on!

Sportsguy83 · 11-23-2012, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WRXGuy1

Another reason I prefer the good-ole key start :P

hahaha yeah, the good ole key start is better!!

Jayde · 11-23-2012, 09:10 AM

Sorry, but that did give me a good laugh. Glad to hear nothing bad happened though.

Killerbee · 11-23-2012, 09:20 AM

hehehehe, nice one :-)

Rayme · 11-23-2012, 10:02 AM

LOL...

what's the auto button??

Dorb · 11-23-2012, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ottopilot

LOL...

what's the auto button??

Ha. The "auto" button is above the "start" button and turns the heating / AC to auto temp when you hit it. (No matter how many times you hit it - it will NOT start the car! lol)

It was a busy intersection and I think the guy behind me wanted to get across with me while the coast was clear, but I kinda messed it up for him. Hope he cut me some slack as I still have the temp tags, so maybe he realized its a new ride I am still getting familiar with.

I can say I got out of there as fast as I could to put some distance between the two of us.

Ps - I'm still pissed that I stalled the damn car!

Sony · 11-23-2012, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dorb

This is so stupid It has to be told. (maybe I can blame it on the Turkey...)
Coming back from Thanksgiving yesterday, I came to a stop at a busy intersection when for some reason I stalled the car, there was another car on my ass that wanted across the intersection and in the panic I could not get the car restarted - kept pushing the button with the clutch pushed in and I was freaking out!

. It was then that my wife calmly asked why I kept pushing the "Auto" button instead of the "Start" button

Nuff said...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottopilot

LOL...

what's the auto button??

lol #limitedtrimproblems hahahaha

CaptainKill · 11-23-2012, 06:17 PM

Don't feel bad about stalling out. I drive a manual every day and I still stalled out mine once on the trek home from the dealer. The clutch is so much lighter than anything I've driven before.

Since then, I've let about a dozen people drive mine for a few miles each, and all but a few of them killed it at least once.

BRZnut · 11-23-2012, 08:14 PM

I find myself doing the same thing..not sure what I thinking at the time...maybe "auto start" so I hit auto, that the car is an auto? I can also confirm the car does not start when you hit auto! LOL

mgobrz · 11-23-2012, 11:02 PM

The same exact thing happened to me yesterday too. Ha ha. I'm pissed I stalled it out, as well. I felt like an rookie. Ah well.

Jaylyons1 · 12-01-2012, 09:31 PM

I could totally see myself doing this.

NRGBalanced · 12-01-2012, 11:31 PM

I drove my girlfriend's Versa tonight. When we stopped the car, I fumbled around in the HVAC area looking for the non-existent Start/Stop button.

11-23-2012, 08:01 AM	#1
Dorb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 16 LM STI/13 LM BRZ/04 AVALANCHE Location: Ohio,Dayton area... Posts: 318 Thanks: 196 Thanked 89 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Note: "Auto" does not start BRZ This is so stupid It has to be told. (maybe I can blame it on the Turkey...) Coming back from Thanksgiving yesterday, I came to a stop at a busy intersection when for some reason I stalled the car, there was another car on my ass that wanted across the intersection and in the panic I could not get the car restarted - kept pushing the button with the clutch pushed in and I was freaking out!. It was then that my wife calmly asked why I kept pushing the "Auto" button instead of the "Start" button Nuff said...

11-23-2012, 08:22 AM	#2
WRXGuy1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Premium 6MT Location: Goffstown, NH Posts: 662 Thanks: 606 Thanked 155 Times in 104 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Another reason I prefer the good-ole key start :P __________________ 2013 BRZ Premium WRB MT - Picked up 5/31/12

11-23-2012, 09:10 AM	#5
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11-23-2012, 09:20 AM	#6
Killerbee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: GR86 / Supra MK5 MT / MR-S / Z4 Location: Switzerland Posts: 836 Thanks: 593 Thanked 725 Times in 342 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	hehehehe, nice one :-) __________________ My GR86 Car Journal: https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153879 My old GT86 Car Journal: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22222

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11-23-2012, 10:02 AM	#7
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	LOL... what's the auto button??

11-23-2012, 06:17 PM	#10
CaptainKill Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: manual black BRZ Limited Location: Memphis area Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Don't feel bad about stalling out. I drive a manual every day and I still stalled out mine once on the trek home from the dealer. The clutch is so much lighter than anything I've driven before. Since then, I've let about a dozen people drive mine for a few miles each, and all but a few of them killed it at least once.

11-23-2012, 08:14 PM	#11
BRZnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: BRZ DGM Limited Location: USA Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 5 Thanked 431 Times in 250 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I find myself doing the same thing..not sure what I thinking at the time...maybe "auto start" so I hit auto, that the car is an auto? I can also confirm the car does not start when you hit auto! LOL

11-23-2012, 11:02 PM	#12
mgobrz Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 GBS Subaru BRZ 6MT Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 31 Thanks: 11 Thanked 13 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The same exact thing happened to me yesterday too. Ha ha. I'm pissed I stalled it out, as well. I felt like an rookie. Ah well.

12-01-2012, 09:31 PM	#13
Jaylyons1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2022 WRB BRZ; 1993 Skyline GT-R Location: Pearl City, HI Posts: 977 Thanks: 331 Thanked 237 Times in 170 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I could totally see myself doing this.

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