03-31-2012, 07:50 PM | #85 |
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Yeah, especially where you may have to stop on a hill.
I would recommend finding a dead-end road on a hill somewhere with no vehicles on the road and just practice going up the hill from a dead stop. That's the quickest way to learn to drive a standard properly imo. |
03-31-2012, 08:17 PM | #86 |
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Yeah, I have a feeling I'm gonna need a real car to get the hang of changing gears. Hill side start sounds super confusing too lol, I can barely do it without my car going back with an auto >_>
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03-31-2012, 08:43 PM | #87 |
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No shame in using the ebrake. I've been driving manual for years and will still use it if it's sketchy traffic and a steep hill etc.
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03-31-2012, 10:28 PM | #88 |
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Well my Scion dealership manager phoned me today with that price so I think it's legit and very unlikely to change. He said it's on their system now and will make ordering easier.
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Rent a manual car for a day and you should be good to have the basic down
Can't wait for official announcement from scion Canada.
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If the BRZ is similar price to the WRX, like it is in the USA, then the BRZ premium will be $32000 or more. $6000 more than an FR-S.
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you are such lucky people oversees. here in germany we have to pay 32.000 Euro/42.000 US-D for the toyota gt86
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Am I the only one who's starting to get really sick of hearing the "you guys are lucky because over in my country the cars costs 1,000,000x as much" argument? Every country has its financial pros and cons. Some countries have sweet health insurance, some have great colleges that you don't have to pay for, some have cheaper prices on durable goods, etc. I'd love someone to do an analysis of the different countries and how much it actually costs to live there, factoring in taxes, what services you get with those taxes, cost of living, salaries, etc so we could get a real idea of just how "lucky" we are here in the U.S.
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Usually a country with a high cost of living will have a high wage/income level to match.
Except Canada. |
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cant agree more.
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is it me, or did scion take down the price on the website???
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