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Old 10-26-2012, 12:58 AM   #1
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i dun goofed?

i just bought a black frs and stalled like 1 million times on the way home and my house was only 1 mile away... the clutch smell was pretty bad too

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Old 10-26-2012, 01:17 AM   #2
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LOL congrats with the car
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Old 10-26-2012, 02:15 AM   #3
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grats, she's a beaut!
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Old 10-26-2012, 02:19 AM   #4
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First standard? Haha, good thing it's under warranty
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Old 10-26-2012, 02:20 AM   #5
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haha yes! i plan on practicing tomorrow and the dealership is only 1 mile from where i live... idk if there is an empty space around me though because im still kindve new to this place
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Old 10-26-2012, 02:26 AM   #6
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New Orleans a bad place to learn lol good luck i hate driving there
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Old 10-26-2012, 02:29 AM   #7
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Hahaha nice! At least you made the right choice with transmission! You'll get it down in no time. Car looks great!
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metal shavings ftw
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New Orleans a bad place to learn lol good luck i hate driving there
QFT.. wish i was at my old home town where there was absolutely no traffic and big open spots to do things
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Don't forget to break her in first.

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You do realize he meant he is going to practice driving a manual, not practice drifting or anything like that right?
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Oh, the joy of learning a manual.

You'll pick it up quick, and once you do, you'll never want to go back to the evil known as "automatic"..

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Old 10-26-2012, 03:55 AM   #12
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You do realize he meant he is going to practice driving a manual, not practice drifting or anything like that right?
And deleted... haha. Whenever I think of an open lot thats the first thing that comes to my mind
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Old 10-26-2012, 04:30 AM   #13
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just took her out and didnt stall her =D now to learn how to go up hill
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You will get it. I bought my first manual car without ever owning one before and by the time I got it home about 10 miles away I was ok enough at it.
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