Drove my FR-S today, did not crash...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Must be a Dodge thing. My first car (1965 Dodge Polara) had this:



Oh, and yes I did crash that one, into the back of a buddy's pickup truck in a street race. I hit him at probably a speed differential of 30MPH when he pulled over in front of me because of oncoming traffic. Put a nice ripple in the fender but that was about it.

Originally Posted by humfrz

I had a buddy back in HS that had a Hudson Terraplane that he let me drive. It had an electric shift like this - it was weird - I did not crash.


humfrz

Both of those are more acceptable than a knob since they at least have a distinct and tangible setting. The knob has just the faintest click between settings. I have had radio knobs with more tactile feedback.
Operation is like this.
1) Reach for shift lever on floor to reverse.
2) Not there.
3) Reach for shift lever on column.
4) Not there either.
5) Remember stupid bloody dial.
6) Reach down at awkward angle around wheel and turn dial to reverse.
7) Rev truck engine since it is actually now in neutral.
8) Turn dial to left what seem like one click.
9) Rev engine in park.
10) Concentrate very closely get dial set tp R.
11) Back up.
12) Repeat steps 1 through 10 to go forward.

[Spuds]

Drove my FRS to work this morning. Not particularly eventful, other than I got to drive with the windows down for some of it. Oh and I passed a speed trap. Did not crash, nor get pulled over. We will see how it goes this evening.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Drove my FRS to work this morning. Not particularly eventful, other than I got to drive with the windows down for some of it. Oh and I passed a speed trap. Did not crash, nor get pulled over. We will see how it goes this evening.

Nothing blew into the car?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Both of those are more acceptable than a knob since they at least have a distinct and tangible setting. The knob has just the faintest click between settings. I have had radio knobs with more tactile feedback......

That would suck! I actually liked the buttons on the Polara, felt "higher class" somehow.

After driving the Suburban for 10 days, I did have to adjust back to the location of the gear lever in the 86. I reached for the column shift at least twice this morning. That was after constantly reaching for the console shift in the Suburban all week.

Hmm...maybe the problem isn't the cars.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Nothing blew into the car?

Nope. No blow ins, outs, ups, bys, throughs, jobs, fish, darts, nor any blow in general.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I had a buddy back in HS that had a Hudson Terraplane that he let me drive. It had an electric shift like this - it was weird - I did not crash.


humfrz

My dad's 1936 Cord 810 Westchester sedan had a preselect transmission with a similar shifter. Select the gear and then when you operated the clutch pedal it would go into that gear. Well, that's what was suppose to happen...

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

-10) Concentrate very closely get dial set tp R.
11) Back up.
.

Well, that would NOT work for me!


humfrz

[suzyj]

My 86 hit it’s 10,000km birthday on Tuesday (14 weeks old). Celebrated by leaving it in the garage and riding the bike to work. Ended up with about a bajillion bugs hitting my helmet. Did not crash.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by suzyj

My 86 hit it’s 10,000km birthday on Tuesday (14 weeks old). Celebrated by leaving it in the garage and riding the bike to work. Ended up with about a bajillion bugs hitting my helmet. Did not crash.

Can't say the same for the bugs however....

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Drove my FRS to work this morning. Not particularly eventful, other than I got to drive with the windows down for some of it. Oh and I passed a speed trap. Did not crash, nor get pulled over. We will see how it goes this evening.

Update. Made it home in one piece as well. In my FRS. Without crashing. Though when I get home there is no power on my street. The street behind me, has power. The next street down, has power. Looks like someone crashed into something 2 streets over (yes on the far side of the street that has power ), judging by all the emergency vehicles. Probably one of them BRZ asshats. They're always crashing into stuff.

[Sapphireho]

Drove to work this morning. There was a lot of pollen on my windshield. I had to use the windshield squirters. I'm so glad this car comes with a lifetime supply of washer fluid. Did not crash.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Drove to work this morning. There was a lot of pollen on my windshield. I had to use the windshield squirters. I'm so glad this car comes with a lifetime supply of washer fluid. Did not crash.

That will change after you move -


humfrz

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Drove to work this morning. There was a lot of pollen on my windshield. I had to use the windshield squirters. I'm so glad this car comes with a lifetime supply of washer fluid. Did not crash.

Agh yes, my car is green right now, as is every other one in Atlanta. Unfortunately it doesn't show well in pictures. This is the retention pond next to my office which is normally clear to the bottom.

The green is pollen that has fallen on top of the water since the last rainfall a few days ago.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

That will change after you move -


humfrz

Have you seen how big the washer fluid tanks are on these cars?