Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[soundman98]

Ichi's becoming a boring suburbanite daddy.

Next, you'll be heading up your local HOA and complaining about 'those dang kids in the obnoxious cars'

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Ordered ‘22 Toyota Highlander XSE. Build the way I want, no markup & deposit is refundable. Dealer estimated to take about 12~16wks. I’m not really rush to get it. While waiting, I gonna be searching for Sorento X-Line SX Prestige (so damn long trim name) & Ascent Limited. Whichever I can find & buy I’ll go w that.

Is that mean I’m selling my twin? Atm not planning to trade-in & wife isn’t forcing me to trade-in the twin. When the time comes, I’ll figure it out. It’s a future ichi’s problem.

Doesn't your wife have a WRX? Just trade that in lol.

[soundman98]

Isn't the wrx the cvt?

Double the reason to trade it in

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Doesn't your wife have a WRX? Just trade that in lol.

Lmao we need 2 cars that fit baby seat. Atm my wife drive everywhere for the fam. So reduce that, we were looking into suv. Honestly, she doesn’t care if I keep the BRZ or not.

[soundman98]

Highlander, "mom's minivan of the 2020's"

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by soundman98

Isn't the wrx the cvt?

Double the reason to trade it in

My wife drive MT.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by soundman98

Highlander, "DAD's minivan of the 2020's"

FIFY… mom is too busy racing her WRX at the track

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

My wife drive MT.

I tried to teach my wife to drive stick. One accidental burnout in front of the local playground later, she never wants to drive stick again...

[soundman98]

Good job her!

That reminds me. Had a 89th birthday party for my grandfather this past weekend. My uncle saw the new truck, and got to talking vehicles. I voiced my displeasure on how I couldn't get it in stickshift. He laughed and said 'once you get older you'll like not having to deal with a clutch'. Just sorta irritated me. Never once has a clutch been a hassle I've regretted.. in a lot of ways, I feel it keeps my legs equally toned... Automatics are just so mindless... I end up manually shifting it just to do something...

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I tried to teach my wife to drive stick. One accidental burnout in front of the local playground later, she never wants to drive stick again...

She was same. At first she didn’t want to drive MT… but I told her if she want WRX/STI (she like color WRB) she gotta learn how to drive MT. Also case of emergency, she need to know how to drive my car, which is also MT. She started learning on the Fall & by the Spring time she bought herself MT WRX.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Spuds

I tried to teach my wife to drive stick. One accidental burnout in front of the local playground later, she never wants to drive stick again...

I encourage that behavior. No one's taken me up on letting me teach them to drive stick.

But I always tell people the first lesson is "clutch in, rev to 6k, and dump the clutch." Everyone's always worried about hurting the car, or doing something crazy. Get the crazy out of the way first, and the rest is easy.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by soundman98

Good job her!

That reminds me. Had a 89th birthday party for my grandfather this past weekend. My uncle saw the new truck, and got to talking vehicles. I voiced my displeasure on how I couldn't get it in stickshift. He laughed and said 'once you get older you'll like not having to deal with a clutch'. Just sorta irritated me. Never once has a clutch been a hassle I've regretted.. in a lot of ways, I feel it keeps my legs equally toned... Automatics are just so mindless... I end up manually shifting it just to do something...

I see your uncle’s point. Yes some cars have a heavy clutch and traffic time can be a hassle. Especially if you have knee issue (like me), traffic time in the winter can be a total nightmare… but the twin got so damn light clutch, it’s not even a workout.

3 wks ago, my wife had left knee surgery (torn ACL), so she can’t drive MT cars for another week or so. Currently we’re borrowing sis-in-law’s Leggy & it’s been nice for her… but she said it’s weird not knowing how fast you’re going. When you drive MT, unconsciously we know how fast we’re going cuz whatever gear we are in + rpm… vs AT/CVT, you’re shit out of luck other than look at the cluster lol

[soundman98]

She should try crossing legs! Clutch with right foot, gas with left.

It's an interesting time. I usually do it on the dark empty back roads when I start getting bored driving in a straight line.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by soundman98

I encourage that behavior. No one's taken me up on letting me teach them to drive stick.

But I always tell people the first lesson is "clutch in, rev to 6k, and dump the clutch." Everyone's always worried about hurting the car, or doing something crazy. Get the crazy out of the way first, and the rest is easy.

Oh I thought it was fantastic. It was her first uphill start at a stop sign in the Hyundai Accent I had (hilarious little car, highly recommend in MT) so I didn't care what she did to it. She was just embarrassed to do it in front of a bunch of our neighbors/kids.