Do you get mad @ stalled cars on the road and honk?

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SagaLore

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:thumbsup: and :beer: for try a standard. Saves on gas, and gives you more control of your car. The only time I wish I had an automatic is when I'm stuck in a stop/go crawl in the middle of a city which thankfully isn't very often.
 

vizkiz

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I'm 21, I learned to drive on auto tranny cars, but have really only driven manual transmission cars since then. That is, except for my 84 X-Fire, which I can't afford the insurance on and must sell.

I firmly believe that as in the old days, people should be taught to drive and tested on a manual transmission, then go with an automatic if they want one when they buy a car. What if you're ever in a situation where you need to drive a stick? My very first time driving a stick, it was a 1987 Jeep Cherokee Chief. Just got in and drove. No stalling, grinding gears, burning the clutch, etc. I honestly don't see why it is so hard for some people.

(I'm not saying it's hard for you Twista, but some people couldn't do it if their life depended on it).
 

Twista

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omg this fookn b!tch got so pissed @ me in a big ass yellow school bus. This just after i tryed getting up a hill and burned my clutch alittle (i smelled it). So i get up the next light and im 1st @ the turn lane. So i get outta "N" and get into 1st and stall... so this bitch going to fvking blow her loud ass school bus horn! I couldnt even hear my car, but i didnt stall the next time.


Man, i wanted to get out the car and kick her bus lol. I went out in rush hour traffic (5pm ... im going out @ night next time lol)
 

brian_riendeau

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omg this fookn b!tch got so pissed @ me in a big ass yellow school bus. This just after i tryed getting up a hill and burned my clutch alittle (i smelled it). So i get up the next light and im 1st @ the turn lane. So i get outta "N" and get into 1st and stall... so this bitch going to fvking blow her loud ass school bus horn! I couldnt even hear my car, but i didnt stall the next time.

Since you are obviously too incompetent to operate your vehicle without causing multiple incidents, its probably time if you quit driving on public roads and go burn up your clutch in an empty parking lot.

Btw, clutches take a lot of abuse up to a certain point. If you smelled it, you are well on your way to destroying it. Congrats!
 

IBuyUFO

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No, that's just dumb honking at a broken down car. But whoever does that must make them feel like a bigger man or something.
 

Twista

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Originally posted by: IBuyUFO
No, that's just dumb honking at a broken down car. But whoever does that must make them feel like a bigger man or something.
:) It was some old bitch in the school bus. I mean she mustve blowed non stop 432143 times. old hag :|
 

jlee

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Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
Btw, clutches take a lot of abuse up to a certain point. If you smelled it, you are well on your way to destroying it. Congrats!

Fortunately RWD clutches are a lot easier to replace than MR or FWD.. :p
 

jotosuds

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Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
If you can not competently drive without stalling, get the hell off the road before you cause an accident.

When I am in my truck and some jackass stalls, I get right behind them and rev my engine. I have aftermarket pipes which makes this quite loud and distracting to the other car. Then they can not hear their own engine, and usually stall it as a few more times before taking off.


yes
 

Twista

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Originally posted by: jotosuds
Originally posted by: brian_riendeau
If you can not competently drive without stalling, get the hell off the road before you cause an accident.

When I am in my truck and some jackass stalls, I get right behind them and rev my engine. I have aftermarket pipes which makes this quite loud and distracting to the other car. Then they can not hear their own engine, and usually stall it as a few more times before taking off.


yes

I did about 35 times in the parking lot starting from 1st and 2nd, but hitting the road makes its alittle shakey. If it was an automatic i would be crusing along lol, but oh well.. back for practice.
 

jlee

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When in doubt, give it a little gas and let the clutch out a little faster. It'll go. ;)
 

Eeezee

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My girlfriend stalls her car all the time. It's kind of scary how pissed off people get
 

Twista

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Originally posted by: Eeezee
My girlfriend stalls her car all the time. It's kind of scary how pissed off people get

:( fvkers. The face i saw in my mirror was my old bus driver i think from like my middle school days. Hehe, i never had a problem with her but many did.. :/ now i do!
 

Zee

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Originally posted by: markgm
Originally posted by: sheik124
Originally posted by: Wallydraigle
I follow them around and find out where they live, then I start stalking them. When they're not around I get into their houses and leave notes on their fridge telling them what I'm going to do to them. I call them at 3:00 in the morning and breath heavily. I hang around schools and abduct their children and murder their pets. I go into their houses and spray RoundUp on their potted plants, and take one piece out of all their jigsaw puzzles. I drink from their milk cartons. I put spyware and viruses on their computers to make them sad. I take apart their lives one piece at a time until they're left with nothing, because I can. Teach them to hold me up for five seconds. Learn to drive, retard.

Or else.
That made my day man :laugh:
5 x :beer: for you


I'm still laughing at spraying RoundUp on potted plants. I'll have to remember that whole paragraph!!

Wallydraigle for elite :thumbsup:
 

Twista

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ok. skip the rush hour traffic! Im about to hit the streets @ 11pm and wake upp some people. =( Well, idont wanna wake them up but acouple tire sqeels may wake acouple.
 

vizkiz

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You'll get better. You'll eventually learn how to give it gas and let the clutch quickly out so you can launch without bogging or burning rubber. I got to learn on Porsches, so that was a plus :D (I used to work in the prep/detail dept at a VW/Audi/Porsche dealership).