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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:16 am
by andyman
bitWISE wrote:andyman wrote:Might as well be honest....i don't know how. I can do it in my head, but have never done it for realz and I didn't want to learn on my first car
I got an auto because I have to drive 2 hours in rush hour every day. I miss having a stick though. In retrospect I could have dealt with it to have the control back.
Driving a manual is nothing. All you have to do is condition your leg to get used to the clutch.
I tried using the autostick on my stepdads 300C and gave up after almost getting whiplash
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:17 am
by E:v:O
Thats a sweet lookin ride
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:18 am
by bork[e]
My first truck was a 5 speed, drove it off the lot and a few miles home. Was bumpy as shit and killed it once, but it took all of 3 hours of driving until you don't even think twice about changing gears. But I'm sure the 'normal' person isn't as near as talented as me...so I don't blame you.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:19 am
by R00k
andyman wrote:Might as well be honest....i don't know how. I can do it in my head, but have never done it for realz and I didn't want to learn on my first car
That's your first car?
Re: I finally got it today
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:20 am
by Guest
andyman wrote:I ordered this car on March 1st and picked it up at the dealer today. Every option that was available at the time is on it, and it is really really fast. I got up to 130mph today before I caught up to traffic and had to slow down.
[lvlshot]http://andyman82.com/files/stang1.jpg[/lvlshot]
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This thing is soooo much fun
Great car.
But man...From your postings you look like a cleaver man.
Don't let you impress by the power of your car. Hope it is not your first. Take care, I really mean it. You drove it to 130 and you fell the adrenalyne. Now you know how it feel, do it somewhere else than on the normal highway, like on a stretch in the desert somewhere...I know what I am talking about, believe me.
Be carefull my friend. I want to hear from you again this winter.
A friend.
Pete
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:20 am
by andyman
The closest i ever got to driving a stick and not messing up was in iraq when i was getting a ride back to our tent with the rest of the troops from a turkish guy and the front was so packed I changed the gears when he pressed the clutch :lol:
Maybe eventually I'll put a standard in there, but not for a year at the very least...i wanna get other stuff in there first
Re: I finally got it today
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:22 am
by andyman
pete wrote:andyman wrote:I ordered this car on March 1st and picked it up at the dealer today. Every option that was your car. Hope it is not your first. Take care, I really mean it. You drove it to 130 and you fell the adrenalyne. Now you know how it feel, do it somewhere else than on the normal highway, like on a stretch in the desert somewhere...I know what I am talking about, believe me.
Be carefull my friend. I want to hear from you again this winter.
A friend.
Pete
Don't worry man....it was on the 3 mile Gandy bridge from St. Petersburg to Tampa and I had a completely open stretch. It wasn't the first time I drove that fast too (autobahn weeeee)
Re: I finally got it today
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:26 am
by Guest
andyman wrote:pete wrote:andyman wrote:I ordered this car on March 1st and picked it up at the dealer today. Every option that was your car. Hope it is not your first. Take care, I really mean it. You drove it to 130 and you fell the adrenalyne. Now you know how it feel, do it somewhere else than on the normal highway, like on a stretch in the desert somewhere...I know what I am talking about, believe me.
Be carefull my friend. I want to hear from you again this winter.
A friend.
Pete
Don't worry man....it was on the 3 mile Gandy bridge from St. Petersburg to Tampa and I had a completely open stretch. It wasn't the first time I drove that fast too (autobahn weeeee)
BTW Thanks a whole lot for your effort in the army.
Wish you good luck and hope you don't have to go back there again.
Pete
Re: I finally got it today
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:27 am
by andyman
pete wrote:andyman wrote:pete wrote:
Don't worry man....it was on the 3 mile Gandy bridge from St. Petersburg to Tampa and I had a completely open stretch. It wasn't the first time I drove that fast too (autobahn weeeee)
BTW Thanks a whole lot for your effort in the army.
Wish you good luck and hope you don't have to go back there again.
Pete
Thanks....I am probably going back in december though.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:28 am
by bork[e]
andyman wrote:The closest i ever got to driving a stick and not messing up was in iraq when i was getting a ride back to our tent with the rest of the troops from a turkish guy and the front was so packed I changed the gears when he pressed the clutch :lol:
Maybe eventually I'll put a standard in there, but not for a year at the very least...i wanna get other stuff in there first
awesome. Any close calls? :icon30:
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:34 am
by Zerofactor
That's a fucking sweet ride yo! Grats. Hopefully I can get one of those eventually, if the price drops
I drive stick, it's alot more fun than driving auto.
Re: I finally got it today
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:40 am
by Guest
andyman wrote:pete wrote:andyman wrote:
BTW Thanks a whole lot for your effort in the army.
Wish you good luck and hope you don't have to go back there again.
Pete
Thanks....I am probably going back in december though.
Sorry to hear (read) that.
You are in Tampa US so you have to fullfill your obligation by the Country or do you have the right to refuse?
Also, if it is not indescret...May I ask you how old you are?
Pete
Re: I finally got it today
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:42 am
by andyman
pete wrote:andyman wrote:pete wrote:
Thanks....I am probably going back in december though.
Sorry to hear (read) that.
You are in Tampa US so you have to fullfill your obligation by the Country or do you have the right to refuse?
Also, if it is not indescret...May I ask you how old you are?
Pete
I pretty much have to....and I'm 23
Re: I finally got it today
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:57 am
by Guest
andyman wrote:pete wrote:andyman wrote:
Sorry to hear (read) that.
You are in Tampa US so you have to fullfill your obligation by the Country or do you have the right to refuse?
Also, if it is not indescret...May I ask you how old you are?
Pete
I pretty much have to....and I'm 23
Sorry sorry again to read about that .
BTW I crached my Cady at 23...The other topic about big car VS low gaz.
Man You really have to return, Where? Why?
Escape, I won't tell them .
Pete
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:33 am
by andyman
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:52 am
by [FTF]Pyro
I have little simpathy for people that voluntarily sign up to further the empires needs
by the way my father is a Senior cheif usn, my cousin is cannon fodder for the army, my best friend is corporal for the UK army and my friends fionce is a tank arms operator for the army
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:56 am
by rep
Canidae wrote:So much for being gentle on the engine in the first 500 miles...
Who gets it after you eat an IED?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:58 am
by +JuggerNaut+
congrats on the car panda, nice ride.
screw you though for going that fast on a public road with a n00b driving record.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:02 am
by Psyche911
bork[e] wrote:My first truck was a 5 speed, drove it off the lot and a few miles home. Was bumpy as shit and killed it once, but it took all of 3 hours of driving until you don't even think twice about changing gears.
Same here. Back in high school, I tried a friend's stick for about 5 minutes. Never again until I bought this last car. Died once too the first day, smelled a little bit like clutch when I got home, not too bad. Totally used to it now though.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:08 am
by Psyche911
You can't take a vid and not rev it. WTF is wrong with you?
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:10 am
by andyman
[FTF]Pyro wrote:I have little simpathy for people that voluntarily sign up to further the empires needs
by the way my father is a Senior cheif usn, my cousin is cannon fodder for the army, my best friend is corporal for the UK army and my friends fionce is a tank arms operator for the army
No one's looking for wympathy
and the bank gets the car when i get blowed up
Don't worry jugs, it's just the first car ive owned, not driven
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:11 am
by chiQ
Noice
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:11 am
by andyman
Psyche911 wrote:
You can't take a vid and not rev it. WTF is wrong with you?
http://andyman82.com/files/night1.mpg
http://andyman82.com/files/night2.mpg (disregard the last half of the video)
it gets to 3000rpms before i realize i didnt turn off the tcs
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:16 am
by FragaGeddon
I've had my car upto 220 km/h (136 mph).
The car weighed in at 2500 lbs if I remember correctly.
The engine wasn't in great shape because it was only running at 50% of what it was capable of when it was brand new.
Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:17 am
by +JuggerNaut+
k coo, panda man