Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1352797)

I started singing the "ain't nobody got time fo dat" song after reading this.
Thanks Obama.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1352795)

Driving a manual with traffic up a hill is the worst. I know this because people that thought manual transmission vehicles are a great idea have told me about it.

Originally Posted by Sansa Stark (Post 1352800)

Should I punctuate this with a "global net jive" or a gif? I can't figure out which will come off as more self-righteous while still trying to smokescreen with irony.

Originally Posted by Lateralus (Post 1352802)

It is annoying, but you get pretty good at handbrake starts! I only drive a manual because when I went to buy a car it was there and it was cheaper than the auto.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1352805)

Not sure how that relates. I'm lost.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1352805)

My first car was a manual. Honda Civic 86, Hatchback... of all things. After I let the water pump die without replacing it, I drove it home one day to its smoky death on Bryan Dairy road in Florida, right near Largo. In my defense, the hood release latch broke, so I couldn't open the hood to do things. I enjoyed it while it lasted, but all I have to say is that bridges were unnecessarily retarded with a manual during traffic.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1352805)

My first car was a manual. Honda Civic 86, Hatchback... of all things. After I let the water pump die without replacing it, I drove it home one day to its smoky death on Bryan Dairy road in Florida, right near Largo. In my defense, the hood release latch broke, so I couldn't open the hood to do things. I enjoyed it while it lasted, but all I have to say is that bridges were unnecessarily retarded with a manual during traffic.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1352805)

My first car was a manual. Honda Civic 86, Hatchback... of all things. After I let the water pump die without replacing it, I drove it home one day to its smoky death on Bryan Dairy road in Florida, right near Largo. In my defense, the hood release latch broke, so I couldn't open the hood to do things. I enjoyed it while it lasted, but all I have to say is that bridges were unnecessarily retarded with a manual during traffic.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 1355175)

My first car was a 72 manual 2 door Torana that I picked up for around $600. Pulled up at some lights one night and it just stopped dead. I was trying to restart it when I saw some weird wavy shadows on the road in front of the car. When I got out I realised they were coming from the fire under the hood. Turned out the fuel line had popped off and pumped fuel all over the engine which ignited and burnt out all the wiring and hoses.

Originally Posted by Freebase Dali (Post 1352786)

Most traffic lights turning green have this:

First person: (doesn't care about going fast. He's gonna make it anyway.)
Second person: (Doesn't care about going too fast. Was on the phone and texting, but fortunately, the guy ahead of him took off and it caught his eye. But he's the second guy, so he will make it. No need to rush)
Third person: (Slightly annoyed at the response time of the first two, but he'll make it, so his entire concern is based on his own interest.)
Fourth person: (This one is paying attention, but becomes victim of the lag cycle.. where forward movement is starting to be exponentially worse)
Fifth person: (This guy tailgates the fourth guy. He wants to make the light, but something goes wrong, invariably)
Everyone else:
They all hate the first 5 people. And they're progressively more likely to hit the light. When they get under it, they completely forget other humans exist. Only they exist. They have gotten under the light before it turned red and ruined their lives.
The last person in this convoy is the guy that does not want to chance it, so he stops on the yellow. At a glance, you would think that this guy would also be the perfect person to be first at the light. This is not so. He will ruin it somehow, since he is now first. And thus, the cycle will continue.