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by bklynvw
Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:25 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: driving around people who are drinking?
Replies: 16
Views: 1924

driving around people who are drinking?

is it illegal to drive around passengers while they are drinking? but you the driver are not.
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:08 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Safe drivers unite!
Replies: 34
Views: 4615

im a safe driver. i had my lisence almost a year now and no crashes or scratches or nothing. i was tought that "all accidents can be avoided".
and it is very true. theres smart drivers and stupid drivers on the road. its when two stupid drivers are at the same intersection there is a crash.
by bklynvw
Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:51 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: does this constitue some type of law breaking (gas prices)?
Replies: 14
Views: 2849

im majoring in buisness and first off YES it is illegal very much so. do you know how much cooking the books the oil companys do. its almost like a monopoly, which is one company controling one product market and charging what ever they want. with the gas oil companys youe have like 5 big companys w...
by bklynvw
Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:39 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Hey look! Magnus can't park a car!
Replies: 30
Views: 4049

this i think is the easyest type of parking. although you have to have a very good judgement on how wide your car is and the turning radius.
by bklynvw
Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:37 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: knowing the "limitations of your car"
Replies: 52
Views: 5869

this is like the #1 reason why kids crash there cars. you dont drive a mustang the way you would drive a 1989 honda. these dumb kids figure well i floored my honda into a turn, i can do the same with my mustang because a car is a car. WRONG! Crash! people die, teenagers insurance goes up. you can fe...
by bklynvw
Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:50 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Queston for young drivers with High HP cars
Replies: 105
Views: 13808

i wouldnt drive it. in a faster car your more likly to get more speeding tickets that will hurt you later in life when you need to buy your own insurance. start off with a low power car so you can focus on driving. its not to smart to try to learn how to make a k turn and also worry about spining ou...
by bklynvw
Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:08 am
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Parking / Developing "Car Sense"
Replies: 16
Views: 2048

Sypher wrote:
bklynvw wrote:i never had any problems with parallel parking. once and a while i will do it to fast or dont turn quick enough and rub my tire on the curb.
Your rim must be full of curb rash :lol: I HATE curb-rash!
yea lol, i got hub caps so i dont care. when i get my rims im going to double park all the time.
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:18 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Parking / Developing "Car Sense"
Replies: 16
Views: 2048

i never had any problems with parallel parking. once and a while i will do it to fast or dont turn quick enough and rub my tire on the curb.
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:13 pm
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: so i drove a manual today first time
Replies: 22
Views: 3577

what year is the jetta? i drove a 95 and it was the easiest stick i've ever driven! it's really a fun car to drive. who would've thought it only had 115HP not sure of the exact year but it was a mkiii 1998 down. it was very easy to drive. yea if i could just go in there 2nd time and get it running ...
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:23 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Releasing Gas and Depressing Clutch Timing
Replies: 28
Views: 3634

you could power shift. lol keep your foot on the gas the whole time.
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:19 am
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: another newb to the world of manuals
Replies: 16
Views: 2693

you do not have to downshift to slow down. you downshift if you need to be in a lower gear for your speed. you can brake in your current gear, and if you're going to stop just go to neutral when you get to a low rpm. you downshift if you need to accelerate again, or cruise at a lower speed than the...
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:18 am
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: another newb to the world of manuals
Replies: 16
Views: 2693

when slowing down for a light just leave it in current gear and brake wait till your car is around 1500rpm and shift to nuetral. to slow your car for a turn i lets say are going to 3rd. i brake and leave it in gear. while making the turn i clutch in (just incase you have to stop quick so you dont st...
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:12 am
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: Who knows how to hot-wire a car?
Replies: 16
Views: 2802

newers cars are very hard to hot wire. which is why theifts will steal your seats hid's, seats, emblems, sound system, and high price bolt on parts. and leave your car stripped down right where you left it lol.
by bklynvw
Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:03 am
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: so i drove a manual today first time
Replies: 22
Views: 3577

yea lol, when i got back in my auto car i accually went to press the clutch and it wastnt there i was like o sh*t im back in an auto lol :lol:
by bklynvw
Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:29 pm
Forum: New Member Introductions
Topic: so i drove a manual today first time
Replies: 22
Views: 3577

so i drove a manual today first time

a couple of months ago i was posting that i was going to buy a manual car to practice on but i found someone the lives by me with a manual car and i drove it lol it was a vw jetta. first time in a manual i put it in gear and stalled it lolol 2nd time put it in gear and got it rolling. it had no fron...