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by julian
Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:27 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Rate your current manual driving skills from 1-10
Replies: 148
Views: 16116

Re: Rate your current manual driving skills from 1-10

Last time I stalled a car was in December, and that was a loaner car (and a diesel, too) Drove 3 different cars since that time and I'm pretty proud of myself ;) Maybe I can make a whole year. Now that would be cool you stalled a DIESEL!!!! thats the biggest manual fail ever. hey give me a break, I...
by julian
Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:25 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Waiting on a stoplight
Replies: 36
Views: 5643

Re: Waiting on a stoplight

WHENEVER you're stopped? Sorry, but to me this is just stupid, I have never seen anyone in Germany do it.
It's useful on a hill, but otherwise...not very practical in every day driving I think
by julian
Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:24 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: Ricer Spotted! (Misc. Thread for Ricers)
Replies: 2062
Views: 168163

Re: Ricer Spotted! (Misc. Thread for Ricers)

I don't think it's a Mondeo. Looks more like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Opel_Vectra_front_20080102.jpg/800px-Opel_Vectra_front_20080102.jpg I'm gonna take some rice pics later, but we don't have a lot of them here. I've seen plastic spinner hubcaps yesterday, thou...
by julian
Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:16 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: here is some epic ownage for the day
Replies: 14
Views: 2032

Re: here is some epic ownage for the day

wow, I just read the entire thread and it really scared me what people can find out about you on the internet...

that served him right, though :lol:
by julian
Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:18 am
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Waiting on a stoplight
Replies: 36
Views: 5643

Re: Waiting on a stoplight

What about those with, say, older GM cars with the 4th pedal parking brake instead of a hand brake? Are they at some sort of disadvantage then? Definitely. That design was done to allow a bench seat in the front so that the car could accommodate 6 instead of 5 passengers. That became obsolete when ...
by julian
Sat Jul 05, 2008 4:06 am
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Standard or Automatic when driving in traffic all the time
Replies: 79
Views: 8252

Re: Standard or Automatic when driving in traffic all the time

Leedeth wrote:Wtf is push button doors?
I think he's talking about the buttons in some modern cars that replace the door handle. You just push them and it opens the door a little.
It's a cool feature, but then again it's another thing that is a lot more expensive to replace
by julian
Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:42 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Rate your current manual driving skills from 1-10
Replies: 148
Views: 16116

Re: Rate your current manual driving skills from 1-10

Last time I stalled a car was in December, and that was a loaner car (and a diesel, too)
Drove 3 different cars since that time and I'm pretty proud of myself ;) Maybe I can make a whole year. Now that would be cool
by julian
Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:35 pm
Forum: Manual Driving Tips
Topic: Standard or Automatic when driving in traffic all the time
Replies: 79
Views: 8252

Re: Standard or Automatic when driving in traffic all the time

I've seen those new cars that have an automatic hand brake in form of a button, can you use that the same way ?
e.g. to prevent your car from rolling back?

Or do these cars always have a hill-holding feature ?

I just can't imagine a car without a hand brake. An automatic maybe, but a manual? never.
by julian
Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:35 am
Forum: Car Care and Detailing
Topic: Car Cleaning/Care FAQ
Replies: 80
Views: 41597

Re: Re:

What do you guys recommend for tire shine? I use the Black Magic Titanium Tire Wet Gel. Stuff works excellent :) Gotta use the foam sponge though... spray cans are worthless. I use the Black Magic Spray...most of the time I'm too lazy to use a tire sponge, so I just spray it on which results in alm...
by julian
Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:58 pm
Forum: Tranny Talk
Topic: How long does it take to warm up?
Replies: 16
Views: 1912

In my mother's car they replaced the tach with a clock of the same size :shock: My grandma has the exact same car only it's an automatic and they gave the slush version a tachometer and put a digital clock above the mirror :roll: How stupid is that? no tachometer for the manual, only for the automat...
by julian
Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:52 pm
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: License Test
Replies: 16
Views: 1954

Took me 3 months and about $2000 to get my license. And I was fast. Europe, right? And I drove to Stop and shop to pick up flowers for my mom and it started snowing while I was in there. Coming back home was fun. yeah, Germany to be exact. You have to take a lot of lessons including special night d...
by julian
Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:40 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: License Test
Replies: 16
Views: 1954

Took me 3 months and about $2000 to get my license.
And I was fast.
by julian
Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:16 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: After waxing your car
Replies: 18
Views: 2390

i always cleaned out the tires by shooting water at it straight from the hose (you know, the grip thingys you can put on the end to stop water from coming out? i used that)...i could see the black stuff (later learned it was brake dust, right?) coming out and i'd shoot water at it till no more blac...
by julian
Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:07 am
Forum: Rants and Raves
Topic: After waxing your car
Replies: 18
Views: 2390

How long does wax from the car wash last?