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MrQwerty posted:I love driving manual transmissions, they are fun you drive like an unhinged psychopath, no?
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you're adults and still enjoy things? real psycho poo poo
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Apr 26, 2024 21:41
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TBLALV posted:Other people existing around me is the thing that keeps getting shittier for no good reason
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Apr 26, 2024 21:49
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MrQwerty posted:I love driving manual transmissions, they are fun They're also an S-tier anti-theft measure in North America.
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Apr 26, 2024 21:52
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Sometimes people would rather spend more time trying to justify their bad choice, or learning an antiquated useless skill instead of admitting they made a mistake. Wish I could think of some examples of this but you totally know it when you see it.
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Apr 26, 2024 22:06
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I miss driving a manual sometimes but I will grudgingly admit that having an automatic is much more practical for eating tacos while driving
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Apr 26, 2024 22:11
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A dickhead driver got mad at me today for the audacity of turning left while being a cyclist, on a neighborhood street no less. Drivers are all pieces of poo poo, myself included.
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Apr 26, 2024 22:16
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Cerekk posted:I miss driving a manual sometimes but I will grudgingly admit that having an automatic is much more practical for eating tacos while driving I'm more impressed by those using one and still posting! Like I get it driving is boring and you wanna post on somethingawful but maybe don't do both if you're using a manual?
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Apr 26, 2024 22:21
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driving a manual is really easy. it's not an impressive skill at all
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Apr 26, 2024 22:24
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Driving a manual is easy. Comedy is hard.
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Apr 26, 2024 22:25
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cat botherer posted:A dickhead driver got mad at me today for the audacity of turning left while being a cyclist, on a neighborhood street no less. Drivers are all pieces of poo poo, myself included. 
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Apr 26, 2024 22:25
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:driving a manual is really easy. it's not an impressive skill at all Yep.
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Hippie Hedgehog posted:The perhaps-useful-but-I'm-not-convinced: Adaptive cruise control is absolutely wonderful on long trips. I will never own another car without it for that reason. hot cocoa on the couch posted:driving a manual is really easy. it's not an impressive skill at all It's not hard, but it takes practice, and if you live in north America and were born after 1990 or so, you've probably never ridden in a manual car let alone driven one, unless someone in the family likes cars and actively seeks them out. The_Franz fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Apr 26, 2024 |
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Apr 26, 2024 23:49
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:driving a manual is really easy. it's not an impressive skill at all these days the hardest thing about driving stick is finding a car that actually has one
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Apr 27, 2024 00:02
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How do folks feel about the digital rear view mirrors? I see more and more on the road. Feels distracting, can't have the dynamic range of your vision, and your eyes focus differently on a screen than a mirror. I'd never buy a car with one.
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Apr 27, 2024 00:54
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lol seriously though, everyone speeds like crazy now. I got on the highway today and got swept up in this pocket doing 85. I got out of it when safe/reasonable, only to be swallowed up by another crazy wave on the highway, and then another, and another. It was Friday at 5, so it's as busy as it gets, but wow. It was fast out there. 85 cruising speeds??
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Apr 27, 2024 00:57
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redshirt posted:lol seriously though, everyone speeds like crazy now. Do you get the "$85,000 white pickup truck doing 100 MPH on the highway regardless of traffic" in your neck of the woods? Because here in Kansas City, "traffic" tends to be overall quite sane. The pickup truck driver in a rush to get to his own funeral? That's the one you really need to watch out for.
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Waste of Breath posted:How do folks feel about the digital rear view mirrors? I see more and more on the road. Feels distracting, can't have the dynamic range of your vision, and your eyes focus differently on a screen than a mirror. I'd never buy a car with one. Makes a ton of sense for a work van or something where the mirror is close to useless to begin with. I'm sure that will be the last vehicle to get one though.
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Apr 27, 2024 01:32
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Kirk Vikernes posted:I just got an email last night from Google about how they're making Google Pay worse. That second one is really something special.... lol another dead Google app, what a loving failure Time to add it to the board! https://killedbygoogle.com/
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Waste of Breath posted:How do folks feel about the digital rear view mirrors? I see more and more on the road. Feels distracting, can't have the dynamic range of your vision, and your eyes focus differently on a screen than a mirror. I'd never buy a car with one. I was in an uber the other night with one and I wish that all my cars had one. The lowered dynamic range is actually one of the biggest selling points. You don't get blinded by lifted trucks with the brightest lights they could find, while still being able to see everything else. The light output from the screen was probably < 1/5th of what you get from a mirror.
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Apr 27, 2024 02:27
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Someone earlier mentioned not using the rear view mirror (in favor of using the side mirrors) and I was like: WTF? My mirror use is like 70% rear view mirror, 20% left mirror, 10% right mirror. Like the right mirror is basically only for passing, and how often are you passing? I'll also turn my head to the right to see with peripheral vision. I do that on the left side too, but only for blind spots on the highway.
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Apr 27, 2024 02:34
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Woolwich Bagnet posted:I was in an uber the other night with one and I wish that all my cars had one. The lowered dynamic range is actually one of the biggest selling points. You don't get blinded by lifted trucks with the brightest lights they could find, while still being able to see everything else. The light output from the screen was probably < 1/5th of what you get from a mirror. 
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Apr 27, 2024 02:34
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My 11 year old car dims automatically.
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Apr 27, 2024 02:37
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I haven't had a car since college that had a manually adjusted rear view mirror. Reverse cameras are also great. They provide better side to side visibility with a wide angle lens than any car I've ever had including convertibles with the top down.
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Apr 27, 2024 02:38
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Back in my day you had a copilot who rode/shot in the back and generally had your six. Kids today....
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Apr 27, 2024 02:40
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I just dont drive at night anymore
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While we're on the subject of headlights at night: nobody in the era of automatic headlights knows how to turn them off manually anymore. I just went to the store at night and there were like 4 cars idling outside with their LED headlights on full blast.Pennywise the Frown posted:My 11 year old car dims automatically. My 2010 truck had it but my 2014 car doesn't.  Apparently you need to spring for the top level trim with leather seats to get an auto dimming rear view mirror.
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Apr 27, 2024 02:47
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I wish automatic lights would become standard trim already. JFC I see a lot of people drive around without lights at night
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Apr 27, 2024 02:51
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They've been standard for a long time but a lot of people turn them off manually and never think about it again.
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I will concede that automatic headlights are a net good but automatic high beams are a menace. That poo poo don't work right.
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wash bucket posted:automatic high beams are a menace. I don't know how anyone looks at that feature and goes "yeah, I trust that to not make me look like an rear end in a top hat". Do people really blindly trust whatever tech they are given? Rhetorical question, probably related to my pathological self awareness. Cerekk posted:Makes a ton of sense for a work van or something where the mirror is close to useless to begin with. I'm sure that will be the last vehicle to get one though. Probably the only use I'd embrace.
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Waste of Breath posted:Do people really blindly trust whatever tech they are given? I'm not sure if you've noticed, but most people blindly trust everything. That's how we've ended up with this poo poo world.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I'm not sure if you've noticed, but most people blindly trust everything. That's how we've ended up with this poo poo world. "Hey, that guy's on TV yellin' stuff! He's gotta know what he's talkin' about!"
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Montague Tigg posted:"Hey, that guy's on TV yellin' stuff! He's gotta know what he's talkin' about!" Is this a face that would lie? 
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Is this a face that would lie? By Grabthar, what a bargain!
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Apr 27, 2024 05:21
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The thread noticeably got worse when Duck and Cover was posting last night.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:The thread noticeably got worse when Duck and Cover was posting last night. Good job champ you're gonna fit in around here!
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They did a test a couple of years ago here were it turned out a person texting behind the wheel had a reaction time 2 times worse than someone who drank 2 beers. Someone who was loving around on the onboard media/gps system (which is legal) had a time 6 times worse. People are not smart enough to multitask, just watch the road.
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wash bucket posted:I will concede that automatic headlights are a net good but automatic high beams are a menace. That poo poo don't work right. It totally depends on the brand. All the Toyotas and Audi/VWs I've driven have been great, other brands are hit and miss. It's the same with adaptive cruise and lane assist. I had a rental Miata recently and very much missed the manual transmission and soft top in the 1999 model I owned. The hard top was pretty, and the car drove fine but I just didn't have nearly as much fun as I did in my old one with 180k miles. Also the grocery store near me has new boxes of Clif bars proudly stating they now come with 5 bars. They also raised the price at the same time, but are trying to fool you with a BOGO so the switch won't feel so sudden.
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Cars should have the media controls on the steering wheel by default. Instead of fumbling and looking down, it's a slide of the thumb. When I reverse, the entertainment system screen turns into the camera so I have both the rear mirror and the camera. It makes sense too since I should never be in a situation where I'm loving around with my stereo while backing up.
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