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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

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    Matt
    見習いボス
    @endo
    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

    @endo absolutely 💯

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      Inorganic
      Haraki san Student
      @endo
      Joined: 7 Sept 2022

      @endo damn..what an adventure that must have been

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        endo
        見習いボス
        Joined: 29 May 2020

        yes, @Inorganic a great trip, and all before internet and mobiles

        si tacuisses

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          Inorganic
          Haraki san Student
          @endo
          Joined: 7 Sept 2022

          @endo i try to explain to my son (10) the freedom of those times. I feel bad for the young generations of today/tomorrow that that moments are likely gone - but via social media/mobiles they will have an awareness of the world that we didn't. good with the bad i suppose.

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            endo
            見習いボス
            Joined: 29 May 2020

            I also find it difficult to judge here. Then, it was freedom and adventure. And more individuality, more contrast. But now it enables possibilities that were unthinkable then. If they are used ...

            si tacuisses

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              Inorganic
              Haraki san Student
              @endo
              Joined: 7 Sept 2022

              @endo 'if they are used' - therein lies the challenge.

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                goosehd
                Mod Squad
                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                Mini Cooper JCW (John Cooper Works) Yes, No, or ... Appreciate any feedback on them. I have looked at them for years and think they would be a fun car and given today's economy would definitely be a little better than driving my truck around.

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  louisbosco
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                  it's a very niche market. plenty of competitors out there in the 'hot hatch' market.

                  I'm respect the JCW racing heritage, but it's still a mini, which I'm not particularly a fan of.

                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    I would stick with the standard Cooper - Paula had one. We were advised against the JCW, as being too harsh all round ......

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Matt
                      見習いボス
                      Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                      Isn’t that what attracted her to you in the first place?

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                        @Matt yeah so one harsh thing was enough 😛

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          Fuck off......😊

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            goosehd
                            Mod Squad
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            Not everyone’s cup of tea, but she is pretty when it’s clean.

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                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              goosehd
                              Mod Squad
                              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                              Random question that I wouldn’t mind feedback on:

                              How many of you can drive a manual transmission? Is it something that is still worth learning how to do?

                              My thoughts are if you can drive a manual, you can drive anything whereas if you can only drive an automatic you are limited in choices (does it still hold true?).

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                choco
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                @goosehd
                                Joined: 4 May 2023

                                @goosehd I havent owned an automatic since I was 17. First Manual car a year later, and never looked back 👍

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                                  IrishHeart
                                  Haraki san Expert
                                  @goosehd
                                  Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                  @goosehd although I drive an automatic, i drive my wife’s manual car from time to time, and always enjoy having the extra control of choosing when to change gear. Also useful when hiring cars on holiday.
                                  I ensured that my daughters also passed their tests in manual cars. It’s a great life skill, and as you say, means they have access to a wider range of vehicles in future.

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                                    choco
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 4 May 2023

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                                    I'm a Honda and Subaru kid at heart! This is my third WRX, and 4th Subaru. My daily, but hoping hoping to pickup a project car this year.
                                    AE86 or an S14 (ready to try a new (old) platform)

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                                      tody
                                      啓蒙家
                                      @goosehd
                                      Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                                      @goosehd A rather irritating question from a European point of view, where the stick shift is still in the majority. Its days are doomed, though. Car makers are already leaning heavily towards automatics, to have better control of emissions. And EVs don’t even have a transmission. That being said, I avoid automatics where possible.

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                                        Twistlock
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 31 Dec 2015

                                        Dennis @goosehd, as Tody said in Europe i think it is a must for having flexibility, i have my kids learn on manual as well. As for learning to drive a manual i think it is fairly easy to get used to. I got my drivers license in the US (automatic), when back in Germany i switched to manual and learned by doing.

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                                          goosehd
                                          Mod Squad
                                          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                          Thank you for the replies and it’s great to see there are still manual drivers out there. I learned on.a manual and it’s allowed me to drive multiple vehicles including motorcycles and tractors without much effort.

                                          My kids are still a ways away from driving, but my wife and I started discussing it after a niece got her first car (VW Jetta - Automatic). One of our cars had been a VW Jetta manual which was a blast to drive.

                                          I didn’t know if kids today were even interested in learning how to drive manuals anymore and finding one in Canada (North America) is getting a lot harder than it used to be.

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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