Our Cars (dream or actual)

[goosehd]

@tody I counted the days and hours until I could get my drivers license and it never occurred to me kids still didn’t. Some of my fondest memories was filling the car full of people and driving to Washington DC’s 930 Club to see bands perform :). @Jett129 can tell you about that place.

Maybe we need to piss off the kids more to get them out of the house…

[louisbosco]

@goosehd manuals for life. regardless of what the car will be, it is always an important life skill.

sure, dct/pdk and the like can shift and make you go fast. but I've never frowned a second while shifting a stick

[Matt]

Listen to this old ass bunch of surly grandpas. You know there won’t be any manuals out there when our kids are driving. How the hell are they supposed to text if one of their hands is on a shifter?

[Tago Mago]

@Matt easy: set cruise control and steer with your knees. Problem solved

[Matt]

I drove across most of the US like this.

[Twistlock]

@Matt said in Our Cars (dream or actual):

Listen to this old ass bunch of surly grandpas.

That's about right

[tody]

@Twistlock Not quite, but I do actually feel that old everyday...

[louisbosco]

@Matt try texting with 1 hand grandpa

[popvulture]

I had a manual in high school thru college and my 20s in NY — bought a Passat with an automatic when I moved to Austin and always lamented that decision (in more ways than one). When it was time to get another car, I bought a Crosstrek with a standard. I was pretty stoked about returning to one at first, but I've gotta say it was surprisingly shitty in the long run, but I think that has more to do with the car. A Crosstrek isn't exactly a zippy car, or at least not from a stop. First gear suuuuucked on that thing and the clutch was even more annoying. A WRX, on the other hand, would undoubtedly be much more fun with that config.

Anyway, traded it for an Outback with an automatic and have loved it. Moral of the story: the older the berry, the blander the juice.

[Matt]

I usually do…

[Twistlock]

Was referring to myself @tody, but good not to be alone

[Inorganic]

@choco that is helllla clean!

[choco]

@Inorganic thanks! I traded my GR86 in for it. Much more convenient for taking my 4 year old around, but I really miss it!

[Inorganic]

@choco I'll be honest I had to ask the oracle (google) what a GR86 is...I've seen them around but haven't driven one. They look sporty and fast - words I seldom use when describing toyotas (i own a 96 land cruiser! fun for sure, reliable to a fault, but slow and capable as hell)

[Matt]

Subaru needs a new ac compressor so instead im starting to look for a smaller than an F-250 pickup in anticipation of the 2nd attempt at full time traveling. Not sure which trailer we’ll be going with but definitely smaller then a 30’ Airstream. Any suggestions? Thinking Ranger, Tacoma, Colorado size.

[Matt]

Or is someone can find me a good deal on a yellow Subaru Baja I’ll just get that without telling Katie.

[goosehd]

@Matt Depending on the size of the trailer…Have you thought about the bronco’s? They use the ranger frame and have about the same towing capacity. More room for the family and gear which would be nice if towing a smaller trailer.

[choco]

@Inorganic not very fast, but the best driving car I have ever had. It really is the last affordable sports car

[Matt]

I am in a local minority here in that I like the new bronco. Not the Sport and not the version with the flared fenders. I’m old school.

[Matt]

Buuuut… about $20k more than a pickup.