NOVA/DC/MD - Z's & Coffee Saturday's at 10AM in Fairfax, VA & Columbia, MD

eastwest2300 · 02-08-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Gimme your Z Dee, I'll prove that I can drive a manual

nope, i dont think so buddy, you're not fvcking up my clutch.

dmhenderson · 02-08-2013, 01:06 PM

Fun story about me and manual transmissions: I learned to drive on a MT but didn't drive one at all after that. Went through years of driving only AT cars. Friends and my ex-fiance made me drive stick now and then because they thought it was funny. Lots of stalls etc.

Cut to 2009 and I decide to buy a Z and basically said "yeah no, not doing AT, we're going to learn MT right here and now".

Took delivery of the car and the sales guy hopped in to take it to the gas station with me to fill it up. The gas station was about 2 blocks from the dealership. I start to get in the passenger's seat and the guy goes "no wait, what? This is your car, you drive"...

Sooooo after the 3rd time I stalled it on the way to the station, the sales guy does a really slooooow turn from the passenger seat to stare at me at which point I go "GOD I'M SORRY" and he goes "uh, no buddy. It's your car. You don't need to apologize".

For a while I would avoid roads which involved stopping on steep inclines at lights because I was afraid I would roll backwards into someone. I vividly remember waving people around me once or twice.

Then I got the hang of it and everything was fine

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That is until I melted the entire clutch assembly into slag by 9k miles

Nissan replaced it free of charge (clutch, flywheel, everything) because there was "just no way that could have been due to abuse at only 9k miles"

m4a1mustang · 02-08-2013, 01:09 PM

That's funny. When we went to buy my 2003 Mustang GT I couldn't drive stick. We bought the car and the salesman dropped me off in an empty parking lot. My dad followed so he could take the salesman back.

About 20 minutes later my dad gets back and the first thing I said to him was "I can get to 70 in the parking lot!" He facepalmed and followed me home.

eastwest2300 · 02-08-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

That's funny. When we went to buy my 2003 Mustang GT I couldn't drive stick. We bought the car and the salesman dropped me off in an empty parking lot. My dad followed so he could take the salesman back.

About 20 minutes later my dad gets back and the first thing I said to him was "I can get to 70 in the parking lot!" He facepalmed and followed me home.

bad fricken azz...

eastwest2300 · 02-08-2013, 01:13 PM

The only story I got was when my step dad was teaching how to drive stick in our 1984 honda civic hatchback a looong time ago, i only knew how to put it into 1st and go, and he didnt teach me what to do after that, until I got the engine soo loud he finally said SHIFT!!! I was like WTF?!!?!

m4a1mustang · 02-08-2013, 01:15 PM

He was cool about it, though. That night he called the insurance company to set me up as a driver on the car. I was 17 at the time so it was $345 a month. He looked at me and said "if you get one ticket... just one... I'm going to murder you."

I went later to meet up with some friends at the mall. It was raining out and I couldn't figure out how to do a donut.

That was definitely my favorite car because it was a first for everything. I learned everything about driving and wrenching on that car.

m4a1mustang · 02-08-2013, 01:16 PM

I owe my dad so much

eastwest2300 · 02-08-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I owe my dad so much

you and me both..

eastwest2300 · 02-08-2013, 01:18 PM

I didnt start working on cars until I bought my first eclipse back in 2000.

b1adesofcha0s · 02-08-2013, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

nope, i dont think so buddy, you're not fvcking up my clutch.

I think it's time for you to put up or shut up buddy. I can't magically turn my car into a manual to show that I can drive one. Otherwise, you can just ask Rob.

b1adesofcha0s · 02-08-2013, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

I didnt start working on cars until I bought my first eclipse back in 2000.

Same with my Z. It was the first car I bought on my own that lasted more than 4 months

b1adesofcha0s · 02-08-2013, 01:20 PM

I learned all my DIY skills from Steve, Kirk, Rob, and my cousin

eastwest2300 · 02-08-2013, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I think it's time for you to put up or shut up buddy. I can't magically turn my car into a manual to show that I can drive one. Otherwise, you can just ask Rob.

put up or shut up what? you wanna borrow my car?....nawwwww I dont think so, if you could drive stick, you WOULD be driving a manual transmission, but you're NOT, you're driving an automatic.

Just sayin...facts are facts buddy.

aniceh · 02-08-2013, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

The only story I got was when my step dad was teaching how to drive stick in our 1984 honda civic hatchback a looong time ago, i only knew how to put it into 1st and go, and he didnt teach me what to do after that, until I got the engine soo loud he finally said SHIFT!!! I was like WTF?!!?!

My dad taught me, too. I think I might've been 10 or 11 years old. He had a little Honda hatchback and he'd take me out to practice in it. Came in handy later. All my cars from 1994-2003 were MT.

We're lucky to have good dads.

eastwest2300 · 02-08-2013, 01:28 PM

But wait, if you know how to drive a manual, why do you have an automatic Z?

02-08-2013, 01:06 PM	#9077 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Fun story about me and manual transmissions: I learned to drive on a MT but didn't drive one at all after that. Went through years of driving only AT cars. Friends and my ex-fiance made me drive stick now and then because they thought it was funny. Lots of stalls etc. Cut to 2009 and I decide to buy a Z and basically said "yeah no, not doing AT, we're going to learn MT right here and now". Took delivery of the car and the sales guy hopped in to take it to the gas station with me to fill it up. The gas station was about 2 blocks from the dealership. I start to get in the passenger's seat and the guy goes "no wait, what? This is your car, you drive"... Sooooo after the 3rd time I stalled it on the way to the station, the sales guy does a really slooooow turn from the passenger seat to stare at me at which point I go "GOD I'M SORRY" and he goes "uh, no buddy. It's your car. You don't need to apologize". For a while I would avoid roads which involved stopping on steep inclines at lights because I was afraid I would roll backwards into someone. I vividly remember waving people around me once or twice. Then I got the hang of it and everything was fine ... ... .. ... That is until I melted the entire clutch assembly into slag by 9k miles Nissan replaced it free of charge (clutch, flywheel, everything) because there was "just no way that could have been due to abuse at only 9k miles" m4a1mustang and aniceh like this. __________________

02-08-2013, 01:09 PM	#9078 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	That's funny. When we went to buy my 2003 Mustang GT I couldn't drive stick. We bought the car and the salesman dropped me off in an empty parking lot. My dad followed so he could take the salesman back. About 20 minutes later my dad gets back and the first thing I said to him was "I can get to 70 in the parking lot!" He facepalmed and followed me home. b1adesofcha0s, Masa and aniceh like this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

02-08-2013, 01:13 PM	#9080 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,833 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	The only story I got was when my step dad was teaching how to drive stick in our 1984 honda civic hatchback a looong time ago, i only knew how to put it into 1st and go, and he didnt teach me what to do after that, until I got the engine soo loud he finally said SHIFT!!! I was like WTF?!!?! __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

02-08-2013, 01:15 PM	#9081 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	He was cool about it, though. That night he called the insurance company to set me up as a driver on the car. I was 17 at the time so it was $345 a month. He looked at me and said "if you get one ticket... just one... I'm going to murder you." I went later to meet up with some friends at the mall. It was raining out and I couldn't figure out how to do a donut. That was definitely my favorite car because it was a first for everything. I learned everything about driving and wrenching on that car. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

02-08-2013, 01:16 PM	#9082 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I owe my dad so much b1adesofcha0s likes this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

02-08-2013, 01:18 PM	#9084 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,833 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	I didnt start working on cars until I bought my first eclipse back in 2000. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

02-08-2013, 01:20 PM	#9087 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	I learned all my DIY skills from Steve, Kirk, Rob, and my cousin m4a1mustang likes this. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

02-08-2013, 01:28 PM	#9090 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,833 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	But wait, if you know how to drive a manual, why do you have an automatic Z? __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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