"Leadbull" (leadbull911)
09/12/2013 at 11:51 • Filed to: Help
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"Leadbull" (leadbull911)
09/12/2013 at 11:51 • Filed to: Help | 0
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I've stalled my car twice this week. TWICE. I don't even remember when the last time I stalled it was. At least a year or more ago.
Am I broken? Did Kinja give me a virus?
Osiris - I can haz Euro spec?
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 11:53 |
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You're just too excited to get where you're going. Calm down. Enjoy life!
AbigGRNboot
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 11:58 |
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It's called third pedal syndrome. It comes from spending too much time in a manual. Our brains begin to take for granted that it actually takes thought and concentration to make a MT work correctly.
No need to worry though. We do have a cure.
First you'll need a friend. That's because I am assuming you do not own a car with a slushbox.
Next you must borrow said friends automatic (preferably a Kia), and drive it to/enter a local auto cross event.
At said event you will be mocked, laughed at, and generally regarded as a complete tool.
Once you have returned the automatic slushbox to you friend, your brain will no longer mis-shift or stall for fear of having to experience that nightmare again.
I call it negative reinforcement.
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Leadbull
> Osiris - I can haz Euro spec?
09/12/2013 at 11:58 |
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No, I'm pretty sure it's Nick Denton's fault.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 12:01 |
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It always ALWAYS happens with my wife in the car. i guess im trying to be super smooth or something.
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Leadbull
> AbigGRNboot
09/12/2013 at 12:02 |
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Sounds like a cure.
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"Automagic"
vdub_nut: scooter snob
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 12:07 |
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I stalled a few weeks ago for the first time while driving to college to move in.
Stress, man. Stress.
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Leadbull
> HammerheadFistpunch
09/12/2013 at 12:09 |
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I tend to drive worse with people in the car, as well. Not stalling, per se... just bad driving in general.
Agrajag
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 12:19 |
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You're overconfidence will be your undoing.
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Leadbull
> Agrajag
09/12/2013 at 12:25 |
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What do you mean overconfidence?
It's not overconfidence if I'm actually that good.
You trying to imply something here?
You wanna go? I'll take you right now!
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Agrajag
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 12:30 |
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Challenge accepted.
Throws keyboard on ground, runs outside and promptly trips and takes a header into car door. Leadbull, victorious gets in car to leave and stalls.
Shit I used the wrong 'your' in first post.
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Leadbull
> Agrajag
09/12/2013 at 12:32 |
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You can still ninja edit. THERE'S STILL TIME IF YOU DON'T TRIP AND FALL FROM THE CEILING
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Agrajag
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 14:29 |
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Wakes up groggily from ceiling fall. Luckily he is so skilled no one saw him fall nor could they figure out what they've been tripping over the past few hours.
Uuuuggghhhh....wha....what happened? Oh crap it's too late.
/hadtogotoworkonlunchbreaknow
conrader
> Leadbull
09/12/2013 at 15:22 |
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If it was Kinja your car would have exploded for about an hour or two and then reappeared mysteriously with a few extra features that you didn't want.
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Leadbull
> conrader
09/12/2013 at 16:17 |
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Valid point.