What's your automotive secret?

"RazoE" (razoe)
06/17/2016 at 20:56 • Filed to: None

Come on guys, let’s hear them.

Whether you accidentally pumped diesel in your Tesla because you were flirting with the gas station attendant, or you bought an automatic Corvette, we all have secrets we don’t disclose. It’s time to come clean.

Here are some of mine:

-I own a 2016 Corolla S with a CVT.

-I love the Lexus predator grille on everything it’s been on.

-I love how auto makers are going with LED DRLs on everything.

Go.

DISCUSSION (63)

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 20:59

I think electric autonomous cars are really awesome.

bob and john > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:00

I’ve borderline stopped giving a shit about cars.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:03

I wouldn’t mind owning a reliable vehicle

My citroen won't start > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:04

I think new R/T Journeys are quite attractive looking CUVs

Kinja'd!!!

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:04

I like Toyotas. Don’t tell anyone.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:05

I’ve never owned a car shorter than 200 inches long and with fewer than eight cylinders and a drive arrangement other than RWD.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
06/17/2016 at 21:06

*high five*

S65 > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:06

I think pop-up headlights are hideous.

Kinja'd!!!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:06

My TA is an auto. I’m completely okay with that. I also think public transportation is awesome, and that banning cars from some cities would be great.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:07

I think FWD can be just as fun as RWD.

The Volvo 240 is a fucking terrible car.

Crossovers make more sense than wagons or standard hatchbacks on a day to day basis.

Automatics make better daily drivers.

Turbo engines are more fun.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:09

I miss daily driving an automatic

fintail > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:09

In most cases, I prefer automatics.

I have no desire to change my own oil.

scoob > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
06/17/2016 at 21:10

As long as the rest of us aren’t forced to drive them.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
06/17/2016 at 21:11

I know that feeling all too well.

scoob > bob and john
06/17/2016 at 21:12

*Looks at sidebar*

We can tell.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > S65
06/17/2016 at 21:13

No, this is wrong. Pop up headlights are life (please don’t make me fix mine again)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
06/17/2016 at 21:13

I never would’ve guessed

Xyl0c41n3 > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:19

All I really cared about during my last car purchase was that it had an aux port. (It does and I use it all the time thanks to everything in Texas being approximately 5,382,948,274 miles apart).

And, I really miss the DRLs my old car had.

Sam > S65
06/17/2016 at 21:21

Pop-up headlights are great when they’re closed. When they’re opened, it’s like mounting buckets to the front of a car.

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:21

I once drove an automatic 328i for a few days.

I thought it was an excellent car.

RazoE > fintail
06/17/2016 at 21:31

Hahaha, I never change my own oil either.

EL_ULY > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:32

My homie

His 1969 Ford Fairlane 500 fastback

2 Sawzalls

Absolute destruction

... will tell the tale some other day :’(

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:37

I vastly prefer my S10 with 180hp and manual everything in every way to the no-longer-mine M3 with 240hp and almost every option available.

RazoE > EL_ULY
06/17/2016 at 21:37

Oh man, can’t wait to hear.

fhrblig > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:43

I traded in a sporty (but not fast) manual Italian hatchback for a beige, boring, automatic 4-door midsize sedan. Best decision ever.

smobgirl > Xyl0c41n3
06/17/2016 at 21:48

I seriously began considering upgrading from my old Civic because of the radio/aux issues. The car decided to die on its own 6 months later.

And I was thinking about you yesterday as I drove from Dallas to El Paso. Texas is ridiculous.

interstate366, now In The Industry > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:52

My car ownership has consisted only of Honda Preludes.

Amoore100 > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:55

My car is just an automatic FWD naturally aspirated Ford econobox with a fancy Swedish shell and I love it to bits despite it being pretty unjalop.

PatBateman > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:56

I prefer modern automatics to manuals.

I severely dislike Miatas.

I find station wagons unattractive.

If I ever came across a brown diesel hatchback with a manual, I’d probably set it on fire.

While I don’t hate Porsches, I don’t ever plan on owning one if I ever make it to the top 1% of wage earners.

In fact, I think Porsches are “meh”.

Bentleys do not impress me.

I would turn Tavarish’s VW that he’s giving away into a SLAB.

I think Cadillac makes better Vs than BMW makes Ms.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > EL_ULY
06/17/2016 at 21:56

That’s going to be a good one.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
06/17/2016 at 21:57

It’s pretty great. You get in. Turn the key. And it starts. Every time.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:59

I have an SUV and never tow anything.

No, I don’t care what you think about this.

I wouldn’t mind a Prius or Camry hybrid.

Slow cars are good.

Matthew Keyser > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 21:59

I'm no longer in love with a car I'm known for being in love with.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/17/2016 at 22:00

Kinja'd!!!

RazoE > fhrblig
06/17/2016 at 22:26

Fiat 500 for..........a Camry?

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 22:38

1. I like the crosstour

2. hate the corvette

3. I think that we should just ditch the V8s

Honeybunchesofgoats > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/17/2016 at 22:42

That's less a confession than it is bragging.

Die-Trying > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 22:51

i dont hoard old cars.....i maintain a home for “rescue” vehicles..... for old cars/trucks that have been abused in past lives.

Honeybunchesofgoats > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 22:52

Kinja'd!!!

The first time I drove a manual again after years of driving automatics, I promptly stalled on a circular ramp and just missed rolling backwards into a concrete wall, because I had forgotten to go into a lower gear before ascending.

I like the early 2000s Thunderbirds.

I am deathly afraid of recharging my A/C.

I once sat in the shade of an old Soviet van (it was 106°) and smoked a cigarette for about two seconds before being literally dragged away and informed that I was sitting next to the LNG tank and filler.

El Rivinado > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 22:53

I think if you buy a car for handling instead of comfort, you’re a massive chump.

Also, some cars are better with automatics than manuals.

Also, while I recognize the advantages of the wagon bodystyle, I still think they don’t look good.

American luxury>German luxury

I would totally rock a third gen Lincoln Navigator.

Xyl0c41n3 > smobgirl
06/17/2016 at 22:54

Jesus! That's a drive! But those 80mph speed limits in west Texas are awesome, no? :)

fhrblig > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 22:58

Kinja'd!!!

Close. A Kia Optima, actually. Non-turbo, plain-jane LX model.

smobgirl > Xyl0c41n3
06/17/2016 at 23:00

Yeah my mom was shocked that the two lane highway I was on had a 75 mph speed limit. But you can see for 20 miles!

RazoE > Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S.
06/17/2016 at 23:11

Some things should stay secret! =O

Under_Score > Xyl0c41n3
06/17/2016 at 23:18

THIS. I’d honestly be fine with driving something like a 1990's sedan as long as it had an aftermarket radio with an aux port. That’s literally all I care about for my next vehicle I’ll be driving (my Ranger doesn’t have one). But my mom only wants the next car to be new, because she doesn’t want it to break. (I’m getting her RAV4 with an aux and, apparently, Bluetooth).

pjhusa > fhrblig
06/17/2016 at 23:19

Why so? More space?

fhrblig > pjhusa
06/17/2016 at 23:29

More space, more comfortable, I can have passengers now, dog doesn’t hate it, almost double the HP of the Fiat...

Xyl0c41n3 > smobgirl
06/17/2016 at 23:30

And everyone goes 90 anyway. Heh.

smobgirl > Xyl0c41n3
06/17/2016 at 23:38

I had a “special” rental car with an air conditioner that didn't work below 60 mph. But Officer, I was just trying to avoid heat stroke!

JR1 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
06/17/2016 at 23:47

That last one made me cringe a little not going to lie.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > RazoE
06/17/2016 at 23:54

Ive fisted a 911 turbos intake at an auto show and they got mad at me

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > JR1
06/17/2016 at 23:57

No matter how much I love cars I’m an Architect, cars ruin cities. Also, having to cede 75% of a site to a parking lot is infuriating.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > RazoE
06/18/2016 at 00:48

Earlier this month, I drove around on a sunny afternoon with my parking lights on. I had flipped the switch forward completely by accident. How embarrassing for me.

I don’t like to make right turns on red, so I just sit and wait unless someone comes up behind me.

My idea of a ‘nice car’ is a 1995-96 Toyota Camry, and I would really like to own one someday.

I drive a Smart Fortwo, which the mainstream automotive press will tell you is an objectively terrible car , yet it’s the second-most fun car I have ever driven.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > RazoE
06/18/2016 at 01:06

When I was 10 my next door neighbor bought one of these brand new and I thought it was the fastest and coolest car in the world.

Kinja'd!!!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Xyl0c41n3
06/18/2016 at 01:12

Actually one of the main things that pushed me over the edge to get rid of my previous car was lack of an aux port (apparently it was an option that couldn’t be paired with a manual transmission). Sure I could have put in an aftermarket radio but I hate the way they look.

I drive from SA to Phoenix a few times a year. My problem now that I have an aux port is leaving town while streaming music from my phone forgetting that I won't have a signal for half the trip, because West Texas.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/18/2016 at 01:13

Hey man those 235 torques tho. Dammit I miss my S10.

Xyl0c41n3 > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
06/18/2016 at 01:20

Heh. That might be a good reason to fork out the $10 a month for Spotify Premium. It lets you play music even when you’re offline.

Luckily, I tend to stay in the parts of Texas that have some sort of signal, so I just put up with the free version. When the ads come on, I switch to the radio for 30 seconds. Heh.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > PatBateman
06/18/2016 at 02:00

That’s almost exactly the same list I would have made, so now I’m not even going to bother. But I will say that I do like many wagons and I would live to own a 944S2 and a Carerra GT and would turn tavarish’s VW into cash by selling it because nothing else is worth the effort.