This was my day. 

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 08/13/2017 at 20:47 • Filed to: RWD PASEO WAGON WITH TWO EXTRA CYLINDER THINGIES

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Wrong! Wroooooong! So wrong!

It was a day of lies, as it actually took *THREE HOURS AND 45 MINUTES* to drive from Baring to Everett. Highway 2 is a fucking parking lot on Sundays (and Weekdays). It took one hour to inch forward two miles in Index.

We pulled over for burgers and shakes in the middle of nowhere. My burger was shit but the shake was excellent (butterscotch!). Fries were goodly. Lot of compliments on the comfort of the Paseo Wagon from my passengers. For long distance cruising, and for rotting in traffic, it really doesn’t get much more relaxing than this thing.

Get out your pitchforks for this one: Not only do I have zero regrets getting an automatic, I daresay it’ll be tough for me to buy a manual again for a DD, especially while I’m still living in this hellhole traffic zone. If I ever need to get my 3-pedal fix, I still have the longbed.

CB > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 20:50

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Your take on automatics is correct.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 20:55

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That road is so fucked. Took us 4 1/2 hours to get home from Chelan

benjrblant > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 20:55

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This 19 miles once took me four hours. The only upside was that it descends 1,000ft in elevation so most of it could be coasted in neutral.

Chariotoflove > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 20:55

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Agree on the automatic. I’ll certainly never go back

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two 08/13/2017 at 20:56

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The stretch between Skykomish and Monroe is where DREAMS DIE (and also my fuel economy)

wafflesnfalafel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 20:59

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Hwy 2 is sh!t west bound on Sundays now... We got stuck in that goat rodeo a couple weekends ago.

Wacko > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 21:04

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I had manuals for 20 years, then in 2015 I bought my 7 passenger CVT pathfinder, I said it’s ok since I still have my manual Jeep TJ.

Sold my jeep last year, and have no more manuals, but got another CVT machine to replace it.

I have 3 CVTs now. My Yamaha Venture MP(snowmobile), Kawasaki Teryx and my pathfinder. My wife has an automatic Elantra. If I ever get another manual it will be a fun weekend car.

Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 21:04

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88 miles of construction and I’ll I saw were dudes standing around.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spaceball-Two 08/13/2017 at 21:05

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Your tax dollars at work.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 22:12

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Two pedals are fine. If I want to choose my gear myself I’ll ride something with to wheels, human or dinosaur powered, doesn’t matter which. I give it a year or two before traffic down here is as fucked as up there.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 22:40

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It took me 25 minutes to drive 17 miles to Kallispell yesterday. It was horrible, usually only takes 14 minutes, fucking tourists.

AestheticsInMotion > Spaceball-Two 08/13/2017 at 22:51

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You gotta time it juuust right. I went yesterday at 2ish and had no traffic. Returned home around 9pm, and no traffic.

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 22:55

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Why didn’t you wave back..?

Nibbles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 23:05

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And I spent two weeks camping in Skykomish, driving to Seattle/Tacoma every day. Every. Fucking. Day

Ain’t gon lie, kinda really glad to be back on my home couch tonight

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > AestheticsInMotion 08/13/2017 at 23:28

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You saw me? Or are you being cheeky?

AestheticsInMotion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/13/2017 at 23:47

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Made the trip yesterday. I’ve come to realize coming and going at irregular hours is key to getting highway 2 in it’s glorious traffic-free state.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 08/14/2017 at 01:30

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I went Saturday morning. No traffic up, horrendous starting somewhere well above Gold Bar coming back. I didn’t take the upper loop bypass (should have, that’s a fun road), but I did take the Ben Howard bypass. Definitely a fun road and how I ended up going north on High Bridge instead of south.

With the ridiculously shitty traffic in this region, I blame nobody for driving an automatic. It’s far worse than LA, even.

I do love driving a manual when things are flowing, though. Traffic makes them a chore, clear roads and highways make them very enjoyable.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 08/14/2017 at 01:33

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I watched my fuel economy drop continuously in that jam and thought, “man, this is the biggest waste of fuel ever”.

Still got 32mpg after some hooning because I’m some kind of hypermiling master or something. The other FoST, FoRS, and FiST owners are in awe of my fuel economy numbers/skills.

If I could just do highways on a warm engine everywhere, I’d get like 35-36mlg. I’ve seen it peak just over 40 before in long-distance highway cruising. Freaking Prius-grade numbers in a turbo car riding on sticky summer performance tires.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/14/2017 at 01:45

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That’s nothing. The high-traffic part of this route took 10 min on the way up on Saturday. The return would have took 2-3 hours had I not split off and took a small back road.