"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
04/20/2018 at 15:42 • Filed to: None
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
04/20/2018 at 15:42 • Filed to: None | 19
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Update 4/20/18 3:40 EST - He bought it! Apparently he offered $400 off asking and the the seller immediately accepted, which bummed him out a little. On the bright side he has an offroad toy and I’ve converted another to driving stick!
A friend called up around 8PM needing to learn how to drive stick by tomorrow. Turns out he is going to look a 5-speed Sidekick tomorrow afternoon!
He came over and as the Saab’s starter is having problems and the Alfa lacks a 1st gear upshift syncro, we hopped in the Volvo. I took him to an empty parking lot near my house and gave it a go.
First problem: that parking lot was not flat. Good! 50% uphill starts FTW!
After a few excellent starts he finally got the hang of it and started killing it. Yes, I know that is not how it is supposed to work... but that’s how it goes sometimes. Confidence and urge to do better go up...
Anyway, after he got pretty good with the Volvo we switched to the Saab. Turns out that was a good call: loose shifter, tricky to start, much louder... it proved a big challenge.
Ultimately he did a lot better than I did for my first time and should be just fine on the test drive tomorrow. I hope he gets it!
Bonus doggo.
Chariotoflove
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/19/2018 at 23:26 |
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Doggo is not impressed. But I am. Well done.
Tristan
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/20/2018 at 00:02 |
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The car gods are smiling down upon you today.
Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/20/2018 at 09:23 |
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And yay the car gods smile in joy at another person learning the goid deed.
I made my wife drive us home from dinner last night. She’s driven stick once or twice but she just isn’t interested enough to do the parking lot thing. She killed it three times at a stop light but besides that did pretty good.
LOREM IPSUM
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/20/2018 at 15:45 |
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Awesome. I’ve always liked those things for some reason. What was final selling price, out of curiosity, if you don’t mind me asking?
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> LOREM IPSUM
04/20/2018 at 15:48 |
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Not sure I am authorized to disclose that... but it was [redacted]. I think that was a little high but I’ll never tell him that.
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LOREM IPSUM
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/20/2018 at 15:54 |
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If they are happy then that’s all that really matters. Bit higher than I would have liked to pay, but not a bad deal all things considered.
Some people get really touchy about disclosing what they pay for things. Sometimes I get it, especially if it’s a high ticket luxury item, but sometimes it’s like wtf, I could just google the kbb/nada and have an idea. Asked a guy how much he paid for a used Phaeton and he responded like I had asked how his wife was in bed or something. Touchy.
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> LOREM IPSUM
04/20/2018 at 16:03 |
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I think we all like to tell ourselves we got a good deal and don’t like it when people prod that assumption. But you’re right, it is silly.
I’ve even caught myself doing it. I’ve had people ask how much I paid for my house and thought that was an incredibly personal question, but then I was like wait.... that is literally public record. It would take less than 30 seconds to figure it out so yeah... silly.
I think we’re all at least a little ashamed of discretionary purchases.
vicali
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/20/2018 at 16:22 |
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Sweet.
They’re great to learn on, they drive like a tractor;
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/20/2018 at 17:00 |
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Bonus doggo is good doggo