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"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer) 08/07/2018 at 14:44 • Filed to: None

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“I’m buying a car and I was wondering which car you recommend I buy”

TAE’s Cousin Circa 2016

“Get a SEAT Leon”- TAE

“I really like the Cactus, plus, it’s made here!” -TAE’s C.

“Okay, you’re wrong, but OK. Buy the gas model with the manual box’”- TAE

*TAE’s Cousin buys the autobox diesel*

“Ah fuck I hate this gearbox”

TAE’s Cousin 2018

For Sweden > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 14:50

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Why is your cousin so prickly about this

Spanfeller is a twat > For Sweden 08/07/2018 at 14:52

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I asked if he liked the car

LOREM IPSUM > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 14:54

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It’s kinda satisfying when someone completely ignores your advice, then subsequently hates their own decision.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 14:56

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woosh

Rainbow > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 15:16

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The Cactus is never wrong.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/07/2018 at 15:44

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Heh

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 15:48

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But Cactus.

Spanfeller is a twat > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 08/07/2018 at 15:54

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OH!

Spanfeller is a twat > Rainbow 08/07/2018 at 16:06

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I love the car, I hate the box... such a stupid way to ruin an otherwise magnificent vehicle.

Spanfeller is a twat > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 08/07/2018 at 16:07

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Me: Why did you bump my car, man?

Cousin: Isn’t that what the rubber shit is for?

Me:...

Spanfeller is a twat > LOREM IPSUM 08/07/2018 at 16:07

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Well, He’s looking to sell it, so.. yeah. 

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 16:20

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Cousin: Isn’t that what the rubber shit is for?

They’d never find the body.

Spanfeller is a twat > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/07/2018 at 16:22

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*screams internally*

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 16:39

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It’s boils my pi55 when people ask for advice, you spend your time thinking, giving a response and they go against it, then come to you to complain about their choice while still not conceding your advice was correct.

He should of taken the diesel with the manual for the Citroen or better, gone for the petrol with manual SEAT Leon. The 1.4TSi is a zippy little car, has just the right amount of power to be full while not hitting the pockets for fuel. 

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend 08/07/2018 at 16:41

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I concede I recommended the petrol because I have a small fascination with 3 cyl engines... but the diesel motor is rather good. It’s all fucked up by the automatic transmission. 

Svend > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 16:51

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I thought the petrol was supposed to be slower on the uptake and less responsive in the Citroen. Citroen makes a pretty good diesel.

I love the VAG TSi/manual combos.

I don't do auto boxes, never driven one, never want to. 

Spanfeller is a twat > Svend 08/07/2018 at 16:55

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I’d give it all up for a longer rev range. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 16:58

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I would love a manual petrol Cactus, but alas...none in Canada! :(

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Spanfeller is a twat 08/07/2018 at 18:14

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This has one of those silly automated manuals they like in Europe, right?

Spanfeller is a twat > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/07/2018 at 18:42

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I don’t know if I’m honest, but given how juddery it is, and the fact it doesn’t have a park button, I suspect it is an automated manual . It’s horrible. 

duurtlang > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 08/08/2018 at 02:19

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They don’t ‘like’ it. It’s a cost saving option, if I’m not mistaken. Autoboxes in compact cars are, traditionally, low volume items so manufacturers don’t benefit from the economy of scale of automatics you have in the US. It has changed in recent years but traditionally 95+% of cars like these tended to be manual; if I look at a used car website for another car in this class (VW Polo) until 2010 I see 94% manual transmissions. Additionally, most people are used to driving a manual so the quirks of an automated manual aren’t perceived as much as quirks.