"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
07/19/2019 at 15:40 • Filed to: BaXeLFoley
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
07/19/2019 at 15:40 • Filed to: BaXeLFoley | 0
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I’ve had my $999.90 Corolla for a little over a month and this is the complete list of things that are actually annoying:
One: 27mpg (up from ~26 average) when I expected 30+
2: Hand operated parking brake. The wife’s is a foot operated parking brake. And I am easily confused. When I jump in my manual civic all confusion is lost. But in the two autos I am constantly reaching my hand or jabbing my foot into the wrong place or leaving the brake on altogether.
Thrice: Toyota, you cheap bastards! There’s no gear indicator “PRNDL” on the gauge cluster. 99% of the time I *click click click click* into D, but occasionally I land on N and have to look down to correct myself
Quattro: I installed a cheap subwoofer, and the controller knob has an LED on it that is equal to the brightness of the sun! like a tiny blue laser blazing directly into my eyes when I drive at night.
Fife: there’s no light in the trunk. it’s dark and scary in there at night!
Sex: No tint. the sun is spicy this week
se7en: the cheap radio headunit is excellent for the money, but the display is a little dim even at it highest setting
elephant in gardens hate trees: the dead pedal is poorly placed, and I find myself resting my bored left foot on its side and it gets all pins and needly
NEIN!: there’s a rattle somewhere to my left... or right, or it’s under the dash, or WHERE THE HELL IS THAT TINY RATTLE COMING FROM!?!!?!?!
But she’s a good car.
MarquetteLa
> MonkeePuzzle
07/19/2019 at 15:51 |
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I had an automatic ‘93 Corolla as my first car. Hateful little thing, but it took all the abuse I gave it.
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MonkeePuzzle
> MarquetteLa
07/19/2019 at 15:52 |
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I get the impression that the corolla will be the sort of thing that is unkillable if I give it just a little attention.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> MonkeePuzzle
07/19/2019 at 15:54 |
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Thrice....really?
Not having to shift wasn’t lazy enough for you?
Now you can’t be arsed to look down every now and then?
Next you’ll tell me the car is supposed to drive itself
*Sigh* Americans......;p
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> MonkeePuzzle
07/19/2019 at 15:55 |
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Ooh don’t get me started on blue LEDs. The y were such a significant technological breakthrough ( watch this it’s actually quite cool ) that EVERYONE jumped all over them and they suck so fucking hard. One blue LED will light up the entire goddamn room at night because the wavelength is shit for night vision. I had to put a piece of tape over my speakers so I could sleep at night.
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MonkeePuzzle
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
07/19/2019 at 15:56 |
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hey! I have spinal damage, maybe moving my neck is a huge deal! (it’s not)
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MonkeePuzzle
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/19/2019 at 15:57 |
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some leccy tape has been deployed for the time being. Long term I might actually replace for a dim red LED. The light itself is useful, just no need for it to illuminate, as you say, the entire cabin.
fhrblig
> MonkeePuzzle
07/19/2019 at 17:33 |
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I had a '93 Prizm with the 1.8 and a manual, and I routinely got mid 30s. The automatic has to be what's dragging the mpgs down.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> MonkeePuzzle
07/19/2019 at 19:03 |
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4 speed auto with no OD, I presume.
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MonkeePuzzle
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
07/19/2019 at 19:23 |
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Hahaahahahhahahaha
three :)
zipfuel
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/19/2019 at 22:06 |
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Aww man reminds me of the PC case with a couple of blue LEDs embedded in the fans i had back in the day - yup lit the whole room up if I had to leave a render running overnight.
Although one of my favorite little features on the Jetta is the 2 red LEDs up by the map lights that shine down on shifter and center console area. Just enough light to help find things at night, doesnt impact your night vision and gives a nice hunt for Red October vibe...
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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> zipfuel
07/19/2019 at 23:04 |
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My E39 has orange LEDs. Lights up your hand like a beacon as you reach for buttons but doesn’t illuminate the console below tha t much.