Last Day At Current Job

"Leon711" (leon711) 06/25/2015 at 06:28 • Filed to: Ain't care

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Pic of recent car purchase for car reasons.

I guess you could ask me a question.

as for work?

KatzManDu > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 06:37

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DSG or Stick?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 06:38

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ARGH AUTOMATIC HEATHEN, BEGONE FROM ME.

Seriously though how is the car to live with? Have you had chance to give it a good run on some B roads?

Leon711 > KatzManDu 06/25/2015 at 06:39

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I’m about get a lot of stick for this but it’s DSG, I’ve never had an auto before in my 6 years of driving but good manuals were hard to find. I miss the manual but the DSG is brilliant.

Leon711 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/25/2015 at 06:43

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it’s super easy if you are just bimbling around, my current commute nets me 38mpg which is 12 miles of country roads. everything is just so easy, when you give it some the DSG is mostly amazing, the only issue is a little gap between you flooring it and it deciding the gear, but the might just be that the mx5 was NA and the box was a peach. Quick though, I raced a friend in his 3L z4 the other (on a private road) and if I used launch I would have had him beat. Lift off oversteer is available too.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 06:54

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That’s pretty impressive I only get just over 40mpg from the Twingo (although my driving doesnt help).

Yeah that gap might even just be turbo lag and I suppose you could always use the paddles if you wanted quicker kick down.

I get lift off oversteer in my car but I suspect the garbage tyres I have on the back play a big part in that haha.

Leon711 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/25/2015 at 06:58

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I need to readjust to FWD after so long with RWD. Off power before turn in rather than always on like the MX-5, ESP has been saving it though. I like lift off but I don’t want to do it in my expensive (to me) car. I loved it in my Polo.

KatzManDu > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 07:02

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I loved the DSG on my old GTI. We liked it on the wife’s Jetta TDI Wagon (Golf Esate/Sportwagen in the EU) and I wanted to retrofit a GTI steering wheel with paddles to it. Didn’t happen, though.

Leon711 > KatzManDu 06/25/2015 at 07:06

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during my search I found that not all GTI’s had paddles, I tested one and it sorta sucked the fun out of it. It is a relxing drive most of the time and is quick when I need it to be. Because I’m in the UK people don’t understand why I bought an auto, then I take them out in it and they change their mind. I’m not giving up on sticks but it’s nice for a change.

KatzManDu > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 07:09

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Most of the locals here in Belgium are amazed that I’m an American who drives and enjoys driving a stick.

Leon711 > KatzManDu 06/25/2015 at 07:17

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#Stereotypes

do you ever call it a standard to confuse them?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 07:27

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I’ve never driven RWD on public roads so I’m pretty used to FWD. That said the cars I drive have so little power it hardly matters.

spanfucker retire bitch > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/25/2015 at 07:31

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AT LEAST HE DOESN’T OWN A TWINGO, LOLOLOLOLOLOL.

(I’m just a kidding!)

Leon711 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/25/2015 at 07:31

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The MX5 occupies a sweet spot where you can wring it’s neck and not being in too much danger and it’s not too slow. As a result you carry speed everywhere, when you put your foot down in a bend, unless you kick the clutch it stays in check.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 07:52

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I really need to get behind the wheel of an MX5 at some point. I may be one of very few on here who havent driven one haha.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > spanfucker retire bitch 06/25/2015 at 07:59

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But my car has more jalop points due to being unavailable in the US and manual. Everyone know jalop points are worth their weight in gold (nothing).

OPPOsaurus WRX > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 08:19

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not a camry!

Connqr > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/25/2015 at 08:40

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That’s correct! It’s a Corolla.

Leon711 > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/25/2015 at 08:49

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We don’t get the CAMRY!

Svend > Connqr 06/25/2015 at 09:32

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We don’t get the Corolla either.

Rico > Leon711 06/25/2015 at 09:40

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Lucky!

Connqr > Rico 06/25/2015 at 16:23

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What other crap amazing cars do you luckily sadly not get?

Rico > Connqr 06/25/2015 at 16:27

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Every nice estate/wagon for one.

CLS Shooting Brake

Jaguar XF Shooting Brake

Mazda 6 wagon

W205 C Class wagon/AMG wagon

Connqr > Rico 06/25/2015 at 17:31

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How exactly are those crap? And are you talking about not getting in USA/Canada or Europe?

Rico > Connqr 06/25/2015 at 18:51

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I'm so confused! I wish we got those cars here in the U.S.!

Connqr > Rico 06/25/2015 at 22:05

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I was mainly asking what boring/crap cars (like the Camry) that aren’t available in Europe. But I wish we got those awesome wagons here. But noooo, we need crossovers and “SUVs” that can’t off road more than a curb or some grass. A wagon is very similar but lower.

Connqr > Rico 06/25/2015 at 22:11

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How exactly did this get from “Last day at current job.” To talking about Camrys to what cars can you not get where?

Rico > Connqr 06/25/2015 at 22:24

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The Oppo universe works in mysterious ways

Connqr > Rico 06/25/2015 at 22:33

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Thanks for telling me that. On a slightly related story, yesterday, there was a “trending now” or whatever its called at the bottom of the screen and I commented on it, only to find out its a 2 year old post. The even better part is I got a reply. (If you don’t find my story as interesting as I do, tell me, I don’t mind).