Teaching my wife how to park (take 1)

"EL_ULY" (uly) 03/01/2016 at 16:13 • Filed to: driver's ed

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Driving in Mexico DF wasn’t really necessary (Alissa Walker Bait?). In my wife’s case, she never learned how to drive. I have been teaching here on/off in the last 8-10 months. She’s getting better :] Haven’t tackled the freeway or parking. Lots of practice is going to make the best hooning buddy :]

lol typical Bimmer parking.... or was it Camry...... or bro trucks? Lol, don’t act like YOU never parked a little off once lol :]

Bytemite > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:17

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She parked the BMW correctly the first time. What a pro.

Party-vi > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:17

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I don’t see any issues.

/BMWdriver

Wacko > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:22

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you took the wrong car if you want to teach her to park between the lines.

EL_ULY > Bytemite 03/01/2016 at 16:30

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lol dork :]

TheHondaBro > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:30

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Loving that YouTube name.

EL_ULY > Party-vi 03/01/2016 at 16:31

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i’ve owned 5 of the damn things, still have never seen the stereotype. If I do, my mind won’t automatically go to “it’s always___”

EL_ULY > Wacko 03/01/2016 at 16:32

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EL Moose is too big for her to drive and park (especially because of its turn radius) This car though is pretty dang good

EL_ULY > TheHondaBro 03/01/2016 at 16:33

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long story about that lol, but i’ve had it since the early days of YouTube in 2006

Wacko > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:33

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if she can park EL moose she can park anything.

next teach her how to do donuts

Takuro Spirit > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:34

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Looks like she’ll be ready for the auto-x in NO TIME!

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:35

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She’s already better at it than many BMW drivers.

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/01/2016 at 16:48

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LOL buuuurn :]

EL_ULY > Takuro Spirit 03/01/2016 at 16:49

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better keep stock piling those customer take off tires :]

EL_ULY > Wacko 03/01/2016 at 16:50

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It’s the natural order of driver’s ed.

Cars 101, driving around the block, parking, city driving, DONUTS AND HOOOONING!!!

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:53

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And people talk about crazy Mexican drivers, but she doesn’t seem crazy at all!

Wacko > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 16:59

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keep some for burnouts

PorkchoPlissken > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:06

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Didn’t you say she has a sister? You know, just putting it out there. We could be family.

Svend > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:08

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If you can, get some cones (bought or ‘acquired’) and some tape and set out a course which will also give her more visual clues.

A good one that my exs always wanted me to ingrain into them was hill starts and parking on hills (in manual cars) and how to merge onto motorways (freeways) and general motorway etiquette.

EL_ULY > PorkchoPlissken 03/01/2016 at 17:20

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lol dork :] Though, her cousins in Mexico DF, like her, are models for a department store called Liverpool.

EL_ULY > Wacko 03/01/2016 at 17:20

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yus!

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:21

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Glad to she shes mastered BMW parking lot edicate. Shes a cutie tho, you better keep up on maintenance.

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/01/2016 at 17:22

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The best entertainment on Earth is a taxi driver in the middle of Mexico DF going full WRC in a Nissan Tsuru down the city streets lol :]

EL_ULY > Svend 03/01/2016 at 17:23

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I will, my dad has a buuunch of cones. I will get some for our next round this weekend :] Kudos on the manual hill skill teachings!

EL_ULY > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 03/01/2016 at 17:23

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lol I will :]

PorkchoPlissken > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:24

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This is perfect! I love models!

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:27

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Now that I think of it, Im pretty sure I told you this when you posted about her arrival in the states. lol

EL_ULY > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 03/01/2016 at 17:33

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Indeed. You can subcribe to her YT channel or pass the word to your female friends :] (In Spanish tho) Here are some links.

Sample vid 1

Sample vid 2

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:46

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Where is she from? Deff Central American. Watching makeup vids is all my wife does on the “throne”, So ill pass on the word lol.

Svend > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:52

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It was nice because some were already exs at the time but still asked me to take them out and learn to drive. In the U.K. we say when we learn to drive we learn to drive to pass our test, once we pass our test that’s when we really learn how to drive. With an instructor or examiner there is always a level of ‘oh 5h1t’ but I liked to do it in a controlled environment and say ‘give it a go’, ‘okay that didn’t go the way you wanted, why didn’t it (if they didn’t know I would gently say why, then we’d do it again) how can we improve it?’. We’d go away and do something else and then go back and do it again. When things get tense, stop straight away and do something else and then come back.

Keep it fun and interesting which sure is the way you do it.

Svend > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 17:53

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A store called Liverpool? If you came to Liverpool in the U.K. it would open your eyes I tell you.

EL_ULY > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 03/01/2016 at 17:54

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Mexico DF :]

Lol and yes, that sound like me but car videos

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 18:04

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Got to give her credit where it’s due: when you’re first learning to drive, parking can be difficult.

EL_ULY > Svend 03/01/2016 at 18:05

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I’ve never been lol. HERE is a link to the store

EL_ULY > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 03/01/2016 at 18:06

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yup yup! She wants to be a really good driver. I’m glad she is committed to learn the rules and to be a great driver.

Svend > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 18:14

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Wow, om nom nom.

Trust me, you would be wasting your money to go.

EL_ULY > Svend 03/01/2016 at 18:19

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Oh indeed. She is motivated and want to be really good. Best of all like you said, she is enjoying herself. I’m not making things like a judgy instructor at all lol. I’ll make sure to capture her first AutoX to share on OPPO

Big Bubba Ray > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 18:57

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Haha this video is hilarious with your commentary. You’re a good, patient man EL_ULY!

EL_ULY > Big Bubba Ray 03/01/2016 at 19:00

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lol thanks buddy :]

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 19:46

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How do you like the Z4? I didn’t like this generation at first, but the styling is growing on me as it ages - and I love those wheels as well. With the proper specs and color combo I think it has the potential to age really well. Surprising how cheap you can find them too these days. Did you compare the 2.5 vs the 3.0 at all? 2.5s are priced nicely but a 3.0si would be perfect. I’ve heard complaints about build quality this being from the NC plant - do you feel there is an actual difference, or is it more a case of reverse placebo with BMW snobs knowing it wasn’t built in Germany?

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/01/2016 at 20:42

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You’re going to LOVE an article one of the RFD guys is working on then. :D

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/01/2016 at 23:31

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Ooooh snap! All of ze snaps!

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/03/2016 at 10:51

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Here’s the story I warned you about:

http://www.rightfootdown.com/thoughts/heres…

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/03/2016 at 11:21

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lol hot damn! Yeah dude brake pads for those are like $5 USD. At any given time, some random dude could be doing a clutch job on the sidewalk using a block of wood to hold the engine up.... all the while just in chanclas (flip flops). And yes, suuuper illegal for you to drive that taxi lol. San Miguel is a super touristy town. A lot of European folk go through there and it’s pretty and calm. They make good machete quesadillas there. Those are basically elongated quesadillas measuring up to 20 inches long lol :]

To experience the driving there is going to leave your mind blown when the same style is multiplied in Mexico DF where it’s multiplied by 25 million!

Even the city buses are manual transmissions lol. Heading on oncoming traffic sometimes to get through. Still, despite the CHAOS!, nobody is texting, nobody is distracted, no accidents hardly ever.

Lol yeah dude, San Miguel might have seen like a roller coaster on the streets driving, but that’s how we drive in Mexico. I can’t wait to you go to a big city like Guadalajara, Mexico DF, Puebla, etc. Absolute motoring madness in an incredibly awesome manor!

My dad at age 12 drove a good sized delivery truck for my grandpas coffee store from Nuevo Progresso to Reynosa through city streets and dirt roads. I drove for the first time ever when I was 10 in a first gen Taurus in Mexico.

Awesome article sir!!!!!!! Will share with as many people as possible!

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/03/2016 at 11:23

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To be clear, that’s not my article, but considering the discussion of driving and Mexico I thought you’d like it. Glad I was right! :)

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/03/2016 at 11:25

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it was rad and genuine. F1 Mexico GP at the baseball stadium this year, you coming?

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/03/2016 at 11:34

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No, too much going on for me this year with getting married and buying a house and all. I’m holding out for press access to the Grand Prix of Boston.

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/03/2016 at 12:41

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niiiiice dude congrats! That was me last year plus a huge BS process with immigration lol :] Best wishes sir!

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/03/2016 at 12:42

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Thanks! She’s Canadian, so for all I know I may one day have a huge BS process with immigration myself. :)

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/03/2016 at 12:45

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Get your wallet and patience ready. Though, Canadians are easier to get over here than the scary brown rapists south of the border. Lol :] If they require you to fill out the DS-260 form, prepare to lol

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/03/2016 at 12:50

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I actually meant the other direction. :) She’s already here thanks to school and a previous marriage. But if things get too wacky here we could move to the land of poutine, which she’s gotten me hooked on.

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/03/2016 at 13:03

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oh ok lol :] I’ve never tried it but it looks hella yummy! If ya’ll are ever in Texas tho, ask for our poutine aka Frito Pie

Justin Hughes > EL_ULY 03/03/2016 at 13:05

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If I’m ever in Texas I’m hitting up all you locals for tips on where to find the best Mexican food!

EL_ULY > Justin Hughes 03/03/2016 at 13:13

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Stef can show you Americanized Mexican food

Pat Bateman can show you Tex-Mex

I’ll show you real Mexican food :]’

.... or whatever they have at Lone Star LeMans.

BBQ and LMP1 cars racing in the sunset, best potential OPPO meet EVER! :]