Today was an okay day

"TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy" (thebimmerguy) 08/10/2016 at 19:15 • Filed to: Long day

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So for the first time I drove my self to school.

Everything was fine, except the off ramp I had to get off at had bumper to bumper traffic, going all the way from the light at the top to the ramp entrance. Now remember, I’m a fairly new driver and I drive a stick, so I had to go through the most tedious 15 minutes of my life, but I made it, got to school parked my car. When I came back I was surprised to find no dents or anything (thank god) and some senior had a turbo on his car, so good for him. About a mile away from home my coolant light comes on, shit. So I turn off my air conditioning, in California, yay. When I finally arrived at my house and parked, I discovered a nail in my rear driver side tire, and it was shaped to the tire so it had to of been there for a bit. So I will get those things fixed this weekend because it isn’t urgent and my tire doesn’t have a leak yet. So how was your day oppo? Mine was, well could be better.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 08/10/2016 at 19:18

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Practice makes perfect

See my previous posts to see my day.

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 08/10/2016 at 19:24

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Yeah I definitely got better at it as those 15 minutes went on. And then at a light I put it in 3rd, not 1st and stalled it. So I can’t exactly say I made any progress today, lol.

Alex Zapata > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 08/10/2016 at 19:30

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It was a very eventful day! Congrats on making it!

My first time driving to school I blew a tire, so you got lucky with the nail, it’s very disconcerting and I had to call my insurance to come and change it for me because I couldn’t figure out how to do it; so that was fun...

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 08/10/2016 at 19:36

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Driving alone with a stick is the most exhausting but fun thing ever. I stalled a dozen times on my first drive alone.

Leadbull > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 08/10/2016 at 20:01

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Ah, I remember my first licensed solo drive (also with a stick). It was fun, but at the same time, I couldn’t believe I was legally allowed to do that.

iSureWilll > TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy 08/10/2016 at 21:10

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I remember my first day driving to school, with a stick too! Now after almost 15 years driving a manual, sometimes I too put it in 3rd at a stop light and stall it so don't feel bad. Besides, if you drove in traffic your first day and only killed it once then you're doing pretty well!

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > iSureWilll 08/10/2016 at 21:56

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Yeah I’m getting better and not killing it because I quickly grew the instinct to slam the clutch down if my battery light comes on. For some reason just a second before I stall my battery light comes on. But other than what I like to call “the shudder of death” (I think we all know that shudder) I’ve been doing pretty well, still love driving a stick.