Let's have a Friday confession box

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 09/09/2016 at 14:45 • Filed to: None

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Confess your automotive sins here and all will be forgiven or mocked mercilessly through GIFs.

If I ever bought a 7 Series, it would be an E65, because of the rear end. I genuinely like how it looks, even though I think the hood is too stubby and short.

I think the new Prius is horrible, but I’m always happy to see one in traffic, because at least it isn’t another nondescript econobox like almost everything else in its segment. It’s horrible in the way that 90s cars used to be horrible, not horrible in the “oh god, is that a Trax? Life has lost all meaning” sort of way.

I hate diesels. My least favorite thing about traveling abroad is being somewhere where everyone drives diesels like Spain. They smell horrible. I’m sort of glad that VW more or less killed diesels in America, because I was horrified when gas stations started making pumps that sold both gasosine and diesel.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:47

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I used to hypermile.

Wacko > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:48

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I love my CVT

MonkeePuzzle > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:49

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I’m a ricer. I need not your forgiveness, I have no intent to change my ways.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:50

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i like the tailights on the Prius.

CalzoneGolem > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:51

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I find rowing my own gears to be tedious.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:51

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I don’t think drive wheels are the only thing that matters.

Ash78, voting early and often > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:51

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I kind of think donks look cool and I wish I could pull off driving one without looking like a dumbass. Caprice Wagon.

E90M3 > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:52

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I hate diesels.

Was the diesel E65 meant for irony?

My confession is I still can’t figure out how to sit so I can heel and toe

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:52

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I like slammed cars (as long as it hasn’t been cambered to hell and back). I want a VIP Lexus. I love slammed classic German luxury sedans.

Dru > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:53

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I like being inside overpriced luxo-trucks. It’s just a nice place to be.

Every SUV I’ve ever owned had 4wd, because I demanded so. I have needed it probably five times in 12 years.

I prefer the look of the late generation Camaro SS F-Body to all other F body variants.

I hate doing my own oil changes because I can rarely do it cheaper than I can pay someone else to do it.

I prefer sport sedans to wagons or coupes.

CB > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:53

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I think people who think manuals are the only good choice of transmission are idiots.

I’m not a fan of the Miata.

extraspecialbitter > MonkeePuzzle 09/09/2016 at 14:55

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i don’t remember seeing a glued-on hood scoop on your civic.

DEBUNKED

CalzoneGolem > MonkeePuzzle 09/09/2016 at 14:55

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None offered.

Honeybunchesofgoats > CalzoneGolem 09/09/2016 at 14:56

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I have to agree with this. If I were buying a car just for fun, it would be a manual. But as a DD with my current commute of over an hour of endless stop-and-go traffic? It would get old very fast.

Telling your car what gear to be in is fun and great, but it's a chore in a situation where you might maybe possible hit 40 if you're lucky.

extraspecialbitter > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/09/2016 at 14:56

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hypermiling is easy with a manual trans

RutRut > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:56

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I daily drive a lifted diesel truck with the emissions deleted, it can blow smoke. I love it. I wish more people embraced diesels.

I have a weird fetish for New Edge mustangs with forced induction.

MonkeePuzzle > extraspecialbitter 09/09/2016 at 14:57

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2 wings and no muffler. rebunked... is that teh word?

Honeybunchesofgoats > CB 09/09/2016 at 14:58

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My mom bought an NC Miata because she wanted a cheap sports car. I dutifully borrowed it. It was fun, I'm happy it exists, it was great fun to go get coffee in the morning and leave the top down. But every time I drive it somewhere, I always wished I had a different car to drive back in.

CynicalSquiddly > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 14:59

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I’m not a fan of fast cars. High horsepower and short gears scare the shit out of me. The fastest car I’ve ever owned was a stock ‘85 Mustang with a 5.0. My current DD is 95 XJ 4.0 with a stick and 3.07 gears. I love it. Just enough power not to feel slow, but not so much that I get stressed out.

Land_Yacht_225 > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:01

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If I had my way, and all the money necessary, I would own a W12 Phaeton, a V10 TDI Touraeg, a 2.7T Allroad, a C5 RS6, my W220 S600, and a Maybach 57.

Life is boring unless you keep ticking time bombs in your garage.

MonkeePuzzle > CalzoneGolem 09/09/2016 at 15:03

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in traffic, the 2nd to 3rd, back to 2nd, up to 3rd, rinse repeat grows quickly tiresome.

MonkeePuzzle > CB 09/09/2016 at 15:03

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Stef?!

TysMagic > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/09/2016 at 15:03

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same - when I had an hour commute back home at 1 am I’d hyper mile like nobodies business or flip to that I’d see if I could turn the hour drive in to a twenty minute drive

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/09/2016 at 15:04

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I don’t even know who you are anymore

vicali > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:04

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I don’t even miss top gear..

MonkeePuzzle > RutRut 09/09/2016 at 15:04

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it worked, this post found the heathen. BURN THEM!!!

TysMagic > CalzoneGolem 09/09/2016 at 15:04

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It’s so incredibly second nature I don’t even think about it anymore. Years on years of manual DD’s. However when I drive the wife’s car I feel like ricky bobby not knowing what to do with my now free hand

qbeezy > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:05

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I am seriously considering buying a mustang. I’ll probably become a ‘bro’. I like lifted trucks.

TysMagic > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:05

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I’m finding the idea of owning a hybrid mated to a CVT appealing for the incredible gas mileage.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:05

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I really like my wife’s car. It would be among my top choices for “punch in, punch out” duties if I couldn’t find something old and awful

Tristan > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:06

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I like the 6 speed auto in the NC/ND Miata. As far as autos go, its pretty damn good.

I towed a 6x12 cargo trailer with around 6,000 pounds in it from Florida to Oregon behind a Dodge Magnum RT. It had a single 3,500 pounds axle and no trailer brakes. Through blizzard and snowy mountain passes. What Orlove did? Not that bad.

RutRut > MonkeePuzzle 09/09/2016 at 15:06

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but torque! And fuel mileage!

fintail > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:06

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I don’t have a desire for a manual or a Miata. I’m too lazy in the grinding traffic and hills here, and I like a little room.

If I wasn’t into MBs, I would probably be driving a Lexus (but pre-predator).

I’ve had a couple AMG cars, and am now over it. I now drive a 4cyl diesel, and it performs just fine, thank you very much.

I find the BL Princess to be somehow very interesting, not pretty, but I can’t not look. I also think a Vega or even Pinto wagon can be good looking.

vicali > CalzoneGolem 09/09/2016 at 15:06

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I drove manual for a long time and swore up and down how lame autos were. Then met my wife who doesn’t 5spd and eventually all our cars are auto.

Now I left foot brake and don’t want to go back..

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > extraspecialbitter 09/09/2016 at 15:07

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I achieved an average in the 40s with an automatic ‘93 Accord.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:08

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I love the Prius and would totally like one.

Slammed cars look good. (not crazy camber but just crazy low)

like this.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Dru 09/09/2016 at 15:08

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I’m with you one 1, 4, 5.

My first car was a 1997 Camaro RS, because my mom grew up in the 50s and believed that every teenage’s first car should be a “muscle car.” My mom is awesome, but even with its completely pathetic and anemic engine, it was way too much car for a stupid teenager who didn’t understand how rear wheel drive works. It was also the worst car I’ve ever owned mechanically, and the only car I’ve ever owned where things just broke off. It was also a cop magnet and I’d get followed around almost every single day. And they have one of the most embarrassing stereotypes of any car. Even so, I still think they're good looking cars.

CB > MonkeePuzzle 09/09/2016 at 15:08

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Nope. Last time I checked, I wasn’t Texan (thank the gods).

OPPOsaurus WRX > Land_Yacht_225 09/09/2016 at 15:08

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AAALLLLLLLRRRRROOOOAAADDDDD

Honeybunchesofgoats > E90M3 09/09/2016 at 15:08

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More laziness, because it was the photo Wikipedia had.

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > CB 09/09/2016 at 15:09

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THANK YOU!!! I’m tired of the Miata folks always going on about them. Yes, they’re lightweight roadsters that can be fun for the right person. Other than that it doesn’t have much else going for it.

CB > MonkeePuzzle 09/09/2016 at 15:09

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I remember the Summer Subaru or whatever you called it a few years ago. That was rad.

extraspecialbitter > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/09/2016 at 15:10

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i’m just saying, it’s possible to hypermile with some redeeming car features.

thebigbossyboss > CB 09/09/2016 at 15:11

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As someone who loves the manual maybe even more than life itself that’s harsh. PS Mustang ownership is excellent.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Ash78, voting early and often 09/09/2016 at 15:11

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Sort of related confession: sometimes I watch YouTube videos of lowriders and get really into reading the comments of people who love them. I don't want one, but I can definitely appreciate that level of enthusiasm.

thebigbossyboss > Wacko 09/09/2016 at 15:11

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Blasphemy.

thebigbossyboss > RutRut 09/09/2016 at 15:12

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Come live in Alberta you’ll fit right in.

RallyWrench > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:12

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Time to break out the For Sweden bullet points....

Hates diesels

wants E65

pictures diesel E65

My confession is that I think the Toyota Camry is all the car most people really need.

RutRut > thebigbossyboss 09/09/2016 at 15:13

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Metro Detroit, it still fits in.

thebigbossyboss > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:13

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1) Automatics suck.That is an unpopular opinion amongst the general populace.

2) I like donks.

3) I like rice.

4) I drive my V8 Ford Mustang like a grampa.

5) I enjoy driving slow cars, and really do miss my Chevrolet Cavalier.

Honeybunchesofgoats > CynicalSquiddly 09/09/2016 at 15:14

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I'm a big fan of great acceleration and actually feel more comfortable knowing the power is there if I need it, but coming off of a two week suspension for getting caught doing 110, I've sort of cooled on the idea of fast cars in general.

CB > thebigbossyboss 09/09/2016 at 15:14

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Sorry man, gotta drop the hard truth. I also meant it in the way where people go “no manual, no buy” are kind of dolts, and the idea that going with a manual is better than an automatic in every case is dumb.

Good to hear. Are you driving it in the winter or do you have another ride?

mazda616 > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:14

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I like driving a new car that I don’t have to work on.

I mean, I have my truck to tinker with if necessary. But there's something to be said for having a new daily driver car that just works.

thebigbossyboss > CB 09/09/2016 at 15:16

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Yeah I got another ride it’s called “the bus”.

My fiancee has a 2012 Focus I can borrow in a jam.

I’ll have text you, I have some major life updates.

Although also I would not have bought an automatic mustang. Sorry, but that just would be wrong.

But in your defense, I do understand why taxi drivers drive auto. If I drove THAT much I’d want an auto too.

Honeybunchesofgoats > thebigbossyboss 09/09/2016 at 15:16

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I have two cars, one is a Town Car. I love it more than anyone can reasonably love a car that is so slow that it isn't even worth knowing the 0-60 time.

Honeybunchesofgoats > RallyWrench 09/09/2016 at 15:17

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I have a lot of love for Camrys and Carollas, but then I have to drive around people who own them and I can't help but feel glad that they're so hated.

thebigbossyboss > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:18

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Nice. I miss my old Cavalier. You know when you’ve had a car so long you know every little thing about it? That was me with the Cavalier. I knew every part and when I had last replaced every single part.

MonkeePuzzle > CB 09/09/2016 at 15:19

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rad maybe, but its own kind of rice. wrx/rs looks, with a gutless 1.8l engine :D

Honeybunchesofgoats > mazda616 09/09/2016 at 15:20

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I have two cars—an XJ8 and a Town Car, so I understand that feeling completely.

Honeybunchesofgoats > thebigbossyboss 09/09/2016 at 15:22

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Yes! I’ve had my Town Car for over a decade and put 100k miles on it. There’s something so special about a car that you understand so intrinsically.

gmctavish needs more space > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:31

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I like daily driving an auto

I have more fun in something truckish than in something sporty

I hope those aren't exactly sins, but they also aren't something I'd say on the FP and expect a good reaction

Transit > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:32

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I had a Chevy Cavalier. I liked it because of the color.

Honeybunchesofgoats > gmctavish needs more space 09/09/2016 at 15:35

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I both like daily driving an auto and a J-Gate. I’m not sure that it’s safe to admit the latter even on Oppo, but I don’t care because I can coast down a bridge into a 90° turn and be in the proper gear.

RutRut > qbeezy 09/09/2016 at 15:35

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Own lifted truck, yearn for a bagged dually.

Honeybunchesofgoats > thebigbossyboss 09/09/2016 at 15:39

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One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is riding in manual taxis. I will never, ever, ever be as good at driving a manual as those guys are.

gmctavish needs more space > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:40

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I’ve never used a J-gate and don’t know how it works, but one of the pleasant things about the subarus auto is that it has a “sport” mode, that mostly just means it doesn’t upshift while you’re going uphill, and a +\- option if you really feel the need to try and shift yourself. Mostly it just makes it the best auto I’ve ever used on hilly, windy roads that usually confuse a normal auto, or make you leave it in 2 or 3. I think if my commute was actually nice I would want standard again. I hate driving standard during my current commute, it’s just half an hour of gridlock both ways.

Honeybunchesofgoats > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/09/2016 at 15:43

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When I was commuting at 4 AM, I once hit 30 MPG in my Town Car. I'm not ashamed to say that that's my greatest achievement in life.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:43

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I owned a Mustang II when I was in high school. After it was hit while being towed after yet another breakdown (and broke off the tow bar, traveling about 75 yards down the road and hitting another car), I bought a second Mustang II.

Honeybunchesofgoats > gmctavish needs more space 09/09/2016 at 15:47

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A J-Gate is basically a reallllllly analogue version of that. You know how older autos usually have a 1 and 2 you can shift into? J-Gates have 2-4.

My Jag has a sport mode like that as well, except if you don't have it on, the car will always start in second and will really, really take a long time to think about downshifting if you floor it.

Schaefft > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:50

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I never understood the reason people hate on the E65s rear fascia (including the pre-fl). I think its proportionally sound and fits the rest of the design. Even the oddly shaped headlights that were my personal gripe with the car are growing on me. It looks unusually for a BMW but I think thats whats making it special. Its a great design.

Mercedes Streeter > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/09/2016 at 15:51

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I kinda still do on days where I don’t feel like racing to my destination. 60+ mpg when I do it...40 mpg when I don’t!

diplodicus > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 15:56

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The key is just build a large gap between the car in front of you, then take off. That way you can just coast when the person ahead brakes, comes to a stop, and then starts moving again. Some people will be like oh look a gap and floor it in and then slam on their brakes, but its the easiest way to deal with traffic in a manual.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Schaefft 09/09/2016 at 16:02

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I think that’s probably why it doesn’t both me as much as it seems to bother other people. Not being a BMW enthusiast, I just see a nicely designed car and have no sense of whatever sort of brand heritage design language is being murdered.

Benjamin Rolland > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 16:09

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I hate Miatas so goddamn much.

Same with wagons and hatches. So fucking ugly.

Diesels not in trucks are stupid.

While I don’t dislike it, I don’t see the big deal about driving manual. Driving is driving. Transmission makes no difference to me.

Drag racing > Autocross.

I don’t find twisty roads fun, I find them tedious.

I think modding cars for performance is stupid. I find it hard to believe that some armchair mechanic can really make a car better than the team of engineers and millions of dollars that the companies invested could.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 16:17

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I really hate the Corvette Z06 and the Challenger Hellcat. I just think that they aren’t really as great as the hype says they are. I’ve been in both, but I’d much rather a 911 Carrera for the Z06's price and a GT350 for the Hellcat’s price. Sure, they aren’t that comparable, but I just don’t like them at all.

Also, I’m the very same person who’d rather have a base BMW 320i over a fully loaded GTI or Focus ST.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 09/09/2016 at 16:21

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Most of the hype for the Z06 has died for it being being a colossal piece of shit.

Jonee > CB 09/09/2016 at 16:29

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“No manual, no buy” is a personal preference, though. There’s nothing wrong with that. I only drive stick. I don’t think it’s the best choice for everyone, but it’s the best choice for me, so if a car don’t come with 3 pedals, I don’t want it. Just like for a lot of people, if a car only comes with 3 pedals, they don’t want it.

Jonee > MonkeePuzzle 09/09/2016 at 16:31

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As someone who drives a stick in L.A. traffic a lot, it gives you something to do.

Vicente Esteve > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 16:31

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I love this “confession” posts because of the outbreak that surges in the comments.

Vicente Esteve > Vicente Esteve 09/09/2016 at 16:31

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These*

Jonee > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 16:32

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I don’t like the way BMW’s drive. I find them ungainly and unresponsive.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 16:35

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I like driving my S10 more than I did driving my M3

I’d rather spend $60,000 on a fully spec’d light duty truck than a 5-series/CTS/GS

There’s only one wagon I truly like, and that’s the CTS

Boring cars can be fun. If you can’t put a smile on your face driving a beigebox like a child, you’re the problem not the car

Automatics are just as good as manuals

Bangle butt 6-series is best 6-series

Given the choice, I’ll almost always pick new over used

There are some instances where I wish I had the added stability of fwd over RWD

Vicente Esteve > mazda616 09/09/2016 at 16:38

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As a past owner of a 12 year old VW and a new one currently I can’t stress this enough. Being stranded is NOT cool.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Benjamin Rolland 09/09/2016 at 16:46

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You had me up to not liking twisty roads, but you got me back again with performance mods.

thebigbossyboss > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 17:08

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Yup. It is a great feeling of confidence. Although the random alternator failure that caubght me at the end was an unexpected one haha.

I drove the Cavalier from 90,000 kms (55,000 miles) all the way to 234,200 kms (145,000 miles) (almost made it to 234,567 but not quite). So I drove it 90,000 and came to know it inside and out.

Benjamin Rolland > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 17:10

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And I know I’ll lose you with this one but I DESPISE panthers. I hate that platform so fucking much I’d hold its head underwater until bubbles stopped coming up if I could.

And while I'm at it, fuck turbos. If you need to tack a hairdryer onto your motor, your motor isn't big enough.

Honeybunchesofgoats > thebigbossyboss 09/09/2016 at 17:11

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I’m right around 198k miles (100k are my own), and despite a wiper motor that dies yearly, that thing just won’t stop running.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Benjamin Rolland 09/09/2016 at 17:13

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I had to star you for the turbos, even though I unabashedly love my Town Car and all things Panther.

Wacko > thebigbossyboss 09/09/2016 at 17:30

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Well, I do own 3

My 2014 pathfinder, my 2011 Kawasaki teryx and my 2007 Yamaha venture mp.

CB > Jonee 09/09/2016 at 17:49

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While it is a personal preference, I just don’t like the assumption that every manual is good (they’re not), and everything automatic is bad, and giving something a manual transmission will automatically make it good.

My citroen won't start > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 19:01

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I once parked the Range Rover overnight on a bike lane by accident.

Most if not all modifications are stupid, you are not better than the engineers that designed the car.

Don’t like the Miata, it is just like a British roadster without the charm and character

I drive like an asshole 85% of the time.

Honeybunchesofgoats > My citroen won't start 09/09/2016 at 19:09

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I couldn’t agree more with two and three. Actually, three sums up exactly how I feel about the Miata. I’ve always felt a bit bad about not caring for the Miata but adoring MGs and the like. The lack of charm kind of sums it up, though.

Tristan > Tristan 09/09/2016 at 19:30

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*Tavarish... got my authors confused.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 22:21

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I think my adoration for the Smart Fortwo is a fairly open secret.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 09/09/2016 at 22:26

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As someone who has lived in Manhattan and Philadelphia, I have so much love for Smart cars and Fiat 500s

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > Honeybunchesofgoats 09/09/2016 at 23:54

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Manuel elitism grinds my gears.

Laughing at “Huh huh, wrong wheel drive!” makes want to kill myself.

The Prius is a fine, if boring, appliance for people who want to get from A to Z.

Brand wars are stupid and pointless.

If I did buy a Miata, which I like, it would be an RF model with an automatic.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > IanZ - limited-slip indifferential 09/09/2016 at 23:56

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I think CVTs have potential to be great with a lot more refinement.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Land_Yacht_225 09/10/2016 at 14:43

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This. Although I'd go for a 62 with no partition for maximum conspicuous consumption

Land_Yacht_225 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 09/10/2016 at 14:59

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Well, I’m now reconsidering my position on the M275 parts of that stable because THE DAMN CAR HAS STARTED REEKING OF FUCKING OIL AGAIN! I JUST DID THE GODDAMN VALVE COVERS!

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Land_Yacht_225 09/10/2016 at 15:25

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You just don't seem to get a fucking break with yours. Maybe sell it and find a better example? It's like the damn thing is cursed.