Confessions of a 7AT Driver

Haboob · 05-30-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucketlist2012

Now THAT was funny....Always look for the Adam's apple....Eve didn't have one...

and

ElVee · 05-30-2013, 02:40 PM

Oh, another confession! When I actually do put it in full auto mode, I really wish the gear selector would still tell me what gear I'm in. This lack of knowledge is fine in my other car, but the Z lets me interrupt full auto and command it to shift. It'd help if I knew my bearings first! Either play it safe and shift down once for a really impotent passing moment (hi fifth gear, I don't need you!), or double-tap and go down further than expected for a "I wasn't revving at you, sorry!" moment. Thankfully, the auto wants to basically get to 6th as soon as it possibly can and stay there, so you can usually assume 6th. (This is part of why I rarely use the auto...I would like to hear my pet purr, thank you.)

Back on topic for the off-topic topic: Most things "car related" will impress and attract attention from guys more than women. Just sayin... It's right up there with video game knowledge/skills.

Haboob · 05-30-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ElVee

Back on topic for the off-topic topic: Most things "car related" will impress and attract attention from guys more than women. Just sayin... It's right up there with video game knowledge/skills.

Eh... not really.

I don't think that's on my list at all.

edub370 · 05-30-2013, 02:52 PM

i like turtles

Haboob · 05-30-2013, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by edub370

i like turtles

Or being turtled.

zeeder · 05-30-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ElVee

Back on topic for the off-topic topic: Most things "car related" will impress and attract attention from guys more than women. Just sayin... It's right up there with video game knowledge/skills.

I've heard good things about drawing skills and bow-staff skills as well!!

ElVee · 05-30-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by edub370

i like turtles

I have a teenage mutant ninja turtle fetish.

No really.

TMNT from the 1990s.

ElVee · 05-30-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by zeeder

I've heard good things about drawing skills and bow-staff skills as well!!

Whoa there, if you have drawring skills you can sketch them nekkid! I saw Titanic!

H2O_Doc · 05-30-2013, 03:54 PM

This is like the horseless carriage vs horse riding debate that raged for years online back in the late 1800s. If I remember correctly, the manly mountain men agreed that horseless carriages were for "pampered city gals." The horseless carriage guys said horses would be relegated to glue ingredients, but lamented that they had to struggle so much to change the gears.

By the way, I shoot only crossbows and wear only pleather codpieces.

gurneyeagle · 05-30-2013, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

Automatic transmissions are for those who find driving to be a confusing task, for those who need to focus 100% on pushing one pedal. Rather than admit that driving is a skill that needs to be practiced and mastered, the people who favor automatic transmissions blame their poor driving skills on everyone and everything else. Real men drive cars with manual transmissions. Real men understand that cars need three pedals, otherwise the vehicle is nothing more than a fancy golf cart. Men understand that driving is a skill, and that the best way to master this skill is to maintain absolute control of all aspects of a car at all times. If you think it’s better to let the car tell you what to do, you may as well turn in your testicles so that they don’t get in the way of your marathon sessions of watching The View.

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Originally Posted by 1st

Automatic transmissions just aren’t considered cool; they are designed and built for your grandmother and have unappealing nicknames like “slushbox.” Newer dual-clutch automatic transmissions don’t fare much better, and are now often called “flappy paddle gearboxes.” Nothing flappy will ever be manly.

Men and manual transmissions seem to go hand in hand, and not just because you can’t say “manual” without first saying “man.”

Spoken like a true Cro-Magnon. This Board never ceases to crack me up.

gurneyeagle · 05-30-2013, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

We know that eco-warrior at its core is the opposite of manliness, but perhaps not all things eco-friendly are for wusses. Manual transmissions have historically been more energy efficient than traditional automatic transmissions, and a quick look at EPA numbers will show that a manual version of a car can get 1 to 2 more miles per gallon than its identical automatic-equipped sibling.“Green” is trendy right now, and that means that all the ladies (especially the attractive ones) are doing what they can to project a “green” image. Play your cards right and the ladies will be all over you when you tell them that your manual 370Z gets several mpg more on the highway than the automatic version.

Let me guess - you're 35, live at home with your mom, have you're own "man cave" in the basement, unemployed, and play macho-man on the internet all day, right?

Dude, you are hilarious! Keep 'em coming.

gurneyeagle · 05-30-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 1st

Women like a guy who is good with his hand It takes a certain amount of finesse to drive a stick shift well, and women know that. If you can show a lady that you are skilled enough to shift a car without giving her whiplash, she’ll be sure to want to see what other skills you have.

Most of them are sticklers for proper grammar too.

You really are hilarious. Great job!

Haboob · 05-30-2013, 04:11 PM

I think it's a bit of a wind up, and it seems to be working, but none the less... carry on.

gurneyeagle · 05-30-2013, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Haboob

I think it's a bit of a wind up, and it seems to be working, but none the less... carry on.

Oh, I know. I think he's doing a great job. It really is hilarious.

Seriously, no one born in the past 50 years really thinks like that other than maybe Andrew "Dice" Clay. Maybe.

kenchan · 05-30-2013, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

Let me guess - you're 35, live at home with your mom, have you're own "man cave" in the basement, unemployed, and play macho-man on the internet all day, right?

Dude, you are hilarious! Keep 'em coming.

05-30-2013, 02:52 PM	#154 (permalink)
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05-30-2013, 02:40 PM	#152 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 16	Oh, another confession! When I actually do put it in full auto mode, I really wish the gear selector would still tell me what gear I'm in. This lack of knowledge is fine in my other car, but the Z lets me interrupt full auto and command it to shift. It'd help if I knew my bearings first! Either play it safe and shift down once for a really impotent passing moment (hi fifth gear, I don't need you!), or double-tap and go down further than expected for a "I wasn't revving at you, sorry!" moment. Thankfully, the auto wants to basically get to 6th as soon as it possibly can and stay there, so you can usually assume 6th. (This is part of why I rarely use the auto...I would like to hear my pet purr, thank you.) Back on topic for the off-topic topic: Most things "car related" will impress and attract attention from guys more than women. Just sayin... It's right up there with video game knowledge/skills.

05-30-2013, 03:54 PM	#159 (permalink)
H2O_Doc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,083 Drives: '14 370Z, '12 4Runr Rep Power: 14	This is like the horseless carriage vs horse riding debate that raged for years online back in the late 1800s. If I remember correctly, the manly mountain men agreed that horseless carriages were for "pampered city gals." The horseless carriage guys said horses would be relegated to glue ingredients, but lamented that they had to struggle so much to change the gears. By the way, I shoot only crossbows and wear only pleather codpieces.

05-30-2013, 04:11 PM	#163 (permalink)
Haboob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Surface of the sun. Posts: 13,159 Drives: '18 GTI Autobahn DSG Rep Power: 1387	I think it's a bit of a wind up, and it seems to be working, but none the less... carry on.