What grinds your gears?

Number2 · Postby **Number2** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:14

chromal wrote:...driving the twisty mountain road home from the supermarket full of groceries, and you know that if you dive bomb the switchbacks you'll have a grocery disaster in the cargo area because you still don't have netting. So you pull over and let them pass and they are *gone* round the next bend.

I hate that too. Or like today when I'm hauling around an extra set of wheels and tires in the back. Don't want to damage anything so taking it easy.

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:14

speedjunkie wrote:LOL.

Having other cars want to play when you're breaking in your engine and can't boost at all and can't go above 4k RPMs. ARGH!

Although the one tonight was a Crossfire...meh, not worth the petrol LOL.

Sort of along the same lines, having other cars want to play when you just pulled out of your neighborhood and your engine is still cold.

Or when someone pulls up next to you at a light and you forget to turn the traction control off and the computer ruins your fun and shuts you down in 3rd gear. Ugh. :\

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:14

^That sounds like a very annoying computer

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:14

It really is. I have to get in the habit of turning the traction control all the way off before I even leave my garage. I can push the button once while driving and turn just the traction control off, but the stability control portion is still on, and will still intervene if it thinks you are getting too crazy. Only way to turn it all the way off is to be stopped, foot on the brake, and hold the button for 7 seconds. Then you can drive as crazy as you want and it won't interfere. Just sucks when you forget to do that before leaving and someone pulls up alongside you and you look like you can't drive worth a crap because the car is bucking all over the place while the computer tries to cut power and hit the brakes to keep you from spinning the tires.

mOOsE · Postby **mOOsE** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

erod550 wrote:It really is. I have to get in the habit of turning the traction control all the way off before I even leave my garage. I can push the button once while driving and turn just the traction control off, but the stability control portion is still on, and will still intervene if it thinks you are getting too crazy. Only way to turn it all the way off is to be stopped, foot on the brake, and hold the button for 7 seconds. Then you can drive as crazy as you want and it won't interfere. Just sucks when you forget to do that before leaving and someone pulls up alongside you and you look like you can't drive worth a crap because the car is bucking all over the place while the computer tries to cut power and hit the brakes to keep you from spinning the tires.

yup... It's like putting in a cheat code for the Evo X to engage super-sport mode to launch. Up, Down, Left, Right, A, B, B, A... OK, now I don't look like a Civic off the line.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

erod550 wrote:...and someone pulls up alongside you and you look like you can't drive worth a crap because the car is bucking all over the place while the computer tries to cut power and hit the brakes to keep you from spinning the tires.

LOL. Sometimes technology just gets in the way.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

People who drive small cars that turn them like they are driving a semi cutting back into your lane.

ecam8000 · Postby **ecam8000** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

People who drive semi's like small cars and run over my lawn.

tsx_guy · Postby **tsx_guy** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

mOOsE wrote:OK, now I don't look like a Civic off the line.

fuuuu...

Dange · Postby **Dange** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

mOOsE wrote:yup... It's like putting in a cheat code for the Evo X to engage super-sport mode to launch. Up, Down, Left, Right, A, B, B, A... OK, now I don't look like a Civic off the line.

its up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start

for me its people who think because they drive a big car and i have a little car gives them the right to bully me out of the way on the road.

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

ecam8000 wrote:People who drive semi's like small cars and run over my lawn.

large rocks strategically placed will help with that

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

Can't find the damn spare key for my 6, and likely going to have to pay $155+ if I want another key.

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

tax-man is reaaaaaaally grinding my gears, i owe them $4k! #$@K#$K@

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

geo2maz wrote:tax-man is reaaaaaaally grinding my gears, i owe them $4k! #$@K#$K@

WTF, did you not pay any taxes at all during the year?

BRC · Postby **BRC** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14

missing 2nd to 3rd and grinding 5th.... tends to successfully deystroy fc trannys too, at least it did my first one.

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