Blew my clutch at 145kph .. Sizzle Sizzle

Plenty of left off ramps here in Missouri.

You'd think there would be more manual transmissions since they are cheaper. I can't stand them, but can drive one.

 

There's this place, that coincidentally was on my way to college back then, that I like to call "the cruise of death".
Basically, to get in or out to this double-level cross between the "periférico" (outer freeway) and Vallarta Ave. (Big avenue which turns into a highway at the end of Zapopan) - there's four different circular turns (loops) - and to get in or out you need to cross traffic. Plus if you're going in, someone is going out - both entrance and exit on the right side, but the entrance comes BEFORE the exit, so the paths of those who enter and exit actually cross in an X shape. AT 100 KPH. And trailers, freighters, buses out of town and minibuses for public transportation ALL have to go through there.
It's fucking pandemonium.
And yes, in driving lessons, I had to go through a couple loops after having been doing 100 on the freeway. I'm actually surprised that not that many people have gotten killed there.
*Shameless plug* One of the short stories in my (hopefully) upcoming book involves an accident a couple miles down the road from that cross. If you wish to read, and can read Spanish, contact me.

 

come to Australia and try to navigate our numerous round about...
untill you figure how to use it will baffle you for sure...

 

lol while I was there we went around a few over and over for fun on a long days drive. I like them actually

 

personally I think it's cheap way for counciles to get away without putting the proper signal...

 

And this....my friends...is why we never get any cool cars in this country.

Various other myths:

-Americans don't like RWD
-Americans don't like turbocharged cars
-Americans can't maintain a complex automobile

blah blah blah

Thanks to all this crap, we never got GT-R's.

 

And why Toyota doesnt make the MR2 anymore in the US

 

Well criminally broken english is better than "Danglish" (English with a VERY strong Danish accent, or a VERY bad mixture of Danish and English) that´s even worse than Hawaiing English.

 

*chough*..or some nice u64 stuff *chough*

 

I'd go with Porsche but MR2s are cheap when you buy them used.

 

well maybe the myth came from driver's ed not teaching manual anymore...at least not the state run driver's ed through public schools. I'm in college and think it's a little too late for me to learn how to drive a manual at this point...it's not like I ever made a choice to only want to drive auto because I'm lazy or dumb.

 

It's probably never "too late." I may suck at it, but I've only had maybe three hours of practice overall, and those three hours were over the course of two years (we have an old '73 MGB that breaks down constantly). I'm getting to the point where I can drive on public roads .

 

I started learning manual (on my sister's 1988 VW Bug) when I was 13, but I never really drove manual. So I never "learned" per sé. I drove automatic (a Blazer, a Topaz/Tempo, or a Mercury/Grand Marquis) until I was like 22. But I seldom drove - unless prompted to. In fact, I just recently went to my dad's town to get my license (less line there) - and I just recently truly learned manual. I don't like it that much, but then again, I'm not much of a car enthusiast.

But if I could learn manual all over, at 23/24, I don't think there's any trouble re-learning manual at any age.

 

The myth about American not liking manuals is totally wrong. I love my 1994 Honda Prelude SI with manual. You lose too much horsepower to the auto tranny and when driving the car on the ragged edge you don't want a transmission to change gears on you and spin you out. Assembler, what is the car that you drive? (Not seen previous posts)

 

Make sure you take pics of the back of your car, specifically the middle area .