Already found cheap 1" lifting blocks :)

The front overhang and the low profile tires are my main worries. My mom bought a Forester XT which is the perfect car for these parts (or pretty much anywhere, actually) and it’s actually nice to drive but it doesn’t come with a manual and it’s a crossover so it’s out of the question for me. I’ll take the WRX for a…

I’m thinking of one for my next DD, only thing I don’t like is it looks very road focused and where I live I’d rather have as much ground clearance and tire sidewall as possible.

I haven’t ever driven a Saab but definitely some cars are much more challenging than others, I remember stalling repeatedly the first time I drove a diesel.

Exactly, it’s not a proper manual without some double declutching and rev matching.

I stand corrected, I usually wrench on older, usually british 50's-70's stuff which always has chains and adjustable lifters (have to do a Jag inline 6 on the weekend, that one’s a PITA). My drivers are all 90's and later which always have hydraulic lifters; thought they’d become almost ubiquitous before belts.

I learned to drive stick when I was 12 years old in an already old by then 1977 Civic and also an MGB GT. Yours is sound advice, to learn how to do it by ear (or feel) but I’d say the most important aspect is to find an empty space where you can concentrate on the mechanics of it without being distracted by traffic,…

No synchros?

Don’t even know if an engine old enough to not have hydraulic tappets but new enough to use a timing belt actually exists (apart from maybe a racing engine).

Perfect way to transport a race car and parts.

Happened to my dad at a full service station, told the attendant to fill it up with diesel and he poured in gasoline; the whole tank.

I use Bosch most of the time, as they also sell the air filters for my DDs. Always with Motul 8100

It would need a backup system, yes. Think a fob that stays in the car at all times, main user just uses phone, fingerprint, iris scanning or facial recognition to access and use the car, never touching the fob.

I worded my initial response incorrectly. It would MOST DEFINITELY need a backup system like fingerprint scanning, iris or facial recognition to open the car without the phone. Or anything.

That’s the idea, yes. Lock my keys, phone, etc... inside the car and go for a swim, then be able to access the car with a fingerprint scanner or something like that.

Yeah but calls are about 0.5% of what people do on phones now. Need a big screen for Instagram, Facebook, games, etc...

I might have worded it incorrectly, the important part of what I propose is the backup system (fingerprint or iris scanning or similar) so you don’t need ANYTHING to access the car. Phone would be just for convenience.

Not only the phone though, I want to leave my keys, wallet, phone, watch, etc... locked in the car and go for a swim.

That’s my point, having a fingerprint reader or iris scanner or whatever so you don’t need to carry ANYTHING. Phone could be just for convenience to not even need to use either of the other two.

That’s easy to do, either add another fingerprint, face or whatever like any phone or actually do have a key, but just for these occasions, that the owner doesn’t need to carry on himself (or can be left in the car for when it’s needed)