Agreed, using the crosswalk is always my rule of thumb. Its excessively stupid to just walk anywhere at random unless you are sure the street is clear and make it across with that extra vigilance. Generally, I am just talking about crossing when there is not a walk sign which is still technically jaywalking regardless…

Uhh this entirely depends on how the car is geared! My Miata turns 4000 rpms in 6th gear at 80mph. If I only had 5th gear, I would be over 5k on the highway. 5th gear is my 1:1 gear so its still very useful to have 6th at that point. And since I am already in the powerband at highway speeds, I do not even need to…

It is hilarious how uniquely NYC this is though (in the US at least). Growing up, my only city walking experiences have been in NYC. So now when I visit other cities I just behave exactly the same. Now living in California, people seem to wait for the damn crosswalk signals like jaywalking is some heinous crime. It’s…

On my Miata, the power door locks went haywire after I replaced the passenger door. The locks were just occasionally clicking open/close whenever they felt like it. Due to the battery drain of this, I just pulled the fuse and forgot about the problem. But it sure is a mystery why both door locks do that.

I had a honda civic in which I installed 1000W (RMS) of sound system into as well as a computer running windows 7 installed into the dash. It was a bit of a crazy project that when I sold the car I had just quickly removed everything and moved on. Never mentioned anything about all of that stuff so I am sure that…

The lower level of the GW is especially fun if you have a loud exhaust. I have gone over that bridge with my Miata and was bouncing off the rev limiter in second and third just to enjoy the raucous sounds.

Generally just double clutching will do it. It’s mostly just difficult switching between my STi and the Miata. In both cars reverse is down and to the right. However in the Subaru it’s a collar for the lockout so it requires no force at all. Then the Miata is designed to take force to get it there so it’s an easy to…

And it might RAIN tonight! Wet stuff, from the sky!! That is some WILD winter weather right there.

Oh yeah I didnt know where the hell I was going when I drove through there once. I just listened to google maps lady and hoped we were going the right way. Normally I just use navigation to tell me about traffic and give me an ETA but not really rely on it. It was an absolute necessity going through DC since I never…

Haha yeah if you have trouble getting the 5 speed into reverse you most definitely have a MASSIVE problem with the car! The 6 speed is just notorious for sucking and my motor mounts with 200k miles on them are not helping matters.

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Good point! I forgot about that one since I do happen to live right on top of it. I most certainly would call it Topanga as it is local to me. For me it depends more how populated an area the road goes through. If there are no other roads around, I will probably just call it by the number. But if its mixed in with…

It’s not really a good thing though and is something I would like to address at some point. Motor mounts are a little tricky in this car but shouldn’t be that hard.

Haha ring roads get really confusing. They might as well label them CW and CCW. I remember being especially confused what direction the roads actually went in DC.

Haha yup I live right next to the 101 in Woodland Hills. All of the freeway entrances there say 101 West or 101 East on the little signs right next to the entrance. That shit is mildly confusing but much more intuitive considering where the freeway is going. The confusing part is how the big overhead signs say North…

That reverse lockout is just a bitch. In the 6 speed, reverse is down and to the right on the other side of 6th gear. If I am going from any gear into reverse, that is when it is an issue. I can double clutch it to generally get it there. I do not always need two arms, its just generally very difficult with just my…

That one looks kind of like pretty fun road to drive. I have to check that out sometime this summer! I would guess it is a North-South route but I could see logic in labeling it East-West

I think the important part is how many syllables the name has. At least for me it always needs three words said in there. Like there is no way I would say I-195, that would just become 195. But 95 feels naked so it needs an I to become I-95. Same goes for 495, 295, 395, etc. I will also do that for “I-78, I-80, I-81,…

Well yeah, that part is convoluted, but I still prefer a road to just keep the consistent words North, South, East, and West. But I think one of the worst is I-64 in Virginia. It is an even numbered interstate so it is labeled East and West. And for most of Virginia it does indeed do that. However, once it crosses the…

Numbers are just much easier to use since they are all unique in California, there arent any repeated thanks to the renumbering. I picked that one as a random example of one ive been on. I am not really local to it though so I wouldnt know the actual names outside of the signs.