My new car :) :(

pr0digal jenius · May 26, 2006, 05:16 AM

i learned on a brand new civic [380 miles] in a gravel parking lot [makes popping the clutch pretty spectacular....shoot gravel about 30 feet....then stall

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Dark Lord · May 26, 2006, 05:21 AM

any one have any answers or info about my previous question that i kinda snuck in?

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord

theres actually something ive wonderd about. ive been doing it for some time and havnt heard anything bad happen yet, doesnt mean i should keep doing it though...

anyways, any problem with creeping the car just useing the clutch? i do it quite often when im in stop and go traffic or need to just move the car across the drive way.

pr0digal jenius · May 26, 2006, 05:27 AM

i hope not...i clutch-creep a lot to.....mostly cuz it's convenient and people don't believe it can be done

CDsDontBurn · May 26, 2006, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord

theres actually something ive wonderd about. ive been doing it for some time and havnt heard anything bad happen yet, doesnt mean i should keep doing it though...

anyways, any problem with creeping the car just useing the clutch? i do it quite often when im in stop and go traffic or need to just move the car across the drive way.

no problem that i know of. just more likley to stall the engine AFAIK

Dark Lord · May 26, 2006, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

i hope not...i clutch-creep a lot to.....mostly cuz it's convenient and people don't believe it can be done

friend of mine didnt think it could be done either. i told him to get in the car and watch. 5 mins later he was stalling out his honda accord in the parking lot. bout a month later he said he finaly got it.

CDsDontBurn · May 26, 2006, 05:34 AM

lol....i learned how to clutch creep within two days after having my truck

Dark Lord · May 26, 2006, 05:39 AM

im pretty sure i figured it out the first day i had the vette. i was stuck in stop/go traffic when school got out. i was still getting used to getting the car moveing from a dead stop and screwed up some where along the way. all the sudden i realise that the clutch is still slightly in and im creeping forward with my other foot off the gas.

CDsDontBurn · May 26, 2006, 07:56 AM

that's a quick way of learning too

.

but do you really know what traffic is like? if you really wanna find out, come out here to southern california for about a week and you'll see what it's like

Customgamer1 · May 30, 2006, 12:27 AM

CD's I really don't think I would enjoy it very much lol. I think I like Wisconsin. I hate driving in Chicago becasue there is to much traffic so I would have to guess California is a lot worse...

Dark Lord · May 30, 2006, 03:54 AM

ya, i hate driveing down town rush hour. i know i would hate california much much more.

Ferret_Style · May 30, 2006, 05:43 AM

i have driven in alot of towns... so cal ... no cal... wisconson... chicago.. detriot... and Miami... i have to say that the worst is Orange county during rush hour! OMG is it bad!

pr0digal jenius · May 30, 2006, 06:16 AM

the ATL wins

ah well...my new mustang has a nice stereo and a killer A/C to keep me occupied

CDsDontBurn · May 30, 2006, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ferret_Style

i have driven in alot of towns... so cal ... no cal... wisconson... chicago.. detriot... and Miami... i have to say that the worst is Orange county during rush hour! OMG is it bad!

w00t w00~!

. So. Cali. for the win!!!111!!

Customgamer1 · May 30, 2006, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

the ATL wins

killer A/C to keep me occupied

Well if you stay put to much in a traffic jam better watch out your car does not over heat lol

Customgamer1 · May 31, 2006, 02:08 AM

Well I would like to say that I am so much better at driving stick then before, but I still am not really ready for those hills yet. I think I will try those out next week!

CDsDontBurn · May 31, 2006, 02:22 AM

speaking of mustangs.....i found a red '95 mustang gt around the corner from my house for sale. the guy is asking 7k for it, but imna see if i can bring him down a bit on the price.

it's been fixed up, exhaust, headers, gear ratio, wheels, etc. all engine still. he says everything is stock. only downer is the amount of miles....175k =\. imna see what i can pull off, check out the car, and see if it's still in good enough condition to make it worth buying

Customgamer1 · May 31, 2006, 03:57 AM

Well it sounds like a nice car but that price is WAY WAY over the top. I know he did some special things to it but 175 miles is a lot... And you have to think maybe he's selling it for a reason.. Maybe the tranny is going or many something else. I would test drive it for a while becasue you even think about it.

My guess is that he should drop the price to like 4500.

I just did a quick KBB of a privite party value and with out knowing anything more than the miles and it's a GT at least in my zip code they are only saying 3,260 in good condition. Now I guess you can pay him more for what he did to the car but all I am trying to get at is that it's WAY over priced. So maybe you can work him down a little bit.

pr0digal jenius · May 31, 2006, 05:50 AM

that's stupidly high...if he brought it to our lot we'd give him, no joke, $1250 or so for it trade in.

175K is a ton....especially if it's the original tranny.

95 is old enough that no bank will finance it [and any that will will go to about 18-20% interest]

I'd pass....anything over 100K should be < $5000....be it a porsche or a mustang

CDsDontBurn · May 31, 2006, 07:38 AM

i understand what you guys mean about the high amount of miles and all. but ATM, something like that is what i can afford. i looked at kbb's website, and for my zip code, the car was valued at $4,500. With everything he has on it, i'll see if i can get him down to about $5,500. even though i know that putting on any extra mods on the car doesn't do anything for the value, and if anything, it actually lowers it.

@ PJ: you'd give the guy $1,250 but for how much would you be selling it for?

BWX · May 31, 2006, 09:26 AM

7500 bucks for a Ford with 175K miles on it? Holy crap the guy is insane- delusional even.

I wouldn't buy it for 2 grand.. 175K miles on a Ford is like 110 years on a person... won't be long before they are pushing up daisies.

CDsDontBurn · May 31, 2006, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

7500 bucks for a Ford with 175K miles on it? Holy crap the guy is insane- delusional even.

I wouldn't buy it for 2 grand.. 175K miles on a Ford is like 110 years on a person... won't be long before they are pushing up daisies.

you're funny

. not 7.5k, it's 7k! lol....even that is high i know

. i'm not even ready to buy a car yet, i was just calling for information. and he does state OBO, so if i don't have 7k, we can still talk

. i bet the guy really wants about 5k for the car, but is saying 7k because he knows that they will talk him down on it. I'm actually looking to get a 2000 vr6 5spd MT Jetta, but looking around, the cheapest one i've found so far is about $8,500 =\. The most expensive 10.5k. that's a bit more than i want to spend. i want to keep my budget at or below 5 grand

Customgamer1 · May 31, 2006, 11:13 PM

Well CD's maybe you should look for a non sport car??? Because you can find a lot of those for cheap and I do understand what you just lost but it would take some adjusting lol

CDsDontBurn · Jun 1, 2006, 02:21 AM

yea, i just told my dad about the car, and he said no =\.

he said i have to get something "economical". but damnit! i want a MT!!!

Customgamer1 · Jun 1, 2006, 04:15 AM

Well maybe it will even be AUTO !?!?

LOL

CDsDontBurn · Jun 1, 2006, 04:46 AM

i definately hope not

Customgamer1 · Jun 1, 2006, 05:06 AM

So is everyone else driving???? You know what CD's and me are driving how about anyone else? Any thing worth taking a pic of and posting? I love to see some other people's cars! Or just tell us about them with out a picture!

CDsDontBurn · Jun 1, 2006, 05:26 AM

lol....i'm not driving....i WAS driving

CDsDontBurn · Jun 1, 2006, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Customgamer1

So is everyone else driving???? You know what CD's and me are driving how about anyone else? Any thing worth taking a pic of and posting? I love to see some other people's cars! Or just tell us about them with out a picture

well, i did start a that one thread about it a while back, if anybody else remembers about it. it's been about 6 weeks or so since anybody has posted in it, if anybody wants to bring it back up to the top.

Customgamer1 · Jun 1, 2006, 05:35 AM

Guess I forgot about that one... o well

Then forget about my last post

CDsDontBurn · Jun 1, 2006, 05:37 AM

it's all good....by all means, if you want to, start a new one. but i don't know what the Gods of DH will do w/your thread

May 26, 2006, 05:34 AM	#126
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	lol....i learned how to clutch creep within two days after having my truck __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

May 26, 2006, 05:39 AM	#127
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	im pretty sure i figured it out the first day i had the vette. i was stuck in stop/go traffic when school got out. i was still getting used to getting the car moveing from a dead stop and screwed up some where along the way. all the sudden i realise that the clutch is still slightly in and im creeping forward with my other foot off the gas. __________________

May 26, 2006, 07:56 AM	#128
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	that's a quick way of learning too . but do you really know what traffic is like? if you really wanna find out, come out here to southern california for about a week and you'll see what it's like __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

May 30, 2006, 12:27 AM	Thread Starter #129
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	CD's I really don't think I would enjoy it very much lol. I think I like Wisconsin. I hate driving in Chicago becasue there is to much traffic so I would have to guess California is a lot worse... __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

May 30, 2006, 03:54 AM	#130
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	ya, i hate driveing down town rush hour. i know i would hate california much much more. __________________

May 26, 2006, 05:16 AM	#121
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i learned on a brand new civic [380 miles] in a gravel parking lot [makes popping the clutch pretty spectacular....shoot gravel about 30 feet....then stall ]

May 26, 2006, 05:27 AM	#123
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i hope not...i clutch-creep a lot to.....mostly cuz it's convenient and people don't believe it can be done

May 30, 2006, 06:16 AM	#132
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	the ATL wins ah well...my new mustang has a nice stereo and a killer A/C to keep me occupied

May 31, 2006, 02:08 AM	Thread Starter #135
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Well I would like to say that I am so much better at driving stick then before, but I still am not really ready for those hills yet. I think I will try those out next week! __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

May 31, 2006, 02:22 AM	#136
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	speaking of mustangs.....i found a red '95 mustang gt around the corner from my house for sale. the guy is asking 7k for it, but imna see if i can bring him down a bit on the price. it's been fixed up, exhaust, headers, gear ratio, wheels, etc. all engine still. he says everything is stock. only downer is the amount of miles....175k =\. imna see what i can pull off, check out the car, and see if it's still in good enough condition to make it worth buying __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

May 31, 2006, 03:57 AM	Thread Starter #137
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Well it sounds like a nice car but that price is WAY WAY over the top. I know he did some special things to it but 175 miles is a lot... And you have to think maybe he's selling it for a reason.. Maybe the tranny is going or many something else. I would test drive it for a while becasue you even think about it. My guess is that he should drop the price to like 4500. I just did a quick KBB of a privite party value and with out knowing anything more than the miles and it's a GT at least in my zip code they are only saying 3,260 in good condition. Now I guess you can pay him more for what he did to the car but all I am trying to get at is that it's WAY over priced. So maybe you can work him down a little bit. __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX! Last edited by Customgamer1; May 31, 2006 at 04:48 AM.

May 31, 2006, 05:50 AM	#138
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	that's stupidly high...if he brought it to our lot we'd give him, no joke, $1250 or so for it trade in. 175K is a ton....especially if it's the original tranny. 95 is old enough that no bank will finance it [and any that will will go to about 18-20% interest] I'd pass....anything over 100K should be < $5000....be it a porsche or a mustang

May 31, 2006, 07:38 AM	#139
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	i understand what you guys mean about the high amount of miles and all. but ATM, something like that is what i can afford. i looked at kbb's website, and for my zip code, the car was valued at $4,500. With everything he has on it, i'll see if i can get him down to about $5,500. even though i know that putting on any extra mods on the car doesn't do anything for the value, and if anything, it actually lowers it. @ PJ: you'd give the guy $1,250 but for how much would you be selling it for? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

May 31, 2006, 09:26 AM	#140
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	7500 bucks for a Ford with 175K miles on it? Holy crap the guy is insane- delusional even. I wouldn't buy it for 2 grand.. 175K miles on a Ford is like 110 years on a person... won't be long before they are pushing up daisies. __________________

May 31, 2006, 11:13 PM	Thread Starter #142
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Well CD's maybe you should look for a non sport car??? Because you can find a lot of those for cheap and I do understand what you just lost but it would take some adjusting lol __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jun 1, 2006, 02:21 AM	#143
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	yea, i just told my dad about the car, and he said no =\. he said i have to get something "economical". but damnit! i want a MT!!! __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jun 1, 2006, 04:15 AM	Thread Starter #144
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Well maybe it will even be AUTO !?!? LOL __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jun 1, 2006, 04:46 AM	#145
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	i definately hope not __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jun 1, 2006, 05:06 AM	Thread Starter #146
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	So is everyone else driving???? You know what CD's and me are driving how about anyone else? Any thing worth taking a pic of and posting? I love to see some other people's cars! Or just tell us about them with out a picture! __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jun 1, 2006, 05:26 AM	#147
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	lol....i'm not driving....i WAS driving __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jun 1, 2006, 05:35 AM	Thread Starter #149
Customgamer1 Fell off the tech wagon Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,273 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Guess I forgot about that one... o well Then forget about my last post __________________ Asus Laptop: 2.5 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4gigs DDR 2, Windows 7 64bit! Windows 7 > OSX!

Jun 1, 2006, 05:37 AM	#150
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	it's all good....by all means, if you want to, start a new one. but i don't know what the Gods of DH will do w/your thread __________________ Her First Day \| A year later