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- Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:21 pm
- Forum: U.S. Northeast
- Topic: no cell phones while driving
- Replies: 52
- Views: 16853
Re: no cell phones while driving
New York has had this for quite some time, I think it may have been the first state to do so. People were up in arms when they proposed it but now I tend to think it's a better idea, although there are still plenty of people who still talk on their phones while driving (w/o Bluetooth). I think it'd ...
- Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:32 pm
- Forum: Parts and Problems
- Topic: New car - Probably just paranoid. Convince me I am.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1686
Re: New car - Probably just paranoid. Convince me I am.
Well, my next guess was going to be catalytic converter heat shield rattling, but it sounds like you got it figured out. Just for kicks I'll stick my head under there and see if anything is clearly loose or not, but yeah it would seem as though I've pinpointed the problem. Thanks for the help, guys!
- Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:17 pm
- Forum: Parts and Problems
- Topic: New car - Probably just paranoid. Convince me I am.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1686
Re: New car - Probably just paranoid. Convince me I am.
Thanks for the replies, A bit more detail, remember when you were a kid and you put a baseball card on your bike wheel? Think of that sound but at a much shorter frequency (like you're riding your bike at a fairly slower pace) and very muffled. That's about the best I can describe it as :lol:. The c...
- Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:47 pm
- Forum: Parts and Problems
- Topic: New car - Probably just paranoid. Convince me I am.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1686
New car - Probably just paranoid. Convince me I am.
Hi guys, been awhile since I posted around here. Recently bought a 2003 Ford Focus ZX5, standard (obviously). 99,000 on it, runs great. Anyway, whenever I buy a new car I tend to be extremely paranoid towards any sorta noise that seems a bit out of place. Here's whats up: when car is in neutral, clu...
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:32 am
- Forum: Rants and Raves
- Topic: Standard Shift.com stickers/license plate frames
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2554
Re: Standard Shift.com stickers/license plate frames
I think a well designed shirt would be nice.
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:31 am
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: Situations when it is acceptable to slip the clutch
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3021
Re: Situations when it is acceptable to slip the clutch
I usually just keep my foot on the brake and make the switch quick enough to catch the car before I roll into the person behind me.blauenlanze wrote:#1 you could avoid with the handbrake start.
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:29 pm
- Forum: Manual Driving Tips
- Topic: have you guys had those moments .... (stalling bloopers)
- Replies: 389
- Views: 40593
Re: have you guys had those moments .... (stalling bloopers)
I haven't stalled very recently but needless to say it does happen. I usually just get myself going again quickly and look around to see who just saw me stall my car.
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:05 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Hello from New York
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3002
Re: Hello from New York
It's a 1999. 4 cylinder, not sure about any specifics deeper than that . It's a little sewing machine and its effects are definitely felt on hills.Leedeth wrote:Welcome to the forums.
Ford Contour huh? What engine, what year?
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:15 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Hello from New York
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3002
Re: Hello from New York
Specifically Rochester. Hoping to move out of this city and possibly downstate after college is done. The last straw with this city was the recent decision to take Opie and Anthony off the radio. This is a dying city!94Corolla5Speed wrote:Welcome to SS! Where in New York are you from?
Thanks to everyone else!
- Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:00 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Hello from New York
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3002
Hello from New York
Hello everyone, I've been prowling the forums for a few days now and it seems like a friendly place to discuss the love of driving stick shift. I live in New York and drive a little 5-speed Ford Contour. It's my first car and so far has served me well. :) Only thing that's been bugging me is somethi...