Audi A4

[dazzleman]

So there's my reward for sticking up for you, eh?? Making fun of my pathetic little ticket?  Cruel man, cruel.     It's just that when I decide to speed, I'm so good at ticket avoidance and radar evasion, I never get a ticket for a real big number.  It's when I'm cruising at 74 in a 55 that I let my guard down and get bagged.  I didn't even fight it in court.  Once I found out there'd be no insurance surcharges, I wrote the check.  A sad story indeed.  Thanks so much for bringing it up.   

Yeah, I could tell how broken up you were about the whole thing....

But you're right, I shouldn't be busting your balls when you're defending my senility and old age....

[SVT_Power]

hmm. What's that smell? Smells like old people in here.

[giant_mtb]

No old people allowed.

[saxonyron]

I might be old, but I'm still sharp enough to realize your post didn't include any new pics.  We are not impressed.  Even a mature guy like me was able to post about a dozen good pics on day one of my new car.  What gives?  We expect more from America's youth.

[Laconian]

Is that a recent picture? Don't Michigan's trees have leaves yet? SHENS!

[BimmerM3]

So there's my reward for sticking up for you, eh?? Making fun of my pathetic little ticket?  Cruel man, cruel.     It's just that when I decide to speed, I'm so good at ticket avoidance and radar evasion, I never get a ticket for a real big number.  It's when I'm cruising at 74 in a 55 that I let my guard down and get bagged.  I didn't even fight it in court.  Once I found out there'd be no insurance surcharges, I wrote the check.  A sad story indeed.  Thanks so much for bringing it up.   

19 over isn't that sissy. I got one for 13 over a couple months ago.

[BimmerM3]

Is that a recent picture? Don't Michigan's trees have leaves yet? SHENS!

But man, it's the

MOTHA FUCKIN' U.P.

[saxonyron]

19 over isn't that sissy. I got one for 13 over a couple months ago.

My high water mark is 90 in a 55, so 35 over.  But that was 20 years ago.  Considering how much time I spend in that range, I'm almost depressed that I don't have more expensive trophies to show for it. 

[the Teuton]

My high water mark is 90 in a 55, so 35 over.  But that was 20 years ago.  Considering how much time I spend in that range, I'm almost depressed that I don't have more expensive trophies to show for it. 

Tell me, did they have speed limits when FDR was president?

[saxonyron]

Tell me, did they have speed limits when FDR was president?

Yes, but the cars were so slow, the speed limits were irrelevent.  You and PlastiCar would have fit right in. 

[SVT_Power]

So ron, did they start allowing more internet time at the senior home lately or what?

[saxonyron]

So ron, did they start allowing more internet time at the senior home lately or what?

Yeah, you'd be surprised what kind of benefits you get when you take care of those sexy nurses.  Right after my last sponge bath, she asked if I wanted to have a laptop.  At first I thought she said "lap dance" and got all  excited, but I'm just as happy with the laptop.

[Rupert]

Yeah, I could tell how broken up you were about the whole thing....

But you're right, I shouldn't be busting your balls when you're defending my senility and old age....

It's OK; we can't expect you to remember that stuff anymore.

[dazzleman]

Actually, Charlie's right.  19 over isn't really a lame ticket.  It's borderline modestly impressive, actually.  My last ticket was only for 17 over, so I shouldn't be dishing out all this crap to Ron...

As for Chris' A4, those pictures are off the internet.  The car isn't real...

[giant_mtb]

I might be old, but I'm still sharp enough to realize your post didn't include any new pics.  We are not impressed.  Even a mature guy like me was able to post about a dozen good pics on day one of my new car.  What gives?  We expect more from America's youth.

I took about 60 pictures on the first/second day.  Only a few are worth posting in my eyes, though.  I'm pretty picky.

[hotrodalex]

Wait, your BMW is an auto?

His brother's Saturn is an auto.

Both are.

[the Teuton]

I'd still gladly take your BMW even though god gave it the wrong transmission. You sorta forgive it in the sense of when you watch "Trading Places" and realize that when Jamie Lee Curtis is showing her boobies, she's still sort of a man.

[giant_mtb]

When doing fast acceleration - and shifting - is it normal for shifts to be a little jerky?  As in, if I were accelerating quickly and shifting from first to second, but don't necessarily wait for the RPMs to drop to the ideal shift point and thus get a bit of a jerk...?  Is this normal?  Is there a modification to my technique that I can do?  I don't do many hard shifts or accelerations, but I'm just curious...

Laugh if you please.

[Tave]

You should be able to make it shift smoothly. Practice, practice, practice.

[Raza]

When doing fast acceleration - and shifting - is it normal for shifts to be a little jerky?  As in, if I were accelerating quickly and shifting from first to second, but don't necessarily wait for the RPMs to drop to the ideal shift point and thus get a bit of a jerk...?  Is this normal?  Is there a modification to my technique that I can do?  I don't do many hard shifts or accelerations, but I'm just curious...

Laugh if you please.

Movement of the car is normal, but you might be running into an issue where you're putting your foot back on the gas faster than you're releasing the clutch.

[Raza]

You should be able to make it shift smoothly. Practice, practice, practice.

Another good point.  I wasn't really "smooth" in normal driving until I was immersed in driving stick for a couple of months. 

[BimmerM3]

Yeah, smoothness comes with time. That said, a quick, WOT shift is going to be a bit jerky just because it's like ACCELERATION - no acceleration - ACCELERATION in a short period of time.

[Colonel Cadillac]

1st to 2nd shift is pretty easy to be jerky.

[Cookie Monster]

My 1-2 shift is always jerky if it's about ~3,000 RPM or higher.

[Laconian]

When doing fast acceleration - and shifting - is it normal for shifts to be a little jerky?  As in, if I were accelerating quickly and shifting from first to second, but don't necessarily wait for the RPMs to drop to the ideal shift point and thus get a bit of a jerk...?  Is this normal?  Is there a modification to my technique that I can do?  I don't do many hard shifts or accelerations, but I'm just curious...

Laugh if you please.

If you don't wait for the RPMs to drop, then you are dumping the engine's rotational inertia into the drivetrain, and the clutch is fudging the difference in speeds for you. Not great for the clutcharuuuu!

[Tave]

Yeah, smoothness comes with time. That said, a quick, WOT shift is going to be a bit jerky just because it's like ACCELERATION - no acceleration - ACCELERATION in a short period of time.

I guess it depends on what he means by "jerky." There should be a surge, but not a lurch, if that makes any sense.

And it should only be one "jerk" forward, like a kick in the back.

But I doubt he's going real hard at it to the point that he should be feeling that.


Don't worry about it Giant, it'll come. Even after driving stick for 5 years, it took me awhile to get used to the clutch in my car.

[The Pirate]

When doing fast acceleration - and shifting - is it normal for shifts to be a little jerky?  As in, if I were accelerating quickly and shifting from first to second, but don't necessarily wait for the RPMs to drop to the ideal shift point and thus get a bit of a jerk...?  Is this normal?  Is there a modification to my technique that I can do?  I don't do many hard shifts or accelerations, but I'm just curious...

Laugh if you please.

Yeah, pretty much what the other guys said.  But yeah, a jerk is normal with WOT and a hard shift.  As far as just regular shifting and spirited acceleration, it's just getting used to the drivetrain's characteristics.  The more you drive it, the faster you'll get the hang of it.  I'm always a bit jerky when driving an unfamiliar manual tranny (different clutch take up points, etc.).

It took me forever to get used to the clutch in my Mazda (it has a very short stroke and abrupt engagement relative to my last car), I wasn't terribly smooth for a while. 

[SVT_Power]

It took me forever to get used to the clutch in my Mazda (it has a very short stroke and abrupt engagement relative to my last car), I wasn't terribly smooth for a while. 

Civique?

[The Pirate]

Civique?

Yes, compared to the Civic.  First time I drove a Proteg?, I thought I was in a race car.  Zoomy clutch take up, and and pretty fat torque curve (seriously, this thing has great low end grunt for being a 4-banger).

Now I realize that's it's a slow car. 

[BimmerM3]

Yeah, pretty much what the other guys said.  But yeah, a jerk is normal with WOT and a hard shift.  As far as just regular shifting and spirited acceleration, it's just getting used to the drivetrain's characteristics.  The more you drive it, the faster you'll get the hang of it.  I'm always a bit jerky when driving an unfamiliar manual tranny (different clutch take up points, etc.).

It took me forever to get used to the clutch in my Mazda (it has a very short stroke and abrupt engagement relative to my last car), I wasn't terribly smooth for a while. 

Heh - the Accord's clutch is pretty close to the floor. Whenever I drive someone else's car that has a manual, I usually rev the crap out of it before I get used to the clutch. The main exception was when I drove my buddy's Stratus (what a terrible car that was). His friction point couldn't have been more than 0.5" from the floor. It was insane.