2026-10-29 15:53 UTC
@astra_underscore@wetdry.world
> Have you ever driven manual? Ever shifted gears from 4th to 2nd and the transmission started making *EXPENSIVE SOUNDS*
Worst experience driving manual (and sincerely hoping nobody’s brain ever feels like this):
On freeway, slowing down, need to downshift from third to second
Get fourth instead
The transmission simultaneously makes an *EXPENSIVE SOUND*, namely the linkage between the shifter and the actual gears going “spoing”.
The car is stuck in fourth, having slowed down to first-gear speed.
By dint of having slightly better low RPM torque than most cars, the world’s slowest 0 to (about) 60 mph since the 1890s, and a fortunate absence of red lights after the freeway exit, manage to get the car to a place where it can be towed safely.
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@astra_underscore@wetdry.world 2026-10-29 15:55
@dpnash@c.im oh god that's terrible :blobcatnotlikethis: