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@Taylor-Martin Yay! You made it! Good jorb! Enjoy your rest friend!

@Taylor-Martin A note - is your driveway an incline?

If it is, try learning how to use the handbrake (assuming this has a handbrake and not one of those foot-operated parking brakes?) to hold the car while you use your feet to find the biting point of the clutch! Not something you should learn to do ALL the time, but it's very handy on inclines to keep the car from rolling (especially when you're still learning!)

Keep in mind the handbrake is not designed to hold your car alone on steep hills, but it does hold the car enough to give you a few more seconds to balance the gas/clutch until you get used to it

I still use that trick on steeper hills....it's one of those 'widely contested' things about driving a manual, but I don't see the harm in it!

@Taylor-Martin said in A Little Drum, A Little Dumb:

Need to order new rotors though, thanks for reminding me

That's what I'm here for! Reminding you of things I didn't know I needed to remind you of!

@Taylor-Martin Practice makes perfect! Are you home now then?

@tophercrowder The London Transit Museum looks awesome!

Check out 'Pete and His Bus' on Youtube if you're ever board....very cool, funny and entertaining channel about a guy who works on and takes care of older vehicles, mostly about the two London Routemaster buses he runs as part of his Events business (one is converted to a mobile bar and he is restoring the other one!)
https://www.youtube.com/@PeteAndHisBus

@functionoverfashion I dont think so...the 325e and 528e are pretty obscure models. I highly doubt that any of the buyers BMW is targeting with electric cars knows anything about the old "e" lineup

@siennaman said in Ami Amor:

@Just-Jeepin I enjoyed that article, thanks.

I still like the little Ami, while the button placement would be annoying, I see that as just showing it's French side. The truely difficult part would be the 28 mph top speed. Even the places I go to that are less than 5 miles away require going on streets with 45+ mph top speeds, and taking those at 28 would be terrifying..

I think even if they upped the top speed just a bit to 60-65kph (37-40mph) that would make it more usable.

Still love it though...would be the perfect little local runabout!

@Taylor-Martin Safe travels man! Hopefully you enjoy getting to know driving stick!

I know it's cliche, but it really adds a lot to driving anything (in my eyes)...no matter what car it is, I feel far more engaged and enjoy myself more on the journey...it's fun to be an integral part of the 'car is moving' process, haha...

@Taylor-Martin said in Thanksgiving Begins!:

@RallyDarkstrike been having a splendid time in Georgia, then going to NC to pick up ol’ blue

I somehow missed you were going to be picking up the Volvo! Sounds like a fun trip!!! I haven't gone more than 45 mins from home since COVID began