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1200$ picked it up 8am yesterday. Couldn't let anyone buy it from underneath me.
Dude I bought it from was gonna build a drift car so we have
nice suspension
New transmission
New clutch
8.8 rear end
Bunch of new front end stuff because he crashed
Extra rims and tires
Race seats race steering wheel.
Engine has 120k and runs way better than my green mustang.
I have to fix some body lines and I'm painting it a nice gloss white probably gonna sell for 5k/6k
**This post was edited on Mar 2nd 2025 at 10:04:47am
1200$ picked it up 8am yesterday. Couldn't let anyone buy it from underneath me.
Dude I bought it from was gonna build a drift car so we have
nice suspension
New transmission
New clutch
8.8 rear end
Bunch of new front end stuff because he crashed
Extra rims and tires
Race seats race steering wheel.
Engine has 120k and runs way better than my green mustang.
I have to fix some body lines and I'm painting it a nice gloss white probably gonna sell for 5k/6k
**This post was edited on Mar 2nd 2025 at 10:04:47am
I'm driving a 2024 Jetta Sport standard.... it's pretty basic. But it's one of the only new cars I can find that isn't only in automatic and isn't over $50K.
I Learned on an automatic and drove one for 10 years before I learned how to drive a manual. Bought my first manual at 27 years old because it was $1,500 cheaper and my pops convinced me it'd be worth learning.
Wondeing if anyone on here knows standard? I work with 40 year olds who can't drive standard and now it honestly feels weird to drive an auto noe. The clutch really feels like it makes you part of the car. I can only imagine what driving a horse & buggy felt like.
VTshredder69I'm driving a 2024 Jetta Sport standard.... it's pretty basic. But it's one of the only new cars I can find that isn't only in automatic and isn't over $50K.
I Learned on an automatic and drove one for 10 years before I learned how to drive a manual. Bought my first manual at 27 years old because it was $1,500 cheaper and my pops convinced me it'd be worth learning.
Wondeing if anyone on here knows standard? I work with 40 year olds who can't drive standard and now it honestly feels weird to drive an auto noe. The clutch really feels like it makes you part of the car. I can only imagine what driving a horse & buggy felt like.
I daily a manual and tbh it kinda fuckin sucks. It's only romanticized because it has become rare. Functionally I enjoy it but I enjoy the comfort of not having to shift way more.
I bet if we could have a poll there is probably a stronger number of manual drivers in the ski crowd here compared to normies. Both my Bimmers are 6MT including one I frequently take to mountains. A comfortable clutch is so nice to have while creeping up the mountain on i70
VTshredder69I'm driving a 2024 Jetta Sport standard.... it's pretty basic. But it's one of the only new cars I can find that isn't only in automatic and isn't over $50K.
I Learned on an automatic and drove one for 10 years before I learned how to drive a manual. Bought my first manual at 27 years old because it was $1,500 cheaper and my pops convinced me it'd be worth learning.
Wondeing if anyone on here knows standard? I work with 40 year olds who can't drive standard and now it honestly feels weird to drive an auto noe. The clutch really feels like it makes you part of the car. I can only imagine what driving a horse & buggy felt like.
2024 Jetta has an auto brake on hills and on flat you don't even need to hit the gas to roll foward in first. THe clutch in first is literally the same as the gas. First gear in it is esentially only feathering the clutch properly. I can also pop into second at a dead stop if i am gentle and timely.
I can see how older manuals may be a pain the ass my mom had an aold 5 series beamer that took me forever to figure out and was super unforgiving.
BiffbarfI daily a manual and tbh it kinda fuckin sucks. It's only romanticized because it has become rare. Functionally I enjoy it but I enjoy the comfort of not having to shift way more.
ohh hell yea. it tooke me a week to drive a standard. It took me a month to feel like I knew what i was doing. It took 6 months to feel comfortable. It took me a year of morning traffic to feel one with my car lol.
My first standard was during covid and working from home so i barely went anywhere. Now I spend about 30 mins a day in traffic heading to work and it'st made me feel one with the clutch pretty damn quickly.
iH8powI bet if we could have a poll there is probably a stronger number of manual drivers in the ski crowd here compared to normies. Both my Bimmers are 6MT including one I frequently take to mountains. A comfortable clutch is so nice to have while creeping up the mountain on i70
2024 Jetta has an auto brake on hills and on flat you don't even need to hit the gas to roll foward in first. THe clutch in first is literally the same as the gas. First gear in it is esentially only feathering the clutch properly. I can also pop into second at a dead stop if i am gentle and timely.
I can see how older manuals may be a pain the ass my mom had an aold 5 series beamer that took me forever to figure out and was super unforgiving.
'01 bmw 325i with a bajillion miles. I rev match and don't use the clutch as much as possible because I'm lazy af. The new jettas do look sick a good friend got one in grey and i really dig the design language with the new gen.
Biffbarf'01 bmw 325i with a bajillion miles. I rev match and don't use the clutch as much as possible because I'm lazy af. The new jettas do look sick a good friend got one in grey and i really dig the design language with the new gen.
6 speed is nice. I'm getting pretty good at the downshift to avoid breaking unnecessary braking.
Funny story i was casually driving home from the gym after work last summer. Ther's a stretch of close to a mile that is gradual down hill and then super steep at the end. I was in the right lane and just casually down shifting from 6th to 3rd and not touching my brakes.
A cop pulled behind me for a while and was just tailing me. Eventually the lights go on and I pull into the shoulder and a young guy is questioning me curiously and almost cluelessly telling me my tail lights are out. At first I was confused because it's 7PM and still pretty light out and my auto lights are on in the front but not in the back.
Long story short he asked me to press the brake and saw my brake lights go on and then apologized.
I wasn't even mad about it. Shit ended up being hilarious.
VTshredder69I'm driving a 2024 Jetta Sport standard.... it's pretty basic. But it's one of the only new cars I can find that isn't only in automatic and isn't over $50K.
I Learned on an automatic and drove one for 10 years before I learned how to drive a manual. Bought my first manual at 27 years old because it was $1,500 cheaper and my pops convinced me it'd be worth learning.
Wondeing if anyone on here knows standard? I work with 40 year olds who can't drive standard and now it honestly feels weird to drive an auto noe. The clutch really feels like it makes you part of the car. I can only imagine what driving a horse & buggy felt like.
Wouldn’t trade my 6spd sti for anything. Holding onto that baby long term. Only 33k miles. The gf’s mini S 2dr is also 6spd. It’s a 24. Last year they offered a manual. So holding onto that too.
I drive an 0̷2 golf diesel with a 5 speed. I accidentally slam the brake in autos when creeping in parking lots now and then thinking I will put the clutch in to coast. whoops. Love manuals, particularly my old one. No traction control, no hill assist, just a direct connection. I like it more than my brothers '19 golf 6speed
VTshredder696 speed is nice. I'm getting pretty good at the downshift to avoid breaking unnecessary braking.
Funny story i was casually driving home from the gym after work last summer. Ther's a stretch of close to a mile that is gradual down hill and then super steep at the end. I was in the right lane and just casually down shifting from 6th to 3rd and not touching my brakes.
A cop pulled behind me for a while and was just tailing me. Eventually the lights go on and I pull into the shoulder and a young guy is questioning me curiously and almost cluelessly telling me my tail lights are out. At first I was confused because it's 7PM and still pretty light out and my auto lights are on in the front but not in the back.
Long story short he asked me to press the brake and saw my brake lights go on and then apologized.
I wasn't even mad about it. Shit ended up being hilarious.
it is crazy how much people rely on seeing others brake lights before they slow down at all.
on my motorcycle i purposely flash my brakes at cars so they know i am actually slowing down cause they do not realize i can come to nearly a full stop just downshifting and people have nearly rear-ended me.
VTshredder69I'm driving a 2024 Jetta Sport standard.... it's pretty basic. But it's one of the only new cars I can find that isn't only in automatic and isn't over $50K.
I Learned on an automatic and drove one for 10 years before I learned how to drive a manual. Bought my first manual at 27 years old because it was $1,500 cheaper and my pops convinced me it'd be worth learning.
Wondeing if anyone on here knows standard? I work with 40 year olds who can't drive standard and now it honestly feels weird to drive an auto noe. The clutch really feels like it makes you part of the car. I can only imagine what driving a horse & buggy felt like.
My daily is auto but I've driven many manuals. Learned to drive a manual at 15, drove potato trucks (10-wheeler) during harvest for 3 seasons while in HS. Got my class A CDL with all the endorsements at 18 as I thought I would possibly use it but never have. Currently still have it other than hazardous material handling.
I’ve been looking at trading my Cummins in for a powerstroke but after working on my buddies this weekend I never will. These engine bays are a fucking mess. Good luck working on anything.
Also didn’t wanna double post but it just goes to show how clueless people are though. we shouldn’t need to see brake lights to judge following distance back in the day you didn’t see brake lights cuz engine braking now it’s regenerative braking ppl just can’t pay attention
Love my Bolt EV. So quick, so planted. Sport mode + regenerative braking is a goddamn cheat code for mountain driving, it's like engine braking but you're always in the optimal gear. Stick like glue through corners, then the acceleration out, never miss a beat. It's almost like having a hot hatch that doesn't spend half its life in the shop
treebeard
Love my Bolt EV. So quick, so planted. Sport mode + regenerative braking is a goddamn cheat code for mountain driving, it's like engine braking but you're always in the optimal gear. Stick like glue through corners, then the acceleration out, never miss a beat. It's almost like having a hot hatch that doesn't spend half its life in the shop
if you love the sizing and torque of the bolt, you should try to test drive an ioniq 5N. I'm not an EV guy personally, but holy shit that thing will scare you if you put your foot down
VTshredder69I'm driving a 2024 Jetta Sport standard.... it's pretty basic. But it's one of the only new cars I can find that isn't only in automatic and isn't over $50K.
I Learned on an automatic and drove one for 10 years before I learned how to drive a manual. Bought my first manual at 27 years old because it was $1,500 cheaper and my pops convinced me it'd be worth learning.
Wondeing if anyone on here knows standard? I work with 40 year olds who can't drive standard and now it honestly feels weird to drive an auto noe. The clutch really feels like it makes you part of the car. I can only imagine what driving a horse & buggy felt like.
Only 2 out of 6 cars I’ve owned have been automatic. It’s fun as hell, but as I get older I’m less opposed to an auto. I’m sort of biased cause I’m currently stuck commuting 2-3hrs/day in suburban hell, having an automatic transmission and radar cruise control definitely makes it less tiring to sit in traffic. No clue where I'll end up once I graduate, so I’m still unsure what the next car is gonna be.
CalumSKIif you love the sizing and torque of the bolt, you should try to test drive an ioniq 5N. I'm not an EV guy personally, but holy shit that thing will scare you if you put your foot down
My buddy has one, it’s fucking insane. I’ve always driven very slow cars, and am definitely not used to feeling my eyeballs getting yeeted into the back of my skull when I floor it.
CatdickBojanglesHow have you had an account since 2009 and this is your first post?
Fair question - I had another acct and couldn't for the life of me get into it, and the old email attached was compromised. Then realized I had this one from back in the day.
