Shedeur Sanders
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smooth move dumbass
Shedeur Sanders ticketed for driving 101 mph in a 60 mph zone
smooth move dumbass
Shedeur Sanders ticketed for driving 101 mph in a 60 mph zone
I read an article today Sanders stopped for speeding in Strongsville and my first thought was - You can’t go 71 in a 65 in an Ohio.
And then 101. You can’t do that in TX or CA either.
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I expected Sanders to do well 7-on-7 with time to process. The issue last year was taking too many sacks and too many “backyard ball” moments where he’s running around avoiding Slower defensive lineman and backers. He was getting a pass for a bad offensive line but I saw a lot of issues created by his undisciplined play. He will not avoid those guys in the Fall and he will need to process faster and let’s see if the accuracy holds when that happensz
FWIW, out of 134 teams - here's a cut and paste (below) on how well the running game did to take the pressure off their passer. I didn't watch any Colorado games last year like you did so I appreciate your insights and observations. I DID watch quite of their matchups in 2023 and saw many of the things you spoke of. There were occasions when he dropped back and turned into Jerome Ford taking what should have been a short loss and turning it into a 30 yard loss. The matchup with Oregon that year went from ugly to FUGLY in a hurry.
All that said, it's all going to boil down to how he prepares himself in tandem with what the Offensive Coaching staff wants from him. It's gonna be all about pre-snap intellect cohesion with speed reading the progressions. I don't question his hand-eye coordination because I really like knowing that great vision sets up great reflexes/reactions from even the dumb jock QBs like Brett Favre, Terry Bradshaw, Dan Marino (nobody had a quicker release), and even the most overrated QB Joe Namath. When Brett Favre was on his 2nd team and he had to ask Ty Detmer "Ty what the Hell is the Nickel that Coach keeps talking about?" That ain't the brightest apple in the orchard. Good vision often leads to good reaction/reflexes. Like Manning, Favre learned the hard way with throws he could get away with in college not being advisable at the NFL level. Those showed up as INTs.
Brady Quinn, on the other hand, was a very SMART QB with piss poor vision. Just because former NFL OC/Super Bowl Champion Charlie Weiss was his HC; that didn't make him the most pro ready QB that many self proclaimed draft analysts kept calling him on TV. As helpful as WR Jeff Samardzija was to Quinn at 6-4/6-5 - locking onto 1 target so frequently turned into a bad habit he perfected at the college level. When he got to the NFL, he wasn't very good at all speed reading the progressions. Apparently, he wasn't well trained at the Pre-Snap look of the formation either. That's the power button of the QB's processor. If you don't turn that on - you're not gonna be expediting the progression reads. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. All that to say, I saw what you saw but I think a lot of that stuff can be corrected as we head toward the "we shall see..."
FWIW, out of 134 teams - here's a cut and paste (below) on how well the running game did to take the pressure off their passer. I didn't watch any Colorado games last year like you did so I appreciate your insights and observations. I DID watch quite of their matchups in 2023 and saw many of the things you spoke of. There were occasions when he dropped back and turned into Jerome Ford taking what should have been a short loss and turning it into a 30 yard loss. The matchup with Oregon that year went from ugly to FUGLY in a hurry.
All that said, it's all going to boil down to how he prepares himself in tandem with what the Offensive Coaching staff wants from him. It's gonna be all about pre-snap intellect cohesion with speed reading the progressions. I don't question his hand-eye coordination because I really like knowing that great vision sets up great reflexes/reactions from even the dumb jock QBs like Brett Favre, Terry Bradshaw, Dan Marino (nobody had a quicker release), and even the most overrated QB Joe Namath. When Brett Favre was on his 2nd team and he had to ask Ty Detmer "Ty what the Hell is the Nickel that Coach keeps talking about?" That ain't the brightest apple in the orchard. Good vision often leads to good reaction/reflexes. Like Manning, Favre learned the hard way with throws he could get away with in college not being advisable at the NFL level. Those showed up as INTs.
Brady Quinn, on the other hand, was a very SMART QB with piss poor vision. Just because former NFL OC/Super Bowl Champion Charlie Weiss was his HC; that didn't make him the most pro ready QB that many self proclaimed draft analysts kept calling him on TV. As helpful as WR Jeff Samardzija was to Quinn at 6-4/6-5 - locking onto 1 target so frequently turned into a bad habit he perfected at the college level. When he got to the NFL, he wasn't very good at all speed reading the progressions. Apparently, he wasn't well trained at the Pre-Snap look of the formation either. That's the power button of the QB's processor. If you don't turn that on - you're not gonna be expediting the progression reads. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. All that to say, I saw what you saw but I think a lot of that stuff can be corrected as we head toward the "we shall see..."
They have some young talent on their line…Seaton for example will be at least a second day draft pick when all is said and done.
But point taken with their run game.
When he didn’t have free rushers coming at him. I saw a lot of holding the ball waiting for his big play guy to get open and taking some unnecessary sacks or evading 4.95 40 DL. Mixed in with some bubble screens and quick hitters of course too.
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FWIW, out of 134 teams - here's a cut and paste (below) on how well the running game did to take the pressure off their passer. I didn't watch any Colorado games last year like you did so I appreciate your insights and observations. I DID watch quite of their matchups in 2023 and saw many of the things you spoke of. There were occasions when he dropped back and turned into Jerome Ford taking what should have been a short loss and turning it into a 30 yard loss. The matchup with Oregon that year went from ugly to FUGLY in a hurry.
All that said, it's all going to boil down to how he prepares himself in tandem with what the Offensive Coaching staff wants from him. It's gonna be all about pre-snap intellect cohesion with speed reading the progressions. I don't question his hand-eye coordination because I really like knowing that great vision sets up great reflexes/reactions from even the dumb jock QBs like Brett Favre, Terry Bradshaw, Dan Marino (nobody had a quicker release), and even the most overrated QB Joe Namath. When Brett Favre was on his 2nd team and he had to ask Ty Detmer "Ty what the Hell is the Nickel that Coach keeps talking about?" That ain't the brightest apple in the orchard. Good vision often leads to good reaction/reflexes. Like Manning, Favre learned the hard way with throws he could get away with in college not being advisable at the NFL level. Those showed up as INTs.
Brady Quinn, on the other hand, was a very SMART QB with piss poor vision. Just because former NFL OC/Super Bowl Champion Charlie Weiss was his HC; that didn't make him the most pro ready QB that many self proclaimed draft analysts kept calling him on TV. As helpful as WR Jeff Samardzija was to Quinn at 6-4/6-5 - locking onto 1 target so frequently turned into a bad habit he perfected at the college level. When he got to the NFL, he wasn't very good at all speed reading the progressions. Apparently, he wasn't well trained at the Pre-Snap look of the formation either. That's the power button of the QB's processor. If you don't turn that on - you're not gonna be expediting the progression reads. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. All that to say, I saw what you saw but I think a lot of that stuff can be corrected as we head toward the "we shall see..."
They have some young talent on their line…Seaton for example will be at least a second day draft pick when all is said and done.
But point taken with their run game.
When he didn’t have free rushers coming at him. I saw a lot of holding the ball waiting for his big play guy to get open and taking some unnecessary sacks or evading 4.95 40 DL. Mixed in with some bubble screens and quick hitters of course too.
They have some young talent on their line…Seaton for example will be at least a second day draft pick when all is said and done.
But point taken with their run game.
When he didn’t have free rushers coming at him. I saw a lot of holding the ball waiting for his big play guy to get open and taking some unnecessary sacks or evading 4.95 40 DL. Mixed in with some bubble screens and quick hitters of course too.
Thank you - all good points!
It'll be interesting to see how he does getting acclimated to the speed and complexity of the NFL. Listening to Kosar say how much he appreciated the Browns letting him watch and learn from Danielson the 1st games of his rookie year before starting his 1st game in week 7 was ideal made a lot of sense. The Browns also had a nice strong running game with Mack & Byner contributing over 1000 apiece on the ground. The next off-season they hired Lindy Infante to assist the ball control with some spread formations and a whole lotta ways to bury zone blitzes and manipulate Safeties.
I LIKE that the Browns attempted to strengthen their running game via the draft; but it was very sad to see the soul of this team go to Houston in the process. Anyway, I think Flacco can do what Danielson did in terms of showing Sanders/whoever at how to prepare while seeing the offense from the sideline on game day. Those will all be good mental reps - especially when pass pro breaks down. How did Joe handle it? Why was it good or bad? What were his options?
All that said, we're not gonna really know - until he's out there behind Center.
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smooth move dumbass
Shedeur Sanders ticketed for driving 101 mph in a 60 mph zone
I read an article today Sanders stopped for speeding in Strongsville and my first thought was - You can’t go 71 in a 65 in an Ohio.
And then 101. You can’t do that in TX or CA either.
You can’t go 71 in a 65 in an Ohio.
And then 101. You can’t do that in TX or CA either.
And he was driving a pick'em up truck. Dodge Ram I think.
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You can’t go 71 in a 65 in an Ohio.
And then 101. You can’t do that in TX or CA either.
And he was driving a pick'em up truck. Dodge Ram I think.
And he was driving a pick'em up truck. Dodge Ram I think.
You can do 101 plus with a '99 VFR 800 Honda though.?
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You can do 101 plus with a '99 VFR 800 Honda though.?
My 1st inherited car was a Dodge Dart. I'll never forget the day I backed out of my driveway on Main Street in Fairport NY. This was on a hill that had a sign blind drive. How ironic! Anyway, immediately after I perfected my maneuver in reverse - my vehicle refused to move forward when I put it in drive. Unfortunately this was on a very busy road. Soooo, I ended up putting it in neutral while the buddy I was supposed to be driving home and my step dad assisted me with traffic while I went backward down the hill only about 100 yards or so until I turned into the first street available and went down another hill into the School of Religion parking lot. In spite of all the fun I had in that car - that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that. All I had to do to stay out of Repair Shops was change the oil as recommended. The idea of buying American was appealing; but the reality of doing so was unaffordable.
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
You can do 101 plus with a '99 VFR 800 Honda though.?
My 1st inherited car was a Dodge Dart. I'll never forget the day I backed out of my driveway on Main Street in Fairport NY. This was on a hill that had a sign blind drive. How ironic! Anyway, immediately after I perfected my maneuver in reverse - my vehicle refused to move forward when I put it in drive. Unfortunately this was on a very busy road. Soooo, I ended up putting it in neutral while the buddy I was supposed to be driving home and my step dad assisted me with traffic while I went backward down the hill only about 100 yards or so until I turned into the first street available and went down another hill into the School of Religion parking lot. In spite of all the fun I had in that car - that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that. All I had to do to stay out of Repair Shops was change the oil as recommended. The idea of buying American was appealing; but the reality of doing so was unaffordable.
My 1st inherited car was a Dodge Dart. I'll never forget the day I backed out of my driveway on Main Street in Fairport NY. This was on a hill that had a sign blind drive. How ironic! Anyway, immediately after I perfected my maneuver in reverse - my vehicle refused to move forward when I put it in drive. Unfortunately this was on a very busy road. Soooo, I ended up putting it in neutral while the buddy I was supposed to be driving home and my step dad assisted me with traffic while I went backward down the hill only about 100 yards or so until I turned into the first street available and went down another hill into the School of Religion parking lot. In spite of all the fun I had in that car - that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that. All I had to do to stay out of Repair Shops was change the oil as recommended. The idea of buying American was appealing; but the reality of doing so was unaffordable.
And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
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My 1st inherited car was a Dodge Dart. I'll never forget the day I backed out of my driveway on Main Street in Fairport NY. This was on a hill that had a sign blind drive. How ironic! Anyway, immediately after I perfected my maneuver in reverse - my vehicle refused to move forward when I put it in drive. Unfortunately this was on a very busy road. Soooo, I ended up putting it in neutral while the buddy I was supposed to be driving home and my step dad assisted me with traffic while I went backward down the hill only about 100 yards or so until I turned into the first street available and went down another hill into the School of Religion parking lot. In spite of all the fun I had in that car - that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that. All I had to do to stay out of Repair Shops was change the oil as recommended. The idea of buying American was appealing; but the reality of doing so was unaffordable.
And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
NICE!
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You can do 101 plus with a '99 VFR 800 Honda though.?
My 1st inherited car was a Dodge Dart. I'll never forget the day I backed out of my driveway on Main Street in Fairport NY. This was on a hill that had a sign blind drive. How ironic! Anyway, immediately after I perfected my maneuver in reverse - my vehicle refused to move forward when I put it in drive. Unfortunately this was on a very busy road. Soooo, I ended up putting it in neutral while the buddy I was supposed to be driving home and my step dad assisted me with traffic while I went backward down the hill only about 100 yards or so until I turned into the first street available and went down another hill into the School of Religion parking lot. In spite of all the fun I had in that car - that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that. All I had to do to stay out of Repair Shops was change the oil as recommended. The idea of buying American was appealing; but the reality of doing so was unaffordable.
that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that
I just got out of my Mercedes E350 4MATIC. Beautiful car, excellent ride, quite, smooth. ALWAYS breaking down. Expensive repairs. One week ago today, practically to the minute, I drove home with my new Mazda CX-5. All leather seating, Heads Up Display, heated and ventilated power front seats. Heated rear seats. Heated steering wheel, Nav., Bose speakers all over the place, adaptive headlights (GREAT for turning in my dark neighborhood), 360 cameras, adaptive radar cruise control, yaadda, yadda. Right now I'm in the middle of giving it the full Zaino Show Car Polish treatment. (same stuff I use on the vette) The Mazda has a 187 hp motor and it has Normal - Sport - Offroad modes. OKAY?! 187 hp Sport Mode LOL
BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE -
that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that
I just got out of my Mercedes E350 4MATIC. Beautiful car, excellent ride, quite, smooth. ALWAYS breaking down. Expensive repairs. One week ago today, practically to the minute, I drove home with my new Mazda CX-5. All leather seating, Heads Up Display, heated and ventilated power front seats. Heated rear seats. Heated steering wheel, Nav., Bose speakers all over the place, adaptive headlights (GREAT for turning in my dark neighborhood), 360 cameras, adaptive radar cruise control, yaadda, yadda. Right now I'm in the middle of giving it the full Zaino Show Car Polish treatment. (same stuff I use on the vette) The Mazda has a 187 hp motor and it has Normal - Sport - Offroad modes. OKAY?! 187 hp Sport Mode LOL
I just got out of my Mercedes E350 4MATIC. Beautiful car, excellent ride, quite, smooth. ALWAYS breaking down. Expensive repairs. One week ago today, practically to the minute, I drove home with my new Mazda CX-5. All leather seating, Heads Up Display, heated and ventilated power front seats. Heated rear seats. Heated steering wheel, Nav., Bose speakers all over the place, adaptive headlights (GREAT for turning in my dark neighborhood), 360 cameras, adaptive radar cruise control, yaadda, yadda. Right now I'm in the middle of giving it the full Zaino Show Car Polish treatment. (same stuff I use on the vette) The Mazda has a 187 hp motor and it has Normal - Sport - Offroad modes. OKAY?! 187 hp Sport Mode LOL
I traded in my 10 year old Mercedes Turbo 4 CLA 250 for the Honda Hybrid last fall. Never had a problem with it, but my trusted mechanic had told me if it made it 10 years with less than 100,000, get rid of it before it became a costly money eater. I had 88,000 on it and got $15,000 plus on the trade in. I was happy. I told them they could truthfully say on resale it was owned by a doddering 77 year old man. ? Never told them how much I loved to floor that turbo.?
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that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that
I just got out of my Mercedes E350 4MATIC. Beautiful car, excellent ride, quite, smooth. ALWAYS breaking down. Expensive repairs. One week ago today, practically to the minute, I drove home with my new Mazda CX-5. All leather seating, Heads Up Display, heated and ventilated power front seats. Heated rear seats. Heated steering wheel, Nav., Bose speakers all over the place, adaptive headlights (GREAT for turning in my dark neighborhood), 360 cameras, adaptive radar cruise control, yaadda, yadda. Right now I'm in the middle of giving it the full Zaino Show Car Polish treatment. (same stuff I use on the vette) The Mazda has a 187 hp motor and it has Normal - Sport - Offroad modes. OKAY?! 187 hp Sport Mode LOL
I just got out of my Mercedes E350 4MATIC. Beautiful car, excellent ride, quite, smooth. ALWAYS breaking down. Expensive repairs. One week ago today, practically to the minute, I drove home with my new Mazda CX-5. All leather seating, Heads Up Display, heated and ventilated power front seats. Heated rear seats. Heated steering wheel, Nav., Bose speakers all over the place, adaptive headlights (GREAT for turning in my dark neighborhood), 360 cameras, adaptive radar cruise control, yaadda, yadda. Right now I'm in the middle of giving it the full Zaino Show Car Polish treatment. (same stuff I use on the vette) The Mazda has a 187 hp motor and it has Normal - Sport - Offroad modes. OKAY?! 187 hp Sport Mode LOL
BABOOMBA! Sounds like you always have NICE rides. Why not though? You worked hard. My wife's brother (great guy) used to work at GM and he got my wife what sounded like a great deal on the family plan when she purchased a Pontiac Grand Am. Great looking car. My best friend who drove nothing but Pontiacs gave her a huge bear hug and said maybe we can finally get your husband up to speed. Don't you know in the 31 years we've been married that car had more problems than the Dodge Dart I was complaining about.
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I just got out of my Mercedes E350 4MATIC. Beautiful car, excellent ride, quite, smooth. ALWAYS breaking down. Expensive repairs. One week ago today, practically to the minute, I drove home with my new Mazda CX-5. All leather seating, Heads Up Display, heated and ventilated power front seats. Heated rear seats. Heated steering wheel, Nav., Bose speakers all over the place, adaptive headlights (GREAT for turning in my dark neighborhood), 360 cameras, adaptive radar cruise control, yaadda, yadda. Right now I'm in the middle of giving it the full Zaino Show Car Polish treatment. (same stuff I use on the vette) The Mazda has a 187 hp motor and it has Normal - Sport - Offroad modes. OKAY?! 187 hp Sport Mode LOL
I traded in my 10 year old Mercedes Turbo 4 CLA 250 for the Honda Hybrid last fall. Never had a problem with it, but my trusted mechanic had told me if it made it 10 years with less than 100,000, get rid of it before it became a costly money eater. I had 88,000 on it and got $15,000 plus on the trade in. I was happy. I told them they could truthfully say on resale it was owned by a doddering 77 year old man. ? Never told them how much I loved to floor that turbo.?
I had 88,000 on it
I had 51K miles. 3 coil packs went on it (1 at a time). Water pump went. Engine seal oil leak. This February I'm on my way home and hear a clunking when going over bumps so I swing by my mechanic's shop. He knew right away. Rear sub-frame rotted away. He told me to have it flat bedded to the dealership. He's said that he's sent about 20 cars there. Mercedes started covering the issue in 2023, days before the class action suite was to occur. They had my car for 4 days.
Sounds like you always have NICE rides.
It certainly does doesn't it. But that's only recently. This is only my 2nd ever new car. (the first was the 2000 vette) Most of my life was spent with used cars in varying degrees of 'used-up-ness'.
Though I always preferred to have a Camaro if I could.
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I had 88,000 on it
I had 51K miles. 3 coil packs went on it (1 at a time). Water pump went. Engine seal oil leak. This February I'm on my way home and hear a clunking when going over bumps so I swing by my mechanic's shop. He knew right away. Rear sub-frame rotted away. He told me to have it flat bedded to the dealership. He's said that he's sent about 20 cars there. Mercedes started covering the issue in 2023, days before the class action suite was to occur. They had my car for 4 days.
Sounds like you always have NICE rides.
It certainly does doesn't it. But that's only recently. This is only my 2nd ever new car. (the first was the 2000 vette) Most of my life was spent with used cars in varying degrees of 'used-up-ness'.
Though I always preferred to have a Camaro if I could.
I had 51K miles. 3 coil packs went on it (1 at a time). Water pump went. Engine seal oil leak. This February I'm on my way home and hear a clunking when going over bumps so I swing by my mechanic's shop. He knew right away. Rear sub-frame rotted away. He told me to have it flat bedded to the dealership. He's said that he's sent about 20 cars there. Mercedes started covering the issue in 2023, days before the class action suite was to occur. They had my car for 4 days.
Damn! I sure was lucky with mine. It was built in the Chech Republic. And thank goodness my trusty mechanic told me to get a Honda, Toyota or Subaru. She loves hers and I certainly love mine. I never even put it in Sport mode or even normal. It has plenty of horses in Econ mode. Makes those Prius things look like sloths. ?
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I had 51K miles. 3 coil packs went on it (1 at a time). Water pump went. Engine seal oil leak. This February I'm on my way home and hear a clunking when going over bumps so I swing by my mechanic's shop. He knew right away. Rear sub-frame rotted away. He told me to have it flat bedded to the dealership. He's said that he's sent about 20 cars there. Mercedes started covering the issue in 2023, days before the class action suite was to occur. They had my car for 4 days.
Damn! I sure was lucky with mine. It was built in the Chech Republic. And thank goodness my trusty mechanic told me to get a Honda, Toyota or Subaru. She loves hers and I certainly love mine. I never even put it in Sport mode or even normal. It has plenty of horses in Econ mode. Makes those Prius things look like sloths. ?
mine. It was built in the Chech Republic.
Mine was built in Stuttgart Germany. A company I used to manage shipping for had their largest international distributor located in Stuttgart.
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mine. It was built in the Chech Republic.
Mine was built in Stuttgart Germany. A company I used to manage shipping for had their largest international distributor located in Stuttgart.
Mine was built in Stuttgart Germany. A company I used to manage shipping for had their largest international distributor located in Stuttgart.
Who knew the Chechs would do a better job.?
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My 1st inherited car was a Dodge Dart. I'll never forget the day I backed out of my driveway on Main Street in Fairport NY. This was on a hill that had a sign blind drive. How ironic! Anyway, immediately after I perfected my maneuver in reverse - my vehicle refused to move forward when I put it in drive. Unfortunately this was on a very busy road. Soooo, I ended up putting it in neutral while the buddy I was supposed to be driving home and my step dad assisted me with traffic while I went backward down the hill only about 100 yards or so until I turned into the first street available and went down another hill into the School of Religion parking lot. In spite of all the fun I had in that car - that thing had 1 malfunction after another. That thing had more injuries than our offensive tackles have had in recent years.
Like you Aggies, I only bought Hondas or Nissans after that. All I had to do to stay out of Repair Shops was change the oil as recommended. The idea of buying American was appealing; but the reality of doing so was unaffordable.
And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
Still have the first car I bought stateside '97 Civic Lx manual. It always invites questions parked next to a M3 and X5 at home. Still drives well, can easily hit 80 mph and taught all my kids to drive stick on it (even my daughter). They'd kick and scream about learning stick but now thank me for it as none of their friends can borrow their cars lol.
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And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
Still have the first car I bought stateside '97 Civic Lx manual. It always invites questions parked next to a M3 and X5 at home. Still drives well, can easily hit 80 mph and taught all my kids to drive stick on it (even my daughter). They'd kick and scream about learning stick but now thank me for it as none of their friends can borrow their cars lol.
'97 Civic Lx manual
Got my license with my parents' automatic. My 1st car, a '64 LeMans, manual, 3 on the floor, non syncromesh. I realized that my license was worth crap because now I didn't know how to drive.
I got it registered, put the plates on it and my friend came over and said, Well, take me for a ride! I said I didn't know how to drive it. He said, I'll explain it to you as you drive. And off, off, off we went - Did I mention that non syncromesh means that if you're just about at a red light, and it turns green on you, you cannot just shift down into first and continue on? Well, you can't. You have to come to a stop before you can put it into 1st gear...and since it's only a 3 speed, 2nd gear is awfully tall. Therefore, after a few times of somebody beeping their horn at me because I'm stopping at a green light I learned how to feather that clutch and throttle such that I could get out-a-there in 2nd gear.
BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE -
And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
Still have the first car I bought stateside '97 Civic Lx manual. It always invites questions parked next to a M3 and X5 at home. Still drives well, can easily hit 80 mph and taught all my kids to drive stick on it (even my daughter). They'd kick and scream about learning stick but now thank me for it as none of their friends can borrow their cars lol.
Still have the first car I bought stateside '97 Civic Lx manual. It always invites questions parked next to a M3 and X5 at home. Still drives well, can easily hit 80 mph and taught all my kids to drive stick on it (even my daughter). They'd kick and scream about learning stick but now thank me for it as none of their friends can borrow their cars lol.
When I got my D.L. in Venezuela the Mobil employee took me down there with a stick shift car and I had only ever driven automatic in the U.S. The test guy insisted in me driving us about 3 blocks to a local bar. I did this with the Mobil guy sitting next to me on the bench seat doing the shifting with the clutch and stick on the steering column and me working the accelerator and brake pedal. We had 3 beers for about .75 Bolivars which the Mobil guy paid for with a 20 Bolivar note. When change was brought back the testing guy picked up the change and issued my license as soon as we got back to the testing site. Now there's stick shift story for ya. LOLOLOLOL!?
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And today I have a Honda Civic Hybrid with a 200 hp dual electric engine and my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek, both of which have extremely high reliability. BTW That VFR 800 is a motorcycle. Gave it up as I approached 70 years old. I still miss it because I rode them all my life starting age 16 on my brothers 2 speed Moped.?
Still have the first car I bought stateside '97 Civic Lx manual. It always invites questions parked next to a M3 and X5 at home. Still drives well, can easily hit 80 mph and taught all my kids to drive stick on it (even my daughter). They'd kick and scream about learning stick but now thank me for it as none of their friends can borrow their cars lol.
Still have the first car I bought stateside '97 Civic Lx manual. It always invites questions parked next to a M3 and X5 at home. Still drives well, can easily hit 80 mph and taught all my kids to drive stick on it (even my daughter). They'd kick and scream about learning stick but now thank me for it as none of their friends can borrow their cars lol.
Good idea. I had that same learning curve thrown at me as a kid, had to learn to drive a stick. Ever heard of an Isuzu Pup? It was a smaller pickup, manual shift and no power steering. That’s what l learned to drive on.
I made a rule that every other car l had would be a stick shift and l’ve stuck with that in to my late 40s. My last car was manual shift ‘05 Civic and it was hands down the best car l’ve ever had. 250k trouble free miles that thing gave me. Other than scheduled maintenance the only thing that ever broke on it was the cable that opens the gas hole lid.
I wanted a hybrid after the Civic finally wore out so l went with an Accord Hybrid. Apparently there’s no such thing as a manual shift hybrid so l gotta wait a few years for my next stick shift.
I got a thing for old AMCs and would love to land a Rambler, ideally ‘65 with three on the tree.
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'97 Civic Lx manual
Got my license with my parents' automatic. My 1st car, a '64 LeMans, manual, 3 on the floor, non syncromesh. I realized that my license was worth crap because now I didn't know how to drive.
I got it registered, put the plates on it and my friend came over and said, Well, take me for a ride! I said I didn't know how to drive it. He said, I'll explain it to you as you drive. And off, off, off we went - Did I mention that non syncromesh means that if you're just about at a red light, and it turns green on you, you cannot just shift down into first and continue on? Well, you can't. You have to come to a stop before you can put it into 1st gear...and since it's only a 3 speed, 2nd gear is awfully tall. Therefore, after a few times of somebody beeping their horn at me because I'm stopping at a green light I learned how to feather that clutch and throttle such that I could get out-a-there in 2nd gear.
Got my license with my parents' automatic. My 1st car, a '64 LeMans, manual, 3 on the floor, non syncromesh. I realized that my license was worth crap because now I didn't know how to drive.
I got it registered, put the plates on it and my friend came over and said, Well, take me for a ride! I said I didn't know how to drive it. He said, I'll explain it to you as you drive. And off, off, off we went - Did I mention that non syncromesh means that if you're just about at a red light, and it turns green on you, you cannot just shift down into first and continue on? Well, you can't. You have to come to a stop before you can put it into 1st gear...and since it's only a 3 speed, 2nd gear is awfully tall. Therefore, after a few times of somebody beeping their horn at me because I'm stopping at a green light I learned how to feather that clutch and throttle such that I could get out-a-there in 2nd gear.
Interesting, l wasn’t aware of what synchromesh meant. Most of my stick shift experience was on 4 or 5 speeds and l was taught to never downshift in to 1st. It’s easy enough to get going in 2nd on those if you soup it up enough on flat ground.My only experience driving a 3 speed manual was a buddy’s ‘69 Superbee. That’s a fun car. Not many left as their horsepower to braking ratio sucked and a lot of them wound up wrapped around trees or worse.
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