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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

2jakes

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Trivial:
When I tell the barber to trim only a little bit,
but doesn't listen. :mad:
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Stearmen

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I owe millions of people an apology! For years now I have said, only sissies need heated car seats. Well, this morning was only in the teens and I got into the truck, freezing, and waiting for the engine to get hot enough to turn on the heat, I remembered, I have heated seats now. Yes, I know I am going to become soft because of them, but I don't care. Oh what a decadent pleasure! ;)
 
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I owe millions of people an apology! For years now I have said, only sissies need heated car seats. Well, this morning was only in the teens and I got into the truck, freezing, and waiting for the engine to get hot enough to turn on the heat, I remembered, I have heated seats now. Yes, I know I am going to become soft because of them, but I don't care. Oh what a decadent pleasure! ;)

I don't suppose you got an automatic transmission in that truck, do you? And power steering?

I enjoy driving almost any motor vehicle. But most of the driving I do these days is on city streets with moderate to heavy traffic. For those conditions, give me every automatic or power-assisted feature you got.
 
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I don't suppose you got an automatic transmission in that truck, do you? And power steering?

I enjoy driving almost any motor vehicle. But most of the driving I do these days is on city streets with moderate to heavy traffic. For those conditions, give me every automatic or power-assisted feature you got.

Even as a german, I would say, that the manual gearbox is definitely outdated by todays technology. I got absolutely no problem with the manual gearbox, myself, but despite, it's outdated.
And how many accidents are happening, because of this stirring in the gearbox, driving through bigger towns, here in old Europe? ;)
 
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I owe millions of people an apology! For years now I have said, only sissies need heated car seats. Well, this morning was only in the teens and I got into the truck, freezing, and waiting for the engine to get hot enough to turn on the heat, I remembered, I have heated seats now. Yes, I know I am going to become soft because of them, but I don't care. Oh what a decadent pleasure! ;)

The only time I ever sat in a heated seat it was very disconcerting -- I felt like I'd wet myself. Not something I care to repeat.
 

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I owe millions of people an apology! For years now I have said, only sissies need heated car seats. Well, this morning was only in the teens and I got into the truck, freezing, and waiting for the engine to get hot enough to turn on the heat, I remembered, I have heated seats now. Yes, I know I am going to become soft because of them, but I don't care. Oh what a decadent pleasure! ;)

I've never had a hot seat in a vehicle. No pun intended.
About the only thing I've tried
is an electric blanket in bed.
But it was very uncomfortable.
I felt like I was 2 yrs and had
"tinkled" in bed.
 
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2jakes

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Even as a german, I would say, that the manual gearbox is definitely outdated by todays technology. I got absolutely no problem with the manual gearbox, myself, but despite, it's outdated.
And how many accidents are happening, because of this stirring in the gearbox, driving through bigger towns, here in old Europe? ;)

I would estimate as many if not more as over here in the "good
old USA" with the need to text while driving. ;)
 

2jakes

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The old question, if more good concentration on the traffic with or without permanent shifting the gears in the city?

Are you asking about gear-shifting
in US cities?

For the most part, in my city, the
majority uses automatic-shift.

But this is a great assumption on
my part to a question that is not
easy to answer regarding all US cities.

There was a question regarding foods we eat in the U.S.
This country is so diversified
that what's accepted in one region
may not be the case in other parts
of the U.S.
As far as what is eaten and also how it is prepared.

Cheers! :)
 
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ChiTownScion

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I owe millions of people an apology! For years now I have said, only sissies need heated car seats. Well, this morning was only in the teens and I got into the truck, freezing, and waiting for the engine to get hot enough to turn on the heat, I remembered, I have heated seats now. Yes, I know I am going to become soft because of them, but I don't care. Oh what a decadent pleasure! ;)

My wife has them in her car, and I must admit that they are nice on a cold day.

My next vehicle, I hope, will be a Miata MX-5 RF (in 4-5 years). Heated seats are a must. I plan on driving with the top down all winter (retired in Oregon) except when raining or snowing. RAF Irvin jacket, shearling leather flying cap, goggles, silk scarf.... I may never get to fly open cockpit but, damn it, I want to drive open cockpit.
 
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My wife has them in her car, and I must admit that they are nice on a cold day.

My next vehicle, I hope, will be a Miata MX-5 RF (in 4-5 years). Heated seats are a must. I plan on driving with the top down all winter (retired in Oregon) except when raining or snowing. RAF Irvin jacket, shearling leather flying cap, goggles, silk scarf.... I may never get to fly open cockpit but, damn it, I want to drive open cockpit.

I took to putting down the tops on my old roadsters (a '64 MGB and a '67 Triumph Spitfire) starting in February. This was in Seattle and environs. If you keep moving more than about 15 or 20 mph the interior stays dry, even in a fairly heavy rain. Many a late night saw me covering 20 or 30 miles on limited access highways, top down, in the rain, just for the fun of it.
 

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