Funny/stupid things people say/ask about your Evo!
Aug 13, 2013, 12:30 PM
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I've only had the car a month but I have already had at least three people say "What IS that?!" with a very befuddled look on their face as they stare at the front end.
Also, a salesman at one of the dealerships near me told me how he was really wanting to "get back in the scene" so he was "thinking" about swapping an Evo drivetrain into his outlander. I ended up buying from a different dealership.
Side note, I have had an obnoxious number of Mustangs trying to race me since I got this car. Not sure what the deal with that is.
Also, a salesman at one of the dealerships near me told me how he was really wanting to "get back in the scene" so he was "thinking" about swapping an Evo drivetrain into his outlander. I ended up buying from a different dealership.
Side note, I have had an obnoxious number of Mustangs trying to race me since I got this car. Not sure what the deal with that is.
Aug 13, 2013, 06:25 PM
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Aug 13, 2013, 06:37 PM
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Also every time some one sees my accusump the first thing they say is NOS!
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Aug 13, 2013, 07:24 PM
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Incorrect sir. It not an automatic rather it is an "Automated Manual Transaxle"
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Aug 14, 2013, 06:45 AM
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The guy bashing th sst, should really check out the schematics of a regular automatic trans.and then the schematics of a dual clutch trans, then go for a ride in some of the newer cars with a paddle shift or manual mode then a ride in dual clutch car. Check out shift response time. Hopefully he'll see the difference and that the dual clutch is made up of 2 seperate transmissions molded togeather and one boasting the even gears and the other half holding odd gears
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Aug 14, 2013, 07:08 AM
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I love when people call other people on this site "kids" when they have never seen or met said person. One could deduce that the mere act of calling someone else a "kid" in this circumstance would most assuredly point to the fact that the one doing the name calling is indeed subconsciously insecure about their own "inexperienced" age thus projecting his or her inner awkwardness onto others for seemingly no reason at all.
Ok screw it... AM NOT, YOU ARE!
The guy bashing th sst, should really check out tye schematics of a regular automatic trans.and then the schematics of a dual clutch trans, then go for a ride in some of the newer cars with a paddle shift or manual mode that rent dual clutch and then ones that are. Check out shift response time.
I simply posed the question why SST owners refuse to accept that their vehicles are, without a fking doubt, automatics. Dual clutch, quintuple clutch, maybe some really really cool kind of clutch I've never heard of (Old School reference), the fact that the car can switch gears without any input from the driver makes the MR an automatic no matter how slice it.
Alas, the fact remains that if this is what you're into, fantastic for you! No one said the SST was inferior and no one "bashed" anyone here for owning one. I just posed the simple question "why can't you call it what it is?"
Didn't mean to harsh everyone's mellow.
Aug 14, 2013, 07:18 AM
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Wait, wut?
I love when people call other people on this site "kids" when they have never seen or met said person. One could deduce that the mere act of calling someone else a "kid" in this circumstance would most assuredly point to the fact that the one doing the name calling is indeed subconsciously insecure about their own "inexperienced" age thus projecting his or her inner awkwardness onto others for seemingly no reason at all.
Ok screw it... AM NOT, YOU ARE!
No one was bashing the SST! Again, insecurities are the root of all evil.
I simply posed the question why SST owners refuse to accept that their vehicles are, without a fking doubt, automatics. Dual clutch, quintuple clutch, maybe some really really cool kind of clutch I've never heard of (Old School reference), the fact that the car can switch gears without any input from the driver makes the MR an automatic no matter how slice it.
Alas, the fact remains that if this is what you're into, fantastic for you! No one said the SST was inferior and no one "bashed" anyone here for owning one. I just posed the simple question "why can't you call it what it is?"
Didn't mean to harsh everyone's mellow.
I love when people call other people on this site "kids" when they have never seen or met said person. One could deduce that the mere act of calling someone else a "kid" in this circumstance would most assuredly point to the fact that the one doing the name calling is indeed subconsciously insecure about their own "inexperienced" age thus projecting his or her inner awkwardness onto others for seemingly no reason at all.
Ok screw it... AM NOT, YOU ARE!
No one was bashing the SST! Again, insecurities are the root of all evil.
I simply posed the question why SST owners refuse to accept that their vehicles are, without a fking doubt, automatics. Dual clutch, quintuple clutch, maybe some really really cool kind of clutch I've never heard of (Old School reference), the fact that the car can switch gears without any input from the driver makes the MR an automatic no matter how slice it.
Alas, the fact remains that if this is what you're into, fantastic for you! No one said the SST was inferior and no one "bashed" anyone here for owning one. I just posed the simple question "why can't you call it what it is?"
Didn't mean to harsh everyone's mellow.
That being said, I think you guys need to start another thread if you want to continue to debate the topic and quit clouding up an awesomely entertaining thread with cyber arguing.
Aug 14, 2013, 07:22 AM
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The guy bashing th sst, should really check out the schematics of a regular automatic trans.and then the schematics of a dual clutch trans, then go for a ride in some of the newer cars with a paddle shift or manual mode then a ride in dual clutch car. Check out shift response time. Hopefully he'll see the difference and that the dual clutch is made up of 2 seperate transmissions molded togeather and one boasting the even gears and the other half holding odd gears
I have driven some of the most exotic cars on the planet. Ferrari Scuderia, Porsche GT2/GT3, Ford GT, Porsche Carrera GT, the list goes on...
Have you ever revved a top of the line Ferrari to redline gliding through each gear instantaneously pulling endlessly until you are fearful for your safety and the safety of those around you?
Guess what, the best "paddle shifty" transmissions on the planet are still, wait for it, automatics.
Aug 14, 2013, 08:20 AM
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No one cares, Really.
So, can we get past this and get back to the funny, entertaining stories? No more butt hurt or insecure "kids" or "old people".
I do, however agree with the fact that automated and automatic are the same thing haha.
The clutch really makes the manual a manual.
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Aug 14, 2013, 08:30 AM
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To get things back on track:
A friend of mine thinks it's hilarious to call my Evo a Lancer. It actually is funny how much humor he finds in it.
He just started his MBA program at USC and last week sent me the text below.
