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Old 10-19-2012, 05:13 AM   #1341 (permalink)
AndrzejM
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YKYAEM when you are cruising at 30MPH with revs slightly over 1000rpm and your hand is grabbing the stick without thinking because you want to put a higher gear, then you realize it's the top gear already Then you start dreaming of 6 speed gearbox

And YKYAEM when you are selling your van which could take your whole family, dogs and lots of stuff anywhere you like. Then you're forcing your wife to drive in second car across the country for holidays, since you won't fit with everybody and everything in one car. And then you have to explain to everybody why you did that, telling "because holidays are once a year and using van as a daily driver is not the most eco thing to do". Then you realize that everybody are looking at you with this "He's an idiot" look. And you don't give a s**t about it.

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