Post Your Automotive Shots!
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Fred Kingston_RIP
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Is that an electrical outlet in the side-wall of that pit??? 
Clovishound
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It's OK Fred, that's a GFI circuit!
Danno
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They ride like a snowmobile with wheels. I tried a friend's version after my stroke... back when I was trying anything to keep my knees in the breeze. I was not fond of it at all. I have several friends who love them...
blackstar
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I see... It seems to be some kind of medical vehicle? Now I remember the owner (a neighbor) had a bad spine injury while working up on an electric power pole. So the bike works for disabled people to stay active when they want (or anyone wants). Surely I like to try a run or two. Nice
Danno
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It is supposed to be better than a tried motorcycle. They are fast as well. The motor they come with is pretty stout.
My VW GTI, but not my caboose. Read a few days ago that VW will eliminate the option for a manual transmission in the GTI, offering one last special edition with a manual in 2024. Mini too will eliminate their manual gearbox after 2024. These are sad times for those of us who prefer manuals. Mine is a six speed manual and I so enjoy it. [Cell Phone photo]
Read a few days ago that VW will eliminate the option for a manual transmission in the GTI, offering one last special edition with a manual in 2024. Mini too will eliminate their manual gearbox after 2024. These are sad times for those of us who prefer manuals. Mine is a six speed manual and I so enjoy it. [Cell Phone photo]
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My VW GTI, but not my caboose.
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If you had a trailer hitch you could pull that bad boy home. What a great backyard man cave that would make.
It is sad, but understandable about VW & manual transmissions going the way of the dodo bird. I bought my GTI with a DSG due to a dodgy knee. Well I have a new knee, but if I buy another GTI it will be another DSG. It's a great transmission that is a manual with a robot stirring the gears. Perfect for this old guy.
If you had a trailer hitch you could pull that bad boy home. What a great backyard man cave that would make.
It is sad, but understandable about VW & manual transmissions going the way of the dodo bird. I bought my GTI with a DSG due to a dodgy knee. Well I have a new knee, but if I buy another GTI it will be another DSG. It's a great transmission that is a manual with a robot stirring the gears. Perfect for this old guy.
Agreed on the DSG. I test drove both transmissions back-to-back and found the DSG to be unlike any automatic I'd ever driven, lightning quick and almost intuitive in its gear selection. Regarding the manual, I should have known something was up because VW removed the time-honored golf ball shift knob on the new gen Mk8. Sacrilege!
My GTI in the overcast. Curiously, my D5100 cannot capture a good image of this color in direct sunlight. The facet of the car in the sun (like the hood) looks very light blue, almost white, while somewhat shaded sides look normal. To add to the oddity, my modest iPhone (SE 2020) is untroubled by this and takes good pictures of the car in sunlight. [this picture - D5100]
Look to me like there are a lot of reflections, from the sky and surroundings. The sky reflections my have something to do with the lightness of the hood and roof. A polarizing may help with that. Quit using so much wax.
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Look to me like there are a lot of reflections, from the sky and surroundings. The sky reflections my have something to do with the lightness of the hood and roof. A polarizing may help with that. Quit using so much wax.
< Quit using so much wax.
>Haha! I laughed out loud at that comment.
You're probably correct on the reflections. Good suggestion on the polarizing filter. I have one around here somewhere.
