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You're given $20,000 USD (or the equivalent in your local currency) to spend, but anything still left by the end of the day you lose for good. What are you spending it on? (piefed.world)
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

New furniture for my den and a new wardrobe.

Or maybe trade my car in with the 20k and get a car that's only a few years old.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Fuck car prices these days. The cheapest new car on the market today (in the US) is the 2025 Nissan Versa at $18,330. This is a manual transmission version. So you need to be able to drive stick.

    An automatic transmission will cost extra for a grand total of $20,150.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    ..So you need to be able to drive stick...

    Wait.. wat? You mean you can't?

    Dude, driving a stick is fuuunnnn. Also, kids that steal cars don't drive sticks so it's waaaay less likely to be stolen by some damn 13 year old.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Driving a stick is fun on flat land. On hills it's a pain in the ass.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Oh, starting on a hill is absolute shit if you're not good wth a clutch.

    The hardest I ever drove was a '72 VW Super Beetle and it would roll backwards the millisecond I took my foot off the brake.. You couldn't slip the clutch and have it grab fast enough. Did learn how to heel-toe the clutch and brake on that and the last year I had it, got so good with shifting by ear, I seldom used the clutch once the car was rolling. That was cool. Could downshift w/o the clutch as well. It was a 4-speed so it had a wider wheel speed/motor speed range to play with in each gear.

    Was almost as good with the no-clutch shifting on my '82 Celica (I really, really loved that car.. rear wheel drive so it was drift city before I even knew that was a thing... and you BET I did.. Sport Rally 5 transmission for the WIN!)

    Now I'm on my third Impreza and they have such grabby clutches, tight transmissions and small shift windows for no-clutch, that I've never really made inroads with it.

    I still drive like a maniac however.

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