wintercast
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- Joined
- Apr 15, 2019
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- Location
- Churchville, MD
- Vehicle(s)
- Ridgeline 2009, Si Coupe 2019
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- #1
I wanted to first say thank you to everyone on this forum that has helped me over the past year. I am new to driving manual and was basically afraid. I had been rear ended in traffic in my 2009 Honda Ridgeline in the spring of 2019 and while the truck was fine - and i was overall fine, my nerves really got shook.
I was trying to learn how to drive manual transmission on my boyfriend's cars, but i am always nervous driving someone else's car. I also watched tons of videos and did as much research as i could to try and learn, as well as to make sure the SI was the perfect car for me.
I even found a local driving school that had a manual car. I paid for 90 minutes of driving - and the instructor really gave me the confidence boost i needed.
It was looking like i could not make the new car happen though, i had some concerns over affording things - but the Ridgeline is approaching 200k miles and it was needing more and more repairs. I also drive about 90 miles round trip for work (granted right now i am luckily working from home during the pandemic). I am keeping the truck, i need it for my camper and for hauling stuff - i have a little hobby farm.
My parents were nice and gave me a generous gift for my birthday so i was able to pull the trigger and bring home a 2019 SI coupe in PWP. White was not first choice, i LOVE the blue, but i gotta say - that white sure pops and attracts attention.
With the pandemic, i have not been driving anywhere near as much as i normally do, but the empty roads have helped to give me time to get out and practice driving. Hills with a traffic light still get me. I KNOW it is all mental on my part. As i can go find a steep hill in a neighborhood with no pressure and do hill starts without any issues without the need to use brake hold. I also have a magnet on the back that gives caution to those behind me
On a day is it NOT raining i am going to give it a bath and then ceramic coat it. I ordered all season mats, the spare tire kit, and i am looking to install some opt 7 ambient lighting. One of the first things i did was get a new dash camera.
I was trying to learn how to drive manual transmission on my boyfriend's cars, but i am always nervous driving someone else's car. I also watched tons of videos and did as much research as i could to try and learn, as well as to make sure the SI was the perfect car for me.
I even found a local driving school that had a manual car. I paid for 90 minutes of driving - and the instructor really gave me the confidence boost i needed.
It was looking like i could not make the new car happen though, i had some concerns over affording things - but the Ridgeline is approaching 200k miles and it was needing more and more repairs. I also drive about 90 miles round trip for work (granted right now i am luckily working from home during the pandemic). I am keeping the truck, i need it for my camper and for hauling stuff - i have a little hobby farm.
My parents were nice and gave me a generous gift for my birthday so i was able to pull the trigger and bring home a 2019 SI coupe in PWP. White was not first choice, i LOVE the blue, but i gotta say - that white sure pops and attracts attention.
With the pandemic, i have not been driving anywhere near as much as i normally do, but the empty roads have helped to give me time to get out and practice driving. Hills with a traffic light still get me. I KNOW it is all mental on my part. As i can go find a steep hill in a neighborhood with no pressure and do hill starts without any issues without the need to use brake hold. I also have a magnet on the back that gives caution to those behind me
On a day is it NOT raining i am going to give it a bath and then ceramic coat it. I ordered all season mats, the spare tire kit, and i am looking to install some opt 7 ambient lighting. One of the first things i did was get a new dash camera.
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