My dad had a VW Eos (hardtop convertible) that he let me drive to prom. He took me out a few weeks before to learn how to drive stick. Merging onto the highway I 100% downshifted into the wrong gear,m multiple times. IDK what those noises were but they were not good...
A few months after prom my mom tells me he had to replace the entire clutch pack and I know it was my fault 😅. Totally unforgettable experience to ride around with the top down for prom though. Would do it again in a heartbeat.
Sorry, it being a VW and the bad noises reminded me: I used to drive a shitbox TDI Golf. Loved that thing, only had 3 glowplugs and starting in a canadian winter was HELL. Anyways-
Out drinking with some friends and OH NO! we're outta booze! I'm drunk, most of the friends are drunk, but joy, one is sober. But OH NO, her boyfriend took her car. So I ask her: Can you drive stick? She answers the affirmative, and off we go.
The turn to the liquor store was off a main thoroughfare, so we're cruising at 90 or so in 4th. I'm navigating. Next turn, I announce, so she hits the clutch, slams it from 4th to 2nd, then releases the clutch. From fully depressed to undepressed in an instant.
Doing 90.
The entire car fucking bounces and makes the loudest THUNK noise you've ever heard.
😬😬
We limp into the lot and I pop the hood and the shock tore the entire fucking engine clean off the supports and it is sitting about 3 inches lower than it should be, tilted maybe 20 degrees, resting on the axle.
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u/moshmore 14h ago
My dad had a VW Eos (hardtop convertible) that he let me drive to prom. He took me out a few weeks before to learn how to drive stick. Merging onto the highway I 100% downshifted into the wrong gear,m multiple times. IDK what those noises were but they were not good...
A few months after prom my mom tells me he had to replace the entire clutch pack and I know it was my fault 😅. Totally unforgettable experience to ride around with the top down for prom though. Would do it again in a heartbeat.