ahh, that time of year when your doors freeze shut, brilliant. I'm hoping we're past that here, but our first such occurrence of the season (back in November) I believe damaged my passenger window's mechanism. Curse rimless doors!
Of the several millenials in my circle, 1/3 of those who drive at all, drive stick. The rest simply don't drive, although some have learners permits.
My current theft deterrence includes both that property though, and being a base model EcoBoost coupe. I've considered trading up for a GT though, at which point the calculus changes (but still a stick).
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Date: 2023-04-06 06:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-04-07 09:50 pm (UTC)If it’s icy it’s reasonably warm. This was at 0degC…
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Date: 2023-04-07 01:31 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-04-07 09:49 pm (UTC)The ground was warm enough that the driving was ok.
Treelined streets are nice, but the impact of storms like what happened in Quebec this week, or like Juan in Halifax years ago…
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Date: 2023-04-07 01:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2023-04-07 09:42 pm (UTC)My car doesn’t have a wireless lock, so it’s always a gamble that the windy side still works after the ice…
The car also has a millennial anti-theft device. A stick.
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Date: 2023-04-15 05:09 pm (UTC)My current theft deterrence includes both that property though, and being a base model EcoBoost coupe. I've considered trading up for a GT though, at which point the calculus changes (but still a stick).