i... uh...poop.

test drove the a3 today. i did a horrible thing. we will not speak of it.

the a3 drives much smoother than the gli. to be expected, i suppose, considering it's a luxury car. it's also got the torque for hill climbing at low rpm, but somehow is simultaneously missing a bit off the line (maybe 'cause i was scared of pushing it? i noticed it with both the manual and the dsg--more on that later). it held its line way more than i expected. bit right into the road. same brakes as before.

unfortunately, when i think "smooth," i think muddy. in the same family, i guess. it's not like it's not responsive... it's just... buffered...

i should explain that word 'cause i keep using it and i don't think that's normal. it's kinda like... when you do something stupid, like punch the accelerator, and the car saves you, so you you don't get whiplash from it... that's what i call buffered. if you stomp down and keep your foot there, it'll accelerate. you know, 'caused it's all smooth. and smoothed.

yeah, i'm a bit of a control freak. i want to be the one to keep the car from doing stupid things... and if i do stupid things, i want the car to let me know about it. how else am i supposed to learn?


i'm gonna make a bunch of cookie dough (and some cookies) tonight, and tomorrow night, we'll make a lot of dumplings at home. hopefully, i'll be taking some cookie dough back to the 'burg with me... and there can be cookies on demand!

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so maybe stalling the gli wasn't my fault...
he is a professional.