u/chibicascade2

So this was my first stick shift and I've gotten decent at driving it, but it's still very rough going into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears.

I thought I was bad at driving it, but I just drove a 2002 manual rav4, and it was a night and day difference in shifting into the first 3 gears. Now I'm wondering if there may be something wrong with my transmission, because I have never been able to get the scion I've been driving for months to shift as smooth as this car I just drove for the first time.

Anyone have any ideas? It's almost like I'm popping the clutch in 2nd and 3rd.

Another clean old vehicle parked along the sea front

Has anyone had any experience with these? My uncle bought this a few years ago with 23k KM on the odometer.

(don't say that last part out loud if you're a communist)

I pick these off and in-law's tree, and some of them look like they have bad spots. Would you cut them off and use the rest or would you use the bad spots as well?

I have a mixture of pears, apples, and peaches.

I now have a case with a screen cover, but the old scratches are still there. Any way to minimize them?

And get back here to get the fuel funnel and I've always wondered what the other cut out was for. Kind of looks like a stubby ratchet maybe?

Took this socket in because it split on me. It's marked with the place my dad worked before I was born. He passed away about a decade ago, so the tools lasted his entire life. I don't know if the replacement one will hold up that long, but it's nice that the warranty is still honored at least.