Jhenson29
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- First Name
- Jeremy
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2021
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- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Vehicles
- 2016 Macan S; 2021 Taycan 4S; 2023 911 GTS Cab
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“HELP! The car died and it’s sticking halfway out into the street! And it won’t start! And nothing works! What’s wrong with your car?!”
That’s the phone call I received from my wife yesterday.
But it wasn’t the Taycan in distress.
It was the Macan.
Yesterday was time to take the Taycan in for service, get new tires, and to catch up on recalls. And while it’s gone, for the first time in several years, my wife has to drive an ICE vehicle. Our Macan. And she apparently forgot how it worked.
From what I gather, she had turned the ignition on, put it in gear, rolled backwards out of our sloped driveway halfway into the street, and panicked when the steering felt stiff and the pedals didn’t work.
“Calm down. What gear are you in?”
“Reverse”
“Put it in park”
“Ok”
“Step on the brake”
“I already tried that! It doesn’t work!”
“Just listen to me. Step on the brake”.
“Ok”
“Now turn the ignition until you hear the engine start.”
“Ok. Ok, I think it’s working now.”
Please keep my wife in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time of having to remember how to drive an ICE vehicle. And especially for when it’s time to get more gas.
That’s the phone call I received from my wife yesterday.
But it wasn’t the Taycan in distress.
It was the Macan.
Yesterday was time to take the Taycan in for service, get new tires, and to catch up on recalls. And while it’s gone, for the first time in several years, my wife has to drive an ICE vehicle. Our Macan. And she apparently forgot how it worked.
From what I gather, she had turned the ignition on, put it in gear, rolled backwards out of our sloped driveway halfway into the street, and panicked when the steering felt stiff and the pedals didn’t work.
“Calm down. What gear are you in?”
“Reverse”
“Put it in park”
“Ok”
“Step on the brake”
“I already tried that! It doesn’t work!”
“Just listen to me. Step on the brake”.
“Ok”
“Now turn the ignition until you hear the engine start.”
“Ok. Ok, I think it’s working now.”
Please keep my wife in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time of having to remember how to drive an ICE vehicle. And especially for when it’s time to get more gas.
I actually don’t keep up with it; I’ll assume it’s announced for 2025 then? It’s largely irrelevant to me. I sill prefer ICE for long distance trips. Plus, keeps me sharp so I remember how to start it.
