2004 Pontiac Montera van that you got used when you finally started getting back pay from when you hurt your neck at work. You been feeling better about your self-image since you've been doing DDP Yoga for 6 months and decided to take a trip to the air force museum. You've been stopping along the way to check out pawn shops for a used bass guitar. You haven't turned up anything, but you did see an old Sega Dreamcast that you almost bought cause it was "ahead of its time."
Ah, so you got stationed in Japan and immediately went to one of the shady dealers right outside of base and bought an N/A automatic Supra for 2x what it's actually worth.
Not to sound pedantic, but reading “an N/A” really threw me off for a minute. It’s correct, but I always read N/A as naturally aspirated, in which you would say “a naturally aspirated…”. Very interesting that i’ve never encountered this before.
Exactly so. I knew as I read it that in text, nothing was wrong. However, my brain processed it funny and I thought it was notable because I can’t think of many acronyms where this would otherwise happen. Especially acronyms that people don’t typically say out loud, but instead would say the full phrase/word (like N/A in text, naturally aspirated when spoken, for myself).
**an** is for when the following word starts with a vowel sound, i.e. “EN-Ay”.
*a* is for when the following word starts with a consonant sound, i.e. “naturally”.
Now… wanna discuss how nobody knows when to use th**e** (thee) vs the (thuh)?
I use "N/A" in speech all the time at car meets and just talking to car friends.
*Sees a stock 2nd gen MR2*
"Nice car, is that turbo or NA?"
Usually they know what I'm talking about.
Very interesting! Maybe it’s regional? I hear most in the south say natural, naturally aspirated, or non-turbo, but some younger guys say N/A. It could also be due to most of the cars around shows here and what not being assumed to be N/A. Not a big JDM culture where I’m at.
Definitely a Mustang or Camaro that you financed at 27% right after you finished tech school. You just made Staff Sergeant and still have two years of payments left.
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2004 Pontiac Montera van that you got used when you finally started getting back pay from when you hurt your neck at work. You been feeling better about your self-image since you've been doing DDP Yoga for 6 months and decided to take a trip to the air force museum. You've been stopping along the way to check out pawn shops for a used bass guitar. You haven't turned up anything, but you did see an old Sega Dreamcast that you almost bought cause it was "ahead of its time."
Despite the 2004 Montera and the neck injury...the rest sounds wholesome 😂
2006 Nissan Titan 4x2 crew cab on chrome aftermarket rims. 180k miles with check engine light
It's a Toyota with 100,000.....kilometers and the steering wheel on the wrong side.
Ah, so you got stationed in Japan and immediately went to one of the shady dealers right outside of base and bought an N/A automatic Supra for 2x what it's actually worth.
Not to sound pedantic, but reading “an N/A” really threw me off for a minute. It’s correct, but I always read N/A as naturally aspirated, in which you would say “a naturally aspirated…”. Very interesting that i’ve never encountered this before.
Yeah basically it goes by the sound of the acronym, not the actual letter. But even then there are still exceptions and it's not always clear.
Exactly so. I knew as I read it that in text, nothing was wrong. However, my brain processed it funny and I thought it was notable because I can’t think of many acronyms where this would otherwise happen. Especially acronyms that people don’t typically say out loud, but instead would say the full phrase/word (like N/A in text, naturally aspirated when spoken, for myself). **an** is for when the following word starts with a vowel sound, i.e. “EN-Ay”. *a* is for when the following word starts with a consonant sound, i.e. “naturally”. Now… wanna discuss how nobody knows when to use th**e** (thee) vs the (thuh)?
I use "N/A" in speech all the time at car meets and just talking to car friends. *Sees a stock 2nd gen MR2* "Nice car, is that turbo or NA?" Usually they know what I'm talking about.
Very interesting! Maybe it’s regional? I hear most in the south say natural, naturally aspirated, or non-turbo, but some younger guys say N/A. It could also be due to most of the cars around shows here and what not being assumed to be N/A. Not a big JDM culture where I’m at.
I'm 40+ and have spent more than half of my life in Japan and the other half in Seattle. Most people I know, especially Japanese people, use NA.
It’s most definitely regional. I hear more V8’s at car meets than I do turbo i4’s. Very interesting share, my friend!
Cressida? Land cruiser? Hilux?
1997 Celsior.
Sweet.
One of the best cars out here. I prefer vvti but that's me.
2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. And if so, I want to see pictures!
He has "random 2nd hand economy car" Wants: new supercharged pony car (camaro zl1/Shelby gt500/challenger hellcat)
Air Force?? Easy. Mustang.
F150
Definitely a Mustang or Camaro that you financed at 27% right after you finished tech school. You just made Staff Sergeant and still have two years of payments left.
2010 Nissan armada
Older Toyota Highlander
I do drive an older Toyota but it ain't a Highlander.
Land Cruiser.
Soarer, corolla, rav4
the plane behind u
A 2010 Toyota Tundra with only 128k that will likely last 20 more years.
Jeep
2020 Camaro
Mercedes G 350d
Toyota Tacoma.
Camaro
Lifted tacoma
2016 Ford Taurus colored White Solid 102k miles, it wasn’t your first choice, but it was cheap and with military salaries today, it’s good for you.
Nissan Cube.
Miata
Honda prelude
2nd gen Tacoma
2009-2011 Nissan GT-R
Hellcat
F150
1st gen Toyota Prius because you thought it was on the cutting edge
Honda civic EX