5. when shifting the trans from say, reverse to D, i wait FULLY till its completely shifted, before i take my foot off the brake, and depress the gas.
6. when i start er up, i always wait a little bit, to get the oil warmed up and circulating.
7. when shutting my door, i touch ONLY the outer portion of the door handle to shut the door. (and NEVER the glass) and if i have long sleeves, i use my wrist instead, as it is covered with my shirt or whatever.
8. if i get out of my car, but its only temporary, i slowly shut my door, and nudge it half closed. the less full speed impact shuts she gets, the better it is in my mind.
10. when shutting my hood, i grab the steel hook thingy, instead of the top of the hood. less fingerprints.
11. when i lift my tilt steering wheel to get out, i dont let the spring 'switchblade' the steering wheel up on its own accord. I gently guide it there.
12. when putting the key into the trunk, i look at what im doing, and do it very slowly, so i dont miss, and scratch the paint, like you typically see around other cars locks.
15. I make sure, when I get in and close my doors, to grab the arm rest handles, not the pull straps, as they NEVER seem to stay tight, no matter what I seem to do.
17. The second I get done driving her, i always open the hood, to allow the engine bay to get its heat out quicker.
19. I dont use air tools to take off my wheels, as impact sockets are too thick, and they touch the centercaps and scratch them, so i use a 19mm deep socket, wratchet handle, and speed wrench instead lol.
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Wow I can't believe how many of these things I also do and I never really thought about it till now. We have a lot in common. I like what you said about only grabbing the chrome shaft on the shifter. I just replaced my shifter handle as the original was worn smooth and discolored, surprisingly for a low mileage car. After putting the new one on I didn't want to touch it to preserve the brand new look. I think I'll start using your little trick.
To add to your list:
When ever I drive my car some where I always try to park it in the shade. With all of the black pieces, trim, and moldings on gn's it doesn't help to leave the car baking out in the sun which just fades the coloring on those parts.
There are a few other things I can think of I do that are a bit more obsessive than that but I'm afraid to share them.:redface:
we just have different views thats all.
