[QUOTE=Y2KW57;14486005]If the obnoxious driver were in a lifted F-350 with stacks and a Riff Raff sticker on the window, would they get the coal rolling treatment too?

If the obnoxious driver were on a Harley, had 20" biceps, fully sleeved, 6'6" tall, riding with 3 buddies of similar build on equally fast bikes, would they also get coal rolled?

Obnoxious drivers are everywhere, in all kinds of vehicles. Why punk on the Prius?



Actually, your correct. The irritation with all obnoxious drivers causes a fleeting thought of revenge to go through my mind. Including the Harley rider. Around here however (New England) driving a Prius usually is a political statement. Not always, but usually. It just stings a little more from them. Do I retaliate? No. It would be childish and unprofessional, especially since my name is on my trucks. Do I go out joy riding looking for Prius' to be obnoxious to? No. Drivers that do that are just as obnoxious as anyone else. But I think we can all agree without stirring up the pot too much that there is definitely a political angle to a lot of Prius owners. Perhaps they have the same sentiment as the people requiring the EGR and DEF systems on the newer trucks. Hopefully those systems will be better someday, but for now, not many people seem to like them, as echoed by Tuglys current thread. As far as flag burning, perhaps I should have heeded my own advice to my wife, and 'applied clutch' between conversation topics. I was not linking Prius owners to that, but suggesting that the groups imposing EGR and DEF systems on the newer diesels may also be the same groups that talk about freedom of speech for flag burning, but then turn around and impose restrictions on me. I wish that it was still possible for Ford to sell the 7.3 diesel trucks.
Lastly, as far as the Prius goes, I have nothing against it. I think it's pretty incredible that a car can be engineered to be that fuel efficient. If they could do that to a truck, I'd probably buy one. It would be a wise business move to do so. If you've bought a Prius as a financial move that's good. I have no hatred, dusgust, or irritation towards you. If however, you bought a Prius because your better than me, or want everyone to have to buy one, (which you clearly do not) then I may be irritated with you. I just wanted to clarify since so much is lost through typing as opposed to real life communication. With a business, house, a wife and 4 kids, I definitely don't have to be out intentionally hassling drivers of any kind. If I stepped on anyone's toes, my apologies.

 

It ticks me off that they call them "chimney stack" and I'm not even a fan of them.... Plus it sounds like they talked to a couple of 16 year old kids that think rollin coal is the best thing ever. Freakin idiots!!!!

I wasn't around for it but remember the muscle car wars back in the day well we all know were on that now just with diesel truck and the big three and we know how that turned out with muscle cars... Were headed in that direction again

 

That is the only image in my whole FTE collection that I have Photoshopped (other than putting arrows, circles, and text in the image). That was for a chuckle in one of the threads when somebody was teasing me about getting a Prius. By the way... these rigs are fully capable of getting out of their own way, people just get weird about starting slow enough to keep the car on battery for as long as possible. If you get on it, these things are rockets from 0 to 30 MPH.

 

You can talk about drivers with an attitude, but I've never seen a Prius owner with "HYBRID" across the top of their windshield in letters 8 feet high like most of the smoke rolling retreads.

Just sayin.

 

Yep. +1 to that.

 

The whole thing seems stupid to me - Why waste your money rolling coal . Fuel is high enough anyway. On purpose no less.Burning the rubber off your tires too. Go pull a trailer & do what these trucks were designed & built to do. - Just my .02 - Dang- I am getting old

 

Smokie

 

We have some diesel owners around here that "roll coal" run the "bull *****", run no mufflers, drive fast, dangerous, and take chances with everyone's safety. I don't get it either. They only thing that these idiots might accomplish is to bring unwanted scrutiny and tighter laws for the rest of us. Hopefully they won't injure anyone in the process.

I must be getting old also, because even though I am very proud of my F-350, it is a truck, and trucks are for hauling and towing. I am also proud of the fact that my all stock 7.3 that we bought brand new in 2002 never makes smoke. It just pulls hard and goes up and down the road like it was designed to do.

 

Food for thought: Diesel Engines and Public Health | Union of Concerned Scientists

Happy reading

 

Good to see your still lurking around here Mr. Spray ! Pulling for ya pard keep up the fight!!

Smokie

 

Thanks Roger! I'm not kicking very high, but am still kicking. Week six on chemo with all of it's fun stuff. I was supposed to start radiation today, but got a nasty infection and the radiation had to be delayed until the infection is cleared. Lets make a point to get together before this summer is over, and you head back to FL for winter hibernation.

Not to try and derail this tread, it really pisses me off to see diesel owners who's sole purpose seems to be to intimidate everyone else on the road. I admire owners like yourself who tastefully tweak the extra power from your rigs without trying to make it into a street legal soot factory.

Who needs a 10 inch smoke stack in the middle of the truck bed?

 

what a bs article.

that first comment is correct. It should say ****oles, not conservatives. BUt it was pretty evident this article was nonsense when it stated: diesel trucks modified with chimneys