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ogre316 I feel your pain. A few days ago I saw a good looking Dodge(yes, good looking Dodges do exist) at a gas station, but the instant it started up it sounded exactly like a nitro-powered RC racer. Ever heard one of those up close? the best description I have read for a nitro RC car was a very large irritaed fly beating it's wings at an incredible rate of speed.
Logan
Logan
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I have to agree about the low rider pick up thing. There are two guys at work who drive these 2 lowrider S10 pickups with that P.O.S. General Maintenence (GM)350 motor dropped in them. If they want a sports car, why did they buy a truck ? That's not the worst thing I've seen, however. A couple of years ago, there was this guy who was selling a GMC 4x4 ext. cab dually truck that he made into a lowrider. By the way, he also removed the steel bumpers from the truck, replaced them with these 2 ugly fiberglass bumpers (to make it look like a "tight ride",I guess), and dropped in this 10 million watt stereo system that distorted all sounds and made them sound like s***. Also, what a waste of a so-called "truck" the Chevy S-10 extreme is. It seems like those GM guys really don't understand what a truck is supposed to be used for. All show and no go. That's why Ford trucks will always outsell and outperform those GM machines.
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Another pet peeve: running exhaust pipes through your bumper or a hole in the body directly in front of the fenders. I will admit it is very hard to get exhaust pipes to look great. However, I think Dodge has done a decent job. I dislike the older Chevys with dual 1/2 inch pipes running parallel to each other through almost the entire exhaust system.
Logan
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1. "In about 60 miles, I'm taking a left"
2. "Looks like my car can fit between you & the guy in front with 2 centimeters to spare"
3. "You got a big truck, so you must have big brakes"
4. "Damn right you better let me go first. It's my God given right to go in front of you, so I don't have to wave a thank you at all"
5. "You must work for Dionne Warwick, so use them psycic powers and guess when I'm making a lane change. Did you guess.... NOW"
6. "Tractor trailer drivers are professonals. They know when they can safely change lanes. So they do not need a friendly 'flash lights it's clear' from me"
Should I go on?
Walter
2. "Looks like my car can fit between you & the guy in front with 2 centimeters to spare"
3. "You got a big truck, so you must have big brakes"
4. "Damn right you better let me go first. It's my God given right to go in front of you, so I don't have to wave a thank you at all"
5. "You must work for Dionne Warwick, so use them psycic powers and guess when I'm making a lane change. Did you guess.... NOW"
6. "Tractor trailer drivers are professonals. They know when they can safely change lanes. So they do not need a friendly 'flash lights it's clear' from me"
Should I go on?
Walter
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it's about time somebody reversed the stupid ch*vy people by puttin a ford motor in a chevy body.
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Walter, You are right on time! Every item on your list.
Logan & Hotrodpinto, I agree the same on lowered pickups. What's the use with something like that. I myself would be concirned about bottoming out on a pothole of speed bump.
Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.
Logan & Hotrodpinto, I agree the same on lowered pickups. What's the use with something like that. I myself would be concirned about bottoming out on a pothole of speed bump.
Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.
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For me it has to be old men who drive 25-30mph under the speed limit, and are right where you can't pass them for awile. That really ticks me off. They have no right to be on the road if they can't go at least the speed limit. Going over the speed limit is another thing.
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slow cars in the fast lane.litterbugs.loud radios and mufflers.talkin to a chevy guy is like talkin to a liberial democrat;they think they know better than anyone else but dont know squat about what they are talkin about.and you cant get a word in edgewise.i would rather see a cheby and derge on the hwy than that forigen crap they send over here.LOL!
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Its been mentioned, but the butt tossing out the window, off my deck ect. is annoying, but it is at its peak worst when a vehicle is at a stop light and they open their door and empty the entire contents of their stinkin' ashtray on the road!
People that type in all caps or all lower case.
Idiots that are too cool to use their turn signals.
People that rubber neck an accident in the other lane, slowing down and causing more accidents in their lane.
Finally, the inconsiderate idiot that wipes the spilled gasoline from their car/truck with the window sqeegee at the filling station.
I could go on and on. Feels good to let a bit loose on a Monday morning. Ahhhh..
Rick R.
People that type in all caps or all lower case.
Idiots that are too cool to use their turn signals.
People that rubber neck an accident in the other lane, slowing down and causing more accidents in their lane.
Finally, the inconsiderate idiot that wipes the spilled gasoline from their car/truck with the window sqeegee at the filling station.
I could go on and on. Feels good to let a bit loose on a Monday morning. Ahhhh..
Rick R.
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How about the idiot that pulls out in front of you on two-lane blacktop (after watching you bear down on him/her) then after driving 1/4 mile or less, puts on that left-hand turn signal and comes to a stop waiting for approaching traffic to pass? If ever I wanted a pair of 30mm cannon and a big plow blade mounted on my truck.....