Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
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Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
Ok, so why does every single person who has a freaking honda think that they can throw a fart can on the back of their car and all of a sudden be "Fast and Furious?"
Why does this come up?
I was minding my own business (for once) doing 72mph on the highway... ya I drive like a fogey in a SRT [8D]
So this civic pulls up beside me, fart can on the a$$ giant gauges on the dash, ya'll know the deal.
Lo and behold a CRX with another gi-normous coffee can-esque exhaust tip is maybe a car length behind.
So they pull up and sit off my left side, waiting (they can't see me 5% tint) outta no where a 94 mustang.... MUSTANG
flies by doing about $1.05
Engine's revving hondas follow, I pause to reflect and offer my thanks to whichever deity just led three lambs to the slaughter [sm=badbadbad.gif]
Ok, so i slam into third (profanities and all - see earlier post) and roar past them at about a buck 20.
Ha Pwned... however lil mr. civic wants to go again and keeps on the gas after I jammed brakes...Not a problem... He was doing 115 maybe 120 and when I caught up to him (10-15sec) I happened to look over as he was shaking his head in dis-belief.
I looked at my gauge pod... 138mph.... w00t.
I slowed down opened my sunroof and flashed a peace sign to the defeated ricers as they slunk off the exit ramp. I got smiles and waves... except from the mustang... didn't see him again.
So all in all here's a message - If you have a 4 door car that get's more than 35mpg, please. Don't stand up [sm=owned.gif]
And that ladies and gents is the swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car, can I get an AMEN ?!?!?!
Why does this come up?
I was minding my own business (for once) doing 72mph on the highway... ya I drive like a fogey in a SRT [8D]
So this civic pulls up beside me, fart can on the a$$ giant gauges on the dash, ya'll know the deal.
Lo and behold a CRX with another gi-normous coffee can-esque exhaust tip is maybe a car length behind.
So they pull up and sit off my left side, waiting (they can't see me 5% tint) outta no where a 94 mustang.... MUSTANG
flies by doing about $1.05
Engine's revving hondas follow, I pause to reflect and offer my thanks to whichever deity just led three lambs to the slaughter [sm=badbadbad.gif]
Ok, so i slam into third (profanities and all - see earlier post) and roar past them at about a buck 20.
Ha Pwned... however lil mr. civic wants to go again and keeps on the gas after I jammed brakes...Not a problem... He was doing 115 maybe 120 and when I caught up to him (10-15sec) I happened to look over as he was shaking his head in dis-belief.
I looked at my gauge pod... 138mph.... w00t.
I slowed down opened my sunroof and flashed a peace sign to the defeated ricers as they slunk off the exit ramp. I got smiles and waves... except from the mustang... didn't see him again.
So all in all here's a message - If you have a 4 door car that get's more than 35mpg, please. Don't stand up [sm=owned.gif]
And that ladies and gents is the swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car, can I get an AMEN ?!?!?!
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RE: Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
They act like that because they believe everything they see in the movies and on TV.........then they go out a get a dose of reality and get frustrated......
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RE: Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
So all in all here's a message - If you have a 4 door car that get's more than 35mpg, please. Don't stand up
hahaha... have the rice box for the trips to work and back and the Neon for the weekend warrior trips... haha... best of both worlds my friend... I miss my blue beast though... come on nice weather!!! Michigan winters suck!!! I want to get it out of the garage and drive the crap out of it!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
AMEN, BROTHER!
The Kid across the street from me has a Fart Pipe on his bone stock Honda something. The every time he leaves his house he just has to REV to crap out of that rice motor. Then he shifts from 1st to 3rd. I think he broke 2nd gear. And when he comes back home after racing old Ladys in other Jap-Crap he has to back it in the drive-way at an angle because his $400.00 Fart Pipe drags on his drive-way.
OH, one more thing about this Ricky-Ricer. I asked him if he would race me for pinks (I did this in front of his Girl Friend).........He said no......................I can't imagine why.
The Kid across the street from me has a Fart Pipe on his bone stock Honda something. The every time he leaves his house he just has to REV to crap out of that rice motor. Then he shifts from 1st to 3rd. I think he broke 2nd gear. And when he comes back home after racing old Ladys in other Jap-Crap he has to back it in the drive-way at an angle because his $400.00 Fart Pipe drags on his drive-way.
OH, one more thing about this Ricky-Ricer. I asked him if he would race me for pinks (I did this in front of his Girl Friend).........He said no......................I can't imagine why.
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RE: Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
i wouldnt put down civics to much because you never know when your going to run into one that is built. i have a 86 civic hatchback with a jap spec b16 motor pushing out about 190 hp it tops out at a little over 150 mph. i know your thinking how well it helps when the car only weighs 1850 pounds. just my 2 cents.
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RE: Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
ORIGINAL: black4
i wouldnt put down civics to much because you never know when your going to run into one that is built. i have a 86 civic hatchback with a jap spec b16 motor pushing out about 190 hp it tops out at a little over 150 mph. i know your thinking how well it helps when the car only weighs 1850 pounds. just my 2 cents.
i wouldnt put down civics to much because you never know when your going to run into one that is built. i have a 86 civic hatchback with a jap spec b16 motor pushing out about 190 hp it tops out at a little over 150 mph. i know your thinking how well it helps when the car only weighs 1850 pounds. just my 2 cents.
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RE: Swan song of the early 90's rice burning economy car
I agree with Black4 100%. Two reasons. One, as already stated, some of those hondaheads get the Jap market motors and transplant them. THere are some pretty hot VTEC motors you can get from the Japanese market.
Reason two, They will kill themselves (and possibly U and other innocents) because they have so much tied up into the car, they can bear to loose. Kind of like the Mustang GT owners of the eightys. Those guys were nuts. I raced one in my Daytona and beat him, but he had to stay in it just to pass me, couldnt stop, hit the median in the road and flipped the car. He was hurt pretty bad. He lived though. I hate to see that ****. He wrecked his nice car, and got hurt in the process.
Reason two, They will kill themselves (and possibly U and other innocents) because they have so much tied up into the car, they can bear to loose. Kind of like the Mustang GT owners of the eightys. Those guys were nuts. I raced one in my Daytona and beat him, but he had to stay in it just to pass me, couldnt stop, hit the median in the road and flipped the car. He was hurt pretty bad. He lived though. I hate to see that ****. He wrecked his nice car, and got hurt in the process.