Ha ha, reminds me what happened to me once on the on ramp onto I-395 express lanes once. So the ramp branches to the right off regular lanes, then it goes under the regular lanes and merges into the express lanes which run in the median of the roadway. That creates a left-right turn sequence followed by an uphill section where the merge lane is.

I drove a Corolla then, so I took special care to take very good line through these two turns and carry as much speed as possible through them. Because the subsequent merge required accelerating from 50-55 to 70-75 uphill, and that wasn't the car's strongest point ;-).

So once I was doing it on a slightly wet pavement, nice and smooth, left turn fast but not too much so I end up on the left, in good position to accelerate nicely through the right turn and up the hill. There was a small BMW behind me (I did not notice which model exactly in my rearview mirror), he apparently got pissed that he's behind a Corolla, probably floored it to soon still when in right turn, and oversteered almost into the barrier... though finally saved it.

Driving home tonight from work, cruise controlling the speed limit in the right lane, here comes a semi-slammed late model WRX farting by, then slows down til I eventually get even with him at my still constant speed. Sat next to me for a good mile waiting for me to look over at him I guess, and eventually got tired of being ignored and took off in typical Subie farting fashion. I swear, sometimes I'm just minding my own business trying to commute, and every driver with a car known for even a modicum of performance feels the need to either flex with a fly-by or see if they can egg me into a pointless race. I have no illusions about how fast my car isn't in a straight line, thanks. Just lemme drive in peace.:sigh:

Sorry to dust this off, but holy crap dude, where do you fit 2 sets in the car?! I got one set in the car and the process was, as I like to put it, colorful at best. I can't imagine two sets...:bow:

Had a kid wearing an OBEY beanie, sitting in a primer black Civic with cut springs, an exhaust tip and a zip-tie fender job revving at me at a gas station like three days after buying mine. Other than that it's all been legit nice cars (including a wide bodied red 86) blipping the throttle and rolling on like a normal person.

*sigh* I remember when I was that kid with my Prelude. I was happy because I had a sporty little car for the first time in my life. I revved that car at everyone. Looking at it now, I was just another rice kid. But man, was I excited to have that car.


Now that I'm older, I much prefer to just enjoy driving the car. Less showboating, for sure. I like to cut the Honda guys some slack. Not everyone can afford a car like ours, but they still want the camaraderie of owning a sports car. I don't really bust their chops until I see super expensive mods on a newer Civic Si.

lol silly miata

Anthony has a tad more room in his car than most of us!


http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42284

That certainly helps it make sense.

Guilty as well. The early hondas had pretty good omph compared to other 90s econoboxes and multi-link suspension. The mods actually made a noticable difference back then and the cars were lighter. I tried it on with any and everyone.

Nowadays when youngins do it, I give them a bit of uel zorst noise and chuckle when i think of the stupid stuff I did. I'm only 30 by the way haha.

Oh nothing wrong with a Civic. A well-done Geo Metro is cool, even. The uh, "upgrades" are what gets me.

I had a done up Geo Metro convertible that most people would never have guessed it was a Geo Metro convertible. Incredibly riced but it looked like some rare exotic. Even the stock 55HP was OK for the weight of the thing but mine was bumped up to a blistering 85 and could kick the ass of many "fast" cars. Smallest car header in the world though.
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I was just cruising back from the gym today, and when I went to make a right turn into my neighborhood, I realized how close a guy was following me. I noticed it when I downshifted to 2nd and they almost tapped my bumper. He then proceeded to stay close to me almost all the way home when he turned into some other apartments. It's almost like staying on my ass kept his small ego intact. Looked like a Honda or Toyota.

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Don't have my 86 yet but I had a pretty tastefully modified BRZ try and race me in my Juke a few weeks ago, keyword is try; I'm sure he/she didn't expect a crossover to be peppy. My other vehicle is a humbly modified 2014 R1 and for whatever <insert deity here> forsaken reason, cars think they can beat a bike that goes 0-60 in under 3 seconds stock.

Interesting, when shopping for cars last year I test-drove a Juke and an 86, and the Juke did not feel peppy at all. I kept wondering where did that claimed 180 hp go? I guess that the difference between actual performance and what one's butt dyno says ;-).