Yo yo yo *insert curse of your choice here*

[Becks]

I learn more and more on this board every day.

[flyinghi]

A Super Soaker does the same thing; I wonder how much of a bitch it would be to mix water with eggs, put it in the Super Soaker and attack their little Civic with it? *daydreams*
There's something else, incredibly mundane, that ruins car paint as well but for the life of me, I can't remember what it is..

Bologna......let it bake in the sun and it peels the paint right off

[edible_hat]

Every time I see some little tricked-out car with its speakers blaring I turn to my companion and say, "Wow, that guy must have a huge penis."

Then we laugh.

That reminds me, there's this guy who uses our car wash every couple of weeks who drives a V8 something or other with 20 inch rims. The joke is that if you divide the size of his rims by 10, you get the size of something else.

[zzapp the witch]

Aha! Apparently more than one of you was paying attention when I told my bologna polka-dots of doom story! I'm so proud! /tear

[wynjara]

I firmly believe that any speaker system capable of that volume/intensity should be required to come with a remote control- to be given to the neighbors.
Coming home everyday to my windows vibrating from their bass = not all that much fun.

And my usual reaction to the 'i'm so cool' tire squeal is generally a deadpan "You are so manly, I want to bear your children."

[nomorecarts]

when it comes to music there's a certain point you just have to deal with, any music loud enough to be heard clearly will have the subs loud enough you can hear them parked next to another car, like at a stop sign, you will most likely hear lyrics if your windows are down, but blasting a cheap ass stereo loud enough to be heard inside a store, then squealing your tires? how can they not be embarassed by their low quality stereo?


how old is the Civic, if it's new, that's nothing to be ashamed of, it's a reliable car with good gas mileage, that you could put an after market stereo system in without being and embarrassment, but still not exactly "gangsta", if it's old they need to try NOT to atttract attention, because and old Civic isn't impressive to anyone with a job. I'm not saying anything bad about people who own an old Civic, your car is a reliable way to get from A to B with good gas mileage, but not a way to impress people


there is one customer at my store that modified his 5 year old Toyota... I forget if it's a Camry or Corolla, he modified it enough that it looked pretty damn good, and there's no saying he didn't do the modifications when it was new, so you can't say for sure he could have just gotten a better car. and He's not an ass about his stereo, I've heard him drive by a couple times and he obviously has at least added subs, I could even hear the lyrics a little walking past, but he doesn't blast it excessively loud

[Misanthropical]

It's a problem when the subwoofers and the other things they put on it to "trick" it out cost more than the car itself.

[blas]

I must say, perhaps the funniest thing of last spring:

Hearing boom boom boom coming down the road. Little 85 Pontiac Fiero pulls up into the driveway.

Out pops out my pasty white Jonah Hill clone little brother.

[protege]

I swear, that's what goes through their minds. Because, what other reason would they have for sitting outside my store, blasting rap (and I mean BAD rap) out of their little store-bought subwoofer that throws so much distortion into the mix it makes the windows rattle?

Jeez, if you're going to blast some tunes, pick something good--Also Sprach Zarathustra (from 2001), The Self-Preservation Society (Italian Job), etc.

But seriously though--why is it that most attention-seekers drive a piece of shit? It's usually some cheap economy car with a horrible paint job (usually straight from the aerosol can), fart can, huge wing, etc. It's almost like they *want* people to point and laugh I've seen plenty of those cars...where the rimz and other shiny bits...cost more than the car itself. My feeling is, if you're going to "fix up" a car, do the engine and running gear first. There's no point in worrying about cosmetic bullshit if your ride doesn't have the balls to back it up. There's no respect from being a poser

First car I had was a slightly-modified Toyota Tercel. The previous owner had lowered it a bit (properly, not by cutting the springs), done some engine work. Still, the car wasn't exactly fast, but it was great fun to annoy Cavalier driver's with, and was fun on the back roads.

[Geek King]

Aha! Apparently more than one of you was paying attention when I told my bologna polka-dots of doom story! I'm so proud! /tear

I've actually seen the results. It was at collage, and no, I didn't do it. But I also didn't sympathize much with the guy it happened to.

[Becks]

And my usual reaction to the 'i'm so cool' tire squeal is generally a deadpan "You are so manly, I want to bear your children."

Are you me? I've said that before.

[blas]

The sound of those tires squealing is actually that guy's penis screaming "HELP ME! I'M ONLY 2 INCHES LONG WHEN HARD AND I NEED SOME EXTENZE! HELP ME! MY OWNER DOES STUPID THINGS TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE I'M 10 INCHES LONG! HEEEEELP!"

Or something like that. It isn't the tires, I assure you.

[nomorecarts]

It's a problem when the subwoofers and the other things they put on it to "trick" it out cost more than the car itself.

yes, that as well

[edible_hat]

Edited to add: Don't forget the pinky-wave!

Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWGy2y4MJ2g

(BTW that magazine sucks, the UK version's much better.)

[Racket_Man]

/scarcasm on

I just love when delivering and I am sitting next to some idiots stereo rattle MY WINDOWS even when my windows are open. I swear they are trying to break theirs and mine and all of the house windows for 2 blocks.

/scarcasm off

even though my stock radio/CD player is STOCK I can still drown them out with a good blast of live music like the Overature from 2112 or some good ol' OLD John Mellencamp with a touch of bass added or maybe some Kiss live Rock and ROll All Night or some Judas Priest