Lowered Cars, Middle Fingers

Amj2020

So my Z is lowered and my FI Exhaust Cans, im literally as low as you can go without being slammed.

This morning its beautiful out, so I go for a drive. Here in NY we had an awful winter, and the roads are just shot, total warzone.

Im not an idiot so when im on a road im not going to slam on my brakes but rather avoid the large potholes and debris.

Whenever I have to make a turn onto an uneven surface, like a parking lot/driveway/or even some streets I have to go slowly or I will scrape the cans, and front chin like crazy.

Today only two people honked at me while giving me the middle finger and cursing out their window, which is not too bad. Normally its a lot more.

Im not trying to be a ****, ****. Im just trying to not destroy my beautiful car. So sorry for taking 10 more seconds out of your extremely important day.

And no, getting as close to my rear bumper as physically possible is not going to make my car go any faster, and no I dont need a push...thanks anyway.

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vtec to vvel

I honestly don't care about the people behind me - they can wait. And if they really piss me off, i'll take even more time. The way I see it: if something were to happen to your car, will they fix it?

Amj2020

I don't want to deal with the headache of them rear ending me because of stupidity and impatience ...

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vtec to vvel

huh? I'm talking about if you were to just pull in somewhere without slowing down, thus possibly damaging something from underneath your car, all because you didn't want to piss off the person behind you. i meant if you were damage your car, will the person behind you fix it.

Magic Bus

You may want to re-think this comment. "I'll take even more time". Instead of taking the high road, you choose to be as bad as the person behind you.

vtec to vvel

fair enough.

and on another note, man there are alot of people from hawaii.

Magic Bus

Yes a couple of my friends with their families have moved there, guess they can't get away from the warm weather and ocean but want a lower cost of living.

My take on this topic is, if a lowered/modded car properly signals well in advance of a turn, then takes a few extra seconds to go up or down a driveway, I'm perfectly fine with that. By the way, my car is stock height. What irritates me is when a car, any car hits their brake first, then uses the turn signal after. I suppose if the OP did the latter then I'd be irritated no matter what, but the irritation level will probably rise, if he then took longer than normal to enter that driveway.

Also I'm not okay with slammed cars that are bouncing around so much that their drivers only drive 35 or 40 for their comfort, when the limit is 50 or 55 on our highways. As this person now becomes a nuisance and traffic/accident creator.

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tnav

I do the same thing and as said before I too don't give 3 sh*ts, take care of your car man, it's your baby, just because they treat their cars like garbage does not meant you need to. I do it a lot going and coming out of gas stations, and yes cars have to stop and wait as I take my time, hell I don't want to rip the lip off my car or scrape my beautiful Ark Grip exhaust, my car is freaking beautiful and I plan on keeping it that way

Z1NONLY

Making the rest of the world wait on you is now a badge of honor?

It's not that I have never been an inconvenience to others. It's just that I generally don't feel good about myself when I realize that I have done so.

vtec to vvel

So if you had to choose between "inconveniencing" others for an additional few seconds or not "inconvenience" them and tear up you car and possibly costing you hundreds/thousands to fix, which one would you choose?

dP3NGU1N

If you've modified your car to the point where you scrape over every pebble then you need to man up an reap what you sow. I'm not even trying to squelch your form of self expression here. If you're going to make your car hella stupid, you have every right to do so. You DO NOT, however, have the right to commandeer the road and use it as your own private parade lap. If you already know you're going to be driving slower than everyone else you either need to plan your trip better so you're not constantly running into potholes or dips OR get a proper beater to daily drive in. Can't afford a beater? You shouldn't be able to afford mods either. The general public is not responsible for your car. Imposing that responsibility on them by making your car undrive-able on surface streets makes you a **** - not every body else.

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vtec to vvel

I didn't say nor imply it in a bragging manner. It's one thing to be holding up traffic to where it's backing everyone up, but for the car behind the OP to wait a mere 10 seconds extra so that the OP can safely turn or pull into a parking lot, that's nothing. What about those drivers whose cars aren't even lowered but go well below the speed limit that def. cause a traffic jam? Are they d*cks for wanting to go somewhere with extra precaution?

Gotta park in the garage man.


Okay, first and foremost, take a chill pill dude.

Second, the OP isn't talking about slowing down to 5 mph coming on the expressway. S/he is merely talking about pulling into a gas station or grocery store. Your logic of how the OP should be considerate of others goes both ways. The car behind the OP has to understand not everyone drives a Yukon wanting to go 100 mph.

And your logic also goes back to my question as to the people that drive below the speed limit and hold up traffic at the same time. Are they d*cks because they're too scared to go any faster?

Again, if the OP is modified to a point where s/he has to drive slow, that's different. But if the OP can drive normally and with the flow of traffic, but needs a few extra seconds to pull in somewhere, the car behind can wait.

Leingod

This right here. The OP isn't hindering traffic for more than a few seconds at most. I get stuck behind Yukons all day making turns that take them 10 seconds to complete. At least OP has a reason to turning slightly slower unlike an 80 yr old doing the same thing in a lifted 4x4.

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Z1NONLY

Either you are holding people up or not. If you are holding other people up, THEY get to decide how valuable THEIR time is, not you.

They didn't force you to mod your car. They are not responsible for accommodating your modifications.

If they are causing a traffic jam, they are a problem. Yes.