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Just a quick laugh
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Naples Campania
Just a quick laugh
I just thought I would post this pic and a brief story. This was taken today when I went to get groceries. I took the pic because I recognized the car.
So, the story.
I'm leaving work about a week ago. I usually drive the Toyota because it gets better gas mileage and driving in Italy poses a SEVERE risk of getting your car beat up. But that day, I decided to burn a little gasoline. I'm getting in my car, and here is this Mustang driving by while I'm getting in. He revs the motor and gives me what I call "THE PONY LOOK"!!!
Whatever, he drives off and I get in the Vette. I get just outside the base (only one gate to leave) and here is the guy is stopped on the side of the road. He gets up behind me after I pass. We hit the round-about and I wait for a couple of people to pass because I'm actually a nice guy. He revves and honks like some sort of...well... you know. So I get going, and he flies by on a ONE LANE ROAD! Now he's upgraded from slightly annoying to my big black book of a**holes. We get on the interstate and he does his best quick shifting down the on-ramp. I have a built 700-R4. I slip her in 2nd and let her rip. Before I even get a chance to put her in 3rd he's already been passed and deafened by the ZZ4, long tubes, no cat and magnaflo. I figure I taught him a lesson and start driving normally. He flies by. 5 mins later, he's on the side of the road with the polizia behind him. FAIL.
I parked next to him today just to crush his spirits a little more.
Notice the "4.6L high performance" badge? He's bragging about hitting 300 HP with "mods and tune." The HP motor is a 390 HP DOHC. He has the cheap SOHC.
Fail checklist:
Badged up
No idea what he's doing with a car
Has that stupid horsie decal
can't shift
pulled over
So, the story.
I'm leaving work about a week ago. I usually drive the Toyota because it gets better gas mileage and driving in Italy poses a SEVERE risk of getting your car beat up. But that day, I decided to burn a little gasoline. I'm getting in my car, and here is this Mustang driving by while I'm getting in. He revs the motor and gives me what I call "THE PONY LOOK"!!!
Whatever, he drives off and I get in the Vette. I get just outside the base (only one gate to leave) and here is the guy is stopped on the side of the road. He gets up behind me after I pass. We hit the round-about and I wait for a couple of people to pass because I'm actually a nice guy. He revves and honks like some sort of...well... you know. So I get going, and he flies by on a ONE LANE ROAD! Now he's upgraded from slightly annoying to my big black book of a**holes. We get on the interstate and he does his best quick shifting down the on-ramp. I have a built 700-R4. I slip her in 2nd and let her rip. Before I even get a chance to put her in 3rd he's already been passed and deafened by the ZZ4, long tubes, no cat and magnaflo. I figure I taught him a lesson and start driving normally. He flies by. 5 mins later, he's on the side of the road with the polizia behind him. FAIL.
I parked next to him today just to crush his spirits a little more.
Notice the "4.6L high performance" badge? He's bragging about hitting 300 HP with "mods and tune." The HP motor is a 390 HP DOHC. He has the cheap SOHC.
Fail checklist:
Badged up
No idea what he's doing with a car
Has that stupid horsie decal
can't shift
pulled over
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 995
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From: Naples Campania
Because yellow mustang stands out here. Besides, he was driving like an idiot. The Polizia cannot pull you over on the Autostrada (interstate) for speeding. You have to be "endangering the public" to do that.
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
I never understood why vette owners get so **** about other cars wanting to play. What only vettes are allowed to play around with vettes?
Maybe you had to be there.
Maybe you had to be there.
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From: EOF ★ Kaliforniastan ★
St. Jude Donor '10
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