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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:58 AM
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ok why do they? seriously i'll i have done to my car is put yokohama S drive tires on my car and removed the stock axle back part of the exhaust. wth!!? i mean today i had a acura rsx just rev up on me at the light and then proceed to just take off while screeching the tires all the way.
i'm not gonna street race anyone, especially not on a heavily traveled highway with cops all over this and other roads due to hurricane Ike.
i'll never understand why some people do the dumb things that they do.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:02 AM
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It's because you're JDM tyte.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:31 AM
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Why'd you remove the axle-back?

I get cars, trucks (diesel & gassers), and SUV's try to race me. Get used to it, they try picking on us cause we're little.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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i get old harley dudes staring, M3s chirping their tires next to me at intersections, evos and stis blowing off at me, integras lining up with me on freeways, civics vtaking their engines right when they see me. just as rcz said, get used to it.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 03:17 AM
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yeah its fun to see them peel out infront of you later to have to brake right away cuz of traffic just let do what they r doing and go on your merry way
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 03:23 AM
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cuz they have small pee pees
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 04:49 AM
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props to you for not partaking in street racing.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by MrBurrito
yeah its fun to see them peel out infront of you later to have to brake right away cuz of traffic just let do what they r doing and go on your merry way
like the guy that blew his trannny HAHAHA
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 05:00 AM
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yup i get a lot of those they even like cut in front or do something stupid to ____ me off or get attention but i never did race them.. some of them have that problem that they think they have to prove something so they want to race anything so they have something to brag
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 05:06 AM
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maybe youre riced the f*ck out?!!
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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Get use to it....

Even Old People in their Buicks wanna race.....And SUV's & Lifted Trucks!!
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by tCing_U
maybe youre riced the f*ck out?!!
all he had is tires and no axle back.. regardless stock or not there are always people that wanna race you
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:08 AM
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cause the tC is a race car YO
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:10 AM
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lol they feel threatened! haha but you the reason could be is that a lot of tc do the same
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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whats funny is mostly neons and civics want to try me, and occasionaly guys in trucks
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:27 AM
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I had a turbo'd eclipse try and that was the only one in the 6 months I've owned the car.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by UNiT_xEr0
Originally Posted by MrBurrito
yeah its fun to see them peel out infront of you later to have to brake right away cuz of traffic just let do what they r doing and go on your merry way
like the guy that blew his trannny HAHAHA
shhh! no one must know hahaha
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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don't worry, you'll learn to ignore these children

keep doing what your doing
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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i was chillin at a light and i see these bright HIDs like OMG and i turn and i see a Mercedes at first and im like eh...Turn a bit more and see the Mclaren down the side and im like and what do u know revs the hell out of it.. Fool was to broke to get a license plate...Occasionally an nsx, supra and what not!! I just ignore these fools, they will get theirs eventually.
Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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dude I had this ignorant fool in his escalade with his ho in the passenger seat race me... IN MY TURBO tC!

he was revving at the light so i give him a little taste.

and then at the next light, he yells out "Oh yea, well let me run home and get my Gti, that'll whoop your a$$!"

and his ho is all in his face b*tchin him out how he lost to a "seeon"

i just nooded and proceeded.



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