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Old 03-25-2008, 08:25 PM
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I GET ALL THESE HATERZ IN THE STREET TRYING TO RACE ME. I PUT A COLD AIR INTAKE AND A BORLA EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MY XB SO IT RESPONDS PRETTY GOOD. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT TIME WHEN THEY SEE THAT BOX WITH HID,NICE RIMS,CUSTOMIZED GRILL,CUSTOMIZED TAIL LIGHT ETC ETC THEY FEEL JEALOUS AND WANT TO RACE ME. DOES THIS HAPPEN TO YOU TOO?

I'LL BRING PICS OF MY BOX LATER,I'M IN SCHOOL NOW.
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Old 03-25-2008, 08:27 PM
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Old 03-25-2008, 08:32 PM
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WHY ARE YOU YELLING?!?!?!?
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Old 03-25-2008, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mad-sciontist
WHY ARE YOU YELLING?!?!?!?
umm he was at school and discovered the caps lock?
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No. I traded my Subaru for the box because I didn't want morons in Civics with unpainted, ill-fitting body kits trying to race me anymore.
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Old 03-25-2008, 09:35 PM
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all the time...
when they pull up to me at the lights, i gun the engine a few times, then wait till they tear ___ off the line, before i gingerly start to let the clutch go.. i like to exagerate the slowness of the box when people think they are racing me, like i care about "beating" them, there is no need, cux my box al;ready looks hotter then their cars!
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Old 03-25-2008, 09:53 PM
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I don't have many stop lights where 2 cars can sit side by side.
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yeah it happens to me a lot...i never race them though...just a waste of my time...
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Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
yeah it happens to me a lot...i never race them though...just a waste of my time...
yeah yeah so you say,,,,,,,
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Originally Posted by daneisthegreatest
yeah it happens to me a lot...i never race them though...just a waste of my time...
X2

i don't race my car.
but its funny to see them get all reved up, and try to gun it as hard as they can off the line.
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Old 03-25-2008, 11:14 PM
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way back when someone did this to me when i had a 1987 toyota tercel (first car, shut up :D)

they gunned it, and lost their muffler somehow. i found it amusing..
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Old 03-25-2008, 11:16 PM
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I used to have an 11 second evo...and I never raced any punk kids in civics even though they always tried...only racing I ever did was at the track
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i dont think anyones tried to race me in my box, the tc was a different story, every ricer near me would wanted to race. once some dude in a kia p.o.s. with a spare tire on tried to race me! thats one of the nice things about having a box now.
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Old 03-26-2008, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by healthynine
I used to have an 11 second evo...and I never raced any punk kids in civics even though they always tried...only racing I ever did was at the track
Yeah, right
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In Miami, I get all the turbo diesels trying me, they are fairly easy to zip away from in traffic.. on the other hand I get a lot of under powered civics, and etc.,. trying to save some face by trying to beat the box.. then I feel really bad because they find out they are slower than me too ..lol
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Old 03-26-2008, 01:08 AM
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I used to come across a lot of ricers on collins ave etc......
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...my brain hurts...
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Old 03-26-2008, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BoxOffice
...my brain hurts...
Take some Advils and call us back in the morning.
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Old 03-26-2008, 03:39 AM
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People don't do that where I live. I used to have a fast car but never raced it.
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