Decisions and possibilities

So yesterday I was offered full market value of my 03 mustang
cobra….pretty much what I paid for it years ago…..

Uh oh….

[cut to my brain smoking from gears turning]

Jon,,
From the iPhone

10 ways to drive like a Ricer vs an A-Hole

Top Ten Ways To Drive Like A, Um… Modified Import Car Enthusiast

This was a great article that I found on Jalopnik’s website located here. It will compare what one will do if they are a Ricer and if they are an A-hole. I pulled most of the list from that site but I thought it was perfect. Scott you can definitely appreciate this!

This also is a call out to Scott’s blog that will have a lot more images to help explain this phenomenon! 🙂

· 10.) Ricer: You must tailgate at all times. If you are more than a foot away from the car in front of you, you are not trying hard enough.

Average Everyday Asshole: You must tailgate at all times. If you are more than a foot away from the car in front of you, you may actually be devoting half your brain to driving, or allowing another person to infringe on your God-given right to drive 56.3 MPH on that particular stretch of road.

· 9.) Ricer: Never turn off your high beams. You get extra points if they are aimed up.

Average Everyday Asshole: Never turn off your fog lights. Not only did you pay for them, thus validating their use, but you’re not sure where the off switch is anyways.

· 8.) Ricer: Signaling lets others know where you are going. Winning the race is easier if other cars can never be sure where you plan to go next.

Average Everyday Asshole: Signaling informs others of your God-given right to be in their lane. After all, if you signaled, you gave them fair warning to get out of your way.

· 7.) Ricer: Always weave through traffic. Your car was built with extremely advanced suspension and handling. Use it.

Average Everyday Asshole: Since you have no idea where the performance limit of your vehicle — or anyone else’s — lies, you should take extreme offense to anyone driving slightly outside of the norm or, god forbid, trying to pass you while you’re sitting in the fast lane your lane. Call the police and exercise blocking maneuvers the second you see someone doing this. It’s your responsibility to fight terrorism.

· 6.) Ricer: Speed limits are for suckers. Live a little.

Average Everyday Asshole: The unwritten 10 MPH over on the highway rule should not be broken by anyone, ever. See above. In neighborhoods, the 25 MPH limit is for suckers and should be ignored at all costs.

· 5.) Ricer: Never check your mirrors when you are changing lanes. When you are traveling over 100 mph in a car with drum brakes, it is important to keep your eyes on the road at all times.

Average Everyday Asshole: Never check your mirrors when you are changing lanes. The huge SUV that it’s your God-given right to drive will pulverize anyone foolish enough to get in your way.

· 4.) Ricer: Don’t talk on the phone. You have an unlimited texting plan. Use it.

Average Everyday Asshole: Talk on the phone at all times. Statistics that suggest doing so is more dangerous than drunk driving are a lie perpetrated by the devil liberals.

· 3.) Ricer: Your parking brake is actually designed for handbrake turns. Make sure to practice on wet roads at high speeds. Good drifters are sideways at all times.

Average Everyday Asshole: What’s a parking brake? Your transmission wouldn’t have a ‘Park’ setting if you needed to do anything else when parking on a hill.

· 2.) Ricer: Everybody loves the sound your car makes with your new exhaust. Share this sound with as many people as you can by driving through residential neighborhoods at wide open throttle no earlier than 2 a.m.

Average Everyday Asshole: Anything that’s loud must be a terrorist. Drown out their evil ways by blasting the Clear Channel radio station of your choice.

· 1.) Ricer: Don’t upgrade your brakes when you buy bigger rims. Physics doesn’t apply to your car. Stopping distances don’t matter as much as looks anyway.

Average Everyday Asshole: Don’t ever bother learning how to use the full ability of your brakes. That Driver’s Ed course in high school is the only training an expert like you ever needs. Driving a really big SUV will mean that you’ll obliterate anyone foolish enough to get in your way anyways. Driving well is for suckers.

So what have we learned? Well, that asshole drivers are asshole drivers, regardless of whether they’re driving a Civic, a Camaro or a Dodge Caravan. So don’t stereotype that one or this one. Not when there’s one group we can all agree is really in need of a talking to — old people in Florida with a driver’s license.

Sad day but a good night

After a slow start of a night I was driving home again with the top down and realized my car is about to hit 40. I had to take the camera out to capture this momentus occasion.

I don’t know why but for some reason seeing 40 then numbers on the odometer seems old to me, at least for a ford… Mustang…. Cobra….. With mods 🙂

Oh well, she is in her prime, she has had some work done, she has experience, and is stronger than ever!

Now where is that daily driver to help her out?

Sent from my Blackberry 8310

Cops are annoying

So I am driving in to work today and I am not sure what it is about cops but they like to follow me here in NC and in other areas. I was minding my own business completely doing the speed limit and taking it easy….ish. I mean my car is no mouse it certainly is loud and I like to get up to the speed limit quickly, hence my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear changes can be quite loud.

But still, is that really a reason for a cop car to follow me for 3 miles making multiple lefts and rights. Either waiting for me to make a simple mistake or to run my tags to see if perhaps I am a month over due on tags, registration or something. And does that really take 3 miles? Did my car fit the description of something that was involved in a crime?

This bothered me today so know what I did, I drove normally for the last mile or so. I gave it some gas in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and I am sure he heard me. But as soon as I hit the speed limit, like usual, I put it in 5th or 6th and maintained speed.

Finally I was about to turn into my work parking lot and the cop just decided to turn into a parking lot before mine and turn around. No lights came on, no quick exit, no sense of something more important came up.

He just wanted to follow me. Now I know some cops and there is a chance that he liked the way my car sounded…. I have been stopped by cops or pulled up next to by cops who loved the way my car sounded and would tell me about their car, trucks, or whatever…but who knows. I have had more bad experiences with cops following me than good ones.

But there is a silver lining… still never been stopped by a cop in one of my mustangs! knock knock knock on wood.

Jon,,

Also, saw TWO Challengers on the street today

I guess I missed the actual launch date but driving around in downtown Radnor today I saw TWO, I repeat!, TWO brand new Challengers. One was black and one was orange. They capture, in my opinion, every bit as much of the style and history as the new Mustang does. It is such a cool body to look at, sleek lines, humungous hood with two vents, and big rims/tires. I wish I could have stopped them and drooled on it for a second!

If I see them again I will try to take pictures.

Ricers are funny – Scott got me hooked on looking for this funny stuff

So Scott has decided to start a little venture into “Why” people do/put things on and to their cars. Part of this project includes finding and taking a picture of these fine examples of automotive stupidity. He recently has found a few different examples of some crazy, stupid, and funny stuff that people have done to their cars. Usually its a wing on a Honda hoping it creates downforce…. little did they realize its a front wheel drive car. Others have added stickers or graphics to make them look cooler…. but did not have enough money to finish the paint job. He could go on and on and it has been fun looking out so I have decided to do some talking about it.

To start, its about Ricers. Now this is very different from Tuners. Ricers are import performance driving wannabees, where a Tuner is someone who may drive an import but modifies and improves upon the base platform in a meaningful and intelligent way to get more performance. I found this funny skit that does not define the difference between Tuners and Ricers but is funny none the less because it is true.

Ricers Are Funny

Scott’s Random Stuff Blog

Took some new pictures of my 03 Cobra

All washed and clean and lowered
2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible
Lowered, Chipped, Blown, Ported, Braced and Clean!

Head 2 Head: 03 Cobra Terminator Vs Shelby GT500 {Devilish Grin}

Thank you Keith, Very nice video find. I was so excited to get this up I have not even finished watching it while I am sitting in the Philidelphia airport using 250kbs “broadband” WiFi. Its a good thing they offer free internet to people who are in college OR still have their college IDs {another devilish grin}

Nice video, fun to watch (at least the first 45 seconds)

Good to be home

Been home for 5 days so far and it has been really nice. No worrying about catching trains, buses, or cabs and sleeping in my own bed and driving my own car. Although it was without Crystal and I was missing her most of all.

But on a brighter note I was able to get some chores done, mowed the lawn, relax and I did volunteer to help out out Rockstar Inc., with some some electronic “hand-eye coordination” quality assurance testing with Keith and Scott. I think they have a fine and fun product 😉

Car is 130% now, finally got the alignment needed after installing the HR Race Springs, Maximum Motorsport Caster Camber kit and some Polyurethane steering rack bushings. Now she sits about 1.5″ lower, much more responsive in both suspension and steering, and is perfectly aligned with the help of the extra adjustments from the caster camber kit.

I am ready for summer!!!

Jon,,

Hot-Rod Car legend Boyd Coddington is no longer with us

http://tv.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=303167

Known most to the general public for his reality show American Hot Rod, Boyd Coddington was a master designer and machinist of some of the most beautiful hot-rods today. I can’t even give him the justice he deserves with my own descriptions.

What is really shocking to me is I just wanted a DVR’d show of the 2006 SEMA Car show where he was interviewed…. and then I found the above article today.

This must be a huge loss to the Hot-Rod industry

Jon,,