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sam_strachan

Original Poster:

79 posts

311 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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I just set off a car alarm for the first time - even with my puny little 4.0

parrot of doom

23,075 posts

263 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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Yours?

sam_strachan

Original Poster:

79 posts

311 months

Wednesday 6th April 2005
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parrot of doom said:
Yours?
Grrrr

razorman

440 posts

259 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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sam_strachan said:
I just set off a car alarm for the first time - even with my puny little 4.0

What did you do ......drive into it?

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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sam_strachan said:
I just set off a car alarm for the first time - even with my puny little 4.0

Ha, good work

Were you in a multi-storey at the time? That's where the best 'hunting' is to be had...

trinitycall

655 posts

265 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Nuggs said:

sam_strachan said:
I just set off a car alarm for the first time - even with my puny little 4.0


Ha, good work

Were you in a multi-storey at the time? That's where the best 'hunting' is to be had...


i know it's childish... but setting off car alarms in the office car park always makes me smile.

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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trinitycall said:
i know it's childish...

no mate, no matter what you've you've been told; it is big and it is clever!

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Nuggs said:

trinitycall said:
i know it's childish...


no mate, no matter what you've you've been told; it is big and it is clever!


… and far more satisfying at 6am on the way to work, when driving through a small village and setting off at least four…

sam_strachan

Original Poster:

79 posts

311 months

Thursday 7th April 2005
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Nuggs said:
Were you in a multi-storey at the time?
No - still have that joy to come

chimleic

254 posts

265 months

Friday 8th April 2005
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name said:
Were you in a multi-storey at the time? That's where the best 'hunting' is to be had...


By coincidence, that happened to me today for the first time. Maybe it's because I've been slowly getting 'louder' in the NCP and enjoying the noise! LOL

jem

548 posts

269 months

Friday 8th April 2005
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can you set them off when in tickover and only with a sports exhaust

[thinking of getting a sports exhaust but won't be able to if it sets alarms off, as I leave our v quiet village for racing early at weekends]

any help welcome.

J

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Friday 8th April 2005
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jem said:
can you set them off when in tickover and only with a sports exhaust

I would say almost certainly not mate (whenever I've set an alarm off, I've either been heavy with the right foot or feathering for pops and bangs).

Get yourself along for the run next Sunday (17th) and have a listen to mine...

trinitycall

655 posts

265 months

Friday 8th April 2005
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Nuggs said:

jem said:
can you set them off when in tickover and only with a sports exhaust


I would say almost certainly not mate (whenever I've set an alarm off, I've either been heavy with the right foot or feathering for pops and bangs).

Get yourself along for the run next Sunday (17th) and have a listen to mine...


ahem.... it is possible when starting up (sort of tickover) a chimaera to set off a car alarm. i guess the acoustics have to be right.

In my case... i was parked in an under cover car park and a ford focus was parked 2 metres back.

Everytime I fired her up the focus's alarm went off. I had to switch her on and off a few times just to make sure.

excellent experiment.

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Friday 8th April 2005
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trinitycall the loud said:
ahem.... it is possible when starting up (sort of tickover) a chimaera to set off a car alarm. i guess the acoustics have to be right.

In my case... i was parked in an under cover car park and a ford focus was parked 2 metres back.

Everytime I fired her up the focus's alarm went off. I had to switch her on and off a few times just to make sure.

excellent experiment.


I wish I was there for that! I guess it's possible at start up as you get that brief surge as the engine kicks into life. At 'pure' tickover (i.e. no additional revs), I doubt it would be possible...