shocked by the noise
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johhn

Original Poster:

120 posts

279 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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parked outside the local shop this evening in newly acquired Tuscan which has decatted exhausts. man walks over, i assume he will say great car noise etc. he says "DO WE ALL HAVE TO SUFFER THAT XXXXING NOISE, IT'S DISGRACEFUL ETC ETC" i said only if you run very hard to keep up.. a bit lame. what would you have said?

.Markski

11,104 posts

305 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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Pardon?

Ballistic Banana

14,706 posts

296 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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I would have replied shouting very loudly and explaining that he must have a problem........ with his hearing

Twit

BB

stainless_steve

6,050 posts

287 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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We had the same thing at BNG,we all drove through a little village and an old boy went up to one of the cars and had afew words about the noise.The rest of the people seemed to like it.I'm just glad my car is very quiet so i never upset anyone

whitey

2,508 posts

313 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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johhn said:
parked outside the local shop this evening in newly acquired Tuscan which has decatted exhausts. man walks over, i assume he will say great car noise etc. he says "DO WE ALL HAVE TO SUFFER THAT XXXXING NOISE, IT'S DISGRACEFUL ETC ETC" i said only if you run very hard to keep up.. a bit lame. what would you have said?


was your engine running at the time? I would have dialed in at least 5K a couple of times with the loud pedal then said "pardon?"

johhn

Original Poster:

120 posts

279 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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engine running blipped throttle to impress.... the result as above, won't stop me though

PetrolTed

34,468 posts

332 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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Smile. Nothing irritates more

slinky

15,704 posts

278 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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just respond in a very quiet voice...

When he says... "pardon"...

Damn that hearing aid must be badly calibrated... or is my exhaust broadcasting on the inductive loop frequency?

slinky

wiggymotors

38 posts

266 months

Thursday 2nd September 2004
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it's a brit thing! live long an prosper but only at 98 octane!

seamus

1,053 posts

311 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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Last night whilst filling the car up I had to endure the bass thumping from one of the staines-massive whilst he went into buy cigarettes.. would much rather have had a burbling TVR sat there to listen to..

Come-back... "Well, historically, measures to reduce traffic noise have principally focused upon setting noise emission standards for new vehicles. Mandatory standards have been in place since 1968, and the introduction of a series of stricter limits at European level has meant that by 1990 maximum noise limits of individual vehicles have effectively been halved from the previous decade. Additional reductions in traffic noise were realised through the implementation of a further EU directive in October 1996 which saw a reduction of 3 dB(A) for passenger cars. Overall, noise emission limits for cars have been tightened from 82 dB(A) in 1976 to the current 74 dB(A). This vehicle when manufactured naturally falls within these limits" If he's still standing there when you get to the end just smile and then BLIP THE THROTTLE

Guydw

1,651 posts

312 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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My old Chim had THE LOUDEST sports exhaust ever. Lots of people complemented me on it, and a number of people complained.

I always smiled, and proudly told them that I had actually spent time and money making it louder, and that they should feel privileged.

V8 Archie

4,703 posts

277 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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V8 Archie said:
Good isn't it

daftlad

3,324 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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V8 Archie said:

V8 Archie said:
Good isn't it



Thats what motorcyclists used to say before all exhausts were required to wear a BS mark. Enjoy while you can.

N17 TVR

2,937 posts

300 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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I would have bundled him in the boot, driven him at high speed for about 25 miles out into the back of beyond and told the stupid old tw*t to get out and driven off...............

If he had dared to complain upon his release, I would have utilised my spade and bag of quick lime a'la Joe Pesci

WilliamBall

4,745 posts

311 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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Loud pipes save lives

WB

stooz

3,005 posts

313 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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its a toss up isnt it? I loved the loud pipes on my chim, and got many positive comments, but the clio owner, 3 doors up from me, who enjoys nailing his sports can every night at 11:30pm seems to annoy me.

How different the opinion when your the owner...

yellow peril

5,131 posts

301 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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At the last Meet I went to a guy said that he couldn't stand the sound of the Cerbera AJP V8

He said he hated the pops, f@rts, spits and bangs they produced.....

And this is the owner of a Griff!!!!!

...//P//

N17 TVR

2,937 posts

300 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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yellow peril said:
At the last Meet I went to a guy said that he couldn't stand the sound of the f@rts



.....did you offer to move tables ?

satman

2,455 posts

275 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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N17 TVR said:

yellow peril said:
At the last Meet I went to a guy said that he couldn't stand the sound of the f@rts




.....did you offer to move tables ?





now get back to work you lazy git!

crankedup

25,764 posts

272 months

Friday 3rd September 2004
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NOISE, silly ole fat, I had 25 minutes of bloody Red Arrows screaming over my roof top last Sunday!!! Did I phone up the RAF and complain, erm excuse me old chap your areoplanes are making a frightful din, would you mind calling them back to the airfield where they belong.

But then I thought 20,000 peeps are enjoying the display, and so was I top show as always.

For some reason it always seems to be old men who are the poxy moaners, why is this.