72mhp in a 55mph..........AARRRGGG!

Well, I was out test driving a new car today on my lunch break. It was a Subaru Impreza WRX, bad a$$ car....2.0 DOCH turbocharged 5 speed manual w/228hp, all time all wheel drive. SWEET!

Anywho, the salesman said that he had to drive it off the lot before I could drive it, okay fine by me. So we get this little hummer out on the highway doing 130mph in 4 gear, it was orgazmic. So he finnally pulled over and told me it's my turn. So I hop in the driver seat and letter rip 2gear 55mph, 3gear 80mph, 4 gear 90 something, then I was slowing it down and drove at a steady spead of 70 or so. I turned on my blinker to head back to the car lot and just when I made a left turn, sirens blaired. A copy pulled me over and said the usual, "Do you know why I pulled you over?", me "Beacuse I was doing a u-turn?" him, "hummm...NO!, you were doing 72mph in a 55mph zone. I thought to myself....OOOO F&*K! He said "Sir step out of the car and get into mine while I run a check on you." me "okay".

So this dickhead cop writes me a ticket for speeding. I said "Come-on man, there was no traffic around!" him "Sorry Sir but it's the end of the month and we are meeting a quota." I grabbed the ticket from him and got out of his car.

What a pisser..... I cannot belive he gave me a ticket for speeding while test driving a car....

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That does blow, opiate. Cops are such bastard at the end of the month...

I heard that one. I got a ticket a few months back for rolling through a stop sign. We had just gotten through the stupid city tests(you know the ones, Which stop light has the least traffic? Which intersection without a stop light has the most traffic?) and found out that this was actually the least busy stop sign. Something like 18 people a day go through it. Anyhow, back to my rant, it was at the end of the month and that fat b*stard gave me a ticket for rolling through. They're like Microsoft... You hate them every time you dish money out to them but you have this strange eerie feeling that somehow they help you out.

www.iam.org.uk

you need an advanced drivers course!

:)

My friend has that car and it can't go 130 mph in 4th gear. In fact it has a chip that shuts the engine off just before 130mph and doesnt let you turn the car back on until you drop below a certain speed. Unless you replace the stock chip there is no way you can go 130, especially not in 4th gear. Sorry man!

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My friend has that car and it can't go 130 mph in 4th gear. In fact it has a chip that shuts the engine off just before 130mph and doesnt let you turn the car back on until you drop below a certain speed. Unless you replace the stock chip there is no way you can go 130, especially not in 4th gear. Sorry man!

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shutting the engine off is really (not) intelligent thing to do, as engine revs help the car to slow down, and so not relying on brakes!

even a dumba$$ like me knows that
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At least he only wrote you down for 72. Sounds like you were going alot faster than that!!

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What did the salesperson say? I would ask him to deduct the amount of the fine, if not more, from the selling price of the car.

OOUUCCHH..that bites!! I am not too far behind that, I got one (my first ever) right after I bought my new car. Guess it is much sportier looking (which I know it is than my Mountaineer was... Guess it also looks like it is going alot faster than that big truck did....cuz I have always been flying when I went down that road...(ok lets be honest...I am ALWAYS flying)...I was PI$$ED......My radar detector has saved my a$$ several times...but in this case the a$$ was spot radaring...so no way I could know....damn....

End of Rant... :D

Here's a killer (flash) website about that car if anyone's interested...
http://www.imprezawrx.com/wrx.htm

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shutting the engine off is really (not) intelligent thing to do, as engine revs help the car to slow down, and so not relying on brakes!

even a dumba$$ like me knows that
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Shutting the engine off has no effect on the tranmission. The electrical system is not effected either since the key is still in the on position. The engine shutoff is a safety feature that almost every fairly new car has.

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That does blow, opiate. Cops are such bastard at the end of the month...

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With my 7 tickets, I think they are bastards all the time

eerrrr what difference does it make wether you are test driving a car or it belongs to you??
Does that mean I can break the law because I was just trying the car out??

Forgive me for saying this but that's ludicrous.

But let me get this straight, people break the law then rant about the fact that a cop catches you and tickets you. sorry I'm not trying to flame anyone but this whole thing just seems ridiculous.

I have only ever been stopped once for speeding (doing 70mph in a 40 limit) but I got away with it as the Cops were called away to deal with a domestic before they could get their ticket book out.

I did though get a ticket for having my stereo on too loud though and nearly run the Cop over who stupidly decided to jump off the pavement in front of me. He reckoned he could hear it 200 yards away whilst my windows were fully wound up. I just think he didn't like the look of the car :( :(

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Originally posted by opiate-[Terrorist]:
Well, I was out test driving a new car today on my lunch break. It was a Subaru Impreza WRX, bad a$$ car....2.0 DOCH turbocharged 5 speed manual w/228hp, all time all wheel drive. SWEET!

Anywho, the salesman said that he had to drive it off the lot before I could drive it, okay fine by me. So we get this little hummer out on the highway doing 130mph in 4 gear, it was orgazmic. So he finnally pulled over and told me it's my turn. So I hop in the driver seat and letter rip 2gear 55mph, 3gear 80mph, 4 gear 90 something, then I was slowing it down and drove at a steady spead of 70 or so. I turned on my blinker to head back to the car lot and just when I made a left turn, sirens blaired. A copy pulled me over and said the usual, "Do you know why I pulled you over?", me "Beacuse I was doing a u-turn?" him, "hummm...NO!, you were doing 72mph in a 55mph zone. I thought to myself....OOOO F&*K! He said "Sir step out of the car and get into mine while I run a check on you." me "okay".

So this dickhead cop writes me a ticket for speeding. I said "Come-on man, there was no traffic around!" him "Sorry Sir but it's the end of the month and we are meeting a quota." I grabbed the ticket from him and got out of his car.

What a pisser..... I cannot belive he gave me a ticket for speeding while test driving a car....

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GRRRRR....Bad Cop..No Donut for you!

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Uh, am I the only one that thinks the finger is being pointed in the wrong direction?

Fair enough, the cop shouldnt have said "im on a quota" cos now he looks like an *******, but *you* were the one speeding, no one was forcing you. We've had the WRX's down under for years now, and they sit nicely next to the other home grown performance beasts we have, our office carpark is full of them, but not one of us complains when we get a ticket, for something we were obviously doing wrong.

Speeding laws are made to keep people who can't afford a lawyer from speeding. That's most people. Cash = Freedom.

Get a lawyer and cop to something that carries a higher fine but no points. Judges like that. And you pay more up front but less later in insurance costs.

As far as 72? That sucks but it depends on where you are. I've had cops pass me going 80 in a 55 here in Atlanta. On the other hand, I've been pulled over doing 68 in a 55 in New York. New York is full of troopers. I love Atlanta.. and now all my tax money goes here.

Keep the Language Clean -Sheriff Q

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Speeding laws are made to keep people who can't afford a lawyer from speeding. That's most people. Cash = Freedom.

Get a lawyer and cop to something that carries a higher fine but no points. Judges like that. And you pay more up front but less later in insurance costs.

As far as 72? That sucks but it depends on where you are. I've had cops pass me going 80 in a 55 here in Atlanta. On the other hand, I've been pulled over doing 68 in a 55 in New York. New York is full of troopers. I love Atlanta.. and now all my tax money goes here.

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Hey I have an off the wall idea...

STOP SPEEDING!!! then you won't need lawyers take a day off for court your insurance will be lower. And guess what? aside from the fact that lot's of people think that they're one of the Unser family...you're not...and if you are...get on a D@mn track.

When you get out on the road with a 1 ton piece of metal and go barreling down a road, your not only taking your life in your hands but your taking the chance on hurting someone else. How are you going to explain to a surviving member of a family who you just wiped out how this whole thing happened?
What are you going to tell them?
"Speeding laws are made to keep people who can't afford a lawyer from speeding."
Yea that'll fly...

And Sabathius I agree with you....you get busted doing something wrong you don't go around whining about it pay your dues and go on.

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Hey I have an off the wall idea...

STOP SPEEDING!!! then you won't need lawyers take a day off for court your insurance will be lower. And guess what? aside from the fact that lot's of people think that they're one of the Unser family...you're not...and if you are...get on a D@mn track.

When you get out on the road with a 1 ton piece of metal and go barreling down a road, your not only taking your life in your hands but your taking the chance on hurting someone else. How are you going to explain to a surviving member of a family who you just wiped out how this whole thing happened?
What are you going to tell them?
"Speeding laws are made to keep people who can't afford a lawyer from speeding."
Yea that'll fly...

And Sabathius I agree with you....you get busted doing something wrong you don't go around whining about it pay your dues and go on.

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Okay Dad! :rolleyes:

I don't mind paying a lawyer to get away with having a little fun. :D

I understand your feeling, man. I was testing my bike out, hit redline in third, going for fourth, when I saw a tailight ahead of me. Got nailed for 65 in a 55, cop said he would have let it slide, xcept my front forks were FULLY COMPRESSED as I went by at 65. No traffic, just miles of open road. What was that about end of month, COPMS, maybe? Just kidding all you cop likers!!

Points:

1) I speed. I pay my tickets. I drive really fast and I have been in 0 (zero) accidents. I have narrowly avoided several accidents that would have been someone else's fault (including a cop once.)

2) I don't mind paying my tickets, but I do mind losing my license almost annually. I think there should be some other formula for figuring who loses their license than "This guy has a lot of tickets and I'm the BMV so I said so."

Thoughts?

35 in 25 school zone, I wet my pants

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Okay Dad! :rolleyes:


I don't mind paying a lawyer to get away with having a little fun. :D

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Sounds like youve got a wonderful bloody attitude. Its people with that blaze` outlook that make the road dangerous for everyone, and ruin it for the people that do love cars, but can keep it under control. Grow up a little and take responsability for your own damn actions, instead of blaming the big bad cop that happened to catch you being a freakin' idiot.

Keep the racing were it belongs, on the track, and dont drive like a wanker on the roads, its not that hard to do.

BTW redline in 1st = 55mph in earlier post. And anything over 130mph turned wide open into a fuzzy tunnel with clear vision front and rear. Caution advised, guys.

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Sounds like youve got a wonderful bloody attitude. Its people with that blaze` outlook that make the road dangerous for everyone, and ruin it for the people that do love cars, but can keep it under control. Grow up a little and take responsability for your own damn actions, instead of blaming the big bad cop that happened to catch you being a freakin' idiot.

Keep the racing were it belongs, on the track, and dont drive like a wanker on the roads, its not that hard to do.

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I'm a very careful and respectful driver. I only hot-rod when I'm not in traffic like most people, and for me that's not very much. In my 23 years of life I will and always will take full responsibility for my own actions, who says I'm not? I didn't blame the cop for anything; I just found it a little un-justifiable being that I was test-driving a car on an open highway where no traffic was around. Even the salesman and my girlfriend could not believe that he wrote me a ticket and they were both with me.

You don't even know me, so don't judge me.

Take that attitude of yours and get out of this thread...

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Opiate....what happened to Sowulo is unjustifiable. You got snagged going 72 in a 55. wether there's traffic or not is inconsequential the speed limit still pertains. And I am not saying you don't take responsibility for your actions, your right I don't know you well enough. All I am saying is that the law is the law ( man I never thought I would say that out loud).
I mean look at it this way, I shoot a gun into the air in my backyard. Cop stops me and arrests me. I say, hey I wasn't pointing it at anyone. He says it doesn't matter shooting a gun within the city limits is illegal. and then again I don't know where that bullet is gonna hit. Maybe inadvertantly I WAS pointing it at someone if you take into account trajectory and pure chance, even though I thought I was pointing it away from people.
The heck with it, if your gonna speed your gonna. All I'm saying is that wether or not there was anybody on the road...the road had a speed limit and the cop was Justified in giving you a ticket. The speed limit sign doesn't give me a minimum # of drivers on the road before it goes into affect.

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Opiate....what happened to Sowulo is unjustifiable. You got snagged going 72 in a 55. wether there's traffic or not is inconsequential the speed limit still pertains. And I am not saying you don't take responsibility for your actions, your right I don't know you well enough. All I am saying is that the law is the law ( man I never thought I would say that out loud).
I mean look at it this way, I shoot a gun into the air in my backyard. Cop stops me and arrests me. I say, hey I wasn't pointing it at anyone. He says it doesn't matter shooting a gun within the city limits is illegal. and then again I don't know where that bullet is gonna hit. Maybe inadvertantly I WAS pointing it at someone if you take into account trajectory and pure chance, even though I thought I was pointing it away from people.
The heck with it, if your gonna speed your gonna. All I'm saying is that wether or not there was anybody on the road...the road had a speed limit and the cop was Justified in giving you a ticket. The speed limit sign doesn't give me a minimum # of drivers on the road before it goes into affect.

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Agreed.

A simple..."Man, that sucks!" would have been a cool thing post. I was not looking to bash or be bashed. So much controversy over a simple little topic. Hummm....that’s the main reason why I don't hang on Windrivers very much anymore. Being an outsider to the Windrivers crew sucks, you don't get as much respect. Plain and simple for instance, this topic. It was a simple little topic of the day that I thought I would share to help pass the day by, maybe some could relate and maybe some could not. Leave the negative feed back out, please! What causes this? Why do people do this?

I'm confused...

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Agreed.

A simple..."Man, that sucks!" would have been a cool thing post. I was not looking to bash or be bashed. So much controversy over a simple little topic. Hummm....that’s the main reason why I don't hang on Windrivers very much anymore. Being an outsider to the Windrivers crew sucks, you don't get as much respect. Plain and simple for instance, this topic. It was a simple little topic of the day that I thought I would share to help pass the day by, maybe some could relate and maybe some could not. Leave the negative feed back out, please! What causes this? Why do people do this?

I'm confused...

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Hey dude I'm no windrivers insider, hell I'm just like you. I was simply commenting on one point you made because I feel strongly about it. But I apologize if I caused you any disdain. I was not commenting on What or who you are as a person just on what you said and you said it yourself...some may not relate.
P.S. Man that DOES suck!! been there done that.

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Uh, am I the only one that thinks the finger is being pointed in the wrong direction?

Fair enough, the cop shouldnt have said "im on a quota" cos now he looks like an *******, but *you* were the one speeding, no one was forcing you. We've had the WRX's down under for years now, and they sit nicely next to the other home grown performance beasts we have, our office carpark is full of them, but not one of us complains when we get a ticket, for something we were obviously doing wrong.

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Kalgoorlie? Middle of nowhere? Jeesh, you should be able to fly in the middle of the outback.

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Kalgoorlie? Middle of nowhere? Jeesh, you should be able to fly in the middle of the outback.

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i was coming back to melbourne from philip island, middle of nowhere (almost straight road, about 2am, doing 130-140 kphs in 110kphs, and a cop car coming the other way does a dukes of hazard turn behind me, pulls me over and gives me ticket despite showing my uk passport!

he just says tough, and if you dont pay, we'll take you to court even if you do live 10k away!

he wasnt joking. cos we were leaving for home i gave my cousin the money/ticket to pay.. he never (he forgot). i had a letter from court saying they were doing me for not paying..

speeding is irresponsible, even if YOU think its appropriate at the time.

'nuf said? ;)

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Originally posted by opiate-[Terrorist]:
A simple..."Man, that sucks!" would have been a cool thing post. I was not looking to bash or be bashed. So much controversy over a simple little topic. Hummm....that’s the main reason why I don't hang on Windrivers very much anymore. Being an outsider to the Windrivers crew sucks, you don't get as much respect. Plain and simple for instance, this topic. It was a simple little topic of the day that I thought I would share to help pass the day by, maybe some could relate and maybe some could not. Leave the negative feed back out, please! What causes this? Why do people do this?

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Opiate,

I guess you'd called me an "insider" here, since I'm on almost as much as Darren these days. I respect you, my man. I know you've had your bitch sessions with the moderators, and even though I don't always agree with you, I respect you for at least having the gonads to speak your mind.

And as far as the cop writing you up, I think it's wrong personally. Not LEGALLY wrong, but just plain being a complete jackass wrong. I got pulled over once by a cop doing 74 in a 55 when my Dodge had 30 day tags years ago, and he didn't write me up. He let me off because he knew that I was "testing it out". If he wanted to be a complete jerk, he could've not only written me up, but bumped it up a bit more and got me for wreckless driving.

Cops are NOT under any obligation to write you a ticket when you're speeding, people. They have to make a judgement call based on the situation, and yes, your attitude. If there was no traffic around, and Opiate was test driving the car, then the cop was being an @$$hole in writing him up. It's the luck of the draw, and Opiate got screwed.

Opiate, just wanted to say that there's at least one Windrivers "insider" who's on your side, dude.

Topic Closed per Opiate.