Car/Driving related things that annoy the piss out of you - General

I knew a guy who bought a subaru after he saw mine i think he hates it and is now trying to sell it, it takes a special kind of masochist to drive/fix one

[QUOTE=edberg;35415999]I knew a guy who bought a subaru after he saw mine i think he hates it and is now trying to sell it, it takes a special kind of masochist to drive/fix one[/QUOTE] Really? I've always wanted a Subaru, like a 2.5 RS, just because it's the only car that can do quiet road and roaring off-road. I'm not experienced with their boxer engines though, so I'm not sure how maintenance and reliability is. [img]http://www.4wheelracing.com/scooby/scooby.jpg[/img]

pop the hood and find out, he's a jeep guy so he's used to everything being in reach/american [editline]3rd April 2012[/editline] it was an 08 so it had all the complexity of the earlier years but with more plastic

[QUOTE=Bredirish123;35306187] I guess the whole point to this whole rant is that I absolutely hate people who do not take care of their cars. I'm an extremely clean and organized person, so everything I own tends to be clean otherwise it bothers me. I've always seen my car as my financial life line; if I didn't take care of it then I could find myself out of work. How do you guys feel about people who neglect their cars? I understand that it's their property, but seriously, if you take care of your car it will take care of you.[/QUOTE] When people get in my car they always think i just got it, and i'm driving it for almost 2 years now (bought it new) Almost always clean on the outside, and the inside is free of smoking and eating, so it smells like new :) That's how it should be.

[QUOTE=Bredirish123;35306187] How do you guys feel about people who neglect their cars? I understand that it's their property, but seriously, if you take care of your car it will take care of you.[/QUOTE] I don't mind it so much if people neglect it visually. I'll be perfectly honest here, there's better [i]looking[/i] 7th gen F150s in the local scrapyard than the one I drive every day. Mechanically though...ahoaethtihh maintain your shit people! It isn't difficult. My ride may look like a junkyard escapee, but I take care of the parts that count. It runs and drives fine, I'd trust it to go all the way to Alaska and then back to Tennessee without a hiccup. Take care of the important bits at the very least, people. Better to have a car that looks like a heap of junk and runs like brand new than a car that looks brand new and barely runs at all.

[QUOTE=Bredirish123;35306187] I guess the whole point to this whole rant is that I absolutely hate people who do not take care of their cars. I'm an extremely clean and organized person, so everything I own tends to be clean otherwise it bothers me. I've always seen my car as my financial life line; if I didn't take care of it then I could find myself out of work. How do you guys feel about people who neglect their cars? I understand that it's their property, but seriously, if you take care of your car it will take care of you.[/QUOTE] I can forgive people for the exterior of their cars to a certain extent. If its a daily driver, its probably going to get dings and scratches eventually. And you really can't help what other people and the weather do to your car. Road salt pretty much means any car is guaranteed to start rusting away unless you wash it everyday in the winter. Probably explains why you never see cars much older than the 90's around here anymore. Interiors though, it bugs me having bottles and wrappers all over, and most people leave their cars in far worse condition than that. And when people have cars that smell like someone just took a huge duce in them, ugh.

I spend at least 1-2 hours every week devoted to cleaning my car, I feel bad when my car is dirty

[QUOTE=TestECull;35461532]I don't mind it so much if people neglect it visually. I'll be perfectly honest here, there's better [i]looking[/i] 7th gen F150s in the local scrapyard than the one I drive every day. Mechanically though...ahoaethtihh maintain your shit people! It isn't difficult. My ride may look like a junkyard escapee, but I take care of the parts that count. It runs and drives fine, I'd trust it to go all the way to Alaska and then back to Tennessee without a hiccup. Take care of the important bits at the very least, people. Better to have a car that looks like a heap of junk and runs like brand new than a car that looks brand new and barely runs at all.[/QUOTE] my car is gross inside and out even though the pictures don't show it, until you drive it :v

[QUOTE=edberg;35416861]pop the hood and find out, he's a jeep guy so he's used to everything being in reach/american [editline]3rd April 2012[/editline] it was an 08 so it had all the complexity of the earlier years but with more plastic[/QUOTE] mom and dad have a 2011 outback limited 2.5 cvt. it dont seem too hard you can reach and touch the coil on plug but it dont have all the turbo stuff.

Ugh, driving for a living leaves you NO patience for other people. I think I may bolt push bars to the front of my van so I can force everyone else to drive 10 over like I do. It's crazy how pissed off you get when you're trying to do your job and some listless old person is idling along at 25 and you can't get around them.

[QUOTE=edberg;35501243]my car is gross inside and out even though the pictures don't show it, until you drive it :v[/QUOTE] Mine's not really gross. It's just aged and worn. Time has not been kind to the cosmetic parts, paint is universally faded, the only clearcoat left is in the door jambs, there's some rust problems above the rear wheels on the bodywork(Structurally it's rust free), the trim is cracking and fragile, the pedal pads fell off years ago, the center steering wheel pad and horn button fell off, the rearview mirror fell off, the gauges aren't the most accurate things ever put in a car, the shift knob is long gone, headliner is long gone(Foam still exists, oddly enough), every body panel has at least one dent or ding in it...It's definitely a beater, and I don't really care if passengers eat or smoke(If they smoke I do ask they vent the smoke so it doesn't make me sneeze) while in there. I do, however, insist that there's no trash laying around in the cab or the bed, and to that end I keep a plastic shopping bag hanging off the shifter to act as a trash can. Seat is mint though, for some odd reason. It looks out of place, perfectly mint seat in a sea of old, time-and-sun-beaten trim panels.

by gross i mean my cheap water-based paint appears 10 years older then it actually is(06'), interior and trim doesn't age very well either, missing pedal pads, headliner is starting to "fuzz" up as the fibers are separating, some exterior rubber has worn away in some spots, dash seats and door cards are okay though but its cool since racewagon or whatever [editline]11th April 2012[/editline] subaru y u have no r&d money

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;35520554]Ugh, driving for a living leaves you NO patience for other people. I think I may bolt push bars to the front of my van so I can force everyone else to drive 10 over like I do. It's crazy how pissed off you get when you're trying to do your job and some listless old person is idling along at 25 and you can't get around them.[/QUOTE] Fucking backroads. I'm almost always late to school because I get stuck behind some old fuck on the backroads.

[QUOTE=Super_Noodle;35521171]Fucking backroads. I'm almost always late to school because I get stuck behind some old fuck on the backroads.[/QUOTE] I love how old people always feel like they need to be somewhere between 7 am to 8 am, but its apparently not urgent enough to go the speed limit.

Demache are you actually a bus driver? Just curious. 7 to 8 is normally when they do their things too.

[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;35527729]Demache are you actually a bus driver? Just curious. 7 to 8 is normally when they do their things too.[/QUOTE] No I'm not. It was just a sort of in joke with a few friends of mine a year or so back. I actually didn't find out I had a title until he pointed it out to me because the color blends right into the background for your posts. :v:

when you go to pass a guy and he starts going your speed right when your parallel with him AND THEN the car in the lane going towards you at 62MPH (100KPH) is 200ft away and you nearly shit your pants so you have to speed up to avoid a head on collisions, sucks even more if your not in a sports car so drivers if someones passing you do your fellow motorists a favor and maintain your speed ok they taught you that in drivers ed hopefully

my fucking retard friend speeds up when people pass him why.jpeg

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Yesterday, this dumb bitch in her Monte Carlo cut in front of me, missing me by a split of a hair, I honked at her, and she sticks her arm out the window, flips me off, and proceeds to do the same to SEVERAL other cars, including an ambulance. I bet there's a 95% chance she doesn't have her driver's license.

Even though this might have been said. People who ride up on your ass when you drive a manual, then get pissed when you hit their front bumper on the green light. I need some kind of sticker that warns people "YES my car goes back 2-3 inches because it is stick shift don't ride my ass with your truck."

People who ride your ass even though you're already tailgating the car in front of you

People who are in the middle of an intersection, trying to turn left and the light turns red. Instead of turning, they decide to back up until they hit you. just why.

[QUOTE=minkbob;35638479]Even though this might have been said. People who ride up on your ass when you drive a manual, then get pissed when you hit their front bumper on the green light. I need some kind of sticker that warns people "YES my car goes back 2-3 inches because it is stick shift don't ride my ass with your truck."[/QUOTE] Perfect excuse to drop the clutch at redline brah uleh

Going under the speed limit on clear, sunny warm days. Around where I live there are no safe places to pass people (yay suburbia), if someone goes 5 under it turns into a mile long tailgate party with the person at the front cruising at 40 in a 45 with a line of pissed off drivers behind them. Also older drivers who refuse to make left turns. There is a good 45 seconds before the next car is going to come by, you can make a safe left turn grandma, promise. Also really aggressive drivers piss me off. I'll be going 50 in a 45 with nobody behind me, then I'll look in my rear view mirror and see somebody come flying up behind me pulling 60 and tailgate me. Next stoplight, its almost always an older person driving an SUV.

[QUOTE=minkbob;35638479]Even though this might have been said. People who ride up on your ass when you drive a manual, then get pissed when you hit their front bumper on the green light. I need some kind of sticker that warns people "YES my car goes back 2-3 inches because it is stick shift don't ride my ass with your truck."[/QUOTE] If you had decent clutch control it wouldn't roll back at all...

2-3 inches is understandable I guess though.

[QUOTE=total_noob;35646226]If you had decent clutch control it wouldn't roll back at all...[/QUOTE] I'll let you drive my supra once, ONCE... it will be enough for you to understand what is a racing 6 puck ceramic clutch with a upgraded pressure plate. 2-3 inches is normal and understandable

I bring it to the bite point then release the handbrake while applying throttle, just like a hill start. Works for me V:v:V (Yes, I use the handbrake at lights, out of habit from lots of night driving - I don't want to blind the driver behind with my brake lights)

[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;35652314]I bring it to the bite point then release the handbrake while applying throttle, just like a hill start. Works for me V:v:V (Yes, I use the handbrake at lights, out of habit from lots of night driving - I don't want to blind the driver behind with my brake lights)[/QUOTE] 2/3 of my brake lights don't work. So I won't blind anyone :v: