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Oct 15 2007, 12:24 AM
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Worst ticket was coming back from San Antonio the day I had bought my Talon. i was coming into a small town outside of SA, and I saw the sign stating the limit was 55, but apparently I missed the one for 45. On top of that, I was trying to downshift into 3rd from 4th, and I couldnt for the life of me get it in (new clutch, gotta love em). So im paying waaaaay to much attention to the clutch and not enough to the road/brakes. I come over a hill, feeling quite good that i got it into 3rd without hitting anything, and notice a cop car at the bottom. the instant i see em, the brake lights come on (apparently he had his car off) and i knew i was had. I slow down, and Im already pulling over when he flips his lights on. I on the side of the road, he comes over and does the usual routine. He tells me I was doing 64 in a 45. damn. I tell him that the car was new and that i was fiddling with the shifter instead of paying attention to the road. he obviously didnt believe me and asked for a sales reciept, which I had. He looked at it, and then went back to his car to write the ticket. as im sitting there, i realize that a Talon is a tad more conspicuous than a Galant. I make a mental note for the future. While im sitting there, ANOTHER cop pulls up. these guys have too much free time. this is where it gets good. the second cop rolls down his window, and this is how the conversation went:
"Where you goin boy?"
"Utopia."
"why?"
"because i live there."
he looks at my car, front to back, then eyes the faded "16 Valve DOHC" sticker behind the door.
"Wheeew. sixteen valve double overhead cam. thats a quick car. you be careful with that son." (as if i hadnt JUST gotten pulled over for speeding)
He says something to the first cop, who is now walking back to my window, then drives off. Apparently he just felt like harassing me.
the first cop tells me hes giving me a ticket for 54 in a 45, so that i can at least take defensive driving for the ticket. that was nice i guess. just before he leaves, he eyes my car front to back, and says "thats a hot car, drive careful now." From this little encounter, I have concluded 2 things:
1) No one in Bandera Tx has seen an Eagle Talon before 2) The talon attracts far more attention than the old Galant. Good with girls, bad with cops.
My best let-off was, not surprisingly, in the Galant. i got pulled over for going 51 in a 40. the interesting thing about this incident was, the cop asked for all my information, then turned to walk back to his motorcycle, and apparently changed his mind, turns back, and asks "whats your driving record look like?" I told him i didnt have any tickets, and that i had only gotten 2 warnings previously. He just nodded, and when he came back, he presented me with a warning, saying "slow down." yes sir.
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Oct 15 2007, 09:59 AM
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QUOTE(Lewiman06 @ Oct 15 2007, 07:14 AM) no offence at all, but did the cop know SH*T about cars? 16valve DOHC, isn't that like a pretty normal engine? again not dissing your car at all i just had a barretta, not to fast at all and i had the same engine..... [right][snapback]116134[/snapback][/right]
haha, thats what I was thinking. like i said, i doubt either of those guys had ever seen a Talon before. yea, it looks quick enough, but the one i have isnt stunningly fast. im sure both of them saw that little sticker on the side and immediately assumed that it must be fast if its braggin about the engine like that. im sure it doesnt help that i was going 19mph over the limit either.
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Oct 15 2007, 09:53 PM
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535i Dinan Stage 2 + Goodies

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High Performance and Luxury car dealership. I have access to about 30,000 cars a week from dealer only auctions around the country, and about two hours away is the one of the best auction in the nation, the Manheim Crown Jewel. Let's just say about every one and half minutes 30 cars have been sold. It is like wall street with cars. I saw one of the first M6's be auctioned for 120k and a Lambo Gallardo drop top go for 260K and guys HAVE to pay cash. Its insane. Unfortunately not a whole lot of 3000's and I've only seen one Supra with like 150,000 miles. And I've come to the conclusion that all Eclipses prior to 2005 under $13000 are Auto, or have been in serious accidents. We also sell a butt load of Volvos. Unfortunately, I've gone back to school so I am only there part time if at all. I guess if I was to accurately describe my current position, it would be Auto Abuser and user of high speed internet hub. Ahh the joy of online courses and lack of high speed internet availability at my home.
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Oct 31 2007, 04:19 PM
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On the way back from Reno, NV to Boise, ID, I was with a friend and we topped out our 1000cc bikes. Topped out for bikes says 189mph, but there is a 7%-10% correction you have to make, so I guess we were really doing 170. We rode that for a good 20/30 minutes and stopped at a gas station to fill up. We had a friend in a car behind us about 10 minutes, and we waited for him. When he showed up, he asked if we saw the cop that was chasing us... we both said, uhm... no? I guess the cop was following us in his Crown Vic, and just turned around after a minute or two. Thank God it wasn't one of their modded vettes that are designed to keep up w/ faster vehicles.
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Oct 31 2007, 11:46 PM
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535i Dinan Stage 2 + Goodies

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QUOTE(Lewiman06 @ Oct 31 2007, 03:36 PM) EMC, you get many lotus's in there, i'm not trying for anything with in the next few years, but in about 3 i'll be getting about 45GK to my name so i want a car worth talking about, what would you suggest under 60K? convertable/comfortable/fast as hell. [right][snapback]118797[/snapback][/right]
911 turbo cabriolet... obviously not new as they go for over 120. Edit: oh yeah and we had an order for a friend that wanted a Lotus Elise, and about a year ago we had an Esprit. But we don't really keep them in inventory. But we can get them :thumbsup:
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Nov 1 2007, 01:44 PM
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yeah, i was looking at the esprit, and i like it a lot, not sure if i like it that much though, and does it come convertable? but i'm also a fan of the elise, but i'm assuming there's about as much room in those as an MR2 spyder. i've got a while to think about it, but if you could hit me with some pics, that would be great.
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