by "jkm7680" (jkm7680)
Published 06/18/2017 at 19:11
by "jkm7680" (jkm7680)
Published 06/18/2017 at 19:11
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STARS: 7
A couple years ago, a group of friends and I were walking down a sidewalk in a quiet part of town around 3 AM......
I hear a familiar sound coming down the road, I suddenly stop and announce that I can sense the police. A couple seconds after I say that, a marked county police car drives by. No lights, sirens. I had simply recognized the sound of the Crown Vic’s engine. They were very confused.
What are things you’ve done around non-car people to freak them out or confuse the hell out of them?
Pictured: Random picture I stole from the inter of the net.
Note: I am not a prostitute
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
06/18/2017 at 19:15, STARS: 14
Calling out badge-engineered versions of other cars. “That’s an ‘X’, which is the same as a ‘Y’, which was a captive import of a ‘Z’”
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/18/2017 at 19:15, STARS: 12
I successfully identified the make and model of my boss’ car through the door chime. Over the phone, on a conference call. That spread to the entire office the next day.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
06/18/2017 at 19:18, STARS: 5
Note: I am not a prostitute
We all know you’re Zoidberg’s pimp manager.
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
06/18/2017 at 19:19, STARS: 1
He is the talent, I am simply the transmitter of talent.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
06/18/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 2
This for sure. I blew a coworkers mind not too long ago when we saw a Starion and I pointed it out to be the same thing as a Conquest.
Also some people don’t realize the whole Lexus = Toyota / Acura = Honda / Infinity = Nissan thing (and that Audi/VW/et al are all owned by the same folk)
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
06/18/2017 at 19:25, STARS: 4
That Lexus ES... that’s a Camry.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
06/18/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 0
I did 90 in a Town Car past cops past cops twice without getting pulled over. I did 115 once in a Jag and ended up with a shit ton of lawyer bills and a suspended license. Coincidence?
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
06/18/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 1
I can usually tell the difference between a cop, ambulance, or fire truck based on the siren before I even see it
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
06/18/2017 at 19:33, STARS: 0
Same, especially since the police use those shit rumbler sirens around here.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
06/18/2017 at 19:36, STARS: 3
Basically reciting the entire spec sheet of a BMW I see whether I’m driving past it or walking past it. Color, wheels, options, standard features. If it’s an F30 3 Series, I can even tell you which of three factories it’s from. I can even go so far as to give performance specs and figures.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
06/18/2017 at 19:43, STARS: 2
I lost my shit over a McLaren. My sister in law was jealous that something existed that could turn me back into a 5 y/o
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/18/2017 at 19:52, STARS: 2
Take it away, give it a go.
"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
06/18/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 4
I can usually tell a Honda/Acura from [not a Honda/Acura] by the distinctive starter sound, which impresses my friends when I’m able to point out a car behind us that just started up.
EDIT: And then there’s that weird mechanical ticking/clicking noise that certain automatic transmission Chrysler vehicles make as they downshift coming to a stop.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
06/18/2017 at 20:02, STARS: 1
If my memory serves me correctly, that’s a 2012 BMW 328i Sport Line in Mineral Grey Metallic with the 18 inch Style 397 wheels. Since it’s a 2012, you could have the additional exterior badging indicating the line, which is the Sport Line in your case. It appears to have either a black SensaTec or Dakota leather interior according to the picture, but then again, I can’t see the interior well. I know that yours is manual for a fact. It came standard with brushed aluminium trim with either coral red or black accents. The Sport leather steering wheel was standard instead of the standard multifunction leather wrapped wheel that would be phased out in 2014 only to stay in the non sport pack 320i. The 328i didn’t come standard with electric seats or split folding rear seats, so either one could be missing from yours. I see it also has the lighting package, which gives it xenon headlights with twin led rings.
It has the N20B20 2.0 liter 4 cylinder with a twin scroll turbocharger producing 240 hp. It revs to 7000 rpm and hits 60 in 5.4 seconds with a top speed of 130 if equipped with the all season tires or 155 if equipped with the performance tires.
I’d need to see the VIN to tell you which factory it came from.
"Maxima Speed" (maximaspeed)
06/18/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 1
If you’re right I’m officially mind blown.
"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
06/18/2017 at 20:33, STARS: 3
If I’m at a friend’s house or party or something, I can tell who just drove up by the sound of their car. That doesn’t confuse the other car people, but it definitely throws off non-car people.
At my last job, I heard the very distinct sound of my friends unmuffled E28 535i going by, and went “oh hey it’s Dan”. I got a mixture of impressed, and thinking I was bullshitting.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/18/2017 at 20:51, STARS: 1
I can pick out Ford mod motors this way.
Also most last-gen Grand Caravans (the round ones) made very distinct power steering noises.
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
06/18/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 3
Hahah, I can do that to an extent.
Mainly with friends who have distinctive sounding cars. I can’t just use telepathy to tell a shit corolla has driven by.
"scoob" (scoobsti)
06/18/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 1
Once me and my friends were walking along a one way street against the direction of traffic, facing the front of the cars. They knew I liked cars and somehow started this game where I had to name as many of the parked cars we walked by, while they would check out the model name on the back of the car as we walked past it to see if I was correct.
They were freaked out by this. Pretty easy for us Oppos though.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/18/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 2
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
06/18/2017 at 21:30, STARS: 0
I can do the same thing with GM cars.
"jvirgs drives a Subaru" (jvirgs)
06/18/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 1
I can do the same!
"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
06/18/2017 at 22:47, STARS: 2
Drive manual.
"jasmits" (jasmits)
06/21/2017 at 18:35, STARS: 0
I had a good friend in college who was also a car nerd, and also a BMW owner, and it’d really freak our other friends out when we’d get going with BMW alphabet soup. Y’know, the M44 in my E36 318ti is nice and revvy but the M20 in his E30 325es has better low end torque, they’d look at us like we were talking in Greek.