Sorry Oppo, But I Gotta Rant About Mustangs Again...

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390)
03/05/2014 at 00:12 • Filed to: Mustang

This time I have a legit reason to complain...

Don't get me wrong again; I like Mustangs, I love muscle cars and I especially love the sound of a revving V8 or any big-block motor. But as with going to the restroom, there's a time and place for everything, and it sure as hell isn't after midnight!

You see THAT Mustang above? Some kid on my campus owns this GT. I'm not sure if he bought it himself(doubt it) or if his parents bought it for him(most likely) but it's quite the looker! The silver looks brilliant in the lights of the parking lot; but that's the only good thing I'll say about it and it's driver...

I think it's okay to do night driving or cruises; you get your mind off things and no one is on the roads so you don't have to worry about AssHat drivers much. But it is NOT okay to drive past my dorm and downshift as you drive by EVERY FUCKING NIGHT OF THE WEEK! He does this at around midnight every weekday and it pisses me off!

You may have a big V8, but let me tell you something you little shit:

No one gives a shit about your fucking Mustang GT! Who the hell are you trying to impress this early in the morning?? We're all trying to sleep dammit and the fact that I've git midterms this week doesn't help either.

This is one of the primary reasons I tend to hate Mustang drivers and I'm now gonna list why, and it'll actually make sense!

1. Attainability-Let's be honest people, anyone and their mother can afford a mustang; be it a V6 or a V8, you can easily go out and drop between $3-10k on a used SN-95 or 197 Mustang and hoon about all you like. If you've got parents and they know you like cars, this is a possible "good" idea because you can get so much car for a low price!

2. Cost-Power Ratio-Essentially this means how much power you get for the cost of the car. Seeing as you can get so much car for a low price, you can easily find a 300-400hp Mustang for dirt cheap; almost close to the price of a used 2nd gen. Focus or SVT....

3. Sheer Stupidity-When you're out and about, hooning with your buddies and destroying the ricer menace, that's ll good and fun; but when someone tells you to do a burnout or drift, or someone pulls out a camera, the show-off(read as "do something stupid") part of our brain kicks in and something stupid like this will happen:

I just don't understand why some(not all) Mustang drivers feel the urge to show off a car that can hardly be called impressive anymore. We've all seen the Mustang more than once in our lives, it's not anything new, and yet, to me, when I see a Mustang and it's driver get ready to do something stupid that we all know will end with the driver wrapping it around a tree or lamp post, I wonder, what the hell compelled them to do that and what the hell made them think it was a good idea?

Now I'll say it this time, not all Mustang drivers are AssHats or stupid drivers; hell, a few of you on here have proven me wrong about the stereotype, but that doesn't change the fact(or if it does, very little) that this is the reality of the situation.

That is all, my second Mustang rant is over, have a good night Oppo. I've gotta keep studying....Oh wait, here comes that Mustang now..... DAMMIT!!

DISCUSSION (67)

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:17

Someone got a new Armada on my campus in the past few days and they floor it down the road behind my dorm. I'm sure nothing ever good came from a icy road, a Texas-sized Nissan barreling down the road at full power.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
03/05/2014 at 00:22

What's so special about an Armada?? It's not even a sports car! Sounds like an idiot to me...

puddler > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:22

revving v8's are heavenly. you must be mistakeing such an awful noise for a v6.

Nibby > puddler
03/05/2014 at 00:25

They are but they're rather obnoxiously loud if you are trying to study.

Axial > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:28

It's simple...

Kinja'd!!!

We kill the Mustang.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > puddler
03/05/2014 at 00:31

I love the sound of a revving V8 too. What makes it worse in this case, is the fact that he's got a flowmaster catback or axleback on it.....

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Nibby
03/05/2014 at 00:32

I want to actually blame a failing grade on that Mustang, should I actually fail an exam, as stupid as it sounds.... :P

puddler > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:33

what a douche. people who buy flowmasters are like the the people who buy automatics.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Axial
03/05/2014 at 00:35

"Were it so easy..."

Kinja'd!!!

puddler > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:39

but nissan 5.6's sound good.

Harris Lue > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:42

My old roommate fits this stereotype perfectly. Right before we got to college he traded up from his '98 V6 to a bright yellow Vortech Supercharged '02 GT for a little over 10-grand. This car was driven hard and put up wet and came with a methanol injection system and all of the components of a former drag strip car that had been tuned back to stock and sold at a used car dealer with no info from it's previous owner. Over the past four years he has done this daily/nightly pointless drive thing with it detonating the whole way! He hasnt dropped the couple hundred bucks for a tuner to fix the air/fuel issues he's obviously having while running all of this shit with a stock tune. Ohh and hes also backed it into a light post, hit 2 deer, had someone stand on his roof, and smokes like a freight train in it. Needless to say its a heap of crap now and he still drives it around with his straight thru slp loudmouths and supercharger wine(when its not popping from detonation) like he's a total badass.

Ohh and he raced me (in my 4-banger 1993 Mustang) from a stoplight about a year after having it and when the light turned green I slowly took off as fast as my car could go, while I heard a loud BRAAAPPP And then silence from his lane. The idiot detonated and I won.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > puddler
03/05/2014 at 00:43

Haven't heard one. Lemme go find a sound clip quickly....

Damn that sounds nice!

CRider > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:48

But it is NOT okay to drive past my dorm and downshift as you drive by EVERY FUCKING NIGHT OF THE WEEK!

Yes it is. If you have a problem with his exhaust being too loud, well, tough shit. Unless it's illegally loud he's not doing anything wrong by "driving past my dorm and downshifting".

So basically, you can tell him in person to get off your lawn. But whining about how he has a nice car and complaining that you have to hear it every night isn't going to gain you sympathy. It sounds like you're just jealous.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Harris Lue
03/05/2014 at 00:49

This story is good and ends well for a 4 banger! This may be the only time until I see and test drive a '15 Mustang that I'll say the following statement: 4 banger Mustangs FTW!!! :P

How long until the GT dies?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CRider
03/05/2014 at 00:52

Dude.... I know it's perfectly legal to do what he's doing and it is tough shit but surely you must understand how annoying it'd be if it woke you up every night of the week at the same time...

I'm not asking for sympathy either, and I've got a '14 Focus ST, I've got no reason to be jealous what soever.

Edit: I even said it in my post that I like Mustangs! Always have, always will. I know they're nice cars and have been driven in quite a few in the past few years; ranging from a bunch of SN-95s, a couple Fox Bodies, and two of the most recent generation, a base V6 and a GT500! I know they're pretty sweet cars and are fun as hell.

Harris Lue > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 00:53

Hell yeah man I can't wait to see the new EcoBoost!

And man I don't really know, but last time I rode in it(about 4 months ago) it was bubbling and detonating worse than it ever had. Bogging down in gears that it shouldn't and I'm sure that the pistons are as round as softballs by now. It's not long for this world, that's for sure.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Harris Lue
03/05/2014 at 00:56

Man, you gotta tell him to fix his car! I may not like Mustangs when driven in this manner, or their drivers that make them drive like that; but a Mustang is still a good car that I'd like to someday own and it deserves to be saved from this torture! Unless it's too late.... :(

puddler > Nibby
03/05/2014 at 00:58

study the firing order. the 90* crank. learn the intricacies of exhaust pulse dynamics. everything else is just heresy.

 V8 Rustler > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 01:29

I would be jelly if I had a 4 cylinder wrong-wheel drive little hatchback. I think you are jealous of a fine V8 muscle car.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > V8 Rustler
03/05/2014 at 01:37

I can assure you that I'm more than happy with my 2.0L Turbocharged 4cylinder thank you. And where the hell did I ever say these cars suck?? I don't know where you guys are finding it in my post that I ever say I hate V8 Mustangs. I make the statement twice in there that I love muscle cars, I like Mustangs, and I love V8 Mustangs. I'm sure as hell not jelly of someone else owning a Mustang, but I do wish I had one.

And FYI, I'd only be jealous if it were a '69 fastback, '69-78 Mach 1, or a '69-70 Boss 302, which I've never seen in person and would love to own an drive. These are just sexy cars!

Kinja'd!!!

CRider > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 02:19

Oh I agree it is annoying, but I also think that if you could you would rather have a Mustang GT over your (also very nice) Focus ST. One is a hot hatch, and one's a v8 rwd muscle car and you freely admit you like them. And if you were him, you'd probably do the same thing. And I'm not sure how downshifting a car at night in what I assume is a large city is showing off. Exactly how loud is the car, long tube headers and straight pipes?

CRider > puddler
03/05/2014 at 02:22

If he's downshifting and revving it up it isn't a automatic, and if it's loud enough to wake people up it's definitely not just a cheap muffler job.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 02:23

I got a friend with a SN95, and he likes it more than a newer model. He wanted a foxbody with the 5.0, but got a SN95 GT instead.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CRider
03/05/2014 at 02:27

Oh there's no doubt in my mind that if I were given the chance to own a Mustang GT, I'd trade anything but an ST or a Porsche to get one. I also know I'd be downshifting too. Where I am isn't really a large city though. Well I mean it is but the area I'm in is somewhat suburban and smallish. I don't know the details on the car but I could hear it coming from what seems like half a mile away but I could hear the sound of that V8 pretty damn clearly before I could see it.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CRider
03/05/2014 at 02:28

Milky > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 02:29

I have friends with mustangs, they are nice people. I also hangout on Woodward last summer ….

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Kinja'd!!!

Stereotypes exist for a reason.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Milky
03/05/2014 at 02:33

You're on Woodward too? Have I seen you before? Have you been this winter?

And please tell me about that Mustang Dream Cruise pic. What's the story behind it because I don't remember that happening...

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
03/05/2014 at 02:35

I actually prefer the SN95 body over the early '05-10 models. But the '12-14 models I think look the good as well.

CRider > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 02:38

If you can hear it before you can see it it's probably in violation of noise limit laws. You can file a police complaint that you're being disturbed late every night by an overly loud Mustang, and they will probably check it out.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CRider
03/05/2014 at 02:47

I mean from my room that is. I live in a room that's on the top floor(4th floor) of my dorm and it's halfway between two lights that are close to a maybe a mile apart. I say it takes about 5-6 seconds for it to come into view of my window after I hear it. It's been going on for the past 3 weeks but I get that Mustangs are loud. I'll just have to deal with it I reckon.

CRider > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 02:55

If you're on a street with a mile between lights he's probably speeding down the road and slowing down for the next light near your dorm. That explains the loud downshifts.

I also doubt how loud it is unless it has headers and little in the way of a muffler. Even most aftermarket ones aren't that loud. If you suspect something, call the police. Worse that can happen is his parents (who you assume bought him the car) are left with a fine.

Milky > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 02:56

I haven't been since last summer …. and I went less this last summer than the one before that, so we probably haven't crossed paths. I should start going back when it warms up though.

But I actually don't know too much about the dream cruise 'stang, I used to be on the facebook group and just know every one was pissed about it. The silver one on the hand, did a hit and run on a CROWD of people at what use to be the sunday night meet. That is until cops came and shut it down every week afterwards.

Literally a second or two after that vine stops is when he hit a bunch of people.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CRider
03/05/2014 at 03:13

I'd rather not start a conflict with someone I don't even know. I guess me and my ST will have to "attempt" to teach him a lesson about being quiet. :P

Though downshifting before a red light does seem to be the most probable cause as there's a third light right next to my dorm! Hadn't considered that...

Thanks for the advice and help, fellow Mustang fan!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Milky
03/05/2014 at 03:17

Wait, is that silver one the accident that was a hit-and-run and a bunch of guys chased him down?? One of my new friends from Woodward told me a story about that, but it was at an ABC Warehouse I think? He said that was the last time they were there I think too.

We've actually had a couple meets with some very nice turnouts this winter at Normandy on Fridays! What do you drive? So I can keep an I out for ya! I drive a Performance Blue Focus ST but I don't think I'll be the only one in that color come summer time.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CRider
03/05/2014 at 03:28

I mean I'm not sure if it wakes everyone up. It may be just me, sometimes he drives by twice and those nights suck.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Milky
03/05/2014 at 03:33

Also I'm currently part of the Facebook group and actually just started going last month haha. How'd the silver stangs story end? Full detail? Anyone trash the car? What became of the driver?

CRider > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 03:38

Maybe you should just turn on some background music? Nothing drowns out outside noise like 140 dB of Slayer in the middle of the night.

The Transporter > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 03:57

Hate the driver, don't hate his ride. But if you want to shit in this guy's cornflakes here's what you do. Simply slashing his tires would be too easy and he obviously has some inadequacy issues so if he knows that somebody is after his car he might call daddy to solve his problems for him. You don't want complications and mindfucking somebody is more fun, anyway. The Mustang's gas cap lid isn't locked and the newer ones don't even have a gas cap. Sugar and bleach are fun but is an obvious sign of tampering. Water is natural and can sometimes form in a gas tank. It's not common but sometimes it can happen. You don't have to pour much, a quart should be plenty and it'll sink to the bottom. He'll start his car and the fuel line and filter will have enough gas to get out of the parking lot but not much further.

If you don't have much time to fiddle around with a jug of water, a funnel, and a hose, then find a nail or other sharp object that is tough enough to puncture a tire, but small so that it's not easily noticeable. If he always backs his car into a parking spot like in the picture, then wedge the nail or sharp object, pointy end towards the tire and the other end wedged into the ground at about a 45 degree angle. Place it on the front of the rear passenger side tire on the inside as it will be less visible there. If he parks his car nose first, then place it behind the front passenger tire. He'll drive off and if it doesn't immediately deflate the tire then it will do a lot of damage to it over the long term.

If you haven't confronted the guy about the nose he makes, don't start now. Don't make eye contact or even acknowledge that he exists. If he gets suspicious, then he'll have a whole apartment block of suspects to work through. If you decide to do more than one "prank," then wait weeks or even months between them. Also increase the time between pranks. If you waited a month between the first two, then wait two months to do the third. The trick is to wait until he lets his guard down. The moment he starts to feel comfortable and relaxed, that's when you strike. He'll either move to another apartment complex, which makes him somebody else's problem, or he'll (more likely) get pissed off and do something stupid enough to get himself arrested, which also makes him somebody else's problem.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > CRider
03/05/2014 at 04:55

It's less whether it's illegal, and more it being inconsiderate. I'm sure there's isolated places he could find to rev the nuts of that thing and not wake people up late at night.

CRider > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 05:02

He didn't say the guy was revving the nuts off it, he said it was being downshifted. He also said he lives halfway between two lights.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > CRider
03/05/2014 at 05:54

The implication i got was that he was downshifting unnecessarily. Where does he say he lives between two lights? I can see a bit about the street-lights of the parking lot, but nothing about any lights that would require changing gears.

If the issue is just that this guy has a loud car and drives it off at midnight, that's not something I see an issue with.

If the issue is that he is purposely making noise when he could otherwise be quiet driving off, I think he's a bit of a dick.

CRider > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 05:59

He said he lives in a dorm on a street with a mile between lights. I assume the Mustang driver would downshift when approaching a red light to engine brake, not necessarily street racing or wringing it out.

If you know you do a lot of driving in residential areas late at night owning a loud car is inconsiderate, but that's not the point.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > CRider
03/05/2014 at 06:19

I thought the point was that he was being inconsiderate.

I don't agree with the rest of the diatribe about Mustang owners, but that can be chalked down to being pissed off at this particular one.

I didn't spot the bit about the lights. If the guy is just decelerating for a red then I don't see the problem with that. If it's intentional creation of noise when people are trying to sleep then that's not cool.

It does seem like it could be helped with a heavier set of curtains though.

Milky > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 07:36

Yupp thats the same one! I couldn't think of the store name, but yupp. Don't know if "chased down" is completely correct, I heard they followed him and called the cops. It wasn't too long after that though that I left the woodward page, too many trolls and too much of my time (use that time on oppo now). Last I heard he was claiming someone else was driving, which sounds like a load of BS, and had a day in court ahead of him.

But now that I know someone on Oppo hangs out at normandy I'll make a point to swing through and get some coffee. It won't be this friday though, water pump just went out and thats when I'm planning on fixing it. Either way though I drive a Crossfire with this is the window:

Kinja'd!!!

I'll be on the lookout likewise, for a blue Focus ST. Actually I'll just yell out "K ROLL PORSCHE TAMER!?" when I get there.

The Dummy Gummy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 07:50

The title should be "Douchebag drives like a douchebag" also who is in bed at 12am in college, poppycock.

Manny05x > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 08:11

Maybe he is out delivering tofu at that time you never know.

Nibby > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 09:13

Study earlier?

sellphones2493 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 10:00

Where do you go to school? There is a person at my school in Connecticut who has a GT that is identical to this one, including the window vents who does the exact same thing. Are we talking about the same person?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Milky
03/05/2014 at 10:43

I'll put my hazards on just in case. : P

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > sellphones2493
03/05/2014 at 10:47

Probably not... I'm in Michigan.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Nibby
03/05/2014 at 11:03

I'd love to, but everyone is too loud on my floor; so I wait until late to study when everyone is either asleep, passed out, or hungover. :P

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
03/05/2014 at 11:08

The actual stop lights are out of the picture; the Mustang is pointing directly at the middle light where he is presumably downshifting and the others are down the road both ways....

Actually, you just reminded me something....That middle light turns into a yellow flashing light after midnight! If it's not red, then he's got no reason to downshift there and there aren't any other cars out so it's not like he's attempting to brake behind a car! :o

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Milky
03/05/2014 at 13:32

Also, in an attempt to further distinguish my ST from the rest, I'll put on an Oppo sticker and a Focusst.org sticker. Also, the Focus badge will be removed and there'll just be an ST badge on the rear. Hopefully it'll stand out a bit more after the winter has died down.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > The Dummy Gummy
03/05/2014 at 13:34

Well it's more likely that people are knocked out, drunk and hungover at 12am. I'm asleep because I prefer to study late when it's quiet and I've got 8am classes.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > The Transporter
03/05/2014 at 13:38

That seems like a bit too much work. And I probably wouldn't go so far as to hurting someone else's car; especially a beautiful GT, regardless of how inconsiderate the driver is... :P

It doesn't align with my morals at all.
But I'll give it a recommendation for the creativity and well thought out plan!

The Dummy Gummy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 13:41

Kids these days. Bunch of amateurs.

The Dummy Gummy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 13:53

Btw, totally respect that you are studying vs drinking. Save that shit for the weekends; at least during exam weeks.

Also pro tip: if you have an 8AM (1.5hr class) make your next class an 11:15 so you can get nap time in. It is totally worth it.

Harris Lue > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 14:10

Trust me, from day one I've told him the solutions to every problem with it... He spent his money on Gas, Booze, and Guitars... It's far too late now.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > The Dummy Gummy
03/05/2014 at 14:12

Funny that you mention 11am classes; my following class is actually at 11am! Problem is that I'm also cramming in some study time during that 2 hour break. :(

The only reason I chose to have an 8am class was to get a good professor that I previously had.

The Dummy Gummy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 14:14

I feel your pain there. Oh I agree on the nap-time getting impeded during exams, but the rest of the year. It is perfect for nap time. Good luck!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Harris Lue
03/05/2014 at 14:15

Kinja'd!!!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > The Dummy Gummy
03/05/2014 at 14:17

Thanks! it's gonna another long night tonight! And you-know who is bound to show up again; maybe this time I'll try to record it if I can anticipate his movements... :P

The Dummy Gummy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 14:24

Hey at least if you nod off from studying too hard he will wake you up so you can keep on studying.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > The Dummy Gummy
03/05/2014 at 14:27

This is true!

Bliq00 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/05/2014 at 17:28

buy a cheap pair of circumaural headphones. That's how I did it. Now at work we have an open floor plan where cube walls are 3 ft tall and I can hear everyone on my floor. I use a pair of QC15s since I had them already to drown it all out, but I've also used a pair of $6 noise isolation earbuds and they work about as well.

Lets Just Drive > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
03/09/2014 at 14:54

Literally everything you said above could be said about Honda drivers, or rich-kid BMW drivers, or any group of driver for that matter.

Literally nothing you've complained about has anything to do with the car yet, as is typical of of the hater crowd, the car and culture around that car get blamed. Like, Bro-Trucks are just out to fuck with you man and the drivers, they're innocent victims.

As a Mustang owner, I get what you're saying but as a guy who attends meets and gets around the enthusiast communities, it's not a Mustang thing.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Lets Just Drive
03/09/2014 at 15:05

I'm gonna pull a couple quotes from my post just so we're clear on where I stand on the whole Mustang-hater dispute.

"Don't get me wrong again; I like Mustangs, I love muscle cars and I especially love the sound of a revving V8 or any big-block motor."

"I just don't understand why some(not all) Mustang drivers feel the urge to show off a car that can hardly be called impressive anymore."

"Now I'll say it this time, not all Mustang drivers are AssHats or stupid drivers; hell, a few of you on here have proven me wrong about the stereotype, but that doesn't change the fact(or if it does, very little) that this is the reality of the situation."

I'm not and never gonna say it's a Mustang thing as it's pretty clear that anyone can pull off an AssHat moment with any car; I clearly explained that I think it's more of a common thing with Mustangs and I explained why I think that's the way it is.

And I did complain about the car...

"it is NOT okay to drive past my dorm and downshift as you drive by"

The V8 is what produces the noise that goes to the exhaust. It's loud as hell and is a annoying when I'm trying to study or sleep.

It is true that car culture and the people who buy the cars can say a lot about a certain car, and I'm sure you're not an AssHat or do any AssHat things; but I am not a hater of Mustangs, If I could, I would have one right now if given the opportunity or the chance. I'll say it one more time, I know it's not a Mustang thing and I never said it was!