What's Your Biggest Automotive Gripe?

"Haimatox" (haimatox) 03/04/2015 at 12:48 • Filed to: None

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Simple question. My biggest car-based gripe: people who eat messy foods in their car. Personally, I never eat in my car, and (this may make me sound like a dick) I also don't let people eat in my car at all. When I was in Naples, Florida, I saw a guy driving around in a Ferrari 458 Spider with the leather seats shown above. Sitting next to him was his girlfriend/wife, who was eating a chocolate ice cream cone.

Really? You'd risk staining that beautiful tan leather with ice cream? For shame. Granted, he probably has the money to just buy another 458, so he doesn't give a crap.

A close runner-up to the eating problem is seat position. I'm the tallest person in my family by at least four inches, so I obviously have a different driving position from everybody else. Whenever somebody else drives my car, it feels like this when I get back in:

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:51

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When people leave trash in the cup holders of my car. Seriously have some respect for someone else's property.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:53

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People who don't clear their car windows of snow, drive w/ mirrors folded in, don't turn their lights on in darkness/bad water, don't signal, text/read/etc. while driving, or do anything else to indicate that they are currently thinking about/doing something more important while behind the wheel. It's basic safety.

For Sweden > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:53

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When I realize I'm not driving a Hellcat.

Haimatox > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 03/04/2015 at 12:53

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That's partially why I don't let people eat.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:53

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My biggest grip? Why some dumb ass developer at BMW who thought it a good idea to not allow for hot swapping of batteries. Really? You have to reset the damn computer for a battery replacement? What is this, 1995!?!

My citroen won't start > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:55

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I'm downright insane when it comes to taking care of my cars. No dirty shoes, no food, no feet on seats or dash, no pens, the dog wears dog socks. Also, I needs to stay shiny so I'm constantly having it washed.

Party-vi > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:57

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I hate when my fiancee drives the Pilot and forgets to put the seat back for me - I end up banging my knees trying to get in :/

Also, feet on dash = death by firing squad.

Haimatox > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/04/2015 at 12:57

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Big problems in New York...

Saoul-Virage > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:57

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Passengers who touch any button on the dash (A/C, car stereo...) !
I'm the driver, I decide which temperature my car gets and which radio station we'll listen to.
If you're not happy with that I could drop you at the next bus stop.

MonkeePuzzle > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:58

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when people who don't even own the car judge me or my wife for how we consume chocolate iced creams in our vehicle

Haimatox > For Sweden 03/04/2015 at 12:58

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That's a universal issue.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 12:58

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I don't care if you eat in it, I don't care if you get it with muddy boots(the carpet is already ruined), just for fuck sakes, don't leave your shit in my vehicle.

Haimatox > My citroen won't start 03/04/2015 at 12:58

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Shoes? Ugh. We're entering the slush period, when winter's about to end.

Haimatox > Party-vi 03/04/2015 at 12:59

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My sister does the feet thing... She says it's fine because she's not wearing shoes. Not okay.

Saoul-Virage > Party-vi 03/04/2015 at 13:00

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That the same story for the toilet cover...

And for feet on dash you're totally right.

duurtlang > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:00

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Left lane hogs, not signalling on a roundabout, FWD Toyotas, slamming your door open into another car in a parking lot.

Takuro Spirit > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:01

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People who smoke in cars that aren't piles of shit.

Specifically, new cars. Or performance cars.

THANKS FOR TAINTING THE RESALE, ASSHOLE.

(also I can smell you in traffic, thanks)

Haimatox > MonkeePuzzle 03/04/2015 at 13:01

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It's just a matter of seeing my own preferences not being applied by other people. Nothing against him. It's his decision, but I would never do that.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:02

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I agree on the seating position. In a similar vein, when somebody else drives the vehicle, adjusts the steering wheel, and doesn't change it back, or when they drive but don't chip in for gas. In an emergency or something, I'll not make a big deal. But especially in my Durango, last summer when gas was $4 a gallon or so, my mother-in-law would drive it a lot, and not put gas in. I was having to fill up twice a week, and it cost me close to $90 per fill-up, and she would put in maybe $20 every couple weeks.

Also, if somebody just changes the radio station or turns it down while I'm listening to something. At least ask first, and I'll probably say yes, but if you just reach over and switch it, I'm gonna give you a dirty look.

Another gripe is people not washing their vehicles, or cleaning them. Especially not cleaning road salt off of them. Keep doing that, and your car is going to be rusted way too fast. Also, improper care of leather seats.

If at all possible, any vehicle I own/drive that's so equipped, I either park facing away from the sun, or if that's unavoidable, I put one of those shades on the windshield so the leather doesn't crack and fade. A little care, less than five minutes worth, can save a lot of problems. Yeah, I have a lot of pet peeves, but I try to keep my vehicles looking nice if at all possible. A rusty body and worn seats are not doing anybody any favors.

Haimatox > Saoul-Virage 03/04/2015 at 13:02

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If my sister changes the radio to pop music, immediately goes back to something more refined. No One Direction is allowed in my car.

atrombs > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:02

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People who touch the glass in my car. Keep your grubby fingers off the window/windshield/mirrors. And don't even think about drawing stuff in the fog before the defroster kicks in you fucking immature prick.

Haimatox > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/04/2015 at 13:02

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Hear, hear.

Haimatox > Takuro Spirit 03/04/2015 at 13:04

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What about people who smoke, period! No offense to those here who do.

Haimatox > atrombs 03/04/2015 at 13:05

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That reminds me that I have to clean my windshield.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:06

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My favorite is when someone leaves a case of beer in there, and I don't know about it(I'm not 21). That's always nice.

Saoul-Virage > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:06

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If there was only One Direction...

Haimatox > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/04/2015 at 13:06

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I forgot my car came with a sunshade! I should leave it in the trunk...

FromCanadaWithLove > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:07

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Yep and yep. I don't eat in my car, and I'm 6'3".

FromCanadaWithLove > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:08

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My car has pillar-less doors, so it always bothers me when someone closes the door by the glass. Just use the door handle. That's what it's for.

jariten1781 > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:08

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My neighborhood has one main artery that has no stop signs. At least every other day I get stuck in a line behind some goober who stops at every single cross street. It's not just annoying, it's flat out dangerous since they'll often signal the (confused) side street drivers trying to turn left out even though the traffic going the opposite direction doesn't have a stop.

It's gotten way worse over the last year or so since Waze will route non-residents down the road when the thoroughfare next door gets backed up.

Don't do this people.

itschrome > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/04/2015 at 13:08

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Haimatox > duurtlang 03/04/2015 at 13:09

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Last one is a cause for death.

FromCanadaWithLove > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/04/2015 at 13:09

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There have been worse problems.

Sam > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:09

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When I posted this picture on Facebook and literally every reply was some variation of "LSx swap?"

Fucking overused.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 03/04/2015 at 13:10

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Worst ever: I gave a soccer teammate a ride to a tournament. He sat in the back seat and was eating some sorta chocolate muffin. I thought that he must have taken the wrapper with him, but he left the foily wrapper crumpled up in the seat back pocket. My car has leather seat back pockets so it scratched that shit up. Also started molding.

DasWauto > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:10

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People who drive with headphones in/on.

thebigbossyboss > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/04/2015 at 13:11

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Shit. Rear defrost broken sorry bro!! I clean it but then it just snows and covers it again!

Sam > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 03/04/2015 at 13:11

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You need a pre-90s German cars, then. No cupholders.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:11

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Yeah, that would be a good idea. I have one as well, and my Infiniti has a built in rear power sunshade that I'll be keeping up when it's sunny.

thebigbossyboss > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:12

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My friends mother is a nurse. One day some guy came in whom had been doing that. He never recovered from the airbag going off and breaking his pelvis. Tell your sister that story.

thebigbossyboss > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:13

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People who crash my car into a snow bank when trying to learn stick.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > FromCanadaWithLove 03/04/2015 at 13:13

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At the time I lived in a School owned apartment, and they would check for beer and kick you out. So it was kind of a big deal.

Milky > Saoul-Virage 03/04/2015 at 13:19

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Dual zone climate control fixes one of those issues.

Milky > FromCanadaWithLove 03/04/2015 at 13:21

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This, I've had my car for only two years and already had to adjust the passenger window. Thanks people I give rides to.

crowmolly > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:23

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Cigarette flickers on the highway. I hate it worse than left lane squatters and people who change lanes without signaling. It's not the smoking, nor is it the littering. It's the "poof" of sparks off of my windshield and general air of arrogance that I can't stand.

I don't see it that frequently but when I do it instantly pegs my rage meter. I'd imagine that people that live in dry areas are not too fond of it either.

Mercedes Streeter > DasWauto 03/04/2015 at 13:26

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Depends on why they have headphones on. If they're for hands free calling, good!

Party-vi > Saoul-Virage 03/04/2015 at 13:26

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I try to remember to put the seat down, but sometimes it's worth it to hear her yell "goddammit!" from the bathroom when I leave the seat up.

Moves-Like-Senna > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:27

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Passengers that can't give directions. Seriously, just open your phone and put in an address and look at the map every now and then to let me know when to turn. I've dumped a girl over this before.

SonorousSpeedJoe > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:38

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Anything having to do with headlights; the driver might not turn them on, might not have replaced a low-beam that's gone out or replaced both of them with absurdly bright bulbs, or may be using their high-beams behind me. There's also the older cars and work vans/trucks with one dim light and one really bright light - I figure that my viewing angle has something to do with it, but I'm sure that a lot of cars could stand to have the aim of their headlights checked and adjusted.

WhiskeyGolf > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:39

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I eat in my car but I'm pretty careful and generally clean up immediately if there are crumbs/spills. Sometimes it's hard to control passengers so recently I was driving someone on a trip and she crumbled a delicious chocolate chip cookie, so now there is chocolate embedded in the seat :(

TheJWT > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:46

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People who drive 30mph the entire length of an on ramp (i.e. pretty much everyone)

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:49

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THIS. I hate when people do this. While I drink in my car, I never eat in my car, and I refuse to let people do so either.

My biggest gripe is when people have stuff thrown all over their interior, and generally a filthy interior. I can't stand it.

Textured Soy Protein > Mercedes Streeter 03/04/2015 at 13:53

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Hands free calling with an earpiece in one ear is good.

Wearing headphones in both ears, no.

El Rivinado > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:55

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Simple rules,

You eat in my car. That's a paddling

Putting your feet on the dash, that's a paddling

changing my radio presets, that's a paddling.

Drink anything in my car that's not water, that's a paddling.

Show anyone I don't like/don't want in my car or let them ride along inside it. Oh you better believe that's a paddling.

I can not tell you how many times i've come into my car to practice with my dad, only to find he changed the station to pop music, so he could listen to that stupid fucking worthless piece of shit "All about that bass" song, that he won't fucking shut the fuck up about it.

Textured Soy Protein > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 13:56

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I'm convinced my gf is terrible at adjusting her mirrors. Whenever I get in her car, the way she has the mirrors adjusted, their field of view is like half filled up with the sides of the car.

She claims it's because of the different positions of our heads while driving. But I'm only a couple inches taller than her, we keep the base of the seat in the same spot but I recline it more. I can't imagine our heads are in such a different position that she actually can see out wide enough with how she sets her mirrors.

But hey, I gave up trying to encourage her to reset them, because it just gets me dirty looks for being critical.

Mattbob > MonkeePuzzle 03/04/2015 at 14:00

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iced creams... indeed.

AthomSfere > Moves-Like-Senna 03/04/2015 at 14:02

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Sounds like a modern Seinfeld episode... A George one.

Klaus Schmoll > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 14:03

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Show her pictures of what the passenger airbag will do to her!

AthomSfere > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 14:03

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The second one and every mechanic/ oil change/ tire rotation etc..

I understand you need to move the car, but do you really have to adjust everything and leave the seat so far up I can't fit in to scoot it back?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 14:06

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My wife is a full foot shorter than me, so yeah I can relate.

lonestranger > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 14:06

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Cars driving in the dark without their lights on.

In Canada where daytime running lights have been mandatory since 1990, it's becoming a bigger problem now that many cars have electroluminescent gauges. The driver sees their gauges are on, and sees some light cast in front of them by the DRLs, but there's little to no indication to them that their park and tail lights are off.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Mercedes Streeter 03/04/2015 at 14:07

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no you still need your ears to hear what is going on around you.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 14:08

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The only things I don't like people doing is changing the temp setting and radio station. Anything else is fair game except feet on the dash, that shit's nasty and dangerous.

I eat and drink in my car

I get in my car with dirty shoes (without floor mats!)

I close the door by the glass

I slam the trunk lid and doors

I guess I'm a terrible car owner.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Party-vi 03/04/2015 at 14:09

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I don't mind feet on the dash if they are bare, and attached to a cute young lady. Or you on a long trip, and your co-pilot just needs to stretch out.

MonkeePuzzle > Mattbob 03/04/2015 at 14:10

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indeed

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Milky 03/04/2015 at 14:12

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Oh god my wife and i need that, for any trip over 30 minutes in the winter. My feet start seating so I turn the heat down, but she's like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING MY FEET ARE FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZING!" ugh,

Party-vi > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/04/2015 at 14:12

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That's bullcrap. Seats recline and slide back. Also I don't want any stank-feet on my dash! Death to dash-footers! Death I say!

Moves-Like-Senna > AthomSfere 03/04/2015 at 14:14

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Haha, I never watched the show. Did that happen?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 14:14

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People who complain when I pull the e-brake and slide around a snow covered low speep corner. It's my car, I'm driving, let me have some fun damit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > FromCanadaWithLove 03/04/2015 at 14:14

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Also: Bud Light. I will drink Natty. I will drink Corona. I will not drink Bud Light.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > For Sweden 03/04/2015 at 14:18

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tfw you didn't wake up in a new bugatti

For Sweden > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 03/04/2015 at 14:18

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#COTD

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > duurtlang 03/04/2015 at 14:19

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or people who are just utterly confused by the concept of a round-about all together. Mostly people who don't know who has the right of way, or think that they need to come to a full sop before entering a round-about which defeats the whole purpose of a round-about. IDK where you live but they are a some what new thing here in northern Wisconsin. we just got one in my home town at a T intersection, of two highways where several fatal accidents had happened. I love it, but some people just have know Idea how it works.

FromCanadaWithLove > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/04/2015 at 14:32

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Fair enough.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 14:39

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I'm pretty anal about food in my cars, but I like the thought of someone eating an ice cream cone in a 458. Enjoy the damn car, you can afford to have it detailed every time your wife drips chocolate ice cream onto the seats.

duurtlang > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/04/2015 at 14:45

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I live an ocean away, in the Netherlands. Roundabouts have been common for ages and people do know how to use them, it's just that many can't be bothered to use their indicators, meaning you're frequently waiting for someone you didn't have to wait for.

Rico > Party-vi 03/04/2015 at 15:15

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Lmao does she use the bathroom in the dark?!

My only god dammit moment regarding a toilet seat was when I sleepily walked into my dark bathroom to take a piss and not only was the seat down but so was the cover so after a couple seconds the urine was all over the floor and I couldn't just stop mid-flow to clean it so I had to stand there in a pool of my own urine until I finished and it was one of those really long pisses so I was pretty pissed.

AthomSfere > Moves-Like-Senna 03/04/2015 at 16:24

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No, but it sounds like an episode that could have happened, George, Elaine and Seinfeld always had issues with the most trivial quirks of their love interests and they always became funny.

KirkyV > duurtlang 03/04/2015 at 17:08

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The non-indicators irritate me, but not to nearly so great an extent as those who indicate incorrectly. Whenever I see someone pull off of a roundabout while indicating right - or left, on the continent - I am forced to suppress the urge to give chase, pull them over, and then insert their clearly erroneously-awarded driving licence into an area they'd really rather it not be.

jkm7680 > Haimatox 03/04/2015 at 17:10

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People who lean shit against my car and that general kind of disrespectful shit.

Garrett Davis > Sam 03/04/2015 at 19:12

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Or a 90's Nissan apparently. My '96 300ZX is sans cup holders. /shrug

Garrett Davis > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/04/2015 at 19:21

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Hi, my name's Garrett Davis, the devil's personal advocate. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Their complaint has nothing to do with who the vehicle belongs to, it's a safety hazard. This isn't someone saying you shouldn't smoke or eat in your car, this is someone seeing you slide around public streets where children walk to school in a seemingly unsafe manner.

I don't care if you're Sir Kenneth Blockenspiel III himself, they've got the right to complain about that.

All that said, you bet I was drifting some corners during the rain SoCal has seen these past few days.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Rico 03/04/2015 at 21:44

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#disgusting COTD

Rico > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/04/2015 at 21:59

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Life lesson learned, always look first.

boxrocket > Haimatox 03/05/2015 at 00:42

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Drivers (and pedestrians and bikers) who don't respect the fact that cars and trucks are multi-ton land missiles that demand respect from its comptroller and those around it.

Ryan A. > Haimatox 03/05/2015 at 07:01

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My dad would never let my mom do that because he was always afraid that if he got in an accident she'd break her legs.

atrombs > Haimatox 03/06/2015 at 16:42

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Oh man how much fun is it to get right down by the dash board? /s