Nomadic
King of Europe
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2015
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- Location
- Stay classy San Diego
- Vehicle(s)
- Current: '19 Mustang GT base 6spd (SOLD),'19 Camaro 1SS A10, '14 VW Jetta SE 1.8
Ha ha.....
The reason the majority of criticism goes to the V8 guys is because while everyone may be civil here - out in the street isolated in our cars - things are different. Ask any V6 or Ecoboost guy what happens when they pull along side a V8 guy at the light. Instead of a nod or roll down and talk they more likely gun the motor and try to intimidate instead. Then let us say you all end up at a car show and it’s all back to pleasantries. There’s a bit of hypocrisy there don’t you think? I know this is the truth because I did it back in my V8 days which basically went from mid-2017 and then back 35 years...
Now I’ll be fair to the V8 guys...
Part of the problem is also that the Ecoboost and V6 guys - especially if they are young - let themselves be intimidated by all this. I’m here to tell you turbo 4 and V6 guys that you have a chance at the lights! Sure given enough space the V8 will get ahead but street races rarely go that long. If you pull up along side a V8 dude and he guns the motor - gun your motor too and have a go when the light turns green - you may be pleasantly surprised. Even more so on the twisty roads!
I never come up on a Mustang GT but I do with Porsche’s and in almost every case the driver has zero ability and gets beat off the line or chickens out in a turn. It is ridiculously funny to see what they do when their ego takes a hit. One Porsche guy chickened out in a decreasing radius turn, then drove down side streets like a mad man when I already finished with him, just to pull out in front of me at some stop sign. Too funny...but I digress...
It’s a two way street with the V8 and non-V8 guys. I now see it from both perspectives. I suppose some V8 guys may see me as a bit of a turn coat - but all I say is:
V6 Forever!!!!!
Repent! Repent!
This is so ridiculous. I’ve pulled alongside EB and V6 Mustangs at lights. I’ve had 3 Mustang GTs since 2008 and I’ve never felt the urge to do anything. I don’t race or try to show off. If they get sound envy, I wouldn’t know nor can I do anything about it.
But I could care less about trying to race away from another Mustang or really anyone. That’s so juvenile and cheesy.
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