Lowered Cars, Middle Fingers

Z1NONLY

Making the rest of the world wait on you is now a badge of honor?

It's not that I have never been an inconvenience to others. It's just that I generally don't feel good about myself when I realize that I have done so.

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So if you had to choose between "inconveniencing" others for an additional few seconds or not "inconvenience" them and tear up you car and possibly costing you hundreds/thousands to fix, which one would you choose?

dP3NGU1N

If you've modified your car to the point where you scrape over every pebble then you need to man up an reap what you sow. I'm not even trying to squelch your form of self expression here. If you're going to make your car hella stupid, you have every right to do so. You DO NOT, however, have the right to commandeer the road and use it as your own private parade lap. If you already know you're going to be driving slower than everyone else you either need to plan your trip better so you're not constantly running into potholes or dips OR get a proper beater to daily drive in. Can't afford a beater? You shouldn't be able to afford mods either. The general public is not responsible for your car. Imposing that responsibility on them by making your car undrive-able on surface streets makes you a **** - not every body else.

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I didn't say nor imply it in a bragging manner. It's one thing to be holding up traffic to where it's backing everyone up, but for the car behind the OP to wait a mere 10 seconds extra so that the OP can safely turn or pull into a parking lot, that's nothing. What about those drivers whose cars aren't even lowered but go well below the speed limit that def. cause a traffic jam? Are they d*cks for wanting to go somewhere with extra precaution?

Gotta park in the garage man.


Okay, first and foremost, take a chill pill dude.

Second, the OP isn't talking about slowing down to 5 mph coming on the expressway. S/he is merely talking about pulling into a gas station or grocery store. Your logic of how the OP should be considerate of others goes both ways. The car behind the OP has to understand not everyone drives a Yukon wanting to go 100 mph.

And your logic also goes back to my question as to the people that drive below the speed limit and hold up traffic at the same time. Are they d*cks because they're too scared to go any faster?

Again, if the OP is modified to a point where s/he has to drive slow, that's different. But if the OP can drive normally and with the flow of traffic, but needs a few extra seconds to pull in somewhere, the car behind can wait.

Leingod

This right here. The OP isn't hindering traffic for more than a few seconds at most. I get stuck behind Yukons all day making turns that take them 10 seconds to complete. At least OP has a reason to turning slightly slower unlike an 80 yr old doing the same thing in a lifted 4x4.

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Z1NONLY

Either you are holding people up or not. If you are holding other people up, THEY get to decide how valuable THEIR time is, not you.

They didn't force you to mod your car. They are not responsible for accommodating your modifications.

If they are causing a traffic jam, they are a problem. Yes.

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No, now you're talking about a totally different concept. See below your statement earlier: "Either you are holding people up or not...."

Whether school buses are lit up like a Christmas tree or not, it's still "holding people up".

Your comparison has nothing to do with the original point.

Z1NONLY

That's why I answered directly:

"Anything that stops in the path of traffic is bad. (including school buses)"

MR.nismo

So tell me what is worst. Me taking a few extra seconds to get out of anyone else way (and take care of my vehicle) while going into a driveway or gas station or the ones that hug the left lane on highways and hold traffic just because they don't pay attention, especially when there are big signs that read "Slower vehicles keep right".
If I'm on the road and I'm just going "slow" I stay on the right lanes since I have no business in the left lanes.
I drove yesterday on I95 for a distance of about 65 miles and I was going faster on the far right lane and passing many others since the left lane was being occupied by slower than normal drivers.
Don't feel bad, you pay your taxes and insurance like anyone else. You are entitled to take care of you vehicle and anything that belongs to you. A few extra seconds is not going to hurt anyone, and if the person behind you is so much in a hurry then perhaps they should have planned and managed their time a bit better.

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Z1NONLY

..By screwing other people? Am I also "entitled" to tell others how much of THEIR TIME is unimportant when I waste it for them?

This "ME ME ME" mentality is not a new thing. The total lack of shame for people (above the age of 6) who hold this mentality is a growing trend.

As I said before, if I find that the way I CHOSE to modify my car is constantly holding up traffic, then I would consider changing my setup.

My car is lowered, but that's not other people's problem or responsibility. It's not like everyone on the road showed up at my house one day, drew guns on me, and demanded that I modify my car.

BC416

My car is on stock height and sometimes it will scrape if you don't take your time pulling into parking lots and such. I didn't choose to modify the car, it's just pretty low from the factory. I have no intention of lowering it as it's my DD and I think it looks fine as is, but if someone is throwing a hissy fit over me taking 5 extra seconds to pull into a lot, they can kiss my ***.

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