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[QUOTE=houkouonchi;2303772]Exaggerate/Lie much? people spray me with windshield wiper fluid every single day. I am quoting YOUR words.....You get sprayed everyday with wiper fluid ? And you don't think you are

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Old 05-07-2013, 09:34 AM   #1 (permalink)
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[QUOTE=houkouonchi;2303772]Exaggerate/Lie much? people spray me with windshield wiper fluid every single day.


I am quoting YOUR words.....You get sprayed everyday with wiper fluid ?

And you don't think you are the problem ? Too funny...Tailgate much ?

OnZedge must be right on the money... I drive fast, I drive hard, and i can be agressive...

In 35 years of driving I maybe had 2 people do that....And that was years ago when I drove stupid....
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Exaggerate/Lie much? people spray me with windshield wiper fluid every single day.


I am quoting YOUR words.....You get sprayed everyday with wiper fluid ?

And you don't think you are the problem ? Too funny...Tailgate much ?

OnZedge must be right on the money... I drive fast, I drive hard, and i can be agressive...

In 35 years of driving I maybe had 2 people do that....And that was years ago when I drove stupid....
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Exaggerate/Lie much? Yeah I went up to 65 MPH-ish for a very short period of time getting around someone who pulled out and just stopped in blocking the lane. Not the best decision at the time I will admit but it was 10PM and not that much traffic.

I have only once used my windshield to spray someone only after they first did it to me right after I had my car washed. Had nothing to do with the speed they were driving...

Please show me an example of retribution against drivers who go to slow in the fast lane? I don't even know where you got that from.

At the time I posted those video's it is when I recording myself whenever I was driving my car so that is just a highlight of things that happened. You act as if that was my norm or something. Because yeah I just get randomly cut off and people spray me with windshield wiper fluid every single day.

Onzedge you are such an ***. On my ignore list but the only reason I saw your response was because of Apoc370z quote of your message.


"They did it first" is a child's response, not an adult's.

You sound as if you're not driving 3,500 lbs of metal around on the streets. Or, you sound as if you are driving around 3,500 lbs of metal on the streets and don't realize the responsibility that comes with that. Who the f**k cares if you got sprayed?! Calm down. Human adults and human children stand no change of going up against 3,500+ lbs of metal. Think about your arguments and say them out loud. You might then realize how insecure and childish they sound to us.

If I spray you and you get mad, I win. Regardless of what you do next, I won. Because you're incapable of being an adult and controlling your emotions, I won. don't allow other's actions to dictate your emotions.
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"They did it first" is a child's response, not an adult's.

You sound as if you're not driving 3,500 lbs of metal around on the streets. Or, you sound as if you are driving around 3,500 lbs of metal on the streets and don't realize the responsibility that comes with that. Who the f**k cares if you got sprayed. Calm down. If I spray you and you get mad, I win. Regardless of what you do next, I won. Because you're incapable of being an adult and controlling your emotions, I won.
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Exaggerate/Lie much? Yeah I went up to 65 MPH-ish for a very short period of time getting around someone who pulled out and just stopped in blocking the lane. Not the best decision at the time I will admit but it was 10PM and not that much traffic.

I have only once used my windshield to spray someone only after they first did it to me right after I had my car washed. Had nothing to do with the speed they were driving...

Please show me an example of retribution against drivers who go to slow in the fast lane? I don't even know where you got that from.

At the time I posted those video's it is when I recording myself whenever I was driving my car so that is just a highlight of things that happened. You act as if that was my norm or something. Because yeah I just get randomly cut off and people spray me with windshield wiper fluid every single day.

Onzedge you are such an ***. On my ignore list but the only reason I saw your response was because of Apoc370z quote of your message.
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How fast were you driving/cornering to get fuel starved on on ramps?

Never happen to me even when i was driving with low fuel on canyon roads or freeway transitions.
On the 15 onramp it probably only about 25 through the actual turn and then only got up to 50-ish when fuel starvation kicked in (a few seconds after the initial turn). Was really surprised on this one as it wasn't that hard of a turn.

On the 71 onramp it was probably 30-35-ish and same thing heavy acceleration after that up to about 65 and then fuel starvation (although that one was banking right).

I definitely will be a lot more careful when am under 1/2 tank now. I think the significant factor in whether or not its recoverable once it starts is if are going uphill at all or not. Even a slight amount uphill seems to make it irrecoverable without adding more gas in it.

In the 3 years I have had the car ive only had fuel starvation happen 3 times on the public road (twice on the track) and only two of these (on the road) actually resulted in getting stranded.

Filling up every-time the gas tank is <1/2 tank just to avoid this is kind of ridiculous though. I will likely just be more careful when its under 1/2 tank to avoid it from happening.

Still not cool though Nissan...
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Yep....You need to run a half a tank to drive hard...These cars do no like being below 1/4 tank....Is it a flaw ? Yes, but it is the way it is...
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If someone is experiencing fuel starvation on the street, slow the hell down. Problem solved.
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If you begin to sputter in a long right hander, can you straighten out at low speed and kind of wiggle back and forth to slosh some gas back over to the right side of the hump??? Coast to straight and reprime your right side fuel pump???

Also how much gas to get her running again? Could I carry a gallon or so around to avoid being stranded? I assume that the pump is on the right and so is the gas cap so a small amount of emergency gas would suffice.
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If you begin to sputter in a long right hander, can you straighten out at low speed and kind of wiggle back and forth to slosh some gas back over to the right side of the hump??? Coast to straight and reprime your right side fuel pump???

Also how much gas to get her running again? Could I carry a gallon or so around to avoid being stranded? I assume that the pump is on the right and so is the gas cap so a small amount of emergency gas would suffice.
I suppose if you catch the sputtering quick enough you will be able to get gas back into the system by straightening it out... but usually it's too late.

It's really not that hard to keep the fuel tank above half-full. I mean, sure it's kind of a pain in the *** but if it's THAT big of an issue for people, the solution is fairly simple.

As for carrying a gas can in your car... uh, I suppose 1 gal would be enough to get it going again. Your car will smell like a gas-station, but whatever works for you.

Just pour the gas in, hit the start button twice to turn the fuel pump on and wait a few minutes for it to suck gas back into the system and it should start right up.

...or you can keep your gas tank half-full and never have to worry.
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It would be a whole hell of a lot easier to just not let the main gas tank get low. Way easier than getting stranded, or keeping a smelly gas can in the car. Or not pull through corners that hard on the street. Or some combination of the two.
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Sorry to hear... I corner so damn hard at warp speeds and can't make this happen.
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You guys should try Nut-N-Fancy's Shepherd's pie.
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I love shepherd's pie!!!

Comfort food is some of my favorite. We are headed to some Irish pub-like place tonight in Maple Grove, MN that apparently has a good version of it.
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