Feckin' Modified Car On Me Road!!!!

Volvoboy

GRRRR! for the past while now there is a lad wo lives on the bottom of our road and he drives a lancer 1.3 done up to the nines with the big exhaust and the chrome spinning wheels anyway, he rallys up and down my road and the sound of the car can be heard in my house and i've a pain in me testies with it by now, day or night he must be going up and down the road at least 10 - 15 times a day, dont get me wrong i couldnt care what he does to his car but, the sound from the feckin' thing is where i draw the line to the extend that i can hear it from my abode feel like i should go up and have a word and a few slaps before he knocks down a kid!! :mad: :mad:


/rant



-VB-

subway

do you not get used to it after a while?
we live on a main road at a set of lights, i dont even hear the tyre squeal as they "race" each other

my gf's brother lives beside the main and dart line.
he sayhs he never hears the train anymore.

if the fella isnt speeding theres probably not muxh you can do.
i dotn think the gards get involved innoise matters any more.

maybe theres a residents association who can get speed bumps piut in?

Volvoboy

He is going fast up and down the cul de sac we dont have any young kids in our house but i still wouldnt like the thought of a kid getting hit on our road.



-VB-

subway

if hes speeding and you dont know him to have a word, report him.
noise is one thing but speeding in a built up area is absolutely stupid.getg your neighbours to report him too.

the gardai should at the very least have a word with him.
you can report it anonomously afaik

Hotwheels

have a word and a few slaps before he knocks down a kid!!

have a word yes, a few slaps! no, you'd end up in the dock not him, go to the Gardaí and tell them. Down this side they take a dim view of this crack, and will follow up a complaint...
Talk to him first, see if that will do any good...hope ya get it sorted...

Seth Brundle

call the gardai!
Is he speeding or driving dangerously?
His exhaust &/or some of the mods may also be illegal!

Volvoboy

kbannon wrote:

Is he speeding or driving dangerously?
His exhaust &/or some of the mods may also be illegal!

Hes going faster than i would be considerd suitable driving speed for a small cul de sac with little kids playing in broad daylight.



-VB-

Do-more

You could always get yourself one of these!

Max_Damage

Concrete in the exhaust pipe. Problem solved.

Rudolph Claus

Or you could lighten up and act your feckin age instead of sounding like a droll ould man of 90 driving around and preaching about fookin Toyota carinas. My granddad drive a carina like your ffs. Least he has a few excuses, he old, hes a farmer and hes old and he has it since new and did i mention hes old. Are you a farmer? Are you old? No, Well then shut up and get a life, suit you better if you had a lancer or a civic or something that most normal young lads have at your age instead of going on like an ould ejit trying to impress the likes of "Junkyard" and "Mike".

Go and buy yourself a sports car with a standard loud exhaust and liven up a bit, you might enjoy your self.

maidhc

Nuttzy wrote:

Well then shut up and get a life, suit you better if you had a lancer or a civic or something that most normal young lads have at your age instead of going on like an ould ejit trying to impress the likes of "Junkyard" and "Mike".

Horses for courses. Variety is the spice of life, etc etc.

There is little more pathetic though than an idiot in a Lancer 1.3 and a loud exhaust driving around. What is the point in it?

Tipsy Mac

Best thing would be if there was another owner of similar muppet mobile around and both cars met each other on a corner one evening, 2 birds with the one stone, no more hassle

Kimbot

maidhc wrote:

What is the point in it?

Individuality!!

Rudolph Claus

maidhc wrote:

Horses for courses. Variety is the spice of life, etc etc.

There is little more pathetic though than an idiot in a Lancer 1.3 and a loud exhaust driving around. What is the point in it?

I agree to a certain extent but as long as he`s under 23 we`ll let him away with it as he`ll grow out of it, we hope. I dont see the point myself so thats why i suggested VolvoBoy get a spoty yoke that alreadt has a standard performance exhaust that sounds class as they should do and not like them crappy back boxes just stuck on.

How many young lads are actually into Volvo`s and would refer to Volvo in their username, i mean feck sake like, you`re only young once, leave the Carinas/Volvos for your parents/grandparents even.

louie

Due to the fact that is speeding I will call the police and report him.
I don't mind the sound and the mods but I hate speeding especially when that are always kids on the road.

subway

speeding in a residential area is nothing to with indiduality.
its retardation of the highest order.

theres race tracks / m50s for that kind of thing,

Volvoboy

Nuttzy wrote:

I agree to a certain extent but as long as he`s under 23 we`ll let him away with it as he`ll grow out of it, we hope. I dont see the point myself so thats why i suggested VolvoBoy get a spoty yoke that alreadt has a standard performance exhaust that sounds class as they should do and not like them crappy back boxes just stuck on.

How many young lads are actually into Volvo`s and would refer to Volvo in their username, i mean feck sake like, you`re only young once, leave the Carinas/Volvos for your parents/grandparents even.

Listen, i'm 20 driven anything and everything, from Mercedes CL500's to Toyota Dyna's, and about an average of 20-30 cars a week.

Driven a SiR Civic that was done up to the 9's and i felt like a ****ing ejit driving it. What i'm saying is life is full of choice, things would be a little bit dull if we all drove the same car that fits our stereotye, oh all women must drive a Micra, young lads must drive civics, oul fellas must drive mercs. For **** sake, people are diffrent get used to it, you ignorant dick head



-VB-

unkel

Nuttzy and Volvoboy, final warning. Next time either of you uses any abusive language, you'll be banned

Fey!

I see people being hit with the barring stick!!!

If he's speeding and you're worried about it, report it..

Mr.Diagnostic

Nuttzy wrote:

Or you could lighten up and act your feckin age instead of sounding like a droll ould man of 90 driving around and preaching about fookin Toyota carinas. My granddad drive a carina like your ffs. Least he has a few excuses, he old, hes a farmer and hes old and he has it since new and did i mention hes old. Are you a farmer? Are you old? No, Well then shut up and get a life, suit you better if you had a lancer or a civic or something that most normal young lads have at your age instead of going on like an ould ejit trying to impress the likes of "Junkyard" and "Mike".

Go and buy yourself a sports car with a standard loud exhaust and liven up a bit, you might enjoy your self.

So there is nothing wrong with driving fast in a cul-de-sac in a built up area where kids are about? Have you any sense at all??

mike65

Volvoboy have a word with the cops, you might save everyone alot of grief in the long run.

Mike.

Victor

If it is a modded exhaust, Noise Pollution Act + Garda.

PS Is he driving in the cul de sac because Mommy and Daddy don't allow him out on the main road?

tuxy

jonny24ie wrote:

Individuality!!

lol you know perfectly well that about 90% of modified cars in this country are clones of each other.

The majority of these people don't have any imagination, they are just sheep.

Volvoboy

Gonna have a word with yer man, next time i see him.



-VB-

Gary ITR

Volvoboy wrote:

Gonna have a word with yer man, next time i see him.



-VB-

Get your shoe to have a word with his hole while you're at it

projectgtr

Victor wrote:

If it is a modded exhaust, Noise Pollution Act + Garda.

PS Is he driving in the cul de sac because Mommy and Daddy don't allow him out on the main road?

Get a life man, pure irishness about you, if you see him speeding "call the garda!!!" dont leave it till some kid gets knocked down!!! or go down and talk with "mommy and daddy", theres no point coming on here looking for advice its simple.

As for modded exhaust= noise poloution act+garda cop on if you know anything about cars you will know there are plenty of exhausts that fall below this. but thats the least of your worries when it comes to the speeding.

there is some sense as to what nuttzy is saying allbiet he saying it very extreme, god how do you say the opposite of "grow up" well what ever it is try it for a while.

Rant over,
---->FLAME SUIT ON<---

Victor

projectgtr wrote:

---->FLAME SUIT ON<---

projectgtr

They should be standard issue to all noobs here

ninty9er

It's easy to say get used to the noise, but some of us don't have such selective hearing. I had to move to the back of the house with the noise from passing traffic.

The Noise Pollution Act would be a good start and keep an eye on the speeding, maybe suggest a few speed ramps

crosstownk

I'm no stranger to loud exhausts and the like. I live beside a roundabout and some folks just tear off the roundabout and up the long straight road past my house - well exceeding the speed limit (60km/h). The guy next door has a modded Lancer and, to be fair, he behaves himself from what I can see. But in VB's case, careless/wreckless driving in a cul-de-sac is not on. There's could be kids about, ffs - kids that have no concept of traffic and it's dangers. These kids are at play in an environment that both they and their parents feel is relatively safe.

VB, you are right to have a word with him but don't go medieval on him - be calm and rational. If that fails then call the local Gardaí, but tell the budding Schumacher that this is what you will do if he doesn't cop onto himself.

the_syco

Volvoboy wrote:

a lancer 1.3 done up to the nines

Is the body lowered? Cos them lowered cars HATE ramps...:D

Volvoboy

Had a word with him, he said he wasnt hurting anyone so why should he care what i have to say, meh hopefully his engine wears out from all the cold starts and redlineing, i'll have a chat to one of the neighbours tomorrow who has a kid what she thinks.



-VB-

Seth Brundle

http://www.asboireland.ie/

Volvoboy

Hmm, does it appy to non nationals as the lad was Chinnese(sp)



-VB-

Victor

the_syco wrote:

Is the body lowered? Cos them lowered cars HATE ramps...:D

I saw a Porsche 911 driver come to a complete stop at a ramp.

wet-paint

Best of luck with it VB, hopefully you take it to the cops, and he gets a bit of cop on. And fair play for not rising to the idiots here.

JohnCleary

For christs sake VolvoBoy, are you 20 going on 90 or something? If you've got a problem, grow a pair and tell him to slow down. Or ring the Guards. Ranting on an internet forum won't do much.

Grow down for a while, as said above, at 20 we're not all into Volvo's and Carina's ..

Volvoboy wrote:

Listen, i'm 20 driven anything and everything, from Mercedes CL500's to Toyota Dyna's, and about an average of 20-30 cars a week.

What you DRIVE has nothing to do with it, you don't own them. I have DRIVEN an AMG SLK (Or whatever-the-feck) 550, Evo's, Silvia's, etc... what the heck would that have to do with ANYTHING?

Chill out man you've all your life to be a grump oul cnut

-Edit- Saw you hard a word with him. I've got some earplugs, PM me your address and ill post them up to ya

Volvoboy

JohnCleary wrote:

What you DRIVE has nothing to do with it, you don't own them. I have DRIVEN an AMG SLK (Or whatever-the-feck) 550, Evo's, Silvia's, etc... what the heck would that have to do with ANYTHING?

Chill out man you've all your life to be a grump oul cnut

Nuzzy has the opion that i havent driven many sporty cars or any variety i was making the point that i had, anyway offtopic.


-VB-

DonJose

Volvoboy wrote:

Hmm, does it appy to non nationals as the lad was Chinnese(sp)

Phone immigration, theres a higher than 50% chance that hes an illegal immigrant Most of those Chinese overstay student visas.

Volvoboy

DonJose wrote:

Phone immigration, theres a higher than 50% chance that hes an illegal immigrant Most of those Chinese overstay student visas.

Dont think so as they are a family and have been there since i moved in, in 1999




-VB-

DonJose

Volvoboy wrote:

Dont think so as they are a family and have been there since i moved in, in 1999

That doesn't mean they aren't illegal. How many illegal Irish are in the states 20-30 years. Anyway make up a cock and bull story that you have a relative who works in immigration and if he doesn't slow down he'll be paid a visit

smokey2

or maybe tell him again and this time just tell him to slow down or you will be annoyed in a fist to face kinda way!!

i've been the li'l turd annoyin anyone and everyone with my stupid drivin/ loud exhaust and I was lucky enough to not have ever knocked down anyone!!

threatening someone with deportation or a visit from immigration aint really the way to go!!

could get you a visit from the law instead!!

Lord Nikon

My advise would be to have a word with the local Gardai. Just tell them the guy is going a little too fast in a built up area, the Gardai have to take all calls seriously. They might have already been called by another resident.

The Gardai only need to show up at his door, that's enough to scare the crap out of anyone. He'll soon slow down.:)

The least he could do while he's flying about the place, is bring you a chicken curry.:)

Victor Meldrew

Nuttzy wrote:

Go and buy yourself a sports car with a standard loud exhaust and liven up a bit, you might enjoy your self.

loud pipes are anti social, as is speeding in a residential area. if you think this is OK behaviour then you deserve either an asbo or to be moved into an estate full of boy racers.

I grew up being able to play on the streets and the neighbours all crawled in their cars because they considered a peacefull, safe road to be more important than the need to get their jollies ini their cars.

VB, you are right to talk to the neighbours and ideally the residents committee, then call the gardai regarding the anti social exhaust boy.

And all, stay off the race thing,,, it's irrelevent. all that is relevent is the noise from the car and the driving habits

nastysimon

Victor Meldrew wrote:

loud pipes are anti social, as is speeding in a residential area. if you think this is OK behaviour then you deserve either an asbo or to be moved into an estate full of boy racers.

I grew up being able to play on the streets and the neighbours all crawled in their cars because they considered a peacefull, safe road to be more important than the need to get their jollies ini their cars.

I agree that he should drive very slowly indeed around the estate, but I can't agree that a loud exhaust is anti social. Are you saying that an Aston Martin DB9 is anti social, or Ferrari, or TVR, or Ducati etc? These are all quite loud and often louder than most 1.3 Lancers with a big bore exhaust. The Lancer might be quite sad, but it might not be illegally loud.

yop

We have a similar problem with 2 cars on our road, problem is that these are not low powered cars, they are loud but that we can handle, its the fact they are speeding on a narrow road, only handle one car at a time, which is busy out with kids.
A word has been had but has been laughed back in our face, garda were rang when a dog was mowed down but have not done anything about having a word with them, now they are sitting outside the houses at nite revving the crap out of the cars.

At the end of the day we cannot do much about this except warn and warn again the kids to watch the road when they are on it, we are just hoping these guys will grow a bit of sense. One neighbour has threatend to reverse his low loader out in from of them when he hears them, so this could get dirty!! His point is its either them or the kids!

Seth Brundle

I know of someone who threw a spanner at a car that was speeding by as he worked on his own car in the drive. The driver got out and got hostile over the large dent in the rear quarter panel. However, when the issue of the inviting the gardai around was raised the driver backed down! I don't believe that he sped past that house again!

Mr.Diagnostic

Hi all,

I have to wonder why all the talk about if the exhaust is too loud or not, if the lad is yellow or blue, if the OP is old before his time etc etc............Some perspective is called for!

The point is that a plonker is driving in a manner likely to hurt/kill a child in a cul-de-sac and has not responded to a gentle word. The OP does not have kids but is rightly concerned.

I was in a similar situation. Quiet cul-de-sac and 3 lads driving way too fast. I have kids and so do some of the neighbours.
My solution was to walk out in front of them, hand up like a Garda , and stop them. The word that I had was far from gentle and worked in 2 out of 3 cases. The third case thought it was funny until I opened his door and impressed my point of view on him. No, I didnt assault him, before the pc brigade get on to me but to be honest I would have done whatever it took to stop a child being killed.

In a perfect world ringing the gardai would be the correct thing to do but I have to wonder if it would do any good.

Victor Meldrew

nastysimon wrote:

I can't agree that a loud exhaust is anti social. Are you saying that an Aston Martin DB9 is anti social, or Ferrari, or TVR, or Ducati etc? These are all quite loud and often louder than most 1.3 Lancers with a big bore exhaust. The Lancer might be quite sad, but it might not be illegally loud.

They are all anti social when being driven with too much throttle or in too low a gear. I've driven 200BHP cars and enjoyed them, but I kept the revs down near houses. you don't need 3,000rpm + in an estate.

you may like induction roar through your K&N and might like the popping on over-run, but others dont. similarly loud stereos have no place in urban settings. Noise pollution is called pollution for a reason.

People who drive like that are at best inconsiderate and at worst feral yobs. Good on the OP. :mad:

cpoh1

Mr.Diagnostic wrote:

Hi all,

I have to wonder why all the talk about if the exhaust is too loud or not, if the lad is yellow or blue, if the OP is old before his time etc etc............Some perspective is called for!

The point is that a plonker is driving in a manner likely to hurt/kill a child in a cul-de-sac and has not responded to a gentle word. The OP does not have kids but is rightly concerned.

I was in a similar situation. Quiet cul-de-sac and 3 lads driving way too fast. I have kids and so do some of the neighbours.
My solution was to walk out in front of them, hand up like a Garda , and stop them. The word that I had was far from gentle and worked in 2 out of 3 cases. The third case thought it was funny until I opened his door and impressed my point of view on him. No, I didnt assault him, before the pc brigade get on to me but to be honest I would have done whatever it took to stop a child being killed.

In a perfect world ringing the gardai would be the correct thing to do but I have to wonder if it would do any good.

What a really stupid thing to do. If I was in the drivers situation I would have locked my door, picked up my phone and rung the gardai. you could land yourself in a lot of trouble for aggressvie behaviour like that. It could also backfire and you could end up with serious bumps and bruises, lots of fellas including myself carry protection down the side of the drivers seat, id have no hesitation in using it if someone threated me like this.

Its amazing how many self righteous upholders of the law we have on here, quite frankly some of the comments about deporting people etc. make me feel sick and embarrassed to be a fellow Irishman.

Id also like to point out in the young fella in the lancers defence that sound does not always equal speed, id be quite confident that the OP is not only making a meal of this story but is also exaggerating this guys speed because of the sound the car makes. If the guy is not breaking the speed limit then he is doing nothing wrong, he hasnt killed or injured anyone either. If you want him to go slower than the government have decided is safe and appropriate then petition to get speed bumps allocated to the area. Otherwise quit being anal and get on with your own life, people in this country spend so much time worrying and complaining about ****e that they forget to get on with their own lives.

crosstownk

cpoh1 wrote:

What a really stupid thing to do. lots of fellas including myself carry protection down the side of the drivers seat, id have no hesitation in using it if someone threated me like this.

both actions on are on the same level, imo. Remember, if you clobber someone with your 'protection' - it will be up you to prove that you had absolutely no other option. In the incident that Mr.Diagnostic described, he used no force - maybe opening the door could be perceived, by some, as going too far, but not far enough to warrant an assault on him.

cpoh1 wrote:

he hasnt killed or injured anyone either.

Not yet. If the driver in question is driving irresponsibly or wrecklessly, he is a potential hazard on the road. Especially on a road where children are at play.

cpoh1 wrote:

quit being anal and get on with your own life,

IMO, the OP is being proactive in relation to the safety of the children on the road. If that's being anal, then I'm proud to say that I too am also anal.