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Comment Re:I want silent vehicles (Score 1) 823

I'm the opposite, I LOVE the sound or a nicely tuned powerful engine. Revving it is fun, hitting the gas and laying some rubber from time to time is fun.

I guess you like some others consider a car as *nothing* more than transportation to get from A to B. I think that's sad. I've never owned anything but 2x seat sports cars with the exception of a great 1986 911 Turbo which "technically" had 4 seats but the rear ones wouldn't even hold groceries, so doesn't really count.

The cars I buy and drive, are basically a fun adventure to me every time I sit in it and turn the key on. Right now, I'm trying to get a good, rebuilt mid 70's or so big block engine...something hopefully before catalytic converters and mostly just mechanical and non-computerized. Something with brute force and power.

Now THAT is fun....and hell, I can afford the gas.

Comment Re:Just give the option to turn it off... (Score 1) 823

In either case there is no need for them to be annoying to the driver, which engine noise is to many people.

I'm guessing you don't like the sound of a nicely tuned motorcycle engine too, right?

I'm not talking over the top obnoxious, but one that you can hear readily within the block.

I mean, a silent electric motorcycle would be no fun whatsoever with no sound.

Comment Re:Just give the option to turn it off... (Score 1) 823

Either way, I"m looking to soon buy and modify a '75-'75 Trans Am 455- 4-speed.

That engine, sounds GOOD. And with a little new exhaust magic, and cutting through the shaker hood so that it become functional again, it will sound AND have close to 500HP.

Sure it gets 10gal to the mile, but its fun,and I have a job where I can afford it. I miss cars with tons of torque and that sound. I don't want a silent car, what fun is that?

Comment Re:Insurance is Legalized Gambling (Score 1) 238

I've been screwed over when I had State Farm and when I had Geico.

They generally will take care of the auto itself, but for anything medical, best to have an atty.

That way you can get your bills covered and some settlement too.

Never again will I be the nice guy that wants to be easy to work with, they don't expect that and will run roughshod over you, sorry to say, but that's the truth these days.

Comment Re:Most plans wont cover that much. (Score 1) 238

In the UK, third party costs are unlimited - you might not get your car repaired but the person you hit will see their life altering injury costs covered for as long as they need them.

Yeah, but what does that do for me getting a car back, something required for me to live and work in the US?

Getting my car back or replaced is the main thing I"m concerned with after a wreck (assuming that "I" am not injured).

Comment Re:Insurance is Legalized Gambling (Score 1) 238

I learned this awhile back.

The FIRST thing you do when in an auto accident, is get your lawyer involved from the get go.

If you don't have one, find a good one. You generally will get screwed if you try to handle insurance by yourself.

And really man, this is NOT a Republican thing by any stretch of the imagination. Insurance for the most part is now required in most all states and in lieu of it in some states, you must show that you have a bond or some sort of money saved to act as insurance.

Comment Re:Baby Translator (Score 0) 122

Hey, I think it would be GREAT to now be able to live in the USA, and not speak spanish. Especially when traveling through TX and AZ. More and more it seems that English is becoming the 2nd language there and in other parts of the US.

Goodness, struck a nerve there, but tell me down-modders, what exactly did I say here that isn't really true.

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