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Turboner
11/24/09

In reply to Top Ten Least-Ticketed Vehicles And Why
My 63 Chevy II Nova Wagon got me more tickets than any car ever will. The Talon Tsi seems to attract cops fairly well, but my wife's A6 Biturbo is practically invisible. I love passing cops on the freeway in that thing. They don't even look at it, it must be because it's white. Or, I look like a Republican in it.
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If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
11/24/09

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I've got a silver 4Runner. About a week ago, I didn't see the cop leaning out of his cruiser with a radar gun until it was too late. I was doing 85+ in a 70 with no cars within 300 feet of me in either direction. When I saw him start to pull out, I thought he had me dead to rights.

The black Crossfire I blew past 10 seconds earlier got busted instead. The only way that truck could be more invisible is if it was literally transparent.
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Turboner
11/24/09

In reply to Sell No: Why You Don’t Need A New Car
I have never, and will never buy a new car, for all the reasons you've listed and so much more. I don't buy new skis unless they are the previous year's models marked down 70%. Why? As soon as you use something, it's used. You get a door ding or core shot, and your fancy new equipment is just as used as if you had bought it that way. However, it is still just as enjoyable, if you don't care that it's not NEW. New cars turn ordinary people into overprotective pricks! You also get to enjoy the experience of repair and maintenance much more often.

Plus, in the case of a used car, it occaisionally smells like buttsex, and that's alot of work to accomplish by yourself.
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Turboner
11/24/09

In reply to How To Lap Lime Rock Park
The video doesn't seem to work.
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Rockford Brodie and the Masters of the Hooniverse
11/24/09

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The Mazda6 comes in 6th with a 66%? Oh my god it's the mark of the overachieving beast!
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68Fastback
11/24/09

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Funny.

I picked up a '99 Miata a little over a year ago. Average 1,000 miles a month in it. Drive it like an absolute idiot, like it was designed to be driven- redline shifts out of every light, squealing tires through the corners.

I am astounded that I've never even been pulled over and given a warning, to say nothing of a ticket.

I think it has everything to do with the Miata's reputation as a "cute" car, rather than the sports car that it is.

Not that I'm complaining...
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TowMe
11/24/09

@68Fastback:
Perhaps the police are scared of frisking a homosexual?

Just sayin... stereotypes are pretty damn widespread.
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68Fastback
11/24/09

@TowMe: I live near the San Francisco Bay Area. Frisking homosexuals is considered a fringe benefit of being a cop out here.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
11/24/09

In reply to Sell No: Why You Don’t Need A New Car
That whooshing sound was all your (nonexistant) new car advertising heading for the exits.

There are some good reasons to buy new cars. And lots of great reasons to buy used cars beyond your points:
Keeping the dollars in the local economy;
Supporting local repair shops and parts stores rather than international manufacturers;
More freedom to customize your car when you own it outright and don't have to hand it back at the end of the lease;
Saving your money for investments that will increase in value;
You can buy more, cheaper cars more frequently - allowing you to have a lot more automotive experiences.
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Turboner
11/24/09

@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: If it weren't for used cars, I might not always be able to drive a stick :)
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Xelmon
11/24/09

In reply to Top Ten Least-Ticketed Vehicles And Why
Ya know, I think it also has a lot to do with driving style.

Here in Portland, Oregon, the most pulled over cars fall into the "Ricer" category.

However, I drive a Honda Civic. It's rather amazing that not only have I not gotten any tickets what-so-ever, it also hasn't been jacked into which the guys claim is a miracle.
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EBone
11/24/09

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So if you don't want a ticket, buy a pickup, or your grandpa's old car.
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snapoversteer 'bout to get told
11/24/09

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Love these analyses, Wes. Video is a good idea, too.
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FrankGrimes
11/24/09

In reply to Sell No: Why You Don’t Need A New Car
You guys nailed it. I would rather drive a 84 GTI with the modern versions engine than the modern car with it's 3,000 poundage.

I love looking at the classifieds dreaming about how much car $500 can get me. A clean volvo amazon or rwd toyota hatch would be way more fun than some obese modern complicated car.

I love the quote "the average new car is a lumpy pile of bloated meh."
Awesome.
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bzr
11/24/09

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I got pulled over in a 1988 Buick LeSabre once. The cop was finishing up giving a ticket to another guy when I blew past him on a curve a little too fast, and in my rearview mirror I saw him dash back to his cruiser. So I did the only reasonable thing to do, and floored it - right through a yellow light. YEAH, I TOTALLY GOT AWAY, I thought, but the cop ended up blowing through a red light and nabbing me literally a few feet away from my destination. Turns out it was the cop that always hung out at the high school to pick off stoners, and my friend was dating his hot blonde daughter.

Oh, and did I mention I was driving a 1988 LeSabre, whose speedo only goes up to 85mph? (It maxes out way more than that, however.) So, all bets are off.
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Poiklpu
11/24/09

@bzr: Haha, my first time pulled over was in a green 1988 buick lesabre. Did nothing wrong, but the tags were from the year before.
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Novaload
11/24/09

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Grand Marquis are also invisible, same reason as Buicks. Although other people mistake these for cop cars and slow down in front of you, hang back when they're passing--I was going to get a stick on the left rear that said "Not A Cop. Please Drive Normally." Tedious. But it also tends to get waved through gates, checkpoints and such. It just appears to be a benign, decent, respectable car for pleasant, respectable people.

Appearances are deceiving. And when it gets a little older and more dinged up, I'm definitely going to rat it up. There will be some SN (Spousal Noise) but hey, when is there not?
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MaWeiTao
11/24/09

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I've seen a fairly random mix of cars pulled over. I can't say I've seen any pattern to the kinds of cars stopped by the police. When a cop is sitting on the side of the road and some car blows by well above the speed limit how the car looks is pretty much irrelevant. For a car to truly stand out from the crowd it's either got to be painted in some garish color, equipped with an overdone body kit, or is some sort of exotic. And outside of places like LA where celebrities get their hands on exotics, how often does anyone see one that isn't trundling along at the speed limit?

I suspect the reason the cars on this list are pulled over less frequently has less to do with the car itself and far more to do with the sort of people that tend to drive them.
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Alfisted
11/24/09

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I believe this. I have not received a ticket in any of these cars.
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