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01-21-2002, 05:16

You know you've got too much horsepower when...

1. The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull onto the rollers.

2. You can't drive your car in the rain.

3. Your 'significant other' is afraid to drive your car.

4. You are afraid to drive your car.

5. You spend more on tires than on food.

6. You spend more on car insurance than on house payments.

7. You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car taped to the dash.

8. You throw your underwear in the garbage rather than the hamper.

9. You have to go to the track to buy gas.

10. Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you.

11. You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the office.

12. Red signal lights shift to green as you're approaching then shift back to red as you're receding.

13. You arrive somewhere before you left.

14. You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will let you go if "they can look under the hood."

15. You remove the $2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight.

16. You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are interested in being in the Cannonball Run.

17. Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when you drive the car.

18. You need parachute braking.

19. 'significant other' won't even ride in the car.

20. There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood at 6 am.

21. Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the garage door is opened. (Pets, and all the neighbors...)

22. Family photos throughout the house are replaced with life-sized posters of your car.

23. Fuel is delivered to your home: in 55 gallon drums!

24. You carry earplugs in your car.(doesn't everybody???)

25. The only spot on the car which receives any regular cleaning is the windshield. (what else is there to clean???)

26. You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds exceeding 145 mph.
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XR8chic · 01-21-2002, 05:51

LOL!!

Scary thing is... some of these are true

(I do buy petrol from eastern creek occaisionally, my cat does run when I open the garage door, I rarely clean the car apart from my windscreen, my insurance is more than my loan repayments, I cant "sneak" anywhere at anytime, let alone 6am and I got a call on sunday about the illegal street drags... but I declined)

smciner1 · 01-21-2002, 12:12

Too much power????
Never!!!!
No such thing!!!!
Very funny and very true. My neighbour had a few words to say to a friend of mine about waking the them at 5:30 am to drive to Winton on a cold still Sunday morning. You gotta love straight through mufflers!

MrPlow2 · 01-21-2002, 14:08

too much horsepower? sorry, i'm not familiar with the concept... never heard of it either! :)

smciner1 · 01-21-2002, 14:15

Thats right! There is no such thing as too much power.
As a friend who used to do rallying once said when other competors asked him how much power he had. He replied "We are about 100 hp short". You can always do with another 100 hp

Aussie Pete · 01-21-2002, 18:31

I'm used to the power in my car already. Need MORE! Lots MORE! Pity blowers are so obvious.......

Falchoon · 01-21-2002, 18:38

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Originally posted by Aussie Pete
I'm used to the power in my car already. Need MORE! Lots MORE! Pity blowers are so obvious.......

N2O

smciner1 · 01-21-2002, 19:48

Same old story isn't it Pete,
the more you have the more you want!

MrPlow2 · 01-21-2002, 19:57

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Originally posted by Aussie Pete
I'm used to the power in my car already. Need MORE! Lots MORE! Pity blowers are so obvious.......

i have four words for you pete: nitrous oxide and blower! :D

well, you'd need a new gearbox as well otherwise you'd probably do a 'laminge' with that much power.

FTEfan · 01-22-2002, 00:13

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Originally posted by adviliax mortus

you'd need a new gearbox as well otherwise you'd probably do a 'laminge' with that much power.

I think he might 'laminge' the gearbox with what he has now.