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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 11:18 pm
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Originally Posted by utahman
I do the same stuff in the shitbox cars, not in the nice Benz's and BMW's etc. If they don't give me a luxury car or a car thats almost brand new, it gets redlined at least 50% of the time. I hate when I reserve a luxury CTS, Infiniti etc and they either forget or rent them to someone else and I get the Impala. One time I floored it coming out of the parking lot and it lit up the tires all the way down the street. Completely forgot that the new Imp's come with the 305HP engine. They weren't too happy about that lol. On a more serious note, you don't find it fun or interesting to see how different cars handle? I like to take corners hard and feel how good the suspension is, squeal the tires coming out of a parking lot etc. I don't usually aim for potholes or puddles and stuff like that.
You do what "same" stuff? Pulling emergency brakes while going full speed?

I certainly like to check the cars out, but not in a way that would damage them. I'd guess you're under 35 years old. I used to do all sorts of questionable stuff when I was under 30, myself. I think I've learned a little common sense, now.
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