Originally Posted by schwarm
Actually, in LA, the strangest custom is for people to buy sportscars in the $150,000 - $350,000 range, with max speeds of 150 mph or much greater, and then to never drive them faster than 30 mph, stopping every 30 seconds, because of the heavy traffic and ubiquitous stoplights.
For maximum benefit, one then lowers the car and fits enormous rims with ultra-low profile tires so that it's impossible to drive over 25mph without serious damage to one's spine and suspension.