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Old 12-06-2019, 07:41 PM
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Drivers here in New Mexico are a rum lot - either flathatting like maniacs or barely moving. We also have an excess of jacked up full size pickup with the usual assortment of redneck nonsense: 8"+ diameter exhaust extensions, tow nuts, etc.

But one thing in particular lately warrants these twunts a swift kick: running towing mirrors when you are not actually towing anything. Perhaps it is these mouthbreather's equivalent of manspreading on the road and in parking lots?







note the bed exhaust in the last pic - pure dopery [/rant]

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Old 12-06-2019, 08:04 PM
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Wannabe big rig drivers that can't pass the CDL test...…………..

They can't, and shouldn't be allowed to drive anything over 26,000#, and of course no airbrakes.

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Old 12-06-2019, 09:35 PM
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I saw a diesel pickup Truck this week: BED exhaust pipe just like that photo. Looked and sounded stuoopid

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Old 12-06-2019, 09:38 PM
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Around here they do the same thing, but they use wheel offset instead.
Usually more tire outside the wheelwell than in, without fender flares.

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Old 12-06-2019, 10:33 PM
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How about the tall snorkel air intakes sticking up beside the passenger side window? like they are going anywhere near water!

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Old 12-06-2019, 11:09 PM
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Had to Google Flathatting. Yes, I was a Tard at 18 Myself! God, was I cool.
Lived to tell about it though

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Old 12-07-2019, 12:36 AM
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I love lifted trucks, but hate stacks and tow mirrors.

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Old 12-07-2019, 03:08 AM
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Had to Google Flathatting. Yes, I was a Tard at 18 Myself! God, was I cool.
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that's fine - had to google 694.1; my guess it was Dewey decimal which came out to Construction, wood based.

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Old 12-07-2019, 05:53 AM
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While I think this stuff is stupid ... I remember our jacked up, crazy paint jobs, side pipes, sex vans, etc from the 70's and I try not to judge. They are stupid, we were stupid, kids will be kids.

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Old 12-07-2019, 11:19 AM
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"had to google 694.1;"
Or perhaps a 4.1 Litre in a '69??


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Old 12-07-2019, 11:39 AM
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Mall crawlers

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Old 12-07-2019, 12:01 PM
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that has always been the great thing about automobiles. personalization. lots of vehicles I don't like at all, but im sure not going to let them ruin my day.

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Old 12-07-2019, 12:10 PM
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We have a lot of that here too (and many "interesting" Jeeps).

Based on this thread, I'd say if their goal is to get attention it must be working so more power to them!

At least they are into modifying their vehicles and not afraid to work on them.

Big change from the vehicular flora of suburban Seattle where we last lived for sure!

Even if some are comical, I'd rather look and listen to most of them than the remaining 99% of the cars that remind me of jelly beans on wheels.

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Old 12-07-2019, 12:27 PM
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Lots of modded trucks in Montana. Now some of them get used for real. Some are pretty shiny. The king of the hill is 1 ton 4wd dually
crew diesel. There is local company that does the huge winch bumpers custom, and the heavy duty flatbeds. So those are mandatory.

There is one local one like described above that is a triple crew cab.

The funny new wannabe trend is 1/2 ton crew with 5 foot flatbeds.

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Old 12-07-2019, 01:29 PM
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I’m in Kentucky , It only gets worse the farther down I 75 ya go .

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Road douchebaggery - I can't stop laughting.

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Old 12-07-2019, 01:56 PM
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that has always been the great thing about automobiles. personalization. lots of vehicles I don't like at all, but im sure not going to let them ruin my day.
not ruining the day, but when they overhang the lane markers on both sides it's ticket time

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Or perhaps a 4.1 Litre in a '69??
Ah.

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Very common here in central CA. Probably started and spread out from here..... CEN * CAL

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My only complaint about the tow mirrors is those dicks that drive a certain winding, narrow, 2 lane road near me with those things sticking 6 inches over the double yellow line.

It’s usually older guys driving those things out here. The kids will usually drive Toyota trucks that look like they’re outfitted for the Baja 1,000 - and doing long one wheel burnouts with their open rear ends.

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I tell you a trend I don’t understand is kids in brand new 65-85 thousand dollar trucks. You go to our local HS parking lot and it’s full of lifted Denalis and SLT Chevrolets. Who has the money to spend that much on a teenagers ride

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