in case anyone's bored... (sort've a long story)

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MSP & MS3
My boss said it best. He took one look at my car and said "You're driving around a giant middle finger! Get in any fights yet?" I wasn't quite sure what he meant... but now I do.

Driving around in a bright orange car with tints and a license plate that says [CHICO] has it's advantages (girls dig it) it also has it's drawbacks... I haven't been pulled over yet but everytime I drive by a cop I just know he's saying "go ahead punk... I dare you to drive 1mph over the speed limit, cross the line at the traffic light, think a dirty thought!" I'm sure these guys are looking for any excuse in the book to pull us over. That's the irony of getting a "fast car". I can't actually GO FAST!! Unless i'm feeling ballzy or in an area I know I'm safe... or simplywant to teach someone a lesson. But I digress.

So I'm driving home from the gym when I approach a stop light. I'd take the right on red in a lesser car (my last car was a respectable, american, 4-door family sedan- I could get away with almost anything in that thing!) With this ride, I need to be more careful. Not being in a hurry, I decided to just wait for the green.

As I'm chillin in my ride... listening to one of the 700 songs I have on my kick ass mp3 player, I notice some dirtbag (I mean this in a literal sense) going absolutely NUTS behind me! The term "coniption fit" was invented for this guy! I didn't have to turn the radio down too much to hear him swearing at me (calling me inaccurate racial slurs no less! I mean... if you're going to resort to that type of crap, at least call me a guini not a spic!) Suddenly I have no desire to take the right on red... my only goal at this moment is to piss him off as much as humanly possible by not only NOT taking the turn before it turns green but also taking my sweet ole time once it does.

As I mentioned, I have tints so he probably couldn't see me very well as I watched him through my rear view mirror the same way I'd watch a baboon at the zoo as it fell off a tree and landed on his head. -Something in which I'm sure his mom did a few too many times. At this point, I can't really see what kind of car he's in... I can only see the dirt hovering around him like that Peanuts charcter on Charlie Brown. I'm sure it's a POS though...

The light turns green and I slooooooooowly ease around the corner as if I'm driving Miss Daisy. All the while, I'm watching this douche bag practically crap in his pants (hmm... maybe that's why he was in such a hurry) LOL Anyway, road quicly turns into 2 lanes and he's on the side of me while I'm going about 20mph or so... At this point, I finally see what he's driving and roll the window down enough for him to update the racial slur he's going to call me next. (If it's not already clear, this guy defines the term "white trash") He's driving what appeas to be a 70's Nova... all primered up and ready to be painted shi+ brown to match it's driver. He seems to have calmed down a bit at this point... but apparently he's still upset about the fact that I delayed his so-called life 30 seconds for not breaking the law and taking the right on red. Ironically enough, he's now going as slow as I am in order to make sure I hear ever single one of his incredibely articulate and ingenious "put-downs"

"Nice car a$$hole!" "I'm gonna shi+ all over your car dickhead!" "I porked my cousin and liked it!" Ok ok... so he didn't say that last one but I'm sure it's true. Bottom line, I wasn't about to waste my time with this douche... I put the shades back down, rolled up the window and let him pass... only he didn't JUST pass... he floored it! Suddenly a huge cloud of smoke appears and I'm left in it. As if I wasn't upset enough for not being called the guinei that I am, now my clean car is literally being left in his dust. No way I was going to allow this!!! Even without the mods I'll soon have, and the head start I gave him, I knew I'd destroy him. Suddenly I go from "Driving Miss Daisy" to "Days of Thunder" as I double up on the 5500rpm mark. By this time I'm pushin 70 and he's a considerable distance behind me. I'm thinkin that's the end of this donkey... but alas, I hit a red light and a few seconds (or maybe it was a few minutes with his old POS) he appears in my rear view. I'm not one to talk... I'm all about action. Apparently he's done talking as well because, before I know it, he's getting out of his car!!

I know... what to do what to do???? A) Blow the red light and risk getting caught by cops? (pretty desolate street and really, what ARE the chances of that happening?) B) Get out my car and bash his ugly mug into his rusty, bondoed car fender? or C) Get out, flash the guns and make sure he doesn't live to tell the tale of how he damaged a MSP. After about a half a second of thought, I decided to go with...

[D] The light turned green and I took off before he even got close to my car. It's funny how life sometimes boils down to a fraction of a second. If I hadn't seen the light turn green out of the corner of my eye as I was unbelting my seatbelt, perhaps I would have got out of my car and got into a fight. Perhaps I would have gotten arrested, forced to sell my car for bail money. So many things could have happened... but they didn't. Thinking more clearly about it, I never should have given this guy any attention at all. Guys like him don't even deserve to look at our cars let alone start with their drivers. But lets' face it... when you're zooming around, you get a sense of exhilaration... a sense of power in which you feel untouchable. I was fully prepared to tie this guy to the tracks... but in hindsight, I'm glad I laid them instead.

Either way, our cars are pretty bad ass. My boss was right about the whole fight thing. (sort've) Next time I'll keep the windows up and my eyes on the road. (for my baby's sake!) a stray fist landing on the fender would NOT be cool! Besides, it's usally more fun to kick the shi+ out of some punk with your car, than your fists.


I doubt many made it this far but... if you did... thanks for listening! It probably wasn't nearly as "funny" for you than it was for me... but hey, it's cool to know our cars command so much attention!
 
yeah man, here in Cali a lot of intersections dont let u make a right on red as well
 
I had an incident with a guy in a parking lot one time, that could have easily come to us throwing some fists. The only reason I backed down though was because I drive an orange car. I realized how easy it would be for him to see my car in a parking lot some day while I was in a store working, and he could key my car, or kick the s*** out of it...He drove some minivan...how the hell would I find him?? Anytime you have a conflict like that, you've gotta remember that the MSP sticks out like a sore thumb.
 
excellent story,

i think the guy was just mad he was driving that "primed" sh*tbox destined for a junkyard while you are cruzin' in an orange pimp mobile.
 
Thanks man! Yeah, this thing is pretty pimp. ESPECIALLY with the tints. Anyone who has an orange speed and doesn't have tints should make that their top priority!!! As great as our car looks compared to most of the others on the road... that's how much better tints will make yours look compared to... umm... your car stock. ok ok... I'm tired so that didn't come out right but... bottom line: get tints!! haha

On a serious note, glad you guys liked the story... never though it would take so long to write! Definitely a lot easier to tell people verbally than it is to type this shiz out. Oh well... I'm sure there will be more! Lots of "sheep" out here who buy whatever everyone else has. ie. mustangs, eclipses, civics, etc. The second these types see a guy who's not afraid to stand out a little they get mad/jealous. Mad because it reminds them of how much of a loser they are and jealous because they wish they had the balls to be like us. Maybe I'm being a bit melodramtic but... when I got this car I thought I'd get more thumbs up than middle fingers. Perhaps people haven't REALLy given me the middle finger... (except that one time when I accidently cut someone off) but you can sort've just tell... by their facial expression and stuff. I mean... come on!! It's just a freakin color!!!! People eat them all the time!! More people visit their native land every year than anywhere else in the world!! What the hell is so wrong with orange???? I swear... you people who own the black don't know what I'm saying but I'm sure all you orange folk do. Not that it's a bad thing.... hey, I'll be honest, that's partially why I got it!! Maybe pissing people off is part of my character. I don't know! oh well... carry on!
 
LOL, great story Chico. And the comments in your last post are right on! The looks we get in these orange things are unlike anything I've ever gotten in any other car. It's funny as hell to me and makes the whole purchase of the car worth it - even if it does run like a turd!
 
girth said:
The looks we get in these orange things are unlike anything I've ever gotten in any other car. It's funny as hell to me and makes the whole purchase of the car worth it
I took my car to the drags last night, and as I was rolling through the lanes, I heard a guy say "That ain't hot!!". I gave him a look like, "pshhh, you probably drive a mustang":rolleyes: and sped off, making sure to let the turbo spool, then shift so he could hear the bypass valve. It kinda pissed me off though...you think it's just jealousy??
 
2K3 Mazdaspeed said:

I took my car to the drags last night, and as I was rolling through the lanes, I heard a guy say "That ain't hot!!". I gave him a look like, "pshhh, you probably drive a mustang":rolleyes: and sped off, making sure to let the turbo spool, then shift so he could hear the bypass valve. It kinda pissed me off though...you think it's just jealousy??

LOL, yeah I really do think it's jealousy in 90% of the cases. I can accept that for whatever reason some people just HATE orange color on anything. But I'm certain most people think it's damn cool and are just jealous they don't have one or were not smart enough to even know it was available. On top of that, EVERY female that has seen my car has had positive things to say about it, so that's a good indication too that guys are just jealous idiots -- chicks don't have to try to defend their penis size when they see a cool car I guess......
 
girth said:


On top of that, EVERY female that has seen my car has had positive things to say about it, so that's a good indication too that guys are just jealous idiots -- chicks don't have to try to defend their penis size when they see a cool car I guess......
I just realized I don't think I've had a girl(other than my friends) that have complimented the color, or asked about it in general. I've had a few ask what kind of car it was, but guys are more interested in custom paint than most girls I guess. On a side note, I have yet to have a girl tell me my car is "cute". I hated when girls would say my Civic was cute. I would always correct them and say, "No, it's not cute...It's sick, it's pimp, tight, bad-ass...anything but cute". I would die if someone called the MSP cute or said it was a pretty color.
 
I was laughing at Stealth5's response....

But I hear ya 2k3. I haven't had that many women compliment the color either --- but a few is more than the 0 men that have complimented it! It's cool as hell and that's that --- all I know is that if I hate the color or looks of a car I usually don't go out of my way to tell the owner. Otherwise I'd be talking to Aztek owners all day long. If they like it, that's all that matters. I love my car, and I'm quite certain most other people do too (the looks of it at least).
 
Peanuts

Well it's "Peanuts" not :p Charlie Brown and the character's name is Pigpen. He is the one who has the continual dust cloud around him. I'm glad you left that guy standing there. All it takes it a quick stab from even a small knife and you'r baby is an Orphan. Kicking his ass aint worth it brother.
 
HAHAHA!!! Thanks Yash!! I'll have to remember that incase I'm ever on Jeapordy one day and they ask that question. (although, it's probably more of a Wheel of Fortune type question) Either way, who do you think would have an easier time scoring, Pig Pen (after he grew up of course) or Beavis??? One's a disgusting slob with a cloud of dirt hovering over him constantly and the other's... a disgusting slob with a cloud of dirt (known as Butthead) hovering around him constantly. Hmm... I'll go with Pig Pen. Maybe some chicks will think he's a magician or something. Hey, it worked for Copperfield!
 
i know what u mean and i love it, i live in a town where everyone drives BMW's and LEXUS' and i love to piss them off, i live in the biggest yuppy town EVER and the people here are the biggest pussies's you could ever meet.. i love when peopel try to mess :) i just roll down (automatically ;) ) my window and ask if they have a problem.. HAHA funny story.. i got beat by an srt-4 and at the next light i did the "rolling gesture" and told him that my windows are automatic he got all mad and drove away... i also asked him " THAT THING GOT A HEMI" he didnt know what a hemi was... anyway it was worth getting beat in a 100yd sprint to make one srt4 owner hate his car :)
 
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