I think the loud exhaust issue is a problem personally. yeah on classic cars and such i see it as being ok, the thing that bothers me is the people with the huge piece of shit cars that put the tips on them and basically make them sound like lawn mowers, thats rediculous. now the problem with this is how do you draw the line between the older performance cars and the shit-mobiles with the tips. if you pull one over and not the other it starts problems for the police.
My friend has a 67 newport with a full 5 inch exhaust system and has never been pulled over in it for its ungodly loud exhaust but when the october storm hit and ripped the exhaust off of his corsica he got busted for that. it makes no sense how one can be fine and not the other.
The only other thing that bothers me about the issue is when you get pulled over for a loud exhaust, is if you have a full exhaust system(headers back) and you go to court and they tell you if you remove the exhaust and put a more restrictive exhaust on which is not as loud, now you have to remove a 800 dollar exhaust system and find another one to put back on that is “acceptable.” i think they should rethink their approach to how they do things like this.
now if i get a 3 inch exhaust system and its fully emissions legal and i get pulled over for it being too loud i would be mad too. now if they made it part of the state inspection that the sound level had to be in a certain decibel rance in order to pass i think it could help resolve this issue for the most part.
but of course there will always be the people who have connections and can just get an inspection sticker from a friend who is also a shop owner/worker
Haha oh god, you guys are hellarious.
I love stiring things up…take a joke.
I do think my ticket was a bad ticket due to the cop marking my speed up so much.
I agree a lot of people bitch and complain…but sometimes people have run ins with bad cops and they should feel free to post it up here.
Read my thread about6 months ago about “almost killed by a crack head” that…is an example of a bad cop.
I have utmost respect for those cops who really take their job seriously and work hard to keep us safe.
And to the one poster…I do have a real job and I do make good money and I do own property…so suck it.
Just because i am way younger than you don’t mean I can’t achive much more than you.
It’s been covered a million times now, but when it comes to car exhaust in NYS ANYTHING LOUDER THAN STOCK IS ILLEGAL.
Yeah, when a cop sees some classic muscle car that might get driven 500 miles a year he will probably let it go while pulling over the DD civic with a fart can that some kid drives 20k miles a year in. To his defense though, that 20k mile a year Civic, going back and forth to school and work every day at all hours is going to annoy a lot more people with it’s noise than a car that comes out on nice weekend days.
Sure, they’re both illegal, but one is the reason the law was written.
yeah i understand with you completely. although i did not know that anything louder than stock is illegal. but i know people that have a car they run at the strip on the weekends and DD’s during the week and he doesnt get hassled. he has a 3.5" exhaust on it. he told the place who custom made it for him that he wanted it basically stock appearing and he didnt want much sound and somehow that company did the miracle for him and he gets the performance with not too much more of a noticable sound. it is possible, its the people who just want a noisy fucking car that they can drive around and get a headache is what i dont understand.
I was a cop for 4 years. I found that most of the people I pulled over made me write tickets even though I was going to let them off with a warning at first.
Just for the record i never wrote a ticket for exhaust on a fast car.
I was a cop for 4 years. I found that most of the people I pulled over made me write tickets even though I was going to let them off with a warning at first.
Just for the record i never wrote a ticket for exhaust on a fast car.
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Just for the record, im a 17 year old kid and ive been pulled over several times and not once have i ever disrespected, or talked back to a cop. i don’t see the point in giving someone with their power shit. i treat them with respect and truth. although ive been let off every time, i was thru caz park and i got pulled over for several things at once. the cop treated me like crap and i complied to his every request completely. although it was rediculous and embarassing. the speed limit in caz park is 15MPH.
i was going thru the park AT THE SPEED LIMIT because i noticed a cop a few cars back. the other cars behind me were beeping and such and the cop flew around them and pulled me over. ended up making me get out of the car. making me do a sobriety test, asked me if i knew several drug dealers, said my car has been spotted at these random places and driving thru the park at high speeds yelling and causing trouble out of my car. then he proceeded to ask me where i was going. (i was on my way to see my grandmother in the hospital)
he asked why i was driving wrecklessly, i told him i was not and he said i was swerving all over the road. after all this he told me to get back into my car and wait for him to come back with my license and registration. after about 15 minutes he came back and returned my stuff and told me if he saw me again doing any of the things me mentioned i was doing (such as yelling out of my car and causing trouble…which i wasnt) he would cut up my license on the spot and tow my car.
he also tossed my license plate onto my lap and told me to make sure it got attached to my bumper(was on my dashboard because someone hit me the day before and knocked it off)
even through all of that i still respect cops 100% because as you can see if you cooperate with them you can and most likely will get off.
and yes he followed me to the hospital to make sure i was telling him the truth.
Fuck the Pigs, at least the ones who have fucked with me since i’ve moved to the Ruff-Buff.
I’ve had the chance to drive all over t3h west coast, and Kunsan Korea by way of the Air Force & i’ve neva’ evaaaaaa been pulled over for shit. But all that changed after moving here. First week after discharging i was pulled over in Kenmore for tinted windows. I still had my Montana State plates I don’t remember the exact % but they were legal for MT at the time (def not legal for NY) Some 20 y/o 2nd LT tells me to get out of the vehicle and frisks me. Then walks me to the back of my car and goes all Guantanamo Bay on me (who… what the fuck is you doing here, why… yada yada) I forgot to tell him that i didn’t get the memo yet on where Puerto-Rican ‘s aren’t allowed to drive in the Ruff Buff. Seconds later 2 other patrol cars surround my car and they commence to search my car.
They even looked in my 1 gallon gas tank that i had in my trunk. After about 15 minutes the dude gave me back my docs’ and they all split.
One of my fav’s has to be the time some Jake lit me up on Bailey in front of this Nextel Store. The cop told me that “You should no better” I was like wut da fuxors are you talking about? Asks for my license, Re, Ins… Before walking back to his car i ask him what i was pulled over for. He told me some shit about the city’s sound ordinance. Then walks back after a few minutes and goes Guantanamo Bay on me too. He was acting weird as shit, then tells me that I had my beats on loud ( I don’t have any fucking beats) Just a kit, and a silenced exhaust. Then some deep ass bass starts to play (Coming from the new Nextel store) and tells me to turn off my beats. I told him it was already off and starts to fucking flip out on me. Telling me some shit about lying to his face while my beats are playing right in front of him. I told him to check my trunk and look for him self. I suggested he search my car and i realized before he did that the beats were coming from the new Nextel store that was just 2 or three stores down. He walks around my car and walks in front of store. Seconds later the pig walks back hands me my shit , tells me i was right and splits.
There are three other instances where I’ve been fucked with by the Jakes but i don’t have time to write dis shit. I can’t wait to get my TL which I’m going to keep stock just so those fuck backs stop fucking with me.
Most of us know that what some of the things done to our cars arent exactly legal but still bitch when we get caught. For me i Know that im in violation of the law but i dont piss an moan when i get pulled over. 95% of cops are really nice people they are just doin a job like everyother person. Its only the beginning of spring and i cannont wait to see how many threads pop up about hatin on the police. Dont do the crime if you aint willin to pay the fine.
I’ve been pulled over, complained because I thought it was BS, but I’ve never really been hassled over shit. Infact most times when I thought I was going to get f’d I got a cool cop and everything went smooth and I barely got anything.
The one thing that I do no matter what, even in winter, that seems to keep things calm right from the start is shutting the car off, and putting the keys on the dash next to the reg sticker. Seems to de-fuse most cops or at least calm them down a little bit. Infact whenever I’ve done this I’ve either gotten the speeding ticket I deserved (not inflated), or either completely let off or written some little bs fix-it or fine ticket.
Most are just doing their jobs. Yes there are the ones who are pricks, but that comes with “power” that they have and it goes to their heads. I also think it has to do with the whole F&F thing right now, all the hot-rod imports/wannabees/ricers are comming outta storage and they’re figuring some easy $$$ making with fines.
When the Firebird was running I used to drive by WS/Cheektowaga/OP/Depew cops with the 20% tinted windows up, t-tops off, and the basically open headers dumped out the sides and none ever did anything more than a slight glance over.
Look, i’m not saying that all cops are bad, I personnaly know 1 that works D district, and a few other’s ive had the pleasure of meeting while i’ve been here in Buffalo. I’m just adding my story about my run-in’s with the (as Minglor put it) “Mean Cops”. I expect for cops to be tough, Especially with they type of people that are out there and the shit police officers have to deal with but i also don’t expect for a police officer to treat me like straight shit for noooooo reason. I have nothing but respect for the BPD but respect goes along way. But when your automatically sterotyped for some shit you didnt do, weather it’s becuase your the wrong skin tone, Having a body kit or wut-eva, the shit sux and can get old really quick.
ut when your automatically sterotyped for some shit you didnt do, weather it’s becuase your the wrong skin tone, Having a body kit or wut-eva, the shit sux and can get old really quick.
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I know I said I was out, but I just wanted to comment… Yeah, that does suck. It sounds like you’re pretty convinced that that’s happened to you, and if so that’s really shitty. However, based on the experience you alluded to regarding serving our country I’m sure you have the peace of mind to not conclude that they’re all bad just because you’ve ran into a few complete deusche bags in blue corrupted by power. I think you were kind of getting at that already, so thanks for having the strength of character to not come on here blathering that they’re all cunt bags just because a few are. :tup:
ugh you guys still think that i was arguing about the whole illegal shit on my car thing. I AM FINE WITH THAT. give me the tickets for what im doing wrong, but when im not doing anything wrong dont tell me i am and try and convince me that youre right. want to give me an exhaust ticket? go for it. want to give me a tint ticket? RIGHT ON! its when they pop me for shit that im not doing, i get mad. in my original post i said they profile me to be something im not just because of tints and exhaust, and possibly the redneck sticker in the back window.
oh and B-fry i misread your one post, i thought you said putting a system in a car is not legal.
honestly, i dont think anything besides the tint, exhaust and maybe the paint, says pull me over moreso than any other muscle or sports car. in all seriousnees please indicate what other flags you guys notice. it no longer says “ridin dirty” BTW.
