well i was driving home sitting at a light waiting for turn signal and this 2000-2003 gt with a body kit bigger than the fast and the furious and straight pipes passing by me going the opposite direction stops in the middle of the road and revs it obnoxiously loud and forgets hes in 3rd gear and almost stalls out.......i laughed and gave him the big ....... if he thought he was doing somthing cool or good he was wrong..... i just felt like sharing this with everyone

 

It must have been the same guy I saw a couple of months back. He was going the same direction as I was. But when he revved his motor, he stalled out in the middle of traffic.

Bad form all the way.

 

I usually give any mustang owner a wave or thumbs up even the flamboyant ones.

On that same note I would always pass this lady in a red 05+ sometimes leaving for work and coming home for work. I would always wave when I saw her. She wouldn't wave back and finally started shrugging and I could see her say "WHAT???" or something similar like stop waving at me. . I don't think she ever put it together that I was waving at a fellow stang driver. Now the Tungsten Vert down the street from my house would always wave to and back at me.

 

I get alot of Mustangs revving at me or acting like fools in traffic. Not trying to generalize but most of the offensive Mustang drivers I have experianced are in a V6 s197 or "riced" out 2001-2003's. I guess it's just where I live people are not very friendly and it's not wise to make any hand gestures at other drivers here.

One guy in a V6 2005+ almost went into the wall trying to fly by me on a sharply curved overpass. I don't know what the heck he was trying to prove. As we were entering the turn, it's two lanes, I could hear his car downshift and engine spin up as he got side by side. I slowed down to avoid any chance he might completely lose control.

It's a shame, was fun when I rode motorcycles and almost always other people on bikes would wave.

 

Aww man, he was probably just saying "hey." I never consider it an offensive gesture when a fellow stanger revs at me.. the fact that he was going the opposite way makes it even more of a friendly gesture, in my opinion.

I never rev at anyone or drive hard near any sporty car, because I'm afraid of people thinking "I'm trying to look cool." But I normally drive the snot out of my car and probably confuse people into thinking I'm "showing off" with my stock exhaust when I downshift. I really wish I didn't have to worry about everyone thinking I'm "being cool" or "trying to attract attention" when I just enjoy driving. So I don't initiate revs - I only respond to them. Sad.

But give the guy a break, he was awknowleding you & your stang, and he failed/stalled..

 

awknowleding me and my stang is a blip of the throttle or a quick rev....... acting stupid is siting dead stop with cars behind him and revving for 5 whole seconds and stalling out is plain out dumb

me and my dad ride the chopper and the roadking and when we see a fellow rider we wave its cool...

 

Unfortunatly somewhat true from my expirience as well. A year ago I had a V6 stang pass me on the right doing about 90, pull in front of my car with about 2 feet to the bumper (he had a block in front of him to the next car), then swerve into the shoulder a little and shower my car with stones. Just lovely.

 

the only cars that ever rev at me or other mustangs... usually 88-92s GTs... no respect. My gf thinks guys w mustangs are dumb bc they are always reving engines... i dont blame her, shame ours are so nice and fun to drive!!

 

Maybe the Mustang's are the only ones designed to be heard?

Just like krnpimpsta, I used to feel awkward downshifting in my 3.0i Z4, fun to drive the snot out of and all that, but people who don't drive stick probably don't have a clue what a downshift is.

Plenty of people in yuppie mobiles out here will rev at you as they pass flambouyantly.... just show offs I suppose. Glad I can make them feel insecure with a sub $30k car compared to their $50k-$75K German and Japanese cars.

 

he he,

yep, I got revved at by some guy in one of those V8 Mercedes the other day. Lucky for him, I was making a left turn. Little did he know .

 

Last summer me and my girl was cruising down one of the main drags. This young cat and his buddies in a black 87-93 5.0 hatchback revved his motor up as he rolled past me to the red light. Startled the mess out of us. About 5 or so minutes later I see them at a gas station chilling outside the car. I say, "Watch this baby." I rolled past them and gave a" 6000 rpm hello." I startled them right back and they all gave me the rocker sign and was yelling YEAH DUDE!!! We had a good laugh. Don't worry. It's a muscle car thing... It's a Mustang thing.

 

I like to flash my fogs at other stangs. Even in the day its kind of a "sup". lol

 

I had a guy in a 2001 Stang with exhaust rev at me 3 times in bumper to bumper traffic wanting to race, Dumb A$$! Why would you want to race in traffic?! He was cool with his beat up car, racing stripes, and a nice bent wheel on the right rear. First you need to take care of your ride (you love it, it will love you), then you need to get half a brain and not act like a Dumb A$$ in traffic. I haven't had any luck trying to find someone to run (haven't had the car for long) and the first one who wants to play is a Dumb A$$ in traffic!!!

 

 

wow,you guys are getting a lil bent outta shape....i have two gen 1 lightnings and 1 cs.i get revs from stangers,vettes,4x4s,ect.and i'm just out side wrenching on my car.hell it happens almost everytime i go out to tinker.

don t sweat it fellas.