Revving at other stangs

padge

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I was just wondering what peoples opinion is on this. If another stang is driving by you, and they give their engine a rev... do you view that as an insult or just a friendly gesture amongst stang owners? I mean, if you see the guy glaring at you and revving his car, then obviously it isn't intended as a friendly gesture, he's just being a jackass.

Reason being, I was slowing down to pull into my lot, and I seen a stang coming up behind me in the lane beside me, so I gave the exhaust a blip and the ****er gave me the finger!! Personally I like hearing other stangs exhaust and like to hear the revs. However, if this guy has stock exhaust he might have felt like I was showing off or boasting that I was better in some way, which wasn't the case.

What do you guys think?

 

bryan0

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I think it's cool, no need to be ridiculous or to make too much noise and bother other people.
I also drive a Jeep Wrangler as my dd and whenever another wrangler is coming up the opposite direction, 95% of them will give you a wave.

I think the rev is cooler though, but definitely not as common.

 

CobraRed_96_GT

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I view it as friendly when the other stang is modded and they are smiling at you or give you a thunbs up. You shouldn't rev at a stock stang cuz they don't share your zest for modding and they might take it as an insult. IF the guy has a stock stang and is revving it at you like your going to be scared just ignore them cuz they are about to do something stupid that will proly put both of you at risk cuz it's usually their dad's car or it was given to them. Just my .02

 

DAKDOG99

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If they do it to me I think it's time for a race. And I get more mustang owners trying to race than any other car. I don't see why someone with a stock mustang would want to race my stock mustang. Sounds like a boring race to me.

But nothing sounds like a mustang with a good mid-pipe and cat-back.

 

mustangkid05

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i do it to stang owners once in a while but they do it to me alot....example this 5.0 guy always does no matter what lol

 

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I think its cool. I kinda look at it like hey whats up?? haha. I had some old dude like in his 60's about a week ago rev at me in a new edge gt so i revved back at him and he gave me a little waive then got on it.lol.

 

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It's our way of saying hi.

 

streethorse

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With an automatic it doesnt make sense to rev at other stangs cause you
have to put it in nuetral so I just try to make eye contact, if they seem
non violent I roll down the window and compliment thier car at a light.
Otherwise I just nod or wave.

 

BennyBlown2v

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Most stang guys I see that I don't know are either idiot kids with hollowed out cats and straight pipes leaning like gangsters with their hats tipped sideways, or dumb redneck guys who always ask "is that a GT too??" or "Is that fast, cuz mine is!"

 

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I wave to say "HI" and I rev to say"lets go"

 

Miles

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Normally it's done with a big grin, so I don't mind... plus mine always sounds better so

 

RedDaemon

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i do it to cobras and gt's that look modified as saying hello

 

Redfire03GT

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Out here in California, just about everyone wants to race you for one reason or another. If another mustang rev's at me, I can guarantee it's accompanied by a stupid smug look. Usually an indication that they would like a piece of you. In my younger years I would have happily accepted, too.

Waving isn't even a safe way to say "Hi" out here either, it's likely to get you flipped off

 

Dusstbuster

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DAKDOG99 said:

But nothing sounds like a mustang with a good mid-pipe and cat-back.

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Walking to my first class this morning I heard a distinct exhaust note but couldn't see the car. As it got closer I could easily tell it was a mustang but it sounded better than usual, then as the yellow 04 cobra drove by I realized why...

 

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Over here in Jersey, we give eye contact before we revv b/c who wants to get the bird ya kno? Once eye contact is established then we go with a nice friendly rev

 

Rickey_Bobby

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Around here I have noticed a little pattern if you will between the mustangs...

one blip of the throttle is a "hey nice ride"
2 blips is "line up and go at it"

actually, seems to go for most of the v8 cars around here in sarasota. Don't know where it started though...

Anyways, there's no reason to insult anyone on the road... If their car sucks, trust me they know it.

 

Tim2002GT

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myponyrocks said:

It's our way of saying hi.

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+1

If I am heading in the same direction, I will usually slow down and try to B.S. a little and then ask to hear theirs. If they decline, I just give em a nod and drive on!

 

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around here in western pennsylvania....i beep to say hi to other stangs....and rev at the ricer idiots lol...then they are hardasses and try to speed away....try....

 

steveb24

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seems like all the stang owners by me are a bunch of goons. lotts of stock stangs our year, and all the oldies in the new ones seem to look down on our body style

 

geoffsgt

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Flicked you off?

If you own a Mustang, you should love the sound of other Mustangs, and be grateful that they shared their sound with you!

The other people, well... they're just around so Ford keeps building us cars.