AJT123

Thanks man. It's been a rough and painful few years for sure. These forums have massively helped take my mind off it, I look at my post count and am like "Damnnnn" lol. My spouse tells me sometimes I'm just in a whole different world when I'm on forums.

Please listen to that advice for your own good, everyone. Orthos don't know anything about nerves like Neurosurgeons do. Let the brain surgeons work on your back and nerves and leave hips and elbows to Orthos.

Sorry for the OT.... but the handicapped card is a godsend, to make it car related again lol. I've already caught one person thinking I was just parking the Mercedes there arrogantly that's said something. (I dig to get it out so I don't display it right away)

SW17LS

I have been told the same thing when nerves are concerned. Keep us posted!

AJT123

Thanks, I will, I'll use the actual thread next time, I just got myself into a story thinking about parking lol. That's what I mean when I say I just zone into these forums lol.

link13

It really isn’t in CA. Modded cars are everywhere. Mine is 90% legal and the 10% is because the front side windows are tinted. The tint isn’t dark. I drive pretty conservatively and driving like an a hole is what gets unwanted attention from law enforcement. The tint is not dark. I did get a ticket for an illegal left turn and I deserved it. The deputy told me generally if they can see in, it’s a non issue.

For parking next to nicer cars, I don’t commute. I primarily drive to the German club. If a nicer car is parked away from others, I won’t park next to it. For example, two guys showed up with late 60s Porsches and parked by themselves away from everyone. No way would I park next to them. There are some well cared for 211 Benzes and they are owned by older German folks. They park in the fray. If there’s an empty spot near them, I will take it. They park in the thick of things and expect that someone will park next to them.

In public places like parking structures such as Orange or the one at our LA office which I rarely go to, I just park and hope for the best. It is a Civic after all and that’s a lot of why I got it. Not having modified exhaust is big for staying off the radar. I am not young and the droning would drive me insane. Also, 4 bangers with exhaust sound like ***. Perhaps I wasn’t clear, but if you are parked away from other cars, I won’t park next to you. That’s not cool.

AJT123

LX570 is a tow beast.

This old lady kept racing me in a Civic at lights today, we were dead even each time.

That's with the 2 ton boat attached to my truck.

geko29

I don't mean to disparage the LX, but I've got a fiver that says the "old lady" had no idea she was racing you. I expect she was just going about her day, perhaps--if she was paying attention--trying to figure out why the guy with the boat towing a literal boat was making such a racket next to her.

AJT123

I had the windows down, she was giving it all it had. It wasn't a "fast" Civic or anything, not saying it was a Type-R lol. Just a run of the mill Civic.

geko29

It's a 4-banger, they all sound like that all of the time.

Tangentially related, I'm always a bit taken aback when someone (invariably in a Rogue or Compass) just nails it from every light and stops at the next one 2 seconds before me, plodding along and short-shifting at >3k. I mean, ok you do you.

AJT123

4-cylinder is fine in a Civic.

It's the E-Class with a 2.0t I can't and never have been able to swallow.

geko29

C'mon man I'm just having a little fun. We have no disagreement. We really need the ":sharebeer" smiley.

BayeauxLex

That lady is like SW17LS “I’ve never had a race before in my life”🤣🤣🤣🤣

Man I bet you average 10mpg in your LX. You sir don’t need an EV…you would try to race everybody!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

Margate330

"Slow cars are fun to beat on" I believe was the consensus here on Club Lexus. Lol

AJT123

Lol I didn't think we did.

Between 11-12 city lol. If you use the eco light and a very very light foot you can attain 14MPG city. But who doesn't gun a big fun burly V8?

geko29

I won't speak for others, but in my book it can absolutely be fun to drive slow cars fast. It is never fun to drive garbage cars fast. The Rogue and Compass are solidly in the latter category.

LH1

I'll never understand the people that race to a solid red light. You're right, it's always a Rogue/Compass/Eclipse Cross etc.