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Old 06-22-07, 09:01 AM
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Default Anyone getting away with warnings these days?

I have been stopped more times than I would like to be. I have talked my way out of about half of them. I usually get compliments or words of understanding during the stop. I think the number is around 12 times since I got my super coupe. I have been assesed 0 points, (1) 4 hour course, and (1) 8 hour course.

This one said "If I had a car like that I would want to open it up sometimes too. But there is a time and place for everything".

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Old 06-22-07, 09:04 AM
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wow man, 111mph, here in cali you probably end up in the back of the quad car....

so far i haven't had much luck on warnings myself
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Old 06-22-07, 09:18 AM
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SO lucky!!
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Old 06-22-07, 09:22 AM
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WOW, nice cop letting you off with just a warning for going 111mph!!! You sir, are one lucky man...repeatedly apparently.
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I got cited at 120mph here and cali. I was approached by the CHP with a his handgun, not a great memory.He told me that at that speed, my car was considered a dangerous weapon. BS!!
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Originally Posted by FunGuy
He told me that at that speed, my car was considered a dangerous weapon. BS!!
I hate to be the guy who says it, but the officer was right. I dont have to go through the whole "be responsible" lecture, but you know what you did wrong
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Old 06-22-07, 10:15 AM
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I'm in the same boat as you... this thing is like a magnet for cops... I had never received a speeding ticket in my life and since the purchase of this beauty I have received 2
I don't like how things are going...

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I have been stopped more times than I would like to be. I have talked my way out of about half of them. I usually get compliments or words of understanding during the stop. I think the number is around 12 times since I got my super coupe. I have been assesed 0 points, (1) 4 hour course, and (1) 8 hour course.

This one said "If I had a car like that I would want to open it up sometimes too. But there is a time and place for everything".
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Old 06-22-07, 10:25 AM
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111 and just a warning! Holy Smokes.
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Old 06-22-07, 10:48 AM
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so how much did you pay off the cop?
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Old 06-22-07, 11:10 AM
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i USED to get warnings ... but now they impound it ... no middle ground for me ... on the up side i guess i can still say i dont get tickets?
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Old 06-22-07, 11:30 AM
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Care to write down you're lines? I never get warnings. Not even on my first offense, and it was not even nearly that bad.
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Old 06-22-07, 11:48 AM
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i used to play dumb ... and that worked up until last summer ... i would always be like 'oh i didnt kno' ... but @ that time i was also age 16 - 21, blonde girl, in mums envoy. i think it doesnt work anymore cos i got older and i drive a different car. SO FOR ALL YOU 'KIDS' OUT THERE: PLAYING DUMB CAN WORK
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lol 8:15 A.M.
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I was going to work 2 weeks ago and CHP got me going 80 in a 65 zone. He asked for my license, reg, etc and he wrote me up. As he gave me the ticket, he only cited me for a new address change as my license displayed an old address. He let me go on the speeding violation! Whew! It probably helped as I was driving my Honda Accord and not my other car. I bet he would have nailed me in my NSX.
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Old 06-22-07, 12:31 PM
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Thank god the cop is in a nice mood...
One time I was driving from Cali back to Vegas, doing 100 talking on the phone and passed a cop's car!!
She pulled me over and just warned me and let me go on...
what lucky basters we are!!
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