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Old 01-03-14, 10:54 PM
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Default Fiat 500 Abarth!

My friend and I driving out to Long Island to share some of the great roads out there, check it out! We've been trying to parse out the exhaust noise and get rid of the wind noise, let me know what you think
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Old 01-04-14, 07:39 AM
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Sounds fabulous, thanks for the ride!

Unfortunately I'm going to have to ticket you for that rolling stop.
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Agreed, you're in NY. Only Californians can get away with a California Roll
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You must have gotten out to Long Island before that blizzard two days ago.

Unfortunately I'm going to have to ticket you for that rolling stop.
Yes, technically that was illegal (and something that the cops are watching closely now), but, at the speed he actually did it, it wasn't dangerous. Believe me....I've seen LOTS worse.

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Man, that looks fun!:thumb up:

We have roads like that in my area but the Fiat looks like ablest to do it in.
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Awesome ride, so jealous. I miss summer spirited drives already. Sprint cant come soon enough!
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Haha thanks for the response guys. I do apologize for the stop sign rolling though, was trying to get the audio to sound good and forgot about it!
Just uploaded another video, this road is a bit shorter but has quite a great uphill hairpin...
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Old 01-09-14, 06:22 PM
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Just got another video out! This one's in eastern Long Island, about an hour's drive from the city. It was quite a surprise because most of the roads in the area are straight and pothole-ridden but this one's a gem! I'm including links now in the description to a map of the road if you're interested in driving it yourself.
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Definitely look like entertaining roads... too many driveways for my taste for a spirited drive, but definitely good top down cruising roads.
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Just got back from a trip to Northern New Jersey! This area's pretty great, lots of elevation changes and great scenery in the area. Here's one of the roads we visited:

Most of it is through a forest which means plenty of curves and no pedestrians or driveways to get in your way
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As much as I like the quirky 500, I can't take it seriously with that exhaust, lol......(does sound good though).....I can imagine hearing that growl coming from a distance, then seeing that, he he
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I love this car…saw a wide body one at TAS…incredible..
 
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Thanks for the response guys! Recently installed a eurocompulsion intake, really let's you hear the turbo blow off. Tried to make a little demo video of the Fiat with it..
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New video from Jersey! This is a beautiful road, traffic can be a little high during rush hours though. Let me know what you think! I've been adjusting the saturation brightness and contrast throughout the video as the angle of the sunlight keeps changing.
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Here's our latest video from Connecticut! The houses here are huge!
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