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Old Mar 4, 2025 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I only want to hear the sound of the engine when I step on it, when Im cruising I don't. That's what I loved about my IS350 (after installing the F-Sport intake), throaty roar at full throttle, ran at a quiet 2000ish rpm at 75 mph.

Call me a grumpy old man, no resonators, no want it
Me too.
I only want to hear the exhaust when I step hard on the gas.

The rest of the time shhhh, be quiet.

Now for Harleys, that's a different story.
I loved my straight pipes.
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
Looks like I need ceramic coating.
Ceramic coatings are great but they aren’t necessary. If you clean your cars regularly they always just very easily clean off.

I didn’t do a ceramic coating on my S580 or the Pacifica. I clean them so regularly and use ceramic spray products after every wash and they shed water and all similarly without one.

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Old Mar 4, 2025 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I only want to hear the sound of the engine when I step on it, when Im cruising I don't. That's what I loved about my IS350 (after installing the F-Sport intake), throaty roar at full throttle, ran at a quiet 2000ish rpm at 75 mph.

Call me a grumpy old man, no resonators, no want it
Same. I’m with you.

I do like to hear rev matching downshifts in certain cars of course.
Old Mar 4, 2025 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330

Now for Harleys, that's a different story.
I loved my straight pipes.


Going nowhere fast. 😒🐌

I’ll take a goldwing over a Harley. 😁
Old Mar 4, 2025 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Me too.
I only want to hear the exhaust when I step hard on the gas.

The rest of the time shhhh, be quiet.

Now for Harleys, that's a different story.
I loved my straight pipes.
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I'm guessing you and I are around the same age group ... grumpy
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
Same. I’m with you.

I do like to hear rev matching downshifts in certain cars of course.
I've always been particular about cars being too loud at cruising speeds, even as a teen. I absolutely hated cars with rough idle, my first car was a beat up VW Rabbit, I used to constantly play around with the carburetor to get it smooth, and was always spraying Gunk out carb spray to try and keep it clean. I must of killed lots of brain cells spraying that stuff
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
Haven’t opted into ceramic coating yet.



I’ve been so back and forth between catless and catted. Out of all people, an EV owner helped me finalize my decision to go catted. I would’ve hated the smell of catless especially with this car being a daily (in good weather) and the take the Mrs. to lunch ride.




Looks like I need ceramic coating.
I thought you said you had it on the beater Prius last month?
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I've always been particular about cars being too loud at cruising speeds, even as a teen. I absolutely hated cars with rough idle, my first car was a beat up VW Rabbit, I used to constantly play around with the carburetor to get it smooth, and was always spraying Gunk out carb spray to try and keep it clean. I must of killed lots of brain cells spraying that stuff
I love a large engine with an erratic idle or a Ferrari buzz idle, it's so lively and gets my heart racing before I even start to drive them.
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Originally Posted by Striker223
I love a large engine with an erratic idle or a Ferrari buzz idle, it's so lively and gets my heart racing before I even start to drive them.
The only car at the time that had a large engine that I drove was my dad's Buick LeSabre, it had a 350 V8 that was smooth as butter, but you could easily do burnouts. Got into a lot of trouble with that car

Loudest car I ever drove was a 2017 Lamborghini Huracan I rented in Dubai. Almost crashed it, after that I drove it like a grandma 😂
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I thought you said you had it on the beater Prius last month?
No sir. If I did, my mistake. Every vehicle has CarPlay🙃 including the Prius. Prius even has a 10 inch kicker sub. 😆

Every vehicle except the Prius and my tundra (for now) has PPF. Tundra has a lot of “old man chrome” on the front end.

Farm trucks, no PPF obviously.

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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
No sir. If I did, my mistake. Every vehicle has CarPlay🙃 including the Prius. Prius even has a 10 inch kicker sub. 😆

Every vehicle except the Prius and my tundra (for now) has PPF. Tundra has a lot of “old man chrome” on the front end.

Farm trucks, no PPF obviously.
Oh ok, I misunderstood lol! You said you had CP on all the cars and that's a brand of ceramic haha
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
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Loudest car I ever drove was a 2017 Lamborghini Huracan I rented in Dubai. Almost crashed it, after that I drove it like a grandma 😂
What happened, please tell the story.
Too much power or the tires didn't stick when you punched it?

Wassssup??? 🤠
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Originally Posted by Margate330
What happened, please tell the story.
Too much power or the tires didn't stick when you punched it?

Wassssup??? 🤠
I was in Dubai for a friend's wedding in 2017. Two of us decided to rent a Huracan for a couple of days. Was heading into a left turn, and gave it to much throttle and the wheels broke traction and lost control briefly and went into the opposing lane. Luckily we weren't in the city where 100 percent I would have plowed into other cars because they have a lot of traffic. Scared the crap out of me and my passenger, probably would have ended up behind bars because they are strict with foreigners.

The last time I was out there in 2023, I took Uber
Old Mar 4, 2025 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I was in Dubai for a friend's wedding in 2017. Two of us decided to rent a Huracan for a couple of days. Was heading into a left turn, and gave it to much throttle and the wheels broke traction and lost control briefly and went into the opposing lane. Luckily we weren't in the city where 100 percent I would have plowed into other cars because they have a lot of traffic. Scared the crap out of me and my passenger, probably would have ended up behind bars because they are strict with foreigners.

The last time I was out there in 2023, I took Uber
You are a wild man @AMIRZA786 . Haha

Go to foreign country, rent exotic car, and drive crazy.
I'll go ahead and put that on my list of things to never do. Lol
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Originally Posted by Margate330
You are a wild man @AMIRZA786 . Haha

Go to foreign country, rent exotic car, and drive crazy.
I'll go ahead and put that on my list of things to never do. Lol
I was just coming out of a midlife crisis . Yes, definitely put that on your list of what not to do 🤣



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