Bavarian_6shot
08-18-2005, 04:24 PM
:shifty Thought this was funny and it may shine some light on the finer points of Honda enthusiasts.
6:30pm and I'm on my way home from work. The sky is turning a brilliant red-yellow, like a cherry screwdriver. I'm takin it easy, rolling ~40mph and a black blob appears in my peripheral. I turn my head and to see 15% tint windows and a 1' tall 'i-Vtec' sticket sitting in my face. "Ah, an Si."
I want to get home so, I'm just rolling, but I hit a redlight. Oh, we're lining up, and he's reving... :confused I gaze down to see oil temp reaching ~200deg. I give the throttle a few blips over 1.2k. Sounds warm enough, so I wait patiently. Light turns green, one more blip and I drop in the clutch. I hear the Si do the same, wheels spinning, tires squeeling. Take her up to 5k and hit second. I look in my sideview, and the Civic is ~ 3 CL back. Then I hear him shift 2nd, *Squeek Squeek*. I kill it after I have 5 or so car lengths and I drop to 4th.
He's on it to catch up with me, but now his window is down. He's a guy in his Mid-20's, both hands off the wheel with thumbs up. "I knew I could get you rilled up. I LOVE your car. The M's, oh, the M's. I just wanted to hear that exhaust." I thank him, "Nice Si, too bad you can't get traction, eh?" We chat, but my turn came up.
The little Si sounded to be really trying. It seemed like he was going SO fast, chirping tires and rev-ing high. I thought he was some Ricer wanting to pound me. Ended up being a nice guy, suit and tie. Not that I've ever had anything against honda owners.
6:30pm and I'm on my way home from work. The sky is turning a brilliant red-yellow, like a cherry screwdriver. I'm takin it easy, rolling ~40mph and a black blob appears in my peripheral. I turn my head and to see 15% tint windows and a 1' tall 'i-Vtec' sticket sitting in my face. "Ah, an Si."
I want to get home so, I'm just rolling, but I hit a redlight. Oh, we're lining up, and he's reving... :confused I gaze down to see oil temp reaching ~200deg. I give the throttle a few blips over 1.2k. Sounds warm enough, so I wait patiently. Light turns green, one more blip and I drop in the clutch. I hear the Si do the same, wheels spinning, tires squeeling. Take her up to 5k and hit second. I look in my sideview, and the Civic is ~ 3 CL back. Then I hear him shift 2nd, *Squeek Squeek*. I kill it after I have 5 or so car lengths and I drop to 4th.
He's on it to catch up with me, but now his window is down. He's a guy in his Mid-20's, both hands off the wheel with thumbs up. "I knew I could get you rilled up. I LOVE your car. The M's, oh, the M's. I just wanted to hear that exhaust." I thank him, "Nice Si, too bad you can't get traction, eh?" We chat, but my turn came up.
The little Si sounded to be really trying. It seemed like he was going SO fast, chirping tires and rev-ing high. I thought he was some Ricer wanting to pound me. Ended up being a nice guy, suit and tie. Not that I've ever had anything against honda owners.