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Offline remlapeel

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strange things...
« on: 04 June 2015, 19:40 »
OK odd one.

Today I was being followed by a white van through some start stop traffic for about 4-5 miles, until we came to a stop at some temporary lights.

The dude jumps out, runs up to me (my window is down) and asks me to floor it at the lights because he just wants to hear what it sounds lime at full chat. I obviously obliged lol.

So what's your strangest thing to happen to you in your GTD/I/R?

Just so you're all aware. My R was in sport mode, has a piper cross intake and has the exhaust flap mod done. So it's pretty nice to listen to :)
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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #1 on: 04 June 2015, 20:09 »
Bet you though you were going to get car jacked!  :shocked:

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Offline remlapeel

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #2 on: 04 June 2015, 20:48 »
I must admit I was confused for a split second but when I saw him coming towards me smiling like a crazed petrol head lol
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Offline fredgroves

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #3 on: 04 June 2015, 22:12 »
He'd been breathing your exhaust fumes for 5 miles, so probably was a little light headed.

I expect there's a youtube video of your doing that now...
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Offline p3asa

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #4 on: 04 June 2015, 23:26 »
He's a copper.
Their sergeant has told them to get those bloody speeding fines up in that stretch of road.
He jumps out as those lights umpteen times a day to ask people what their engine sounds like!!!!

Expect the postman to drop you something off within the next couple of weeks!
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Offline remlapeel

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #5 on: 05 June 2015, 07:16 »
He's a copper.
Their sergeant has told them to get those bloody speeding fines up in that stretch of road.
He jumps out as those lights umpteen times a day to ask people what their engine sounds like!!!!

Expect the postman to drop you something off within the next couple of weeks!

Hahaha
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Offline wigit

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #6 on: 05 June 2015, 09:44 »
You'd probably been slowing him down so it was his polite way to make you get a shift on  :wink:

Offline charv94

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #7 on: 06 June 2015, 00:40 »
Went to Porsche with my dad, he's after a facelift 911 for march next year, went in my car as it was out on the drive, dealer came charging out saying oh wow that a lovely car, can i sit in it? You would have thought it was a hypercar the way he was all over it. Known him for a while and he knew i was getting a GTI but didn't expect him to be so ecstatic to see him, not like he deals with porsches all day for a living is it?

Very bizarre.
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Offline KyleB

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #8 on: 06 June 2015, 09:48 »
Not had anything like that happen, apart from a majorly old guy, must of been in his 80s, giving it a go in his Renault Sport 200. Was well impressed as he booted it past me at 100.

Out of interest what is the exhaust flap mod?

Offline remlapeel

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Re: strange things...
« Reply #9 on: 06 June 2015, 10:25 »
On the R the exhaust is 2 stage. The outter pipes stay closed unless giving it the beans or in Race mode, thenot they become variable. The flap mod opens them fully and keeps them fully open to give you the true sound of the exhaust
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