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dantemcc · 06-01-2015, 03:43 PM

I've only owned Bee for about seven months now and rarely get to drive him because I'm always on the road. My first time owning a car that had any legitimate story rivalry with another car. I have yet to encounter anyone owning a Mustang or Challenger roll up to me and or yell from a distance anything bad about Bee. Just wondering, because i know it has happened to someone, if not multiple people, if anyone in a rival muscle car has every tried to start something because you yourself own one of their cars rival?

sherob · 06-01-2015, 03:49 PM

I was driving home a month or so back... had a Mustang GT500 pull aside and tried to goad me into a freeway race.

Not happening.

Vertwheal · 06-01-2015, 05:20 PM

Had a kid in a challenger yell "f#$k a camaro" when i passed him the other day. not sure if i should shoot him or not.

Spec · 06-01-2015, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by dantemcc

I've only owned Bee for about seven months now and rarely get to drive him because I'm always on the road. My first time owning a car that had any legitimate story rivalry with another car. I have yet to encounter anyone owning a Mustang or Challenger roll up to me and or yell from a distance anything bad about Bee. Just wondering, because i know it has happened to someone, if not multiple people, if anyone in a rival muscle car has every tried to start something because you yourself own one of their cars rival?

My ride looks and sounds very aggressive on the road, to be blunt and honest. Most of the time, challengers and mustangs don't mess with me. A few times every now and then, I get the revving of the engine, followed by a right turn or them turning onto an exit or something... happened saturday night/sunday morning during my early morning drive with a new 5.0...

I come up quick on the mustang while on the fast lane but was cruising, with the mustang two lanes over... he sees me as I fly by him, he catches me while I'm holding speed and am just waiting for him to try something... revs his engine then proceeds in exiting the 91 freeway cutting across 3 lanes. All I could do was LOL... continued enjoying my cruise.

Another time, an Audi caught me, while also on one of my recent cruises, and matched my speed besides me as I was coming up on a car about a mile up the freeway. Dropped it to 4th from 6th just to pass and in moments I was quite few car lengths ahead of it. He flashed the lights at me then stayed well behind me for a few more exits before he exits the freeway. What did that mean, I wonder?

One time some time ago, a nice Cadillac (I can't remember what model as it was dark) stopped beside me at a red light. I'm wasn't looking to race, I was admiring the ride... and he guns it at the green light... okay, that got my blood boiling because I was clearly not ready for that... so as we came to the next light, he makes a right into a shopping center... doh!

This is common around modified cars. Even older Corvettes respect.

Note - no racing in any of the above. Just things that have happened...

rontammy0 · 06-01-2015, 08:27 PM

A couple of guys in a shelby pulled up beside me on the highway. I was behind a car on the middle lane. He was in the fastlane with nobody in front of him.He paced me for a bit then lowered the boom and was gone. I was able to pay him back down the road a bit. No racing just making some noise.

oldfriend · 06-01-2015, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Vertwheal

Had a kid in a challenger yell "f#$k a camaro" when i passed him the other day. not sure if i should shoot him or not.

Why would you want to shoot him !
These days all of that work is outsourced , clean , fast , no mess left behind to clean
Leave it to the pros !

rontammy0 · 06-01-2015, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by oldfriend

Why would you want to shoot him !
These days all of that work is outsourced , clean , fast , no mess left behind to clean
Leave it to the pros !

Now you know to get along with old friend.

Battlezone580 · 06-01-2015, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 762ch

Bee? Lol a mustang is gonna walk all over that RS. They are quick, they are faster then a stock SS.

Stock to stock yea barley (I wouldn't say walk). Ford claims the 2015 mustang Gt can do 0-60 in 4.5 seconds, and Chevy claims the 2015 Camaro ss can do 0-60 in 4.8 seconds.

The Camaro 1LE can do 0-60 in 4.3 seconds because of the 3.91 gear ratio, That costs about 1 grand for everything and installation.

With everything said with a new exhaust, and 1LE gear ratio on the track with stock tires I do 0-60 in 4.2 seconds.

Imagine the 2016 Camaro SS with 30 more hp and 300 pounds lighter. I bet stock it can do 0-60 in 4.3 seconds no problem.

Battlezone580 · 06-01-2015, 09:17 PM

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Tenring · 06-01-2015, 10:24 PM

Always see Mustangs back in traffic they usually work hard trying to catch up to me, only to back off when they get close. Guess they are looking for the V6 and don't want any part of anything that will give them a challenge.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 06-01-2015, 11:28 PM

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Battlezone580 · 06-02-2015, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

6) Off-Limit Discussions — There are a few topics for which we have zero tolerance policy based on past experience or simply the nature of the topic. They are: Politics (automotive-related regulations discussions are allowed), Religion, Pornography, Law Enforcement-Bashing, and Street Racing. Any posts of this nature will be removed without warning or notification at a moderator’s discretion.

Oh great so I can't talk about Street racing on a muscle car forum, but that dude a few posts above me can talk about hiring mercenaries to kill someone

NC_SS · 06-02-2015, 02:05 AM

Had a guy in a very loud 4.6 Mustang rev at me under a bridge the other day

It's always people like that, not anyone that typically owns something nice. Most 5.0/Challenger owners I run into on the road are typically very respectful of one another. It's always the kid in the cheap Mustang dad bought him that's driving like an ass hole.

dantemcc · 06-02-2015, 05:47 AM

I know better than to even attempt to try and race another mucle car. Because I'd know I'd lose. LT and LS models are worthless when it comes to performance. One of the many reason I dread not being able to get an SS. But it is what it is. Im sure when the moment comes when another mucle car rolls up on me, ill just smile, bow my head and go on.

06-01-2015, 03:43 PM	#1
dantemcc Drives: 2017 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: atlanta Posts: 1,069	Stories about runins with owners of different muscle cars. I've only owned Bee for about seven months now and rarely get to drive him because I'm always on the road. My first time owning a car that had any legitimate story rivalry with another car. I have yet to encounter anyone owning a Mustang or Challenger roll up to me and or yell from a distance anything bad about Bee. Just wondering, because i know it has happened to someone, if not multiple people, if anyone in a rival muscle car has every tried to start something because you yourself own one of their cars rival?

06-01-2015, 03:49 PM	#2
sherob Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 2,736	I was driving home a month or so back... had a Mustang GT500 pull aside and tried to goad me into a freeway race. Not happening. __________________ “The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.” - Joey Ramone

06-01-2015, 05:20 PM	#3
Vertwheal Drives: 2015 AGM 1SS/RS/1LE NPP Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: California Posts: 242	Had a kid in a challenger yell "f#$k a camaro" when i passed him the other day. not sure if i should shoot him or not. __________________ 2015 AGM 1SS/1LE/RS - NPP (Fuse Out) - Nav - Rear Vision CAI intake, ADM scoop, Rotofab washer relocation, Bo White stage II ported TB, Stainless Power 1 7/8 LT, RPI Splash Guards, Black Gorilla Locking Lug Nuts, Tuned by Rick @ Synergy Motorsports - 414/403 on a Mustang dyno

06-01-2015, 09:17 PM	#9
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06-01-2015, 11:28 PM	#11
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: Bone Stock LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Marion Tx Posts: 15,499	6) Off-Limit Discussions — There are a few topics for which we have zero tolerance policy based on past experience or simply the nature of the topic. They are: Politics (automotive-related regulations discussions are allowed), Religion, Pornography, Law Enforcement-Bashing, and Street Racing. Any posts of this nature will be removed without warning or notification at a moderator’s discretion. __________________ If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough...

06-01-2015, 08:27 PM	#5
rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	A couple of guys in a shelby pulled up beside me on the highway. I was behind a car on the middle lane. He was in the fastlane with nobody in front of him.He paced me for a bit then lowered the boom and was gone. I was able to pay him back down the road a bit. No racing just making some noise.

06-01-2015, 10:24 PM	#10
Tenring Drives: 2014 2SS/RS - SIM Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,188	Always see Mustangs back in traffic they usually work hard trying to catch up to me, only to back off when they get close. Guess they are looking for the V6 and don't want any part of anything that will give them a challenge.

06-02-2015, 02:05 AM	#13
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	Had a guy in a very loud 4.6 Mustang rev at me under a bridge the other day It's always people like that, not anyone that typically owns something nice. Most 5.0/Challenger owners I run into on the road are typically very respectful of one another. It's always the kid in the cheap Mustang dad bought him that's driving like an ass hole.

06-02-2015, 05:47 AM	#14
dantemcc Drives: 2017 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: atlanta Posts: 1,069	I know better than to even attempt to try and race another mucle car. Because I'd know I'd lose. LT and LS models are worthless when it comes to performance. One of the many reason I dread not being able to get an SS. But it is what it is. Im sure when the moment comes when another mucle car rolls up on me, ill just smile, bow my head and go on.