Is anyone else interested in cars and motorsport?

[BackroadGirl57]

I, have not (yet) broken a driveshaft. I have destroyed a rim, smashed a radiator, rad support, bumper and bash plate. Oh, and knocked a wing mirror off.

Didn't break this one. Forgot to reattach it... Stupid me

 

[Sussex19]

Didn't break this one. Forgot to reattach it... Stupid me

Sorry, not laughing at you, just the situation. Oh dear...lol
Question is, how did you drive off without it?

 

[Ifitaintbroke]

Ya know it's crazy how alike we are... I think I'm worse, with me at ANY kind of gathering all I'm thinking is, "Get me the hail away from all these people!"

Totally me. We must be related or something.

 

[Ifitaintbroke]

Try the sound of a driveshaft dragging on concrete.

Reminds me of the time I bounced the Ranger off of a pine tree and popped the drive shaft out. That's one tough little truck. We've blown up a transmission and rear axle in it, and use it like an F550. Motor never complains. With my mods, it's currently getting 28mpg.

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Sorry, not laughing at you, just the situation. Oh dear...lol
Question is, how did you drive off without it?

Only rolled a few feet down the ramp out of my garage, then I realized "Oh crap, how did I not notice!"

Totally me. We must be related or something.

Must be we're a LOT alike

Reminds me of the time I bounced the Ranger off of a pine tree and popped the drive shaft out. That's one tough little truck. We've blown up a transmission and rear axle in it, and use it like an F550. Motor never complains. With my mods, it's currently getting 28mpg.

Wow. That's great! Except here, you'd have to pay an extra 30$ on your registration for a Highway Use Fee. Dumbest thing I've ever heard of, that fee. Just another way for the government to get their money. Mom's other car, an 03 Ford Focus, gets about 25, 26 mpg. DMV says it gets 32 and they can't change it. It never got 32 even fresh off the showroom floor.

 

[Ifitaintbroke]

Only rolled a few feet down the ramp out of my garage, then I realized "Oh crap, how did I not notice!"

Must be we're a LOT alike

Wow. That's great! Except here, you'd have to pay an extra 30$ on your registration for a Highway Use Fee. Dumbest thing I've ever heard of, that fee. Just another way for the government to get their money. Mom's other car, an 03 Ford Focus, gets about 25, 26 mpg. DMV says it gets 32 and they can't change it. It never got 32 even fresh off the showroom floor.

That is dumb. You don't have smog tests up there do you?

 

[BackroadGirl57]

That is dumb. You don't have smog tests up there do you?

No. At least, not yet.
Supposedly the point of the HUF is to regain lost gas tax from fuel efficient vehicles (over 25 mpg) since you're at the pump less. THAT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF BUYING A FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLE... TO SAVE MONEY.
I was doing some research (gonna try to fight it and get the Focus reevaluated) and I ran across an email that a guy sent to one of the high-ups, complaining that they misevaluated his truck. They clearly did. The truck gets like 17 mpg. DMV says it makes 30something. There was a screenshot of the high-up's reply, and he said (and I quote) "it's about getting the money one way or the other." I'll send you the article when I get off work.
Only way they say you can change it is if you drive under 11,000 miles a year, you can enter the Mileage Choice Program and get a tracker put on your car, it plugs into the code scanner port.
I ain't doing that. No way, no how are they putting a tracker on my car. Especially since I have a friend who works in the DMV, and she told me they track more than how many miles you drive.
I swear government agencies make the dumbest laws.

Anyway, thanks for listening to my rant.

 

[Ifitaintbroke]

Anyway, thanks for listening to my rant.

Gladly. I love rants.

 

[member 655102]

Try the sound of a driveshaft dragging on concrete.

Ouch. Reminds me of one time while I was driving down the interstate in my s10 when the muffler came loose and sparked flames at traffic behind me. I don’t know what’s worse…The sound of metal on metal or metal on pavement

 

[Sussex19]

Sorry, bit unrelated.
But I've finally got some onboard up from my last event (before I smashed the front end) Thought I would share.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gI...CneAgESGHCYdo9GH-j5lbNrEJzHXpMSbbrdq7OlcR8r02