Fast and Furious Casting Reject.

[Mercury]

As usual my daily travel to work has led me to meet another moron behind the wheel. This one had to be an auditioner for the Fast and Furious, but was rejected.

Here it goes. It was bright, sunny unusually warm day. I was cruising with my windows down enjoying the breeze, and listening to my 50's era Rock and Roll. I hear this distinct buzz of a Import. I look over to see a white Mitsubiushi 3000 GT. No badging indicating anything special, just plain jane, white, and worn looking.

The dude must of seen me. He starts reving, and goosing the throttle. I get a clear lane to the right, whip over to pass the slower vehicles, not flooring it or driving dangerous (although what I consider dangerous is diffrent from what other people consider dangerous driving. )

I maintain the speed limit and just cruise along, next thing I know the 3000 GT goes by at wide open with his Tin sound garbage can sound. Were cruising side by side, I had a van infront of me (Gotta love them Vans ), he had an open lane. He floors it and "Speeds" off (If you can call what he did speeding off). I could hear him winding out the motor hard.

Judging from his speed while rolling and the exhaust tone, he had to be in second gear. I came to the conclusion that I could of dropped it in Third at 40 MPH, and wiped him. I wasnt even going to waste my time.

Well, after a few more stop lights, we catch a light side by side. He Revs again, right next to me. I dont even rev back, I just slowly look over. He's looks at me. With his Oakleys sitting on top of his bald head, he motions with his hand, pointing towards the front of his car and says in this Somewhat feminint, cocky, arroagant voice..with a lisp.

Twin Turbo!!

I knew he was full of crap, It wasnt no Twin Turbo 3000 GT. Before I could even really think of a reply, it came out on its own..Instinct I guess. I raised my hand, pointed to the front of the car and exclaimed.

Vented Radiator Cap!!!!

He kinda looked at me with this dazed, blank, semi speechless stare. Like WTF. I guess he didnt catch my meaning. I was raising the BS Flag on him. I just threw some crap, techinical sounding term back at him.


Thats a VR-4 man, I dont see any badging. Looks just like a Regular 3000 GT to me!

"Oh yeah man, its a VR-4, I just took the badging off."

Must of taken the Turbos off also, I dont hear none spoolin up. Either way, I'm not intimidated.

"Man, there the quit type, its a VR4." he explains.

I think to myself. Oh, I see..Every TT 3000 GT I've seen, You can hear the turbos distinct sound rather plainly.

The conversation ended, and we both looked foward. I was contemplating racing him. Traffic had cleared, and everything looked safe. I thought what the hell. I'll give it a go to 60 MPH.

He Revs when the perpindicular light turns yellow. He wants some, I'll show him.

The light changed and I took off. All I have to say if that was a TT, this guy must of found a way to get Negative Boost (Taking air out the engine, not putting it in) because he was a slow, slow turd. At 60, I let off. I didnt want to go past that because the time of day and possibility of traffic.

He was way back there, I mean way back there. When I let off and slowed down to 45, he flew by with the Ricer Flyby. I just shrugged off and kept laughing at how he said Twin Turbo.

It was like he was trying to audition for the Fast And Furious. WIth his cool glasses, and his cool clothes, in his "Cool" sounding car. He thought he was cool and intimadting me. His face though, when I said vented Radiator Cap was priceless.