It Was Waaaaaaaaaay Cool

The hikers of the Lost Coast Hiking Forum chiming in here in support of the poor Cobra owner.

Even though we get around on two legs rather than four wheels, our hearts and prayers go out to you.

To the tenderfoot chump who STOLE the car: Don't cross paths with us or we'll kick the hell out of you, and our trail-hardened legs can certainly kick.

[falcron]

LOL this post is now on an everquest message board

Dude, you just got McWTFPWNED!!! You need to look for a new job~

http://pub176.ezboard.com/fsacredome...cID=4058.topic

[PristineS4]

Just read about this trash on www.Honda-Tech.com and I just posted it on www.Ferrariforum.net .

This guy isn't going to hold a job for the rest of his life.

Jason-
www.PristinePerformance.com

[mrsentraser]

Stangman: You're an idiot for driving that fast period. Doing it in another persons car makes you irresponsible. If it was your own mustang under those circumstances you probably wouldn't be getting flamed as much.

Blue01gt: You're an accessory to an idiot for defending stangman. I work at a dealership and people trust me with their cars all the time. I've never gone above 80 (on a tole road), or 45 in traffic. The vehicles I drive are Volvo S60's and S80 (you look up the price, it's alot more than a mustang.) I know that when i'm handed those keys I'm trusted with someone's car. They paid alot of money for that car, and for them to even allow me to drive it is a privilage. They trust me, and I wouldn't want them to lose their trust in me.

Stevegt: "True. Blue01GT, buy a Civic." -- Don't say that, cause then I'll have to deal with this ******* doing whatever the top speed in a civic is (95?mph). As a Nissan owner I can tell you that there are enough assholes in Civics already.

Poor Todd: You should have gotten a work order back when you got your car back from the shop. The name (or employee number) of who worked on the car should be listed on there. That's how you know for sure who drove it. Demand that the dealership be held accountable.

MineralGray02K: Nice 740 turbo.

Everyone else: Always ask around about a dealerships reputation. Poor Todd didn't have a choice since he had to go to the SVT dealer. I know that alot of the dealerships around mine have bad reputations for driving like nuts. Our mechanics take good care of the cars, and if they take one to lunch its for a real roadtest (ODBII hooked up and taking snapshots), and the customer knows about it.

[91Cobra5.0]

Originally posted by stangman96
MAN IT WAS WAY COOL, DROVE A '03 COBRA VERT TODAY THAT WAS IN THE SHOP, ME AND ANOTHER TECH TOOK IT OUT AND DROVE IT, DROVE HER HARD, 6 SPEED TRANNY, WE HIT 140 MPH REAL QUICK, TALK ABOUT POWER. NOT THAT WE DO IT HERE ALL THE TIME, BUT I JUST HAD TO RUN IT, IT WAS CALLING MY NAME... THE POWER IT HAS IN UNREAL, YOU JUST NEED TO GET OUT AND TEST DRIVE ONE TODAY, BY THE WAY, THE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT WAS LACK OF POWER AND POOR GAS MILEAGE, WHAT A CROCK... NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS OWNED BY A FEMALE, SHE EVEN SAID IT WAS DYNOED AT A SHOP AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THE CONVERTORS WERE TOO HOT AND THE FUEL TRIM WAS WAY OFF. I HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER, FUEL TRIM WAS NORMAL, CAT TEMP WAS OK, NO CODES, AND IT RAN GREAT. GO FIGURE.. OH YEAH, SHE EVEN TOLD THE SERVICE WRITER TO MAKE SURE THAT NO "PUNK" DRIVES HER CAR, WELL SINCE I AM THE MUSTANG SPECIALIST HERE AT THE DEALER, I GUESS I AM "THE PUNK", ALL THE MORE TO DRIVE HER '03 COBRA VERT AND SEE WHAT ITS GOT.. HEHE HOPE SHE DIDNT HAVE A HIDDEN CAMERA IN THAT CAR...... GET THIS, HER PLATES SAY "**** **"

You sir are a ******* and hope you lose your Job.If I found out that you did that to my car I'd beat the hell out and leave your body lying on the shop floor.

[sleepyB]

i have just spent about 1.5-2hrs reading all this, and all i have to say is if someone even rubs my car the wrong way i'm breathin down there neck, much less rag it out. by the way i live 45min. away from san antonio, and if i could find this guy it would be a means to an end. dont think about coming to austin brotha.

blue01gt: your an idoit, nuff said.

wade73: you made a coment about short man sindrome. i have my own phrase for that and its for all you guys that are going on and on about ricers. its called "penis envy". i think you guys are just a little bent over the 4cyl. that just kicked your *** yesterday. lol...

i actually joined this site just to show my suport in getting this idiot what he deserved, but do to my love for all styles of cars(except hondas)(keepin it real in the toyota celi) i know i know, im a hipacrite, ill keep on posting here. besides i have a freind at work who just bought a 95 gt 5.0( in san antonio no less) that ill be inviteing here also.

keep it real guys rice burner or muscle car, where all the same bread. lol.

special note to poor todd and fam. : this should be on the wolds dumbest criminals,hehe. sorry to hear about the car, been there, done that.

[91Cobra5.0]

Originally posted by Blue01GT
wade73, you sure do act like a grandma for being a mustang owner. if you were a REAL mustang nut you would have taken your personal stang to the max speed at least once on a public highway, unless your some kind of grey haired senior citizen

what would you have done in his position? i think 99% of all people on this site really would have done the same thing no matter what they claim to have chosen to do. being sensible and practical is not part of being a mustang enthusiast. STUPID is old grey-haired people like you that own a 400hp car and drive it like a freekin geo metro

Personally, I would have taken that car out to at LEAST 140 just like stangman and to HELL with the consequences. (i drive 150 in my GT every time i go up the I-5). And regarding the unsafe practice of speeding.. OF COURSE WE KNOW ITS DANGEROUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE!!! thats what makes it fun!! if its safe, slow, and practical, then its boring and, to quote you, "stupid". people who soup up mustangs will drive their cars like fighterjets and thats just the nature of the beast. its an addiction that is celebrated, not shunned.

Part of servicing cars is making sure they work right and a factory-supercharged cobra is designed to be redlined and worked hard. its got 6speeds for a reason! so how do you know its working right unless its driven like a cobra should be driven? Im sure stangman found a nice empty straight road to go 140 and did his "stupid" act as "smart" as possible. I am envious of stangman, and i wish him many more kickass test drives in cobras.

if that was my car, i wouldnt have complained about those so-called "problems" in the first place. and if it was broken by a techie, id just make the dealership give me a new one. the responsibility and risk was on his hands and the customer had nothing to lose except maybe a few extra days with a rental car.

when was the last time you even squealed tire or redlined your engine, wade73? 20 years ago when you were able to floor the gas without breaking a hip? maybe you should invest in an astrovan with a wheelchair lift, mustangs are wasted on people like you.

**** You *** hole. My wife is in a wheelchair I wish I'd know where you live I'd kill you with my bare hands.

[Magiarn]

I saw this on a Lincoln Mark VII board.

1. It's ridiculous.
2. It should be common sense that nobody should defend this guy.
3. To say that if you dont run your car hard all the time, you're not an enthusiast, is complete bunk. Be smart and save it for the track.
4. To say that having the car DYNOED is the same as what was done is VERY ignorant. I havent seen threads like this about Dyno operators blowing motors, hitting buildings or rolling over the vehicles....There isn't as much opportunity for disaster in a controlled environment.
5. I only let people drive any of my six vehicles when ABSOLUTELY necessary. My girlfriend of four years doesn't even touch them. On the same note, I WILL NOT drive someone elses car unless there's another option. That's just me. If I wreck my car or truck, fine, but if someone else does, no matter WHO it is, there will be resentment.

[Unit 5302]

Originally posted by mrsentraser
..I drive are Volvo S60's and S80 (you look up the price, it's alot more than a mustang.)...

In this case, neither the S60 or the S80 starts out more expensive than a $40k Mustang Cobra convertable. Not to mention the Cobra's are seeing thousands of extra tacked onto them in most cases due to the very limited nature of the car.

[Unit 5302]

Originally posted by Magiarn
...So say that having the car DYNOED is the same as what was done is VERY ignorant. I havent seen threads like this about Dyno operators blowing motors, hitting buildings or rolling over the vehicles....There isn't as much opportunity for disaster in a controlled environment...

Don't know if you're referring to me or not. Yes I have seen and heard of engines being blown up on dynos. It's why many operators ask you to sign a waiver. If you've ever seen dynoing being done you might notice that taking a car up to redline while in a 1:1 gear generally results in a few seconds of all the car has, along with the driveline being subjected to spinning the wheels at triple digit speeds.

My point stands. If you've taken your car to a dyno, and had it tuned, and tested on it before the car has gone through initial break-in, you have little room to complain about possible damage from some numbnutz punk SVT mechanic taking your car out for a 140mph joy ride.

That being said, we don't know if the car was in the initial break in phase, not that it matters. Outside of the break in the engine will not be harmed from a "normal" 140mph run either. Now the way he operated the car during that run could be disputed. He may have overreved it, ground gears in the tranny, etc. He admitted he beat the hell out of the car, and that's why I feel there should be at least an extended warranty for free tacked on.

[Mikes95XLT]

Even though I don't own a car, cause it's a truck, I'd still like to show my support as a fellow Ford owner..... I've been keeping up with this since the day I heard about it... and I still can't believe that someone would be that stupid as to 1) Do something like that to a car like that and 2) Brag about it. I can officially say that stangman96 deserves the dipshit award for this year..... congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

You can find our support at www.explorerforums.com

Good luck!!!

[Magiarn]

Originally posted by Unit 5302
Don't know if you're referring to me or not.

No, not you Unit, a Stangman original that stated that she had it dynoed anyway so it was already run hard...Maybe it was, but like I said, the environment is more controlled and there isnt as much danger subjected to it. I know theyve been blown, but Ive never seen a thread on it of this magnitude going after the operator. They are supposed to be in it pressin the pedal...

[Kazzz]

Stay at home mom here... I drive a Minivan... no hot cars here LOL. I just had to post where I found this thread... at a Big Brother (CBS show) fansite

jokersupdates.com

amazing... all I can say is frelling amazing.

Oh, the power of the internet.... this guy can sit beside Marcellas as one of the biggest losers of the year.....

[rue]

was linked at metafilter.com

a couple comments concerning the consequences of this incident:

*this board must have serious bandwith issues because of this thread. I'd recommend closing it, but not deleting.
*this is a perfect poster thread for internet (in)fame. You're better off bragging to your local bartender than on a message board.
*somewhere else on this forum it was said that this is the most notorious message board on the internet. I don't agree; the coverage you have here could possibly fuel interest in mustangs, cobras, etc.. and that comment is coming from me, an anonymous french pedestrian.
*for people who came here from links posted all over the web, take the time to look around. It shows respect to the fulltime members here.

[wyo_tech]

nt3toyota: damn dude...you must have a lousy tech...only 3 parts to that system....sending unit....gauge....and wiring ...pretty simple...even for the ford techs!

[MazdaProwner]

Originally posted by CrotchrocketCBR
bring your car into an svt dealership in northern FL and take your chances , and no im not related to him, or even know him, i just know what goes on that the customers arent aware of, and im willing to bet that the manager knew what he did to this car, but had to have him fired just please the customer, ive seen it before.

O.k. I might be going out on a limb here, but, I think this guy might have been a little sarcastic when he said that. However, he's right, it goes on at alot of dealerships. I know people who have worked for Chrysler dealers, G.M., Ford and they all have their storiesto tell.

[Unit 5302]

Thanks for the clarification, Magiarn. You're right about it being a much more controlled environment in the fact it's not an extended mile long WOT, bangin gears, thrashing of a car.

I was fortunate enough/unfortunate enough to attend an all day (10hr long) dyno session on a 540ci big block Chev with a procharger, and N20. We went through over 20 gallons of 116oct race gas mix. Heh, that engine is definately worse for wear in my book, LOL.

rue, this particular board is running the message forums on a temporary dual processor server, and the connection is controlled with a fractional T3. The initial period of being very slow and unresponsive was due to the normal single processor box being overloaded, and a queue forming, and later when the boxes were being switched out. I haven't noticed any problems since the dual processor box has been placed. Locking the thread wouldn't slow the number of hits it was getting as most people are not posting, just viewing. If the board was still unable to keep up, I'd agree with the topic being cut off, but as long as it seems responsive, I don't see the need for it to be shut down.

I would also agree, as I posted on the "infamous comment" thread, that this board hasn't had it's reputation dirtied by these events. I think the vast majority of our normal users have ripped stangman96 a new one. I think this has been a great thread, and certainly worthy of being kept open. Take a look at the group of enthusiasts who've come together!

Has anybody linked Ford SVT to this thread? With nearly 200,000 views, I'd think they might be interested in something of this magnitude.

Amazing!

[prophesized]

just thought id represent for the corolla world

http://www.elcmotorsports.com/phpnuk...=1878#post1878

and

http://www.vvti.net/forums/showthrea...&threadid=3279

[Swtstrbry9]

Got this link from DSMFemme What a fucknut Just another reason I never take my car to satan.

Good luck Poor Todd

[YDRSBTR]

I've just finally gotten the time to read this entire thread, and I must say that I am incredibly impressed with the collective support from enthusiasts of all walks of life - both automotive and otherwise! This is amazing.

I'm going to go on record as saying that Mr. & Mrs. Todd have the full support of Club Grand Prix, Rocky Mountain Club Grand Prix (of which I am the admin), and Colorado Club DSM. You've been wronged, and I hope that things are settled to your satisfaction. I think the dealer in question has no choice but to play along; how many potential customers have they already lost, and how many more would they lose if they try to debate the issue?

To the 'tech' that committed this crime... Man, I really wouldn't want to be in your shoes right now. How you received your first official ***-kicking on the street yet?

I can't say too much more that hasn't already been said, but I will add this:

Stangman, you are the Official AssClown of the Year.