• MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de
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    21 hours ago

    Recognizing you are slow and loud is BDE though, like an RPG Tank. “Taunt” is an essential skill for a reason, yo.

    EDIT: They probably had to rev it to keep it running. Idle set too low, unadjustable, or just an all-around POS vehicle. Stickers are cheaper than fixing-or-replacing most vehicles. This was common-knowlege, not-so-long-ago.

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      I’ve had vehicles that you needed to keep the RPMs up. Automatics. Shifting into neutral also generally did the trick, so presumably was a transmission issue that I had no interest in diagnosing and paying for. Maybe the torque converter, now that I think on it.

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        Exactly what I was getting at. Often paired wonderfly with loud-ass holes in the exhaust. These people think its a joy to encounter in the wild … try driving it. Trust me, the driver wishes walking, bike-riding, bus-riding, car-pooling, whatever, were viable for their situation, almost certainly more than you do.