THE LOBBY A gathering place. Introductions, sports, showin' off your ride, birthday-anniversary-milestone, achievements, family oriented humor.

          
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 10-12-2014, 09:05 PM
BOB VIDAN BOB VIDAN is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Vancouver, WA
Posts: 3,111
Default We Gotta Try Harder --- Maybe Not

Says it all:
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	MVC-001S.JPG
Views:	415
Size:	63.5 KB
ID:	378722  

__________________
Practicing social distancing for 65+ years
  #2  
Old 10-12-2014, 09:15 PM
salem1912 salem1912 is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: S.E. Pa.
Posts: 1,899
Default

Ticketed for what# 13 and #20?

__________________
'68 GTO
'69 Corvette
'75 Cadillac Coupe Deville
TOM
  #3  
Old 10-12-2014, 09:16 PM
importsmasher's Avatar
importsmasher importsmasher is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Western Tennessee
Posts: 1,277
Default

My dad sent me a link to an article about that. He has a 97 Corvette, and noted the Corvette is like 4 hundred and something on the list....I told him it's because GTO owners drive their cars like they're supposed to be driven, and Corvette owners are a bunch of old farts

Importsmasher

__________________
Scott Baggiore

66 GTO convertible 389/4 speed (parents bought new)
73 Firebird Formula 400/4 speed
74 GTO 455/4 speed
74 Grand Am
  #4  
Old 10-12-2014, 09:27 PM
68lemansman's Avatar
68lemansman 68lemansman is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: follow the yellow brick road
Posts: 922
Default

A prius really?

__________________
Jason



1968 lemans :In progress!
1970 Bonneville 455 HO convertible (survivor)sold
1969 firebird
  #5  
Old 10-12-2014, 09:32 PM
Big Mike's Avatar
Big Mike Big Mike is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: South Texas
Posts: 521
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 68lemansman View Post
A prius really?
Impeding traffic.....

__________________
  #6  
Old 10-12-2014, 09:51 PM
b-man's Avatar
b-man b-man is offline
Moderator
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Sunny So Cal
Posts: 16,522
Default

Lots of very aggressive Prius drivers out there, I've seen a fairly high percentage of them speeding in my travels both on the highways and city streets.

Impeding traffic in a few cases, but surprisingly enough most of them are speeding.

  #7  
Old 10-12-2014, 10:21 PM
60man's Avatar
60man 60man is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 8,430
Default

Think they mean the last GTO variant...

__________________


ECM member.
2008 Outlaw Pontiac Drag Series Champion
MANDRA
Do it now fool! Life is short.

69 Grand Prix/3163lbs / IAII 535 w/ Tiger heads by Gaydosh....9.35@ 144 so far.. through mufflers. 1.26 60'.
Going back to track with pump gas engine....
My 60 Ventura retired to street/strip duty..
  #8  
Old 10-12-2014, 10:40 PM
hurryinhoosier62 hurryinhoosier62 is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Floyd Co., IN/SE KY
Posts: 3,944
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Mike View Post
Impeding traffic.....
Yeah, I got stuck behind a caravan of Priuses on the Mass Turnpike coming out of Boston one Friday night. The poor things couldn't pull a rather shallow uphill climb with 4 larda%#es and all their gear, headed to the Berkshires for the weekend. I got so disgusted with the other drivers that I pulled into the far left lane(something I never do), set my cruise for 85mph (a speed I never drive) and got as far away from the dolts as I could.

__________________
“It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.”

Dr. Thomas Sowell
  #9  
Old 10-12-2014, 11:39 PM
Big Mike's Avatar
Big Mike Big Mike is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: South Texas
Posts: 521
Default

minivans and Priuses, scourge of the open road.

__________________
  #10  
Old 10-12-2014, 11:48 PM
Scarebird's Avatar
Scarebird Scarebird is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: ABQ, USA
Posts: 5,044
Default

Tribecas? must be for felonious ugly....

  #11  
Old 10-13-2014, 12:13 AM
Big Mike's Avatar
Big Mike Big Mike is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: South Texas
Posts: 521
Default

How ugly were they? From Wikipedia: "Autoblog, Jalopnik, and Cars.com all confirmed that Subaru has informed its dealers that production on the Tribeca will end in January 2014 due to slow sales, as Subaru has sold just 78,000 Tribecas since 2005, making it one of the worst-selling vehicles in the US in 2011 and 2012; in 2013, only 1,247 Tribecas were sold in the first nine months,[8][9] and placed seventh among the worst selling vehicles in the United States for the 2013 model year."

Other than that, they were the perfect car for a barn door stop.

__________________
  #12  
Old 10-13-2014, 09:16 AM
craigs69's Avatar
craigs69 craigs69 is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Rhinelander, WI.
Posts: 507
Default

I've been doing my share to move the GTO up the list.

__________________
69 Judge convertible........clone! Carousel red, parchment, hideaways, TH400, 10" Continental 3200 stall, 12 bolt with 3.42, 469 c.i. with ported #48's, ported cast iron intake, Cliff's Q-Jet and ported 2-1/2" Ram Air manifolds.
  #13  
Old 10-13-2014, 01:17 PM
Captainofiron's Avatar
Captainofiron Captainofiron is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 648
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by b-man View Post
Lots of very aggressive Prius drivers out there, I've seen a fairly high percentage of them speeding in my travels both on the highways and city streets.

Impeding traffic in a few cases, but surprisingly enough most of them are speeding.
+1 on this, seems like the worst drivers I have seen either drive little econoboxes or giant 4x4 trucks

__________________
www.fquick.com/Captainofiron

68 Firebird 400, YC 400, Hbeam rods, ported 670 heads (2.11i, 1.77e valves), 1.65 RRs, Torker 2 intake, Nodular Crank, Eaton Limited Slip, Richmond 3.55 gears, M-20 M4
97 Trans Am WS6, LT1, M6, FLP LTs, Cutouts, Flowmaster catback, Jet Airfoil, K&N air filter, MSD Opti and Coil
14 Fiat 500e 83kW motor, 24kWh lithium ion battery, +2 sized summer tires
  #14  
Old 10-13-2014, 02:06 PM
72projectbird's Avatar
72projectbird 72projectbird is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: N.E Massachusetts
Posts: 2,015
Default

Toyota Supra? Im surprised those are still making the list.

__________________
"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction"

1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed
1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7
1977 Trans Am W72 Y82
1987 Grand National
  #15  
Old 10-13-2014, 08:28 PM
Chris65LeMans's Avatar
Chris65LeMans Chris65LeMans is offline
Ultimate Warrior
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 1,596
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 72projectbird View Post
Toyota Supra? Im surprised those are still making the list.
Good point. As I look at the rest of the list...

Mercury Topaz
Suzuki Reno (I've never even heard of that car. I'm pretty sure Suzuki stopped making cars several years ago.)
VW Rabbit? Seriously - they haven't made that car since the '80's.

__________________
1965 Pontiac LeMans. M21, 3.73 in a 12 bolt, Kauffman 461.
  #16  
Old 10-13-2014, 09:40 PM
Ozzmann's Avatar
Ozzmann Ozzmann is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Mackay, Australia
Posts: 711
Default

Help learn an aussie on what this ticketed list is....most claims, speeding tickets. defects???

__________________
Your car must be very fast !
Because you were haulin ass when I passed you in my GTO.
  #17  
Old 10-13-2014, 10:31 PM
NBF823's Avatar
NBF823 NBF823 is offline
Senior Chief
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 451
Default

I'm not surprised the Prius and Topaz are on there. I surprised there aren't more slugs on there, Heck it takes a half hour to go from 80 to 90mph in those things, provided you could pull off 90mph. What cop wouldn't get ya driving 80mph for a half hour? It not fair really, a Trans Am could do 100 in a few seconds.

It could be said that the average Prius spends more accelerating than other cars. Buy a Prius and accelerate more than others.

__________________
Jon B
  #18  
Old 10-14-2014, 12:50 PM
Captainofiron's Avatar
Captainofiron Captainofiron is offline
Chief Ponti-yacker
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 648
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozzmann View Post
Help learn an aussie on what this ticketed list is....most claims, speeding tickets. defects???
speeding, parking, and lots of other stuff basically moving/parking violations plus other stuff depending on the state (no front plate, taillights out, et cetera)

__________________
www.fquick.com/Captainofiron

68 Firebird 400, YC 400, Hbeam rods, ported 670 heads (2.11i, 1.77e valves), 1.65 RRs, Torker 2 intake, Nodular Crank, Eaton Limited Slip, Richmond 3.55 gears, M-20 M4
97 Trans Am WS6, LT1, M6, FLP LTs, Cutouts, Flowmaster catback, Jet Airfoil, K&N air filter, MSD Opti and Coil
14 Fiat 500e 83kW motor, 24kWh lithium ion battery, +2 sized summer tires
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:55 PM.

 

About Us

The PY Online Forums is the largest online gathering of Pontiac enthusiasts anywhere in the world. Founded in 1991, it was also the first online forum for people to gather and talk about their Pontiacs. Since then, it has become the mecca of Pontiac technical data and knowledge that no other place can surpass.

 




Copyright © 2017