I do have some sympathy for this guy, sounds like the cop was being a dickhead.
However I caught this point in the article:
Many municipalities are cracking down on volume, which is justified to some extent, but then arguably goes too far when stock vehicles are being cited as nuisances
Yeah, about that… cars are almost all so obnoxiously loud at all times.
Why does something being “stock” excuse it from nuisance laws? Fucking 8 billion lumen headlights, ridiculous exhausts, completely unnecessarily large vehicles, and blasting stereos are the bane of my commute and work day. And people have them for no other reason than because.
And putting any sort of sound kit on an ev should be a crime. Fucking safety!? Really?
If it’s stock, the blame should be on the manufacturer. Instead of punishing the consumer, where’s the recall?
I have adjustable exhaust vents. I set it to quiet start 20hrs out of the day. It will only turn on loudly between 1pm-5pm. Before and after are quiet starts. My neighbors appreciate it.
You’re shitting me. You artificially make your car louder than it has to be? Fucking dark triad marker right there. Not even joking.
https://www.psypost.org/psychopathy-and-sadism-drive-preference-for-loud-vehicles-study-suggests/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/loud-car-study-psychology-1.7177688
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10699294/
Get a grip, psycho.
The car naturally rumbles. I set it to quiet start for most the day because I’m not a fan of loud obnoxious exhausts. Which this is not. It’s able to take the four pipes in the back and turn it into 2 only. You can when tracking the car. Set it to fully open. But if you drive around town like that. You will get ticketed and the car unregistered if it gets hit for checks by the police. When you change the settings the car warns you that it’s track use only. Which only use it on.
I don’t do burn outs because my tires are 400$ a pop. I ain’t rubbing any of that rubber off. And the car even has a burn out mode if I wanted to do it. Butttttttttt I don’t.
I’m on my eBike most of the time anyways.
You’re being a dick only in the afternoon? That’s so kind of you.
You live on your computer. Go take a break and touch some grass.
Awwwwww. Is your butt hurt? Do you need some preparation H?
I see you also have a ‘dick’ setting for you online comments. How many hours per day is that on?
You’re hurting people for fun because you’re ignorant or just plain asshole. Saying “I only do it couple hours a day” is the dumbest excuse I’ve seen so far.
My neighbors are all in love with my car. They are all muscle car people. You don’t even know what you’re talking about clown. Making assumptions makes you an ass. And I usually am not home at those hours. So me starting up does nothing to their peace. Go touch grass.
Ok, if all your neighbors are also assholes I guess it’s fine, sorry. You’re all simply hurting others with your muscle cars. What a fun neighborhood that has to be! Do you also enjoy rolling coal? Only in the afternoons of course.
Agreed.
I get the logic that it’s not the fault of the person who bought the car, but cars like that should not be legal to sell.
god whenever im walking down the street and theres no cars for even just 5 seconds, the absolute silence is Amazing
Good lord. One of the main things about EVs that I like is how quiet they are. They could put a noise maker on them for safety reason no problem, but the one on the Charger is way too loud.
Reminds me of those stupid kits you can get online to make your plain old bike or ebike sound like a motocycle. So stupid.
Ts not just how quiet EVs are, but the combination of massive torque and silence makes acceleration seem effortless. My car will pull away from almost any other car I encounter, just taking it easy, while they wheeze and rattle and whine and struggle to get up to speed.
I recently had to drive a gasoline car and it was sad how much effort it seemed to be putting into some minor acceleration. I’m starting to think of these vehicles similarly to steam engines or steampunk creations. It’s fascinating how they achieved such complexity back then, all those gears and clanging metal parts, and they’re well suited for a museum
The Charger EV can “rev” quite loudly, but it has to be put in Park to do that. It can also produce a fake engine noise while moving, but it must be in Sport mode for that. Mike told us he had his car set to the Auto drive mode at the time because he was low on battery, and that setting keeps the synthesized sounds to a minimum.
Of course he’s going to say that. ACAB but in this case if the cop claims the car was loud that’s all that is needed. You can always put some switch in your car to “change settings to quite” and claim it was on. It’s not for the cop to prove when it was on or off. The car shouldn’t be able to make loud noises at any point. If you have this setting then fuck you.
I thought it was “innocent until PROVEN guilty”. Cop has to prove the setting was off, or that the noise was real. Putting the onus on the defendant means guilty until proven innocent.
Your reasonable doubt is that whoever is testifying it was on is committing perjury against a stranger for laughs vs the guy who actually bought a car with a noisemaker. I frankly don’t care if the depondent is a cop or some 7/11 cashier, that sort of he said she said with circumstantial evidence of possession of an actual noisemaker is the proof.
It can also produce a fake engine noise while moving
That is just so sad. It’s the equivalent of a 5yo kid putting this cardboard piece against the spikes so that when the wheel turns it makes this “flapflapflap” noise to look cool
It’s the “look, I can STILL be an obnoxious asshole!” mode
I think it would help if the American police would hire more on a “high IQ” base instead of “can shoot”.
Jesus, they took business ideas from Kevin James
