got pulled over
also, don't get me wrong, i myself have a newfound appreciation of the cobalt after this site and a few of my buddies owning SS/SCs and now a few with TCs.
You NEED to check your state and local laws with this. Here in MD the only cop who can stop you for a "too loud" exhaust is a MD state Trooper, SGT or higher and he MUST have a DB meeter and be certified in its use and the meeter must have been calibrated within 6 months of him useing it on your car. In MD only 2 DB meeters exist so the chances of getting a legit ticket are RARE! They try to hand out fixit tickets BUT if you KNOW THE LAW YOU CAN BEAT THE COP at his own game.
LOL its cool man . no problem at all. Thats pretty funny about the 8% thing. I feel special now. A few years back when I was looking to buy a car w/ my g/f at the time. ( we were both buying new cars ) We thought it would be cute to get the same car. She was going to get the automatic .. i think it was v6 and I was going to get the 5 speed which I think they only made in l4. It was actually pretty peppy for a stock car. I obviously didn't end up getting it and I had a 2002 Cavi z24 instead.
I just thought I'd throw in that I drove the manual w/ apparently such a low production rate.
yea ..i tried that calibration trick in court once over a speeding ticket. the judge looked at me w/ one of those. Wow are you serious kind of look. Like a police officer doesn't have the means of "procuring" a document stating their machine works. Needless to say I paid money lol. BUT my 145 in a 25 got dropped to 55 in a 25 ..yay.. I have had the best luck w/ reducing retardly stupid speeding tickets. I can't complain too much.
My only gripe was when I was younger ( only 23 now ) but when I was 18 I got pulled over for stupid stuff like rolling through a stop sign. EVERYBODY and their mother does rolling stops especially w/ gas prices being so high my cars not coming to a complete stop unless I'll hit something if I dont .
I just thought I'd throw in that I drove the manual w/ apparently such a low production rate.
yea ..i tried that calibration trick in court once over a speeding ticket. the judge looked at me w/ one of those. Wow are you serious kind of look. Like a police officer doesn't have the means of "procuring" a document stating their machine works. Needless to say I paid money lol. BUT my 145 in a 25 got dropped to 55 in a 25 ..yay.. I have had the best luck w/ reducing retardly stupid speeding tickets. I can't complain too much.
My only gripe was when I was younger ( only 23 now ) but when I was 18 I got pulled over for stupid stuff like rolling through a stop sign. EVERYBODY and their mother does rolling stops especially w/ gas prices being so high my cars not coming to a complete stop unless I'll hit something if I dont .
Last edited by RyanRacer48; Sep 3, 2008 at 02:28 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Yeah just tell whatever cop pulls you over for loud exhaust that you want it checked with a dB meter before you agree to the ticket. If you have a full exhaust cat muffler etc... and he doesn't check it with a meter and you take the ticket to court not only will the judge let you go he'll make the cop look like a *******... it like getting a speeding ticket with no radar reading.
Good point Cobalt TSX. Its one of those I'm going to pull you over for a loud exhaust so I can peak in your car to smell for WEED or Alcohol type stops. Same as rolling stops and other BS things people get pulled over for.
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