LincolnMan
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I was pulling up to a stop sign when I noticed a cruiser leave it's speed trap position on the side of the road and follow me. I turned and it followed for 20 feet then the lights come on and I pull over wondering what the problem is.
After waiting 5 minutes a female cop comes over and tells me my exhaust is really loud when I accelerate. um okay, I say it's just the flowmaster mufflers and they're legal. she says she can judge what is too loud so I shut up. then she asks about the too dark tint on the windows (stupid me I didn't roll them all the way down cuz it was in the pouring rain). I played dumb and said I didn't know what the shop did for the windows. She tests them and gets all upset when it reads 16% when it should be 35%. I truthfully said I didn't know about the $250 per window fine. seems a bit steep for windows but whatever.
they make me wait 10 more minutes in the car before the other cop gives me back my license and registration and only a warning to get rid of the tint, then threatening me about ever catching me again.
it's a good thing it was my last day at work and I wil never drive through Bedford, MA again because there is no way I'm touching the car, I paid too much to make it like that. I'd rather pay the fine next time.
I wondering why no one ever said anything to me before, like the other 2 times I've been pulled over (once at Carlisle). The exhaust has been like that for a year and the window tint for 2 years and always passed inspection with no problems. Maybe I just met some eager rookie cops, they were very young.
What could they really do about my exhaust? no law has passed yet (though they're trying) making aftermarket mufflers illegal.
Jason
'94 Mark VIII
Portofino Blue/Portofino Blue
http://www.markviii.org/~lincolnman/
http://www.markviii.org/~lincolnman/sigpic.jpg
After waiting 5 minutes a female cop comes over and tells me my exhaust is really loud when I accelerate. um okay, I say it's just the flowmaster mufflers and they're legal. she says she can judge what is too loud so I shut up. then she asks about the too dark tint on the windows (stupid me I didn't roll them all the way down cuz it was in the pouring rain). I played dumb and said I didn't know what the shop did for the windows. She tests them and gets all upset when it reads 16% when it should be 35%. I truthfully said I didn't know about the $250 per window fine. seems a bit steep for windows but whatever.
they make me wait 10 more minutes in the car before the other cop gives me back my license and registration and only a warning to get rid of the tint, then threatening me about ever catching me again.
it's a good thing it was my last day at work and I wil never drive through Bedford, MA again because there is no way I'm touching the car, I paid too much to make it like that. I'd rather pay the fine next time.
I wondering why no one ever said anything to me before, like the other 2 times I've been pulled over (once at Carlisle). The exhaust has been like that for a year and the window tint for 2 years and always passed inspection with no problems. Maybe I just met some eager rookie cops, they were very young.
What could they really do about my exhaust? no law has passed yet (though they're trying) making aftermarket mufflers illegal.
Jason
'94 Mark VIII
Portofino Blue/Portofino Blue
http://www.markviii.org/~lincolnman/
http://www.markviii.org/~lincolnman/sigpic.jpg
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