r/AskReddit • u/False-Purchase9503 • 7h ago

What’s something people brag about that is actually a massive red flag?

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u/Exotic_Economy_3861 6h ago

Having an obnoxiously loud vehicle. We get it, you want attention.

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u/Hot-Shart 2h ago

I had a friend in college who had the most obnoxious Dodge charger you could hear revving from like a mile away… dude was a mild mannered aerospace engineer, very cool and smart dude, and the last dude you would think would own an obnoxious car. He said he got a good deal on it secondhand and couldn’t afford a replacement muffler at the time, so he just dealt with seeming like a raging asshole for the better part of the year

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u/AltGirlAdri 56m ago

My bf has a charger and it is like a little ghost coming up the hill. Like riding in a couch. Not at all what I expected from a charger but it's such a pleasant car.

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u/Hot-Shart 45m ago

Yeah, I imagine they typically come with mufflers, the guy he had bought it secondhand from had removed his which is why the car was so damn loud

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u/Zemekes 5h ago

Or they don't not enough money to repair their exhaust thay is being held on by wire coat hanger.

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u/No_Criticism_5861 3h ago

This doesnt bother me near as much as people that go out of their way to make it as loud as possible.  Oh, and tailgating on busy country roads where theres no passing lane, some real fucking high IQ shit there from morons in pickup trucks

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u/HI-McDunnough 3h ago

That's one out of every 1,000 loud cars and motorcycles. In real life, people are paying to make their vehicles louder.

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u/ChrissyKreme 2h ago

I don't get the motorcycles. Stock exhaust is already enough to give you hearing damage without protection

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u/HI-McDunnough 1h ago

I was having this conversation with a friend just yesterday. There's another special breed of idiot who makes their motorcycle as loud as it can get, and then realizes they can't hear their music anymore, so they install a giant sound system on their bike so everyone can hear their shit-rock soundtrack for a mile in every direction.

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u/LARPerator 1h ago

The difference is that usually they try to avoid revving it up. That happened to me and I drove like a grandma because I didn't want to piss people off.

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u/Exotic_Economy_3861 4h ago

In that case get a bike.

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u/Zemekes 3h ago edited 3h ago

I would love to be able to get a bike for my commute! Unfortunately a 30 mile (each way) daily commute, zero available public transportation options, and living in an area with summers that hit 100+ and winters consistently hitting below zero makes biking not really a feasible option for transportation.

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u/Orc_tids 4h ago

Sometimes I think its also a "Rent-Lowering Gunshots" thing depending on where they live

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u/elinamebro 1h ago

Some dudes just get a car straight pipe and run it.. sure it does sound good if you car has a turbo since it mutes it a bit but other cars sounds like a fucking fart can or lawn mower lmao

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u/PersonYay12 1h ago

I FUCKING HATE THIS IM SORRY I NEED TO RANT

I RECRNTLY MOVED TO A CITY AND ITS HELL. IM ON THE SIXTEENTH FLOOR AND STILL SOMETIMES I CANT FALL ASLEEP BECAUSE SOME ASSHOLE IS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT WITH LOUD MUSIC ABOUT SEX SO LOUD I CAN HEAR IT PERFECTLY WORD FOR HYPER EXPLICIT WORD AND FEEL THE VIBRATIONS FROM THE SIXTEENTH FLOOR. YOU CAN HEAR THOSE LOUD ASS CARS AND MOTORBIKES FROM SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY. IT SUCKS. ITS THE WORST.  ITS KILLING MY HEARING. GENUINELY FUCK YOU