Stupid Mustangs...

The prick that lives across the street from me is just about on my last nerve. He and his little whore each own a mustang which, in my opinion, is the ugliest and most overpurchased car in texas, often driven by fat ugly mexican women whenever they're not ruining the roads in their minivans...digress. Several times a day Every Day, one of the morons start their car and sit there for a minute revving the engine with their stupid ****ing loud-ass mufflers making all kinds of noise, then when they finally decide he/she's made enough noise they pull out into the street and peel out down the road, making sure to wake up anything and everything within a mile of him.

So what the **** do I do with these morons. He's a big black dude with a full ****ing gym in his garage, sits there all day just lifting weights, she's a little hoochie-momma, probably living off his drug-monies. I've thought about sneaking over there and tossing a bunch of roofing nails into their driveway just for kicks. Anyone have any better/more insane ideas?

Police? File a disturbing the peace complaint.

DRMM it is, but dang.... I feel the hate all the way up here in the mountains!

Make one of those back yard living rooms with an outdoor cooking area and you won't have to see any of your neighbors. You could also brew there. Put up 10ft walls and some white noise generators and you will never even have to hear or speak to anyone. Then you could get your groceries delivered and get a job where you work from home and never have contact with anyone you don't specifically choose to.

Or, go over with some of your great homebrew, say 'howdy' and get to know them a little. Might be able to talk to them about the noise level. They could be cool. Don't know until you try.

Wadded up paper in the exhaust pipes and roofing nails in there driveway.

You could always purchase him a subscription to a homoerotic magazine. Might cause some waves on the ol' homefront.

Or hey get one of those air canons. The kind that they use to keep birds scared away from public places. Point it at their house and set the timer for every 15 minutes.

If they have dogs, you might be able to find/build an ultra sonic generator, that makes them bark wildly.

Send in an anonymous tip to the DEA.

Use copious amounts of nail polish to wright STFU all over their cars.

I'm sure I could thing of more.

Oh and a good one.

Run an escort/hooker-esque add on Craigs List with her phone number.

Drop a baggie of weed (cheap shake) in their mailbox with their names on it just before the US post arrives.

Oh this is getting fun now.

Fling poo that is the ultimate problem solver.

So this is in DR, so retarded ideas are expected/ rewarded ;-)

On the other hand - it sounds like there's a real problem.

My experience: Next door neighbors - ******** but it's a crap neighborhood, so expected. Had a constant problem with 2 am blaring music, loud people, banging (not sure...). Finally got sick of it - went over at 2 am - asked them politely to STFU. Luckilly for me, an underage dip...poop... answered the door beer in hand. They quieted down for an hour then turned the music back up.

Went over the next day, calmed down, and talked to the dad (his stupid slut daughter and her 5 boyfriends were the ones partying). Discussed the situation, made it clear that next time - police would be involved (I'd called before, cops didn't care - but that's another issue). Even made it clear that up till 9 pm (daughters bedtime) I really didn't care how loud they were. Ever since, night time noise has been a very rare occurance (and an ignorable one).

OTOH, another set of nextdoor neighbors has ignored my requests to keep their kids crap out of the ditch in front of my house and theirs that I take care of... whatever. Note that I was a bit rude in my requests to them... probably why they've been ignored.

All that to say - go over in a relaxed state. Talk to the neighbors. Leave the chip on your shoulder at home. Probably aught to leave the gun there too ;-). Bring a couple homebrews or other social lubricant if you feel it's appropriate. Talk to them, offer some kind of alternative (I.E. ya think ya could peel out at the dragstrip dipsh*t?).

Should that fail, start taping the crap they're doing. The peel outs at the least are a traffic offense... Not sure if the cops will give a crap about the noise.

Your neighbors suck balls but leave the Mustangs out of it.

Bobby_M said:

Your neighbors suck balls but leave the Mustangs out of it.

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Quite true. They'd be still be peeling out and acting like *****es if the owned a camaro, mitsubishi, honda, etc....

c.n.budz said:

Quite true. They'd be still be peeling out and acting like *****es if the owned a camaro, mitsubishi, honda, etc....

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Very true. I have the EXACT SAME problem with my neighbors. I live next to two US Army member that insist on owning the loudest, fastest, most obnoxious cars on the planet.
One of them has a prelude that I'm pretty sure only has a muffler for looks. And the other has a trans am with all the bells and whistles. They wake up at 5am for PT and even the sound of their cars IDLING is loud as F*#k. Then they have to leave a new set of tire trax on the street every day. Its annoying. I hate it. But what am I gonna do?

I don't care about the noise as much as the fact that there are about 20+ kids on this street and when they go tearin @ss around here like that it really irks me . And they love to come flying down the street at 45 on a nice sunny day. My street is a flat, straight quarter mile that gets all the horny little sh*ts with fast cars going.

so apparenty your problem is with this one guy, but you apparenty had to show hate for :
Ugly people
Texas
mustangs
fat woman
mini vans
mexicans
black people
people that work out
people that buy gyms
people that have time off

Hmm, you got any other issues?LOL

I can't stand it when neighbors are disrespectful like this. You're absolutely right. There is no need for doing burnouts in a residential neighborhood. It's unsafe and uncalled for, especially your own neighborhood.

Please realize though that the Mustangs are probably their hobby, much as homebrewing is yours. They probably get excited about it. Adding new bells and whistles is something that comes along with every hobby. Unfortunately, exhaust systems is one of the big bells or whistles that muscle car fans go for.

As you can probably tell from this post, I'm a Mustang owner. My exhaust is not super loud, but it is louder than most cars on the road.

That being said, I'm respectful of all residential neighborhoods, watch my speed and don't rev my engine unnecessarily. Your best approach, like many above have said, is to go and speak with them. It's possible they haven't formed any positive relationships with their neighbors, and therefore, don't realize or care about their noise level. Having a level head about this will help you out in the long run.

Why not just ignore them?

become a cop and park the squad car in your driveway.

better yet find there quiet time and be as obnoxious as possible. this only works of course if yur friends with your other neighbors. i make it a point to get to know all of my neighbors except the ones that move in and out but even then i wave and be polite. i have dragged one neighbor kid out of his bed at 7am after finding my tires sliced a month after several other people found tires sliced. he is a thug living with his gma's boyfriend. neither said a word. he was 13 at the time and i told him if i see him walking the streets after dark id shove my foot up his back side. never see him out afterdark and this is 4 years later so he is 17 now

As much fun as destruction and mayhem is, keep in mind that going that stuff only ends when someone moves out or goes to jail.

Have you ever talked to him before? Wait for him to be working outside or something and introduce yourself. It may be the one and only time you need to tell him about the situation or even talk to him.

If he IS a dick about it, well, then that just opens things up, don't it? At least you TRIED.

silvervan83 said:

Very true. I have the EXACT SAME problem with my neighbors. I live next to two US Army member that insist on owning the loudest, fastest, most obnoxious cars on the planet.
One of them has a prelude that I'm pretty sure only has a muffler for looks. And the other has a trans am with all the bells and whistles. They wake up at 5am for PT and even the sound of their cars IDLING is loud as F*#k. Then they have to leave a new set of tire trax on the street every day. Its annoying. I hate it. But what am I gonna do?

I don't care about the noise as much as the fact that there are about 20+ kids on this street and when they go tearin @ss around here like that it really irks me . And they love to come flying down the street at 45 on a nice sunny day. My street is a flat, straight quarter mile that gets all the horny little sh*ts with fast cars going.

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In your situation, I'd recommend pushing the issue via military channels. The US military in general is pretty adamant that their soldiers, sailors, etc... do not engage in reckless driving behavior. Probably more critical than civilian authorities would be.

I'd contact the police first and file a report just to have it on record. Then the next step would be to report it to the base. (You should be able to easily find a generic base contact number that will get you started in the right direction). Being military, they should have Decals on their winshield with numbers. These numbers identify the vehicle. Make sure you have those when you report them to base and give them a list of dates/times of various occurences.

If they peel off I would start taping with a video camera that records date/time. After a week take the tape to the local cops. Depending on the time they may be in violation of noise ordinance as well as reckless driving.

We have a guy in the neighborhood that has one of those non-muffled custom cycles. Gorgeous machine but loud as heck.

For years, like clockwork he'd cruise through between 9:00 and 10:00 and the windows would rattle. For years, it was annoying but I let it go. Then my son came and the noise would wake him from sleep.

One night, I flagged him down (with a couple beers in hand) and chatted him up about the bike (of which I cared less) and finished the conversation with a request that he cruise a different route in consideration of my boy.

I haven't heard that bike past 5:00pm since.

silvervan83 said:

Very true. I have the EXACT SAME problem with my neighbors. I live next to two US Army member that insist on owning the loudest, fastest, most obnoxious cars on the planet.
One of them has a prelude that I'm pretty sure only has a muffler for looks. And the other has a trans am with all the bells and whistles. They wake up at 5am for PT and even the sound of their cars IDLING is loud as F*#k. Then they have to leave a new set of tire trax on the street every day. Its annoying. I hate it. But what am I gonna do?

I don't care about the noise as much as the fact that there are about 20+ kids on this street and when they go tearin @ss around here like that it really irks me . And they love to come flying down the street at 45 on a nice sunny day. My street is a flat, straight quarter mile that gets all the horny little sh*ts with fast cars going.

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get a little tricycle and a life sized doll that looks like a little kid. hide in front of a car and when you hear them speeding down the road push it in front of their car. they'll NEVER speed down the road again. F*cked up? yes. will it get the point across? absolutely.

GregR- definately f'd up, but possibly the best idea ever...

GilaMinumBeer said:

We have a guy in the neighborhood that has one of those non-muffled custom cycles. Gorgeous machine but loud as heck.

For years, like clockwork he'd cruise through between 9:00 and 10:00 and the windows would rattle. For years, it was annoying but I let it go. Then my son came and the noise would wake him from sleep.

One night, I flagged him down (with a couple beers in hand) and chatted him up about the bike (of which I cared less) and finished the conversation with a request that he cruise a different route in consideration of my boy.

I haven't heard that bike past 5:00pm since.

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silvervan83 said:

Very true. I have the EXACT SAME problem with my neighbors. I live next to two US Army member that insist on owning the loudest, fastest, most obnoxious cars on the planet.
One of them has a prelude that I'm pretty sure only has a muffler for looks. And the other has a trans am with all the bells and whistles. They wake up at 5am for PT and even the sound of their cars IDLING is loud as F*#k. Then they have to leave a new set of tire trax on the street every day. Its annoying. I hate it. But what am I gonna do?

I don't care about the noise as much as the fact that there are about 20+ kids on this street and when they go tearin @ss around here like that it really irks me . And they love to come flying down the street at 45 on a nice sunny day. My street is a flat, straight quarter mile that gets all the horny little sh*ts with fast cars going.

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If you own a video camera, record them peeling out in the street. Let them know (politely!) that you'd like them to stop. Also let them know that if they don't, their First Sergeant will be getting a phone call. If that doesn't put the fear of God into them, their First Sergeant hasn't been doing his job.

McKBrew said:

In your situation, I'd recommend pushing the issue via military channels. The US military in general is pretty adamant that their soldiers, sailors, etc... do not engage in reckless driving behavior. Probably more critical than civilian authorities would be.

I'd contact the police first and file a report just to have it on record. Then the next step would be to report it to the base. (You should be able to easily find a generic base contact number that will get you started in the right direction). Being military, they should have Decals on their winshield with numbers. These numbers identify the vehicle. Make sure you have those when you report them to base and give them a list of dates/times of various occurences.

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Much more critical than civilian authorities, actually. Also, the base decals have been phased out over recent years, but if you live next to a military base, you probably know the name of it. There will be a public affairs contact number in the phone book. Tracking down a particular unit shouldn't be hard from there, and reaching the First Sergeant should just be one more phone call.

the most brutal retalliation method i know of.

"the s**t-mop." this is a highly effective method of getting even. it is vile. are you interested??

GregR said:

get a little tricycle and a life sized doll that looks like a little kid. hide in front of a car and when you hear them speeding down the road push it in front of their car. they'll NEVER speed down the road again. F*cked up? yes. will it get the point across? absolutely.

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I think we have a winner!

You live in Texas, can't you shoot him for something?

If not I recommend the poopsie-daisy. You take a hefty poop in a bag and then smear the poop under his door handle. Make sure no poop is visible from the outside. Write on a piece of paper "poopsie-daisy" and tuck it under his windshield wiper. He'll first see the note, read it, wonder what it meant... and then he'll try to get into his car and find out.

Could also do this with a friend: [ame=http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/28672/]Fake Rope Prank Video[/ame]

Notice the first idiot to fall for it is driving a mustang...I'm not saying there's anything wrong with mustangs, or minivans, but I've never seen anyone driving one that wasn't an idiot.

Also, the base decals have been phased out over recent years,

Is this something the other services are doing, because the US Navy still makes me get them?

silvervan83 said:

Very true. I have the EXACT SAME problem with my neighbors. I live next to two US Army member that insist on owning the loudest, fastest, most obnoxious cars on the planet.
One of them has a prelude that I'm pretty sure only has a muffler for looks. And the other has a trans am with all the bells and whistles. They wake up at 5am for PT and even the sound of their cars IDLING is loud as F*#k. Then they have to leave a new set of tire trax on the street every day. Its annoying. I hate it. But what am I gonna do?

I don't care about the noise as much as the fact that there are about 20+ kids on this street and when they go tearin @ss around here like that it really irks me . And they love to come flying down the street at 45 on a nice sunny day. My street is a flat, straight quarter mile that gets all the horny little sh*ts with fast cars going.

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McKBrew said:

In your situation, I'd recommend pushing the issue via military channels. The US military in general is pretty adamant that their soldiers, sailors, etc... do not engage in reckless driving behavior. Probably more critical than civilian authorities would be.

I'd contact the police first and file a report just to have it on record. Then the next step would be to report it to the base. (You should be able to easily find a generic base contact number that will get you started in the right direction). Being military, they should have Decals on their winshield with numbers. These numbers identify the vehicle. Make sure you have those when you report them to base and give them a list of dates/times of various occurences.

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+1 on what McKBrew said,

on their windshields there is a sticker all you need is that number and than go to the front gate at the nearest Army base, from there you can file a complaint. You may have to file 2-3 to get things rolling but the problem will be addressed. Also, if it is before 6 am, in WA there are noise pollution laws, you can call the local police !


-Jason

GilaMinumBeer said:

We have a guy in the neighborhood that has one of those non-muffled custom cycles. Gorgeous machine but loud as heck.

For years, like clockwork he'd cruise through between 9:00 and 10:00 and the windows would rattle. For years, it was annoying but I let it go. Then my son came and the noise would wake him from sleep.

One night, I flagged him down (with a couple beers in hand) and chatted him up about the bike (of which I cared less) and finished the conversation with a request that he cruise a different route in consideration of my boy.

I haven't heard that bike past 5:00pm since.

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Start with this. If it doesn't work try:

GregR said:

get a little tricycle and a life sized doll that looks like a little kid. hide in front of a car and when you hear them speeding down the road push it in front of their car. they'll NEVER speed down the road again. F*cked up? yes. will it get the point across? absolutely.

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Which is a bit on the f'ed up side, but will most likely work.

If I do get drunk or stupid enough to try the tricycle thing I'll be sure to discretely video tape it for posting here. I'll have to get a tripod so I can keep recording as the guy gets out and beats my ass to a pulp.

Pizzaman, some 20lb fishing line done from a few houses down, should keep you out of harms way. I can help if you want

Just make sure you're "down wind" so that when he swerves and crashes into a house he doesn't hit you....;-0

And definitely tape it... from multiple angles!

Some municipalities have noise ordinances. Sometimes these are regulated by the police department, sometimes they are regulated by the Health Department (Environmental Health).

I live in a very quiet Pasadena Ca suburb. The loudest thing IN the neighborhood is my modified Mustang.

I'm kind enough to PUSH my car out of the garage before I start it so the exhaust doesn't rattle the entire 6 units attached to my condo/apartment.

I don't feel the need to rev my engine any louder leaving then necessary to keep it idleing. Once out of the driveway that goes past all 6 apartments/condo's, I still drive like a church mouse until I'm out on the main street.

ON the mainstreet I drive like a normal human being and try to keep the noise down as much as possible. My car is LOUD as in ears bleeding loud.

However on the road coarse at Willow Springs all bets are off....

Talk to them... I do all the stuff I do because I know my car is loud and don't want to piss off the neighbors.

Has nothing to do with the Mustang... your neighbors are ****** bags bottom line.

i am down to help with the tricycle setup aswell

this is what you do... you buy an old 82 firebird with T roof.. park it in the street not your driveway... put it on blocks,
remove the wheels. leave it there to rust.

put your weight bench on the lawn and blast cheesy aerosmith or van halen from your screen door while you pump iron.

they will move.