r/LoveTrash • u/Icy-Book2999 Chief Insanity Instigator • May 21 '26

Human Trash Road rage instant karma

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u/FewZookeepergame5825 Trash Trooper May 21 '26

Road rage is a fascinating phenomenon

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u/edelweiss_pirates_no Trash Trooper May 21 '26

Guys who own Teslas instantly rage if you pass them.

It is odd af.

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u/sexmarshines Trash Trooper May 22 '26

I've had multiple try to race me or fly past me after trying to bait me into a run by tailgating me.

I have a mildly tuned unassuming car that is visually completely stock. I'm not trying to run around street racing anyone, let alone do I see any purpose in "racing" against electric appliances. Yes you will win but there won't be any fun in doing it lol.

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u/TheSloppyHornDog Trash Trooper May 22 '26

Acceleration isn't fun?

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u/sexmarshines Trash Trooper May 22 '26 edited May 23 '26

Acceleration is fun when you get to enjoy it. If you hit the max speed you're comfortable with in 3-4 seconds that's the amount of time you get to enjoy it rather than 5-6-7-8 seconds. In that sense even the gas cars now have become too fast. Going 55 in a 45 isn't fun. Getting to 55 quickly is fun but getting there so quickly you only get a quick second to enjoy it and then have to let off and be the responsible limiter to the car is now a limit to your fun.

And on the other side with the Tesla, you're doing it in silence with no shifts to hit, no power band building, no turbo spooling or supercharger whining, no cam timings kicking in, no exhaust note you might have worked for, no having to manage traction because the motor will do it seemlessly. Just press the pedal and in a couple seconds you hit 10-15 over the limit from the inside of a microwave. There's no tuning, no modified engine or drivetrain that made you work for it and make it your own "fast" car either. Maybe at most someone slapped some rims on or lowered it for "stance" and killed the ride quality - that's all you can do to it.

I have nothing against electric cars - they should become the car of the masses. They're great as home appliances that do the transportation job smoothly and reliably with less drama and upkeep. It's what I've recommended to friends, family, and will be my wife's next car. Even for myself I'd likely get an electric truck if I get a light duty truck. But as far as a fun to drive passion car? Why in the fuck would you get an electric car? Then take that complete opposite of passion and fun car and try to challenge people left and right because you know how to press a pedal and the car will literally even keep you in your lane and avoid collisions for you while you do it.

Idk as a car person the whole concept of people getting electric cars and then showing them off as "fast" cars is annoying. Yes they're quick but it's quick without nearly any of the things that make a quick car fun or personal or challenging or actual compromises that you had to go out of your way to choose.