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[spl310]

Originally Posted by Russ Dickey

Or, you could just sue him for damages, then six months later, go to his house in the middle of the night and return the favor.

While that is not bad, it can still get you in legal trouble if you get caught. Here are some better solutions:

Get some liquid Miracle Grow and put it in a pump up sprayer. In the evening, go to their house and proceed to write what you think of them in their front yard with the spray. Be neat - remember what your English teacher always said - neatness counts! In a few days, the grass where you sprayed will be darker green and taller - giving a nice relief text of your thoughts. Now, if he mows it, it will STILL stand out due to the extra greening from the nitrogen... Here is the best part - if a cop asks what you are doing, say that you had some left over fertilizer and that you thought you would help him out!!

If the goober does not have a remote for his car, some toothpicks snapped off in all of the door locks works nicely... Superglue does a nasty job too...

if his gas cap is accessible, find an old cigarette pack. Take off the cellophane and fill it half full with a sugar and sand mixture. close it like a garbage bag and use a rubber band to secure the top. Push it down into the filler neck with a stick. A few weeks later, he will get a nice surprise while driving one day! (make sure you wear rubber gloves for the full time during this project...)

stuff a few potatoes into his exhaust pipe - HARD!!

If his window is down, some cat poop and sardines tossed under the seat are a nice treat...

Again, if the window is down, some Deer in Estrus urine (in the hunting section at any sporting goods store) poured liberally into the air vents or put into a sprayer and sprayed into the carpet and headliner...

Except for the potatoe trick, most of these can be done without drawing attention to yourself.

[Andrew Teal]

Wow, guys there some great ideas on getting back at someone, When that guy ran the cart into the front of Cobra I was glad I wasn"t there as I a have short fuze when it comes to wrecking other people stuff. Russ I did not call the Cops or the Insurance Co. I just fixed it myself as I had built the car from the ground up. Its just a small % of people that due this kind of stuff.
For the most part it great to drive the Cobras and most people are giving you the thumbs up. The young kids get a kick out the Cobras. I"m not going to let one person ruin my day for very long.
Andy

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by spl310

While that is not bad, it can still get you in legal trouble if you get caught. Here are some better solutions:

Get some liquid Miracle Grow and put it in a pump up sprayer. In the evening, go to their house and proceed to write what you think of them in their front yard with the spray. Be neat - remember what your English teacher always said - neatness counts! In a few days, the grass where you sprayed will be darker green and taller - giving a nice relief text of your thoughts. Now, if he mows it, it will STILL stand out due to the extra greening from the nitrogen...

Ahem...Roundup.

Makes a better statement IMHFO.

[BFBurk]

I never let my Cobra out of my sight.

Some of the things that have happened are people riding right up to your bumper to see the car better or trying to get you to race. I even had some people box me in so I could not pass on a four lane. I just ignored them and stayed with traffic until they got tired of boxing me in. I also had comments " I bet your daddy bought the car for you."

At a car show you have to watch carefully because kids are just fascinated with the car and want to touch it or run their hands down along the side.

I've always tried to hold the noise down around people to respect their privacy. I have tuna cans with holes in them pushed up in my sidepipes to reduce the noise. I drive reasonably whenever people are around and don't drive early in the morning or late at night. I think if you respect others you get more respect.

I am a tree hugger and would love a Prius and a Cobra. I don't think I am hurting the environment. I only put several hundred miles on my Cobra a year. I ride my bicycle almost everywhere I go and now take public transportation whenever I can. I also use compact fluorescents and recycle and do my own composting. I grow my own veggies and have a greenhouse to start seedlings and to heat my walk-in basement.

You can be a friend of the environment and have a Cobra too!!!

[REAL 1]

If you have something nice and especially if its expensive always keep a watch and don't assume everyone is respectful. Their not. There is always some envious a$$hole who takes pleasure out of damaging what he can't have. There is usually at least one in every crowd.

Even accidental damage can happen. "0oh, I'm sorry" doesn't cut it. They walk away and you're left with the expense of the repair and aggravation.

I always watch my car carefully and yes, I'm vocal about people getting too close. If they don't like it, TS. They can move on.

[tfalk]

Originally Posted by BFBurk

At a car show you have to watch carefully because kids are just fascinated with the car and want to touch it or run their hands down along the side.

You also have to be careful about the kids with parents who are clueless... I was at a car show
2 years ago with my Saleen convertible. I walked away for a few minutes and came back to
find a kid holding on to the steering wheel and jumping up and down on the seats while the
'proud parent' took his picture.

The parent didn't understand why I was more than a little pissed at him, not the kid...
He thought it was fine since no damage was done to the car.

While I'd have liked to remove him from the gene pool, it wasn't worth the trouble.