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Loud Cars/Inconsiderate Neighbor
Posted: Oct 22, 2014
I know there is nothing anyone can do about the problem, but please allow me to just vent. I live in a neighborhood where the homes are very close together. It's not the greatest area in town, but it works for me. Everyone on the block is quiet, and there is usually no trouble at all. However, the one family across the street consists of a dad (who seems really nice), his daughter and his son. The children are grown and have jobs, but still living at home. The man has allowed his daughter's boyfriend to move in. He drives a car that can be heard from a few block away. The boyfriend was living there for at least a few years. I have not seen OR HEARD him now for several weeks. The silence was a true blessing. About two months ago the dad now allowed his son's friend to move in. He is a young guy with another loud car that shakes the windows when it comes down the street. He comes and goes at all hours, and what really irks me is the fact that he starts the car and just sits in it for about 5 full minutes. I can't imagine anyone allowing someone to remain in their home when it affects the neighborhood this way. My landlord's wife described the family as "nice, but kinda low class." If I ever win the lottery I'm going out in God's green acres away from cars that sound like bombs. Thanks. ;
I hear ya - DZ
[ In Reply To ..]I've got the same thing here except I guess it's a little better. They live around the corner and start that thing up every night for about 10 mins just before 8:00. I actually have to stop and wait for them to blast off before I can resume my work. Wish they'd move out.
Last week they were having some sort of problem with it and kept going round and round the block. That lasted about a 1/2 hour. Then for a few days, nothing. Total silence. Unfortunately they got it fixed now.
I too think I belong where it's quieter and the air is better quality. I can dream is all. It's only quiet around here at night except for that.
Check out noise and pollution laws for your - state. Often the loud cars - sm
[ In Reply To ..]aren't properly hooked up to the smog equipment (if your state requires smog equip. such as catalytic converters). Those converters are directly tied into the muffler and exhaust system.
Catalytic converters often get stolen in CA because of the platinum they contain. If your car has a catalytic converter, if it gets stolen you'll know it, because your car will suddenly be very, very loud, and will sound like your neighbors' cars.
If your state has pollution laws, it's possible they can be reported as gross polluters. They'd have to get the problem fixed in order to register them. Similarly, there may be police ordinances in your town or county regarding noisy vehicles. It might be worth looking those things up, to see if there's anything that could be reported, in order to force them to correct the noise level.
If they're sitting out in the street frequently, engines idling, if it were me I'd be watching them. Frequent comings and goings, especially late at night, as well as sitting in idling vehicles, can be a signal of drug sales.
Thanks - DZ
[ In Reply To ..]I hate to make trouble. In my case, it's only for about 10 mins every night that it bothers me. I figure since it's always about the same time, they're probably going to work.
Also, lots of people (mistakenly) feel they need - to idle cars to "warm them up." -sm
[ In Reply To ..]Everything I've read, and every mechanic I've talked to, says it's better to just start the engine and then drive away slowly to warm up. In most cases, by the time you get to a highway or freeway, your car was warmed up on the slower rural or suburban streets you drove to get to the freeway.
Short Story: A long time ago I was coming home from a trip to New Mexico, and I thought I could get all the way home to the CA coast in one day from Winslow AZ. I was too tired to do that, so I pulled off the freeway in the middle of nowhere in the Central Valley at a Motel 6. It was a weekday, about 5:30-6:00 pm, and the owner told me his place was VERY quiet, which suited me just fine. At my request, they gave me a room at the back, away from the freeway.
At sundown, suddenly carful after carful of migrant workers drove into the back lot to park. It turns out it was tomato season, and the motel apparently gave a group discount to the workers staying there. They all went to bed very early - it was totally quiet by 9 pm. But about an hour before sunrise, all of a sudden they began pouring out of their rooms and starting their cars, many of which were old clunkers with no mufflers, and since it was cold outside, they let all those engines idle while they left their rooms, got their gear together, and got ready to head out for the day. It was like trying to sleep at the starting line of a NASCAR race!
Needless to say, after this experience, and a few other unpleasant Motel 6 experiences I'd had in the past, I never stayed at one of those places again.
I live in a rural area -- SW Florida and LOVE it - nn
[ In Reply To ..]I live in an older mobile home. Not the Taj Mahal, but it works for me. Totally furnished and I pay $650 a month. My electric is included in the bill, so basically my internet and satellite TV. This is on a ranch, 40 acres, gate is locked at all times and very secure. My "yard" consists of a lot of vegetation and "critters," the worst of which are armadillos or anteaters. Love my peace and quiet as well as privacy!
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