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Old 12-03-2009, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by retmil46 View Post
Not to get too far off topic, but for my money the all-time best anti-tailgate device is right foot to the floor and a big cloud of diesel exhaust out the tailpipe.

For some reason down here in SA, even though the Jeep CRD doesn't hold a candle to what the '87 can produce out the tailpipe, half the time the car behind me literally stops dead, as if the driver is in complete bewilderment as to what just happened. Must be Prius hybrid drivers totally aghast at having their battery-powered wonders covered in nasty black diesel soot.
Haven't you ever seen National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? (I just watched it again last night) Clark gets into a bit of trouble when he tries to blow by tailgaters...
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