Car stereos blaring out!

This is all getting a bit silly. If GSM wants to drive around in a Porsche why not? Others may prefer something different or may not be able to afford a car at all. It’s still a free country. We buy new and keep it for years. At the moment it’s a 7 year old hybrid. We could afford much more but aren’t bothered. What bothered the op, however, was the loud noise of car stereos blaring out showing a total lack of respect for others.

I know. I hate noisy cars blaring out their owners choice of 'music'. I was just struck at gsm's decision to post about having a Porsche. It seemed out of character and flashy. Having been born and brought up in family of keen and knowledgeable petrol heads, I personally prefer a small quiet unobtrusive vehicle rather than try to draw (potentially negative) attention to myself by my car choice 🚗. DH goes the other way. I won't say what he has. He's not impressed by Porsches btw!

It is getting a bit silly, I agree!

I think it's lovely seeing someone playing their music, driving their lovely car, doing their thing, singing along.

Aveline, I mentioned the marque because I had previously said that I enjoyed the sports exhaust and another poster asked what that was, so I explained. My car isn’t flashy. It’s a subtle dark grey and it was not bought with the intention of drawing attention. It has never to my knowledge attracted negative attention (except here) - I drive with courtesy and find the same courtesy afforded to me by other road users. I really am not bothered if your husband isn’t impressed by Porsches - I am not out to impress him or anyone else. In fact my husband (who has driven Range Rovers for years) actually suggested I tried one when I wanted to buy a new car, and I was sold as soon as I had a test drive. If I had wanted a small, quiet, unobtrusive vehicle which is your preference, I would have bought one. The howling and growling of the engine on the open road gives me a huge thrill. We are all different.

So everyone is expected to put up with your noisy engine? How nice for everyone.

Really Aveline, is this necessary? Why have you taken this dislike of my choice of car (and incidentally the choice of the chap who lives across the road from me)? Why do you say you are ‘disappointed’? You don’t know me, you live nowhere near me and all you know about me is what I have posted on GN. There is no reason for you to be disappointed in me, though I have to say that I am very disappointed at the criticism you have made of me, purely based on the car I choose to drive, on this thread. I might have expected this of some, but not you.

Aveline, you are out of order. You have made this personal.

Unfortunately, my love affair with cars from the Stuttgart Stable (I’ve had 3) came to an end when DGS1 came along and I upsized to the Grannymobile!!
Since then, I’ve gone back to a convertible, albeit a very small one! I love my music on loud, but I’m considerate when stationary, if the roof’s down.

Georgesgran, I've had two convertibles. My neighbour and I were like Thelma and Louise driving to school in the morning.
Those were the days!

Just born to be wild Marydoll! X

Back to the OP: I don’t believe there should be a legal limit for car sound systems as people like to turn their music up to their own desire.
What is selfish is driving around towns with windows down and music blaring out, bass thudding, causing noise pollution. City centres now have enough of that as it is with street performers and big loudspeakers.

My delight is tootling around back country lanes listening to Classic FM or Radio 3, when the music blends beautifully with the countryside. I turn it down and no open windows when in built up areas.
Maybe an on the spot fine for offenders in towns?
I may have contradicted myself there..🤔

Marydoll. Nobody mentioned what marque of car they had until gsm. That was nothing to do with radios blaring.

Happy driving GSM…..flaunting your wealth 😂. Oh,please ignore such silliness.

Gsm is one of the least flaunty people on here, I think.

very selfish having music blaring while parked outside someones house, usually the thump, thump type, with the engine running..

Aveline

*Marydoll*. Nobody mentioned what marque of car they had until gsm. That was nothing to do with radios blaring.

Threads meander, happens all the time, Aveline.

Actually it is easy to see why posts about music blaring can develop into comments about noisy exhausts.

Not an excuse for unpleasantness, Aveline. You really don't get it, do you?
I think GSM has been very measured and restrained in her responses.

I think it is fine to have your music as loud as you like when driving around but we all turn our music down if starting off early in the morning or late at night, surely that is just common courtesy

Thanks Marydoll, Georgesgran and Kalu.

Aveline, I have explained to you why I revealed that I drive a Porsche. There was absolutely no need for you to start writing posts saying that I was flaunting my wealth, flashy, living down to the image of a Porsche driver and that I had disappointed you. None of your comments are warranted. I frankly don’t care what you think of my car, and I am not in need of your approval, but I do take exception to your almost Puritanical obsession with this trivial issue. You want a quiet, unobtrusive little car - fine. Have I criticised your preference? No. So kindly stop insulting my choice. We are obviously very different people.

Sarnia we can car share any time

There’s a huge difference between the roar of a Porsche and the awful noise of a faulty exhaust or an attempt to add a big bore exhaust extension, bought from Halfords to a clapped out Corsa (with sincere apologies to any GN’s with one) GSM?

Yes there is. It’s something I really love about my car, always have, always will. Most of my driving is done on open roads as I said above, because I live in a vet rural area - it’s not at a socially unacceptable level when driving slowly through a town or village. I am truly baffled by the hostility from one poster.

Very rural, not vet!

the growl of a Porsche can never be socially unacceptable

biglouis

Having had at least one oikish neighbour with boom boom speakers I have a low opinion of people who blast out music of any sort. For me music is an unobtrusive background to other activities. I would only have it loud if I were trying to drown out other unwanted noice (such as works going on outside). However I live in a detached house so it doesnt bother my neighbours.

Yes biglouis, I sympathise.Our oik neighbours son does exactly the same. Only to add to our misery he "works" on his car in their drive adjacent to our house! It's boom boom boom full blast for hours. We don't speak to said neighbours but others have complained to him.....makes no difference whatsoever! The family also have a "party"speaker which they blast out at every opportunity during the summer.I don't know if anyone has complained about this.It probably wouldn't make any difference. Total ignorance and very antisocial!😡😡