What's the deal with 'farting cars' and boy racers?

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Just this really, everyone to their own I get that. But, what is so great about driving around in a car that backfires repeatedly? There was one just driven down the road near us and it's hilarious as it sounds like very loud farting.
The driver only needs over sized boots, a mad wig and huge nose to be in the circus.
I guess the noise is to draw attention but it just comes across as 'look at me I'm a twat'.

'Boy Racers' - I get that, the 'Farting Cars' - I do not get/understand. Happy to be corrected, due to my lack of understanding, but apparently getting your car to 'fart' is very bad for the engine.

And 'Boy Racers' take great care of their cars, just not so much for their lives or the lives of others.

For those that have yet to hear a 'Farting Car', it is a distinctly different sound to a 'backfiring' car.

Nice one OP, was wondering what to call them.

I want to know what you've got now.

I expect she would get a lot of MN pearl clutching.

BTW I'm 47, and had to give up motorbikes so moved to cars instead. My son (23) also loves his cars but I'd rather he spent money on cars than drugs (and no, he doesn't spend it on both).

Being upset by a loud car is a choice. You can also choose not to let it bother you.

No wonder society has fallen apart . The most inconsiderate selfish people on this thread , unbelievable.

Farty car several doors up from us moved in 2 years ago and leaves for work at 5:45am without fail, tearing up the empty street with his presumably teeny-tiny penis clenched firmly betwixt his fat thighs...

Crackle tunes drive me nuts, I have absolutely no idea why anybody would want one, much less pay for it. I mean...I'm a bit of a petrolhead, and I'm a total sucker for a nice growly/burbly exhaust, but all I can think when I hear those things is "That engine ain't running right".

Almost exclusively done by kids who have no idea what a car's supposed to sound like. Usually to a 1.0 Corsa, which is barely even a car and all they could afford the insurance on, so I guess it fits.

@Toooldtoworry unmodified Evo. Worth a fortune now as very rare and Evos no longer made. Jet black, leaves pretty much everything standing. 😈

Noise pollution is certainly a serious issue. There are many health issues that result. It's estimated that in Western Europe there are 12,000 premature deaths per year that can be attributed to noise pollution:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/california-noise-pollution-17695268.php

If I were in charge I'd be putting laws in place about the noise that cars can make, as well as mandating low-noise tyres, speed limits, installing low-noise tarmac on faster roads, and removing through traffic from residential areas.
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I'd quite like to not have my sleep interrupted, thanks. I value my health.

I've got less of an issue with something like an older evo or Impreza, they are rare and now almost of classic status and are iconic rally reps and homologation specials.

The ones I find utterly cringeworthy are the "performance" versions of modern mainstream cars mainly from Audi, BMW, Merc and VW with their entirely fake crackle and fart exhaust noises and which are almost exclusively driven by 40-something year olds.

We call them ‘Chav chariots’. Crappy old Corsa or Fiesta with a load of plastic stuck ton to make them look ‘sporty’ lowered suspension, sports seats and loud exhausts. I can’t get my head round why anyone would want to draw attention to themselves driving a 15 year old Corsa.

@RatatouillePie 50cc hairdryer on wheels… sorry but I’m totally borrowing that 😂

Here's some interesting reading
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/tips-advice/361909/car-noise-limits-uk-laws-and-how-report-noisy-car-exhausts-or-engines#:~:text=Since%202016%20the%20UK%20adopted,procedure%20to%20make%20it%20more

@namelessnameface You clearly have no idea how noisy these cars can, nor how annoying this is when occuring on a main road every weekend night.
Yes, each to his own in relation to hobbies, but when they impact upon others, there isxa problem

I think if all of middle England got them (and specifically middle aged women like me) they'd be dead unfashionable. So I've asked for 'that banging car noise thingy' for my birthday. That'll show 'em.

My husband is slightly concerned I'm serious. But he knows that I really want a giant sack of grass seed for my birthday. I hope.

Very nice.

One of our local geniuses was driving one of these classy vehicles last night. Driving like a lunatic in our village. I did mention to my son that I was relieved that none of my immediate family were out driving ,or walking in the vicinity!
It not just the noise (which terrifies my dog and probably young children ) but the speed . Unfortunately you cannot argue with stupid and one day these losers will accept that their noisy anti social shit tip will never replace a small appendage .
Just hope that an innocent person doesn’t get injured if an accident were to happen 🙏

Matey boy across the road has a farting and popping car, it's a 21 year old heap of crap that he must have spent a fortune on making sound like that.

A car drove past the house yesterday morning that was noisy and I said to my OH, here comes another heap of shit. It was a very new Lamborghini, ooops!!!

Thankfully in 30 years most cars will be EVs and there will be fewer and fewer of these and they will be harder to maintain as they fall apart. Time will catch up with them.

This I agree with. My exhaust has a lovely burble to it when warm. It is not too loud when started up, but there are some awful 'pop and bang' tunes which sound awful.

We have a lot of these 'farty' cars and heavily modified cars where I live. There are also three or four modified car meting places, a Japanese car meeting place (the art work is fantastic), a few race tracks (converted from old airfields) that hold drifting meets and modified car racing events (again some fantastic vehicles).

In my experience, most of the farty car drivers are very young and the popping and banging may soon lose its appeal. My son liked the things until he was about 20, now (at the grand old age of 22), he wants a 'sleeper' - an car that has a totally unassuming exterior but 'goes like stink!'

I don't think it's anything to do with youth. We've always laughed at cars like this. I didn't think it was cool when I was a teen either.

Our town struggles with "car meets" and idiots tearing around the ringroad, I've had to call 101 at midnight as it's so loud. Although I think the police and council are finally starting to crack down on them after a rise in the pandemic.

It'd be more interesting if they looked like Paul Walker or Vin Diesel but alas the majority of drivers I've seen look like moles who need a good wash

To me there is a difference between a powerful car with a noisy engine and some shitty car with the exhaust modified to be loud but a shit engine. I can understand people being in to cars (good cars) although it's not for me. Not a fan of the kids in shit cars with bad mods who meet up to race on streets at nights or do doughnuts in Tesco car park at 2am. There tends to be more antisocial behaviour with them. Some towns have real safety issues with the racing.

And I fully don't get the bodywork mods that do nothing to performance. Things like when they slant the wheels in at a stupid angle. Each to their own though.

@Weepingwillows12 most late teens/early twenties that have these cars don't have the money to buy a 'nice' car so they modify what they can afford.

Where we are Police are cracking down on car meets but there is a place opened up nearby that puts on events much like The Ace Cafe.

The racing/drifting/etc is a separate issue, and I've never been to a car meet that has been like that, but that maybe because I'm older and choose different meets.