Yeah... my buddy steve, who drives a 2006 chevy cobalt ss/sc, got pulled over for going 12 over the speed limit... then the cop saw that he had a computer in his car, and was using it to road tune his car...

so that, together with going 12 over was considered "use of exessive speed" which is a crimial offence... he got arrested and everything.

Now, Personally, i think that's a bogus charge... anyone else agree?

*EDIT: it was actually Exhabition of speed*

Now I have never heard of of being pulled over with that before, or getting a charge for it. That is why I don't use those software programmers that need a laptop computer. If I ever go mapping, I guess I will go with an access port, or something that is handheld and can be put away in a glove box when not using/needing it, or something that can at least be hidden. Or, if you need a laptop, do it on a dyno, or in a place and time where there aren't people and less of a chance of getting pulled over.

Stinks for your friend though. Good luck! :banana:

yeah, where was he road tuning? on a well traveled road? the excessive speed, seems like crap though.

arrested for 12 over???? what a load of bs.... was he using the laptop while driving alone....or was there a passenger using it?
i hope he wasnt trying to tune himself with it while driving.... if so.. he deserved to get arrested

was he tuning or running logs, then tuning when he pulled over, because if that was the case i dont see how he could get arrested, i would fight that case as hard as possible

so that, together with going 12 over was considered "use of exessive speed" which is a crimial offence... he got arrested and everything.

Now, Personally, i think that's a bogus charge... anyone else agree?

12? its 21 ;)

yeah, aparently speeding on purpose for the purposes of tuning a car in public is justification for a criminal offence............. Travis, watch out! haha.

he doesn't tune while driving, he scans while driving, then makes a tune, saves it and does it again.

In california, and i thought in scottsdale, you cant even have a laptop turned on in your car (for various reasons).

Also, I thought in CA that they can take your car for 10+ miles over the limit. Might be different here, but not unheard of.

was szeny in the car with your buddy?

Also, I thought in CA that they can take your car for 10+ miles over the limit. Might be different here, but not unheard of.

NO NO NO thats if you try to pick up a hooker.. then they can take your car and sell it.

he deserves to get pulled over for attmepting to tune a cobalt ss...ll but seriously criminal offense is 21 over so either your buddy lied or cops are great

NO NO NO thats if you try to pick up a hooker.. then they can take your car and sell it.

But do you get to keep the hooker?

But do you get to keep the hooker?

That still hasnt been awnsered yet. :(

he deserves to get pulled over for attmepting to tune a cobalt ss...ll but seriously criminal offense is 21 over so either your buddy lied or cops are great

show some respects for cobalts! haha.

Honestly i have a lot of respect for cobalt SS/SC's. they're fast as hell, but FF so they get pwned off the line by any wrx or sti.

show some respects for cobalts! haha.

Honestly i have a lot of respect for cobalt SS/SC's. they're fast as hell, but FF so they get pwned off the line by any wrx or sti.
:huh: fast cobalt? :huh:

LOL!!!

Dude. Cobalts are the cars you hear a mile away going 5mph and then rev their engine up at you while ur in a Drive through...Its happened to me. :( I was "COBALTED"! lmfao thats my new word for "OWN3D"="COBALTED"

The blower sounds like an electric car. all those knuckle heads that drive by the dealership you can hear them from a mile away...

^^hahahah

yeah, but they're a good group of guys mostly.... Cobalt owners say, "if Honda is Rice, then I'm Uncle Ben's!"

^^sadly... cobalt is a suped up cavalier, which in reality is a girls car

Does any1 remeber that kid that rode up with his friends and said that some one stole his Subie? :D haha that was funny **** right there.

^^sadly... cobalt is a suped up cavalier, which in reality is a girls car


a cobalt is not a cavalier...thats just ignorant. Just because it replaced that cavalier doesn't make it near the same car...its more opel/saab than anything.

Oh and dont forget that the GM Factory Cobalt destroyed everyone at the Toyo/Super Street Time Attack...a front wheel drive car with a beam axle rear outran Evos and Skylines.

http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/30/cobalt-ss-supercharged-creams-competition-at-toyo-tires-time/

I cant believe that no matter what car he was driving. I can talk to my buddy who is a cop and see what he says if you want