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How new cars trick you with pre-recorded engine noise
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<blockquote data-quote="Steve" data-source="post: 1103273" data-attributes="member: 13675"><p>Modern engines, unless it's practically a free-breathing and -farting V8, simply don't make attractive noises anymore - because they're all strangled to death by stupid noise- and environmental-pollution laws. But the buyers still want that "racing" sound so that they can say to their simpleton friends, "Ja, no, well, my car's engine makes a lekker sound, hay." Those buyers couldn't care less about what powers the car as long as it sounds good. We see this with the true imbeciles who purposefully make their cars pop-and-bang on the overrun or downshifts. Unfortunately, these buyers (along with the ordinary buyers who don't give a flying continental about cars in general) represent the majority of the manufacturers' market so they have to appeal to them. There's nothing wrong with that aspect - business is business.</p><p></p><p>But for the enthusiasts, it's embarrassing. Luckily, we don't give an equally airborne continental about the noise- and environmental-pollution laws so we simply remove or switch off the actuators and windscreen vibrators (which is the Soundaktor referred to above - I'm not kidding) and give the car a proper exhaust instead.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Gavin mentioned the windscreen vibrators already!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve, post: 1103273, member: 13675"] Modern engines, unless it's practically a free-breathing and -farting V8, simply don't make attractive noises anymore - because they're all strangled to death by stupid noise- and environmental-pollution laws. But the buyers still want that "racing" sound so that they can say to their simpleton friends, "Ja, no, well, my car's engine makes a lekker sound, hay." Those buyers couldn't care less about what powers the car as long as it sounds good. We see this with the true imbeciles who purposefully make their cars pop-and-bang on the overrun or downshifts. Unfortunately, these buyers (along with the ordinary buyers who don't give a flying continental about cars in general) represent the majority of the manufacturers' market so they have to appeal to them. There's nothing wrong with that aspect - business is business. But for the enthusiasts, it's embarrassing. Luckily, we don't give an equally airborne continental about the noise- and environmental-pollution laws so we simply remove or switch off the actuators and windscreen vibrators (which is the Soundaktor referred to above - I'm not kidding) and give the car a proper exhaust instead. EDIT: Gavin mentioned the windscreen vibrators already! [/QUOTE]
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