So I got my first speeding ticket last night. The guy was cool enough not to record my "actual speed" on the ticket, but says to me "I had to really move to get you, because I know these all-wheel drive cars are really fast". He was on a bike. At least he knew his cars, and knew exactly what he was going after.

I originally wanted to get the car no wing, but ended up with the CF. I like it, but I'm wondering about the ratio of tickets for wing cars vs. non-wing cars. I bet black steel wheels and a flat trunk deck would make the car much more invisible to the law. In fact, I think that might be my next "mod". I'll just keep the trunk w/wing and wheels for when I sell it.

CF wing cars and owners? More tickets? No wing - less?

 

I have a RS and think about that issue all the time. I want to get a wing but enjoy the stealth.

How about a invisible Wing! clear plastic with a switch to change the color or glow at night. Possible with fiber optics.

I like the Jap spec RS wing I thing it is all carbon (black) and adjustable.

 

If you were going that fast, would it have made a difference?

 

I bought my silver Evo with the low profile wing just for the reasons you outline. The Evo looks better with the CF wing (IMHO) but I just feel it's a magnet to police agencies.

So no wing, a Valentine One and no tickets (yet!) in eight months of spirited driving.

- Nellie

 

Maybe - Maybe not. The officer himself said he knew exactly what kind of car it was, and I'm betting the wing was a pretty good clue. I don't think he ever would have bothered to sneak onto the freeway on ramp three cars behind me, boogie down exit lane for the next off ramp to the right of the cars I was passing, swing left once he cleared the cars, and pop me as soon as I got into the fast lane if he didn't see the wing first and realize it was one of those "fast all-wheel drive cars".

Just a theory.

I like the idea of the invisible wing though. I want an invisible car. Actually, I want a flying car.

 

Yes it makes a difference, Cops usually hate ricers and think that only ricers have the wings. If you are the only car or in lite traffic the wing might not make a difference, but in heavy traffic just something different to attract his attention. Its like fish we are the school of fish and the cop is the preditor. He will notice the Yellow or Red Blue all the EVO Fish are Dead first!

 

I have the CF wing and bought a used small wing. In my area, the local police spot the large wing far down the road and watch me very closely. With the small wing, they barely look. Of course, it helps if your Evo isn't loud, covered with graphics, or going really fast when you pass them . There is no doubt in my mind the CF wing will out ticket the small one or a wingless Evo. There is no way I'd totally give up the CF wing, even my wife thinks the car looks bad without it.
Bluesmaster

 

Yes. I've always driven fast, and certainly got more tickets in my red toyota supra than the more subtle white cars i've driven since. the large wing makes the car stand out.

i also know several cops all who have said they look out for those big wings, its a dead giveaway.

 

I need one of them cloaking devices that those klingons have. And umm.. Warp Drive.. I think those are going to be my first two mods when I get my Evo.

 

just cruising down the hiway, a little over the give and take, see the police car and back off. Of course by then it is to late but he nabs the guy in front of me, a van with surf boards on the roof. Now either he got crossed up when someone radioed him about a car with a "whales tail" or the fact that I have a white beard saved me.
So there might be something to profiling younger drivers, so all you young guys got one thing to look forward to as you get to old to safely stare at young girls wearing nearly nothing.

 

I was going over 2x the speed limit last year, and was pulled over by 6 cop cars. My car has a CF wing, and I was VERY fortunate and got off with only a verbal warning.

I think there are more factors in whether you get a ticket or not than how your car looks.

 

i dont got a wing on my lancer(but i do have a loud exhaust) and i got pulled over for doin 74 in a 55....

haha i was hammering it(slow car i know) and right when my speedo hit 80 his lights flashed on he was a dick though...bastard...

its like a 1-2 mile stretch of road, 2 in the morning...wtf ya know thers like 4 street lights on the whole road to...i couldnt see him, he had no lights on or reflective stickers showing...bastard

 

If you're going to play, be ready to pay.

 

Don't get me wrong - the ticket was no one's fault but my own. I was lucky he didn't really fry me. He wrote "80" on the ticket, which will save me quite a bit of money.

I was just curious if wing or no wing brought more tickets. I'm sure everybody here drives their cars as they were made to be driven.

 

It wouldnt have made any difference if you're speeding. My .02