Henry Ford and God

You know you might be A Serious Gearhead when:

• The emissions test guy starts laughing as soon as you pull onto the rollers.
• You can't drive your car in the rain.
• Your 'significant other' is afraid to drive your car.
• Your 'significant other' won't even ride in the car.
• You are afraid to drive your car.
• You carry earplugs in your car.
• You wear earplugs in your car.
• You spend more on tires than on food.
• Your exhaust pipes are a larger diameter than your driveline.
• Your fuel pump can be used to water a golf course.
• Your engine idles at 2800 rpm.
• News footage of cops chasing you is used as a training video at your state's police academy.
• You have ever argued with your wife over making the mortage payment or buying that new set of headers while they're still on sale.
• You spend more on car insurance than on house payments.
• Your insurance company had to create a whole new actuarial table to cover you and your vehicle.
• Your insurance agent sends 'Thank You' postcards from Tahiti.
• You look in a state police car and see a picture of your car taped to the dash.
• Your local DOT decides not to re-pave your street with that new rubberized asphalt because you've already 'done such a good job.'
• Your local city council has passed an ordinance making it illegal for you to even enter a school-zone unless you are on foot.
• Traffic advisories are issued whenever your car is spotted during rush-hour.
• Your mechanic names the new wing of his shop after you.
• You consider ABS and traction control as options for the 'driving impaired.'
• You're tempted to wear your fire suit just to drive to the office.
• The local airport complains about the noise coming from your garage on Saturdays.
• You arrive somewhere before you left.
• You get pulled over for doing 155 in a 35 but the cops will let you go if "they can look under the hood."
• You remove the $2000 stereo system to save 6 lb. of weight.
• You are not allowed to run in the Silver State Challenge.
• You get an anonymous phone call asking if you are interested in being in the Cannonball Run.
• Your face looks like you are riding a NASA centrifuge when you drive the car.
• You consider parachute braking.
• There is no possible way to "sneak out" of your neighborhood at 6 am.
• Your pets scramble for their hiding spots as soon as the garage door is opened.
• Family photos throughout the house are replaced with life-sized posters of your car.
• Fuel is delivered to your home in 55 gallon drums!
• The only spot on the car which receives any regular cleaning is the windshield.
• You find out that side mirrors don't hold up at speeds exceeding 145 mph.
• You watch the gas gauge go down visibly as you cruise along the highway.
• The guys down at the informal strip won't run against you without a 3 second lead.