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		fnord77 on June 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cities Are Not Loud: Cars Are Loud, and Places Wit... depends on the age and condition of the car. car mufflers get louder over the years as the inner baffles rust and burn out.

porknubbins on June 29, 2021 [–]

I believe this but in a major city most cars are new enough to not be loud. I’ve got an almost 20 year old truck that is older than average and not loud, and I’ve never really heard of mufflers rusting here either.

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