i was driving my diesel transplant car, an 84 rabbit automatic with a blown headgasket so only 2 cylinders are working.
at my cruising speed of 15mph, a kid on a bicycle passed me. he then turned around on the seat and flipped me off! determined to do the same, i floored the engine. as the mighty beast roared after him, i noticed i only had a top speed of 23mph. not fast enough to catch the jerk on the bike even after a long straight away and me pushing that throttle petal down as hard as i could.