Cop Tries to State Ref Brand New G87 M2! 

He def was not pretty cool lol. He was looking for ANYTHING to get you on besides that plate.

"He was pretty cool". This officer went out of his way to try and find modifications, (extra things to charge you with) with no probable cause or reasonable suspicion. Don't mistake scripted banter as friendly. Be respectful, but don't be fooled!

Bothers me that my tax dollars are going to pay cops to harass people over car exhaust rather than taking on drug dealers, thieves/shoplifters, ect.

Buddy just wanted to look at the new m2 😂

He literally only checked for a catless down pipe. Front license plate was purely an excuse to pull him over since he had no other probable cause. If that license plate was on that bumper this would have 100% been an illegal stop just to check for modifications. These money grabs are getting out of hand, CA is running out of excuses to bother enthusiasts. That’s why they always sound so fucking giddy giddy n happy just to “check under your hood for a few seconds”. Always trying to play the nice guy, fuck off CHP. I used to be “all for backing the blue” instead of them serving and protecting its more like serving the fucking book of law. Completely asinine. I’m Glad you had a good experience with them at least.

I had a idiot cop try to tell me the stock spoiler on my Evo8 was illegal because it’s blocking my rear view mirror!!!😂

See most people don’t realize that when they do stuff like this that’s taking time away from people who actually need their help or need to be pulled over.

I’m so glad for those front plates traffic stops, keeping every one of us safe and sound…….. said NO ONE. Petty stop

That's so weird to me how they actually go out their way to give tickets for modifications on cars. Super trash state

I left California and moved to Michigan in the mid 1990's. Since being here I have never been pulled over for any modifications on my cars or motorcycle.

He pulled out his flashlight and started to look around like he knew what he was doing

Nothing more dangerous than a bored cop lmao 🤡 was looking for something to ticket you for

Coming from a city where even the cops drive deleted diesel pickups, it's wild to see them just immediately check the engine for any mods. How ridiculously stupid.

Thank you law enforcement for this important work and keeping us safe from smog

"I don't think there's anything but we're gonna take a gander anyway" wow.

As a LEO, these cops have wayyyyy too much time on their hands lmaooo. This is ridiculous

Skip to 8:00 for what you actually want to see

Man, am i glad this officer saved the day by making sure your car doesn't make 5 more hp than it does stock. Thank you for your brave services.

I’m out here looking for people driving RECKLESSLY. *Chooses to spend his time pulling over a guy doing the speed limit because of no front plate (just like 90% of all the other enthusiast cars in the state) instead of looking for reckless drivers.

California worried more over car parts rather than homelessness, drug epidemic, rampid crime and cost of living. We need to vote these politicians out , vote for how we want OUR highway patrol to operate, vote for how we want our state instead of handing it over. And quit falling for the democrats games and lies like "racism" "global warming" "more than 2 genders" ect.

'Feels like it's going faster as it's going up gears' You'll have that with gears. 😂

11:24 Any questions or concerns…? Yes I have a few… are you a mechanic?

The thing is - him doing a visual check is just for downpipes. Either full downpipes or LDP he can check to see. But that is only if the owner decides to get cat-less downpipes. If he got aftermarket downpipes wit cats, it'll just look stock. The other thing is - most cops are just profiling cars. They pretty much go after specific cars that just look "racer". If you are in a M car, Civic Type R, Subaru, and etc... they'll pull you over just cause. You are more likely to get pulled over in a blue M2 than a highly tuned BMW M340i sedan.

How does he go from no front plate to “pop the hood”? No probable cause. These dudes don’t know any better or question it. Cop probably already knew when he walked up and had his first interaction lol

It’s funny because actual criminals would not drive around in bright blue so the fact that they pull over so many cars to check for loud exhausts is crazy, they have to suspect you of a crime not try to create or find one

I’ve turned down lucrative job opportunities in that state for this exact reason. Total 🐂💩

"It's a real fun daily",,,,[ohshit] ,,,,"very smooth and comfortable too" loled

People are driving around with 5% tint, straight pipes, and turbos sticking out of the hood where I live and the cops don't care at all 🤣🤣🤣

Nice to see a channel driving HWY 9 and Skyline Blvd. That sucks to know cops are hanging out there now. You used to be able to mob those roads without much fear of cops sitting around unless it was a holiday or something. I love the Santa Cruz mountains for driving as there’s so much variety - you’ve got Skyline if you want fast sweeping turns where you can maintain a high average speed all the way to the tight technical roads like Page Mill. Starting at HWY 92 near Half Moon Bay, I once drove Skyline to HWY 9 and down into Saratoga in 22 minutes… in my fathers Lexus ES330. Not exactly a pinnacle of performance. Ahh to be young again.

the cop immediately extended the stop. Get'em. They're looking for anything that would cause the car to have cleaner emissions. In California, CARB requires any combustion engine to put out more toxic and harmful gasses, as well as reduce the efficiency, so there are alot of modifications to get around this. Police of any kind can stop you and state they didnt smell enough gasoline, or it was too quiet, or they though the revs weren't high enough. I myself have been denied registration because my truck's emissions were too low after swapping the mechanical fan with electric fans, they called it "cheating the system".

Under the Hood like he's a Certified Mechanic otflmfao 😂😂😂😂

As an Ohio man, with a straight piped Nissan Armada, I get silly in parking lots and the cops just wave like "That's a funny van you got"

" I'm out here looking for people who are doing.... reckless Manor things " says the clown after pulling over a brand new car for no front plate and making them get out and pop the hood lmao you can't make this $hit up 😂😂😂

Hate how they pretend to be cool just to be weirdos at the end of the day.

had a cop pull me over to tell me he liked my bimmer

If he was behind you for a while I could maybe understand, but the fact that he busted that U turn just to pull you over, and hassle you isn't cool. It's also definitely not what WE'RE paying them for. You guys are the only ones that should be getting props for being cool about it. Also sick car, I love it!

"I don't think there's anything, but we're gonna take a gander anyway". Leave it to the CHP to outright tell you they have no probable cause but inconvenience you with a search anyhow. They know full well this state is so anti-car that they can do anything they want to screw with motorists.

Cop was nice for Cali, you guys were super respectful to him and also knew when to open that throttle and I loved that you were watching for pedestrians and bikes while still having fun! Awesome vid, glad you only got a warning here :) For stock this car is CRAZY!!!!

The head rests going down after exiting the car is a cool feature 9:38

"feels like its going faster as you're going up the gears" yeah... thats what variable boost-by-gear controllers do.

My Floridian brain can't comprehend getting pulled over because you only have a license plate on the back of your car.

Glad the cops in phoenix aren’t weird asf like this and instead give you a ticket

It’s insane to me the amount of people that just comply when they don’t have to. You don’t have to pop the hood, they don’t get to inspect your car whenever they feel like it.

At least he open the door for you like a doorman at a 5 stars hotel when you're arrived with your luxury car👍❤️

Had the same thing happen to me when I first got my 2004 STi, 1st year the STi came to the US. Brand new, no plates, all stock. CHP pulled me over in stop and go traffic for modified exhaust and looked under my hood for mods. Albeit the stock exhaust was considered big at the time. Let me go after 5 minutes of asking if I modded in any way.

front plate, I get that. Even my state would give me hard time, however I'm not being harassed into poping my hood & wasting 20 minutes extra on BS talk with a random ass stranger who wears a police uniform unless I know the guy personally.

You had a good experience this time, but I would flip the F out, and he probably would have retaliated against me and called me a "jerk" for getting upset he's participating in a money making scheme for our tyrant overlords.

I’m not allowing anyone to search my car. Just give me the ticket and I’ll see you in court

That's a brand new BMW M2 only way any cop would notice any changes to any part of that engine is if he's a gear head and literally goes to a friends shop and hosts up every car and memorized what a stock engine looks like. You can always take an OEM part sticker and put it on a modded part or duplicate one. Maybe he watches Savagegees so he knows what he's looking for.

"Feels like it's going faster as you going up gears, dude that's crazy" 🥴

"I don't think there's anything but we're going to a look anyway" This cop is out of his tiny mind. You should have outright refused that on the spot and taken him to court if he forced the issue. The settlement alone on 4th amendment violations would have more than paid for the time and trouble.

How long is considered a gander? Seconds, Minutes

Who knew Brian Selter would find a job in the state patrol so quickly.

In CA they will get you on front tint also.... i was pulled over a couple times and then given a fixit ticket to have it removed.

Let’s assume he did find a modification from factory stock (and assuming he recognized it) what authority does he have to do anything about it 🤔

Front license plate is the stupidest thing when i first moved to the PNW is when i ever heard of it! Most people here just put it in the windshield

And I thought NJ where I live was a nanny state. You can't even take a piss in CA without the cops asking if shook it enough times 😂

As a non-American, I just feel there's no point in buying a sports car in America. You're only going to get yourself tickets, headaches, and trouble with the police. Whatever opportunity to enjoy the car will be promptly ruined by the cops. Better to just drive around in a small-engined everyday gas-saver and leave your petrolhead pleasures for when you travel to Germany and have the opportunity to haul ass on the Autobahn.

California sucks, that seems like an unreasonable search/seizure.

That cops was picked on in school what a loser

The fact that he mentioned the downpipes means he knows many bmws get aftermarket ones. He knew what he was doing and what to look for. He’s probably state reffed a lot of cars

He was looking for more than change in smog equipment. Must be out in California. I would never live there in the swamp of wokeness. Btw, the new M2 is one of my favorite new cars. I do reject many of the tenants of the new design that exist for BMW profit that will fail like clockwork. If you take a deep dive into the architecture of the car design...I am an automotive engineer, that car taps all the bases on high part replacement costs as it gets out of warranty. Replacing the instrument screen will likely be $3K and it will fail at some point. That is design intent.

Ridiculous! I live in Georgia. We do not even have vehicle inspections. You need to vote this out in California.

I feel so much safer now. That could've been modified or something. I'm also glad there is nothing else for the police to do, must be really, really safe.

Many young drivers often crash their cars on that road and, in an effort to avoid informing their parents, they flee the scene. Later, they report the incident as a stolen vehicle. This pattern repeats every weekend there.

So good to see those California cops doing such a good job keeping the crime down and the community safe checking under a car hood while drugs, public looping and theft is off the charts.

"How long have you had it?" Immediately responds with "OK to have the plates then" Damnnnnn, comes off so friendly he was waiting to be a knob.

I love how the headrests automatically lowered as they got out the car. That's some attention to detail right there.

Lmao he went on a fishing expedition on y’all

Per Findlaw: “Police may stop an automobile if they possess a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the motorist has violated a traffic law. If the reason for the stop is a minor traffic violation such as speeding or a faulty taillight, the officer likely would not be permitted to search your car without more reason. However, if police arrest you for conduct arising out of a traffic stop, a search of your vehicle will usually be reasonable. This is called a search incident to arrest.” The stop was definitely legal. The stop can be used to check for plain view signs of another crime. He’ll look for any signs of impairment, plain view signs of controlled substances, weapons etc. But in this case he saw nothing that gave him a reason to suspect that the car was violating CARB. Note he never mentioned excessive noise. There was no Dinan sticker on the car. He had no PC for anything beyond the original stop.

Yeah I thought he was pretty chill cop

If I was over there, I would have laughed at him and told him I'm from Ohio as my plate says, Ohio doesn't have front plates as of a few years ago, so have a nice day.

This is why I get most my mods in black. I've got special edition black HKS blow offs on both my turbos in my Stinger lol.

No warrant, no search, that is what he was doing. You can also ask if he is a BMW performance specialist. Never fold to a cps demands without a warrant.

This dude says “like” more times than a high school girl on TikTok. Cmon man.

The moment he said pop the hood. “You don’t consent”

Unless he has "reasonable, articulable, Suspicion" of a crime, he cannot search your car, not even the hood.

Conversations are so much more engaging an entertaining when both people speak 🥱 Enjoyed the video tho..... great car. I have a tuned e93 n54 that I absolutely love 💯

Imagine if CHP actually did useful things like pulling people over going 100+ MPH, instead they pull over new car owners with no mods. RIDICULOUS 🤦🏼 🤦🏻‍♀️ 🤦🏻‍♂️

I've had highly modified cars but I know better than to have a super loud exhaust. Stealth is best.

Geez. Imagine living in a place where not having a front liscence plate on a car you just purchased, gives them probable cause to search your vehicle to find more violations to charge you with.

My son had a 04 m-3. Was nice. . Faster than I thought. He had a16 m2 600 bhp nice blue. He got a Tesla plaid. That s a fast too !!😂

I’m not a lawyer, but I’m skeptical about whether you even have to comply. The officer can only charge you with whatever he can see in plain view. He certainly can’t make you pop your trunk so he can look for drugs without a warrant. You are under no obligation to assist him in his investigation.

"I don't think there's a crime but I'm going to search anyway"

I know exactly where you are. I used to rip my E46 up and down both those roads. Down into town and over to the lookout mostly. I won a few races in my brothers 87 GTI lol. one of the best bay area roads 1000%.

He says, "I'm just out here stopping people and looking for." So he has no probable cause at all. He is the definition of a legal search.

Is it even legal for them to check under the hood? Why does that even matter. It's his car

The majority of those folks on that department know nothing about vehicles…ask a CHP officer next tile to point out the blown off valve or make it simple and say point to the throttle body..and sit back and watch😂😂😂😂

Cop clearly admits he doesn’t think there is anything there in the sizzle reel, yet detains you and puts you through the inspection anyway. Sounds like a viable lawsuit to me.

NEW DRINKING GAME!!!!! Do a shot of your favorite beverage every time he says... "LIKE"!!!

Cop is making a noted reference of what it’s supposed to be in stock form that way when does stop one he knows what’s stock and what’s not

I dont think he was trying to state ref, i think he was trying to check out a new M2 lol

Cant wait to take a trip to Texas via California and those nerds trying to state ref me lol

Dowshifts be like: "Dude don't over rev my new engine!" See homie cut his eyes over to the tac LOL

California really is a dystopian hell hole if you have cops going around doing this. The cop wasn't being cool he was trying to keep you calm while he investigates you for criminal offenses that you can be cited for.

MHD Flash Tune lol Good luck seeing that. 😎

Its because its bright blue its a magnet for all sorts of things

Pulled over for missing front plate, “I’m looking for reckless individuals” 😄👍

Being a cop is so easy in the modern era in any state where the authoritarians have taken over, you don't even have to protect people anymore you just have to enforce any one of the literal billions of laws there are, so you can take your pick on any unsuspecting civy target. Why do any work that actually makes our communities safer when you can easily rake in more cash for the government/your department by going after random individuals trying to enjoy life without hurting anyone?

Never, ever, for any reason talk to a cop. Shut up, stay safe, stay alive.