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Jul 24, 2005 21:42:40 GMT
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i wouldnt have it any other way
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Jul 24, 2005 21:43:52 GMT
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Rev, usually by the time you've written your 2000 word essay someone else has summed up exactly what you were saying in 3 words. ;D ;D
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1997 TVR Chimaera
2009 Westfield Megabusa
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Davenger
Club Retro Rides Member
It's only metal
Posts: 7,272
Club RR Member Number: 140
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Retro Road Rage ?Davenger
@dminifreak
Club Retro Rides Member 140
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Jul 24, 2005 21:45:33 GMT
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Ah, but not nearly as eloquently
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It's not AS bad over here in little old Southland, New Zealand, there's lots of classic cars around, the only problem is, mine is a classic Japanese car.. which is a completely different story, modern Falcons etc. do NOT like being overtaken old Japanese cars.
Coming back from Dunedin a little while ago I was following a BA Falcon (pretty recent car, no more than a year or two old, 4.0L 6cyl) and he was a bit slow on the straights and damned annoying on the corners, so.. finally there was a way past, so, as you do.. I left him behind, he spent the next several minutes attempting to keep up with me.. ..not likely.
Another slightly different scenario a while ago now, there was a young man in a 2.0L Turbo Legacy, not an RS, just a .. uhh, non-RS one, about 5 kms, side by side on the way into town with him flexing his blow-off valve at every opportunity, by the time we reached the end of the main area of town, I'd become sick of his nonsense and I heard him stomp it (and saw the overfuel) heading southwards, so I figured, that's it... stomped it myself and .. hey, where'd he go?? A spec in my rearview, that's where, he didn't want to come up beside me at the next intersection...
Generally though.. everyday round town stuff, I drive pretty much dead on 50km/h, maybe 55 and so every Tom, Dick and Harry passes me.. but I'm not fussed, I'm driving a far cooler car than they are. ;D
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Skyline: 1963 - 1973 - 1983
Sunny: 1982
450SLC: 1973
Navara: 1992
Gloria: 1992
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... but I'm not fussed, I'm driving a far cooler car than they are. ;D That's exactly the attitude to have. I used to get angry alot (particularly when I had my stereotypical white van), but find that these days there's little point getting stressed. So some guy cuts you up. Never mind, just let him get on with it. There's only a finite amount of time before they get squashed..... |
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Get it all the time driving the Mini, people see a sporty looking car and want to race all the time ... On the other hand I get people pulling out in front of me at roundabouts as they don`t realise I don`t have to slow down for bends  |
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I usually get out of peoples way when in the Fiat. I nearly killed a Mazda 323 with the Triumph
I was doing 65ish when he pulled out of a junction . Full lights and air horns convinced him I wasn't going to stop in time.
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Good point Mike - I find it all the time in the HA van, although TopTaff's burnt off a few smug Saxo boys around Llanelli! Wait 'til the Model B returns: that'll hold 'em up! Model B?? Tell us more!! By the way, is one of your Volvo's Satin Black with Flames? And is the HA Van Dark Blue with an STP sticker on the back door? |
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Last Edit: Jul 25, 2005 8:03:38 GMT by moggyman
1953 Minor (Long term project)
PT Cruiser
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Retro Road Rage ?DarrenW
@darrenw
Club Retro Rides Member 74
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In the Golf I get "challenged" by just about anyone in any other sporty hatchback, like they've all got something to prove against my 22 year-old first-gen hot hatch. Of course, the added poke of the 16v helps a lot but it gets boring after a while so I don't bother rising to them nowadays. Although I probably will when it hits the road again!
In our Mini people just assume it's slow, so pull out on you at junctions, sit right up behind etc etc. Of course, it might be a little slower in a straight line than many, but that's more than made up for by not having to slow for bends or roundabouts! I've had more than one person say to me "your brakelights aren't working mate"... Nah, I just don't need to use them!
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I find that I'm far less aggressive driving my old cars than I am driving a modern car- to a point were I've actually stopped using my 106 Rallye.
I really don't care if people overtake me - 90% of the time you catch up with them, due to the volume of traffic lights/speed cameras/traffic these days. And particularly in the B310 sunny people tend to give me a wide birth anyway - dunno why. I must smell or something.
I got cut up in the 100A this weekend on the way to JAE, which got me a slightly miffed - people assume that because its an old car you can't keep up with modern traffic travelling at 30mph.......idiots. It wasn't much fun emergency stopping the car with those slightly dodgy drum brakes in the wet.....
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emzay
Part of things
Posts: 101
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Jul 25, 2005 10:21:02 GMT
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I get the 'erm you're not overtaking me!' thing on duals/motorways all the time. It's fun when the car infront of them is sticking to 65 tho and they see me tootling along beside them, unable to pull out ^_^ My favourite game is when I'm having my bum bitten by some suit in a mondeo or stereotypical BMW driver on the approach to a roundabout, they don't like having some catching up to do after I've not had to slow down to get round it, hehe |
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Jul 25, 2005 10:24:29 GMT
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I deal with tailgaters when I'm in the Vectra by dropping from 5th to 3rd at 60mph. You wouldn't believe how much smelly black smoke a 1.7TD with 223,000 miles on the clock produces.
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Jul 25, 2005 12:51:56 GMT
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I have the same problem when i'm out in my red/white Rapid, they think because its a Skoda it slow, you should see the look on their faces when i leave them for dead.
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Current Fleet
2006 Skoda Roomster 1.4 16v (Daily)
1990 Autozam Revue 1.5 Auto Canvas Top (Project)
1993 VW Transporter LWB 2.4D (Camper Project)
1994 Skoda Favorit Foreman II Pick Up (Project)
1979 Skoda Estelle 120LS. (Project)
1982 Kip Kompakt 300 Caravan (Project)
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Jul 25, 2005 14:19:38 GMT
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I deal with tailgaters when I'm in the Vectra by dropping from 5th to 3rd at 60mph. You wouldn't believe how much smelly black smoke a 1.7TD with 223,000 miles on the clock produces. Thats exactly what my mum does in our Volvo diesel ;D |
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1997 TVR Chimaera
2009 Westfield Megabusa
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Jul 25, 2005 15:23:05 GMT
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some kno8 in a wrx impretza was tailgating me in the fabia on wed as i was going to makro at washington, dunno why tho its only a 1.4 standard thing in "ye olde wibblepoo green" and although nippy not really match for an impretza, so i had to show him what the speed limit was, just after the sign of course! he backed off a bit after that |
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shellysowner
Part of things
Busy shovelling bums and rustling turds!
Posts: 249
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Jul 25, 2005 15:43:56 GMT
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clearly a man with a sense of humour
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Retro luggage for sale - PM me.
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