How to handle morons

Theophany · 31 Mar 2013 at 00:22

S'all relative. I used to have daily use of >5000cc twin-supercharged cars. I was very lucky to have the use of SL55s, C63s etc at a very young age, which gave me an appreciation for speed.

Which is why I gtfo of the way in my 2.2 derv these days. Driving upwards of 10k miles a year, that's what seems to be the major issue, the lack of appreciation for speed.

Firestar_3x · 31 Mar 2013 at 00:22

Theophany said:
I'm not sure it's as amusing as the 3-litre brigade who honestly believe they're in powerful cars.

??

Edit, just read the above, you have a skewed view of speed, a 3.0 Z4 is plenty fast enough 0-60 and during overtakes, anyone who wouldn't class that as a reasonably powerful daily road car is kidding themselves IMHO.

Theophany · 31 Mar 2013 at 00:26

Firestar_3x said:
??

Edit, just read the above, you have a skewed view of speed, a 3.0 Z4 is plenty fast enough 0-60 and during overtakes, anyone who wouldn't class that as a reasonably powerful daily road car is kidding themselves IMHO.

How do you mean skewed?

e: 0-60 stats aren't really that relevant for overtakes, are they now?

Firestar_3x · 31 Mar 2013 at 00:28

Distorted or corrupt viewpoint based on prior experience in powerful cars.

Firestar_3x · 31 Mar 2013 at 00:29

Theophany said:
e: 0-60 stats aren't really that relevant for overtakes, are they now?

Didn't say it was.

Theophany · 31 Mar 2013 at 00:30

Fair enough, I suppose.

e: then why bring them up? :confused:

(re: 0-60 speeds)

Buchanan0204 · 31 Mar 2013 at 04:54

I wish I could insure a car with the same sort of speed as my bike. Pretty stupid how a 600cc sports bike can be insured for half the cost of my 2.0l mondeo.

I'd love a car with plenty power. I save the overtakes for the bike which is unfortunate.

hurfdurf · 31 Mar 2013 at 13:02

It's hardly stupid, you are probably more likely to do a lot more damage to others crashing a car than a bike.

LeMson · 31 Mar 2013 at 13:38

Don't tailgate, back off and have a run up for the overtake, they won't be looking in the mirrors to match you then probably.

If they then overtake back or do something silly, well I would rather be behind an idiot than have them behind me.

Meridian · 31 Mar 2013 at 14:07

Bug One said:
Diesels are the most amusing doing this, as you can see the puff of black smoke when the driver floors it.

Puff? Some ijiit in an A4 estate decided that he didn't want to be overtaken so he did this. It was more like laying a smokescreen. For a second or two I genuinely thought he'd blown up the engine. It didn't make any difference.

Firestar_3x · 31 Mar 2013 at 14:13

I've had drivers try and chase me down for overtaking, people are odd.

Dabbles · 31 Mar 2013 at 14:51

A colleague of mine one proudly claimed that he would sit at around 45-50 on NSL single carriageway roads in order to antagonise drivers behind him and then when they went to overtake he would put his foot down to try to drive them head on into oncoming cars.

He went quiet when I told him that was potentially attempted murder and another colleague agreed with me!

What a prat!

Overlag · 31 Mar 2013 at 15:38

My favourite is when you are on a long country road that keeps swinging between 60 and 30/40 constantly.

Tail gated aggressively through the 30/40s, then utterly disappeared in the 60s? Like errrr?

Simon · 31 Mar 2013 at 16:35

People who i overtake then they flash m give me insta rage. One did it Friday night after i overtook on a NSL so I braked to 30mph as I assumed he had an issue with my speed.

Firestar_3x · 31 Mar 2013 at 20:25

It's so tempting to overtake someone going 35-40 in a 60 and sit infront at 30, almost done that a few times.

jaybee · 31 Mar 2013 at 20:31

This happened to me about 3 years ago. I was on my motorbike (fast sports bike) and obviously easily got past. Because this person was an idiot I made a point of trying to clear off into the distance. I crashed on the next corner at 60mph. When I came to a stop I ran off the road out of the way, he came round the corner, waved and drove off. I learned a good lesson that day.

Unicorn · 31 Mar 2013 at 20:39

Similar happened to me some little boy racer down a NSL section of single carriageway near me overtook me and slowed right down to 40 when i was plodding along at 60 happily. So i look ahead and go for the overtake and he speeds up. And until i dropped it so i could jump onto my turbo i didn't think i was going to pass.. I essentially had to act like a **** and downshift on the opposite side of the road not really looking ahead seeing when i had enough gap on him to get back infront. Wasn't so funny when i got infront slowed down abit and choked him with diesel fumes. Damn ****** :/ Im 19 but i don't act like an idiot as cars aint toys

ChrisD. · 31 Mar 2013 at 20:50

Since buying my Evo I no longer notice this behavior.

Unicorn · 31 Mar 2013 at 20:54

MilanoChris said:
Since buying my Evo I no longer notice this behavior.

No ones messes with evo's around here due to our police force having some. Always a high chance of it being them

Meridian · 31 Mar 2013 at 22:07

MilanoChris said:
Since buying my Evo I no longer notice this behavior.

I notice it. In my rear-view mirror. A way behind me. I overtook some lad in an old Golf once, and in my mirror I saw him swerve into the middle of the road behind me. I think he planned to swerve in front of me, but totally underestimated how fast I could get past him, and was too slow off the mark.