So I decided to be a jerk this morning...

[Graflo]

uhhh... are you saying that I was racing? I would call that my version of defensive driving

better that than some mook rubbin my bumper...

And I am a recovering street racer thank you... It's hard habbit to kick.

[Poyzinous]

Better a live safe man than a dead superhero.

huh? Do not follow...the superhero was as a positive example.

[kmckis1029]

i was doing 75 in a 70 zone and had a caddy riding like 4 feet off my bumper like i was driving miss dasey... i reacted the same way... dropped to fouth and gave distance... then he catches up after like 3 mins.. and rides my azz again... this time i change lanes to right... and he slows down WTF

he eventually passes me but slowly... me still goinging my 75mph eventually pass him again... then he get behind me this continues for like 40 miles!!!!! Until my V1 warns for KA radar... i slow down to 65 and he zooms past... the police car is on the left clocking... he doesnt get a ticket though... i was so hopping he got a ticket !!!!!!!

[Sentientbydesign]

i was doing 75 in a 70 zone and had a caddy riding like 4 feet off my bumper like i was driving miss dasey... i reacted the same way... dropped to fouth and gave distance... then he catches up after like 3 mins.. and rides my azz again... this time i change lanes to right... and he slows down WTF

he eventually passes me but slowly... me still goinging my 75mph eventually pass him again... then he get behind me this continues for like 40 miles!!!!! Until my V1 warns for KA radar... i slow down to 65 and he zooms past... the police car is on the left clocking... he doesnt get a ticket though... i was so hopping he got a ticket !!!!!!!

I had a similar problem driving home from AZ. Idiot in an ugly SUV insists on riding my a** (I'm driving 80-90). I speed up, he speeds up. I get over, he gets over. I ended up getting pushed by my wife to show him what the G is capable of. 130 for a minute or two put some distance on us and 4-5 mins later, he's on my a** again. f***ER!

[tollboothwilley]

I had a similar problem driving home from AZ. Idiot in an ugly SUV insists on riding my a** (I'm driving 80-90). I speed up, he speeds up. I get over, he gets over. I ended up getting pushed by my wife to show him what the G is capable of. 130 for a minute or two put some distance on us and 4-5 mins later, he's on my a** again. f***ER!

Those days are over now. You have a baby to consider next time you drive that fast.

[Sentientbydesign]

Those days are over now. You have a baby to consider next time you drive that fast.

Very true. I think the most I've gone with him in the car is 90, just to get out of congested "wolf packs" even then, I try keeping it around 80 or lower.

PLUS, I can't drive that fast in AZ anymore since your Highway Patrol became Nazis with speed cameras EVERYWHERE!!!

[tollboothwilley]

I know. I hate the speed cameras. They must have babies...cuz they keep popping up everywhere.

Oh well, I don't even drive fast when I'm alone compared to what I used to drive. I once made it from SLC, UT to Orange Co, CA in 7 hr 40 min.

Looking back, I probably would have lost my car had I been pulled over.

[Sentientbydesign]

Hahaha. Nice timing. I haven't had many amazing speed trips. When I was younger, I remember making it from Riverside to Las Vegas in just under 3 hours, but that's only averaging 80mph.

28 mins from Riverside to Newport Beach was my favorite. Gotta love knowing which lanes to take and what time of the day to travel.

When you going to come out this way? We could do a tri-state meet lol.

[rolling_G-35]

PPl in trucks and SUVs really piss me off, one day i was coming home from work, had a truck pull out in front of me like, he didnt even see me there, so i brake. He finally noticed that there was a car right on his a**, so he is cursing me in his mirror and floors his Z-71 and I let him know that he was not going to be able to leave me. So, he slows down and tries again, but no sucess. So he flicks me off and i passed him, waving at him like it was no big thing.

[pfarmer]

uhhh... are you saying that I was racing? I would call that my version of defensive driving

better that than some mook rubbin my bumper...

And I am a recovering street racer thank you... It's hard habbit to kick.

Yep by definition. By engaging him you were in competition regardless of speed which was at one point 35 over.

Perry

[Graflo]

I see your point... I was racing I guess when you really look at the possible options I had. Like I said I'm a recovering street racer... In my youth... I would have been at top speed in the breakdown lane just to get around traffic. I'm still a young'n at 33 so the urge to drive like a nut is still there I just control it better now.

So for me the little burp of speed is an improvement from the days of nobody passes me at any cost driving. Work in progress.

Maybe I should sell the G and buy a Smart car... Then I would be forced into life in the slow lane.

[Poyzinous]

Maybe I should sell the G and buy a Smart car... Then I would be forced into life in the slow lane.

You could always get a hond@. But once you've reached that low point you might as well go back to high school and start ricing out your car with mom's kitchen appliances.

[pfarmer]

I see your point... I was racing I guess when you really look at the possible options I had. Like I said I'm a recovering street racer... In my youth... I would have been at top speed in the breakdown lane just to get around traffic. I'm still a young'n at 33 so the urge to drive like a nut is still there I just control it better now.

So for me the little burp of speed is an improvement from the days of nobody passes me at any cost driving. Work in progress.

Maybe I should sell the G and buy a Smart car... Then I would be forced into life in the slow lane.

I am after a ONE-77. Now that would be a Smart Car! I have close to 25 more years on you. I am satisfied knowing what I could do if I wanted.

Keep in mind also your driving record. More and more employers are using a driving extract to eliminate potential employees. In my case I have to even report parking tickets. I have a clear record way past 20 years even for those. Believe me it can pay in the pocket book in job opportunities in this age of 'Big Brother'.

Perry

[Graflo]

I guess I'm leading a charmed life so far because I have over 30 traffic violations including a reckless driving and a slew of others... I have been a good little doobie and only got 3 tix in the last 4 years.

Have been suspended multiple times and been to driver re-training/safety clases 4 times. 15k in lawyers fee's and fines and I have slowed down. Only 1 accident which was a rollover that was do to road flooding and not speed. No DUI's or injury's.

My job has never asked and I am one of 20 or so people who do what I do in the country so I'm pretty secure jobwise... Not to say they aren't going to ask in the future... That would blow... But I make enough scratch to have nice toys like the G.

My only problem is the $3800 a year insurance that I call my stupidity tax.

[Graflo]

And the One- 77 is sweet but I don't make that much scratch for those dreams yet... The Maserati S is most likely the toy I am striving for in the next few years... $120 is a little easier to justify with my income.

Have they released a price for that bad Larry yet?

[pfarmer]

And the One- 77 is sweet but I don't make that much scratch for those dreams yet... The Maserati S is most likely the toy I am striving for in the next few years... $120 is a little easier to justify with my income.

Have they released a price for that bad Larry yet?

1.7

Perry

[Graflo]

Hoochie mama!

So by after you mean if you hit the lotto or do you work for AIG?

[spuy767]

Sometime, around last december, I had a very loosely related experience. I'm driving home from Duluth, GA to Tucker down I-85 south. I notice that there is a smart car behind me as I merge onto the interstate and remember thinking to myself, "I didn't even know those things could reach highway speeds." So I get off at my exit, and I notice the same smart car behind me. The driver's door opens up, and a stodgy middle aged woman ambles up to my door wearing a decidedly angry look. I had already hammered-back my Sig, because you never know what the hell people are going to do these days, but apparently, this woman only wanted to voice her disapproval of my bumper sticker which was sitting in my rear window. "I just want you to know that I don't like your bumper sticker, and do you have any idea what you're doing the environment in that gas guzzling sports car?" she stammers out in a rage. Normally, I'd just roll up the windows and ignore her, but after watching a little bit of this great nation die in the last election, I decided to reply. "One, I don't give a s*** what you think about my bumper sticker. Two, if you think this gets bad gas mileage, you should see my Grand National. It averages about eight miles to the gallon." By now the light had turned green, so I drove away, two chubby middle fingers slowly shrinking in my rear view mirror. On a side note, I generally average about 27mpg in my G, which I don't think is all that damn bad.

[joe603]

I know. I hate the speed cameras. They must have babies...cuz they keep popping up everywhere.

Oh well, I don't even drive fast when I'm alone compared to what I used to drive. I once made it from SLC, UT to Orange Co, CA in 7 hr 40 min.

Looking back, I probably would have lost my car had I been pulled over.

It's hard to stop a money making process for a city...That's the only reason why speed/red light cameras exist.

[Graflo]

Dare I ask what the bumper sticker said?

[SVTCOBRA]

Dare I ask what the bumper sticker said?

or pic of sticker in car would be cool!

[spuy767]

I'll be happy to take one when I get home. My car is in need of an oil change, so I drove my wife's accord today. She's out of town, plus i'm a little insane when it comes to oil changes. Mobil 1 every 3k miles with a new AMSOIL Filter. Each oil change runs me about 40$, but like I said, I'm insane. Dammit, I'm rambling. I'll get some new oil in her and snap a photo.

[pfarmer]

Hoochie mama!

So by after you mean if you hit the lotto or do you work for AIG?

Do they take 25% down?

Perry

[Poyzinous]

"I just want you to know that I don't like your bumper sticker, and do you have any idea what you're doing the environment in that gas guzzling sports car?" she stammers out in a rage. On a side note, I generally average about 27mpg in my G, which I don't think is all that damn bad.

What few people know is that the Smart car averages less MPG than a Versa, Fit, Echo, even cobalt.

[kmckis1029]

wow that was a bold lady... where im from in GA (south dekalb county) that would be a bad idea to walk up to someones car just to tell them off about a bumper sticker...

i got to know what your sticker says... i mean you must of sparked some emotion... plus thats the great thing about the USA.. you can say ALMOST anything you want... i guess she used her right just as much as you did with your sticker...

but on another note... i could never put any sticker on my car... im working on getting the "carmax" sticker off the left side of my trunk...

[kmckis1029]

+1

they just want the "green" image... i dont feel bad about my 20 mpg average city/highway

[spuy767]

but on another note... i could never put any sticker on my car... im working on getting the "carmax" sticker off the left side of my trunk...

Not on. It was taped inside the left rear mini window.

What few people know is that the Smart car averages less MPG than a Versa, Fit, Echo, even cobalt.

I, in fact, did not realize that.

+1

they just want the "green" image... i dont feel bad about my 20 mpg average city/highway

I've always said that the people who drive priuses are the people who want you to think that they care about the environment. It's about personal image, they don't really give a s***. If they simply cared, they'd get a Civic hybrid or another similar automobile. A civic will get 59 miles to the gallon, and you don't look like a D-Bag.