Today I discovered the downside of Scooby Ownership..... I have become a Prat Magnet..

A Simple drive home from Bristol to Kent turned into hell..... Why is it that Numb Nuts are so attracted to the **** end of an Impreza... I've been Fkin plagued with them all the way home.

Diesel Mundano man from M25 J15 right through to J5... It didn't matter wether I slowed down or speeded up I just couldn't get rid.... Even intermitent boughts of Warp factor didn't help as when the traffic slowed again (as it tends to on the 25) there he was... Glued to my Butt..

Brief restbite was achieved on the A21 Slip only to picked up again by 12 year old Rover 218d Man...(The Car not the driver) Arghhhhhhhh I tell you it's hell...

Finally removing himself from my rectum about a Mile from my house I arrived home like Stressed Eric...

I fear I may need some therapy if this is to continue...

Is it just a fluke evening or do the rest of you guys suffer the same fate

Are we destined to be Prat Magnets ????

Listy terzo116

 

Enjoy the feeling of dropping it a cog or two and leaving them thinking they are standing still. Works for me, and they usually back off.

Or if they **** me off by getting too close, I slow to a crawl and take my belt off - they usually stop!

 

A cunning plan.... I'll try that seat belt trick and keep you posted...

Mind you as a rule I'm so unlucky I could fall in a Barrell of **** and come out sucking my thumb so I'll probably pull over a well disguised Bruce Lee and spend the next 2 week in Hospital...

Worth a try though eh

 

Good plan, what happens if they keep it up?... do you take your trousers off next?

 

It's strange but in 4 years nearly of scooby ownership neither my wife nor I have been "victim" to this......

 

Cant say many have been attracted to mine either...probably cos it's a boring wagon !!

 

i get the exact same treatment too m8. if they're still really bad, and i've done my usual stick to the speed limit for a good couple of miles and they're still stuck to me, i simply pull over so they overtake me and sit right behind them, with my bumper practically touching their's, for about ten minutes then back off. noises 'em up somtin cronic!!!!!!

 

Johnny.
Don't undermine your car'You have the ultimate sleeper.(you have the Knowledge, that if they tied you can **** them off)

Keep those wheels standard?

I.E. Don't attract attention.

Unless you want every NOVA, ASTRA, FIESTA Trying to bum you (Tell me about it)

 

Local spotty youth was up my bum so I pulled over & let them by.I then tucked in behind & followed till he parked.

In a non aggressive manner I drew up.I went over to him with a big smile & said :-

"Hello my name is Mark."

"If you want to get any further up my ar$e i'd better know your first name."

Never seen a guy scoot off so quick.Made my day.

Don't know what I would have done if he'd answered with a lisp "Thethil"

Mark

 

the funniest thing to do is move over in the slower lane and let them try and get past when they come besides you put your foot down only enough so they cant get past it works a treat some honda type r didnt like it a few months back or a stupid astra not so long ago

 

Dont let them stress you out, they could be bigger than you....
Just slow down indicate left and let them go, serenely continue your journey as if nothing had happened. Arrive fresh and unstressed, comfortable in the knowledge that you could blow them into the weeds! Lets stop road rage!

 

every set of traffic lights everyone wants to race even the 80 year old biddys in b reg metros...and don't get me started on the them corsa,nova,saxo.......

 

yep, our scoob also attracted every idiot for miles around

 

Yep, Scoobs attract prats.

Eventually they own them

ID

 

I just leave them to it, accelerate away then slot back in at cruising speed and let them get past.

I did this a couple of yrs ago to a Vectra who was aggresively tailgaiting folk- he went on to have a terrible looking accident with a luton van which I happened upon about 10 mins after I'd let him past. I crawled past in the jam and saw the guy still belted into his car while he waited for the fire brigade to come and cut him out.

Leave these scumbags to their appointment with destiny. Drive to arrive.

 

Interesting thread. I've been thinking about this having spent the last couple of weeks driving around in a hire car, while my Scoob is fixed after the accdent.

There is nothing like driving a totally normal (in this case a Mazda 626) car to make you appreciate your Scoob again!

I've noticed that it has been more relaxed in some ways, as I'm not so bothered by nobbers in rep specials and badly modded 15 year old Escorts

The downside is that I am totally anonymous. People don't see you. I've lost count of the times I've been cut up on the motorway, been the victim of daft overtaking etc etc. You are just another boring Jap car on the road. I've had more people tailgating me in the Mazda then I ever have in the Scoob.

The attention that the Scoob (still) gets is not all good, but I reckon it is better than none at all.

Chris

 

Listy,

Run a fridge, you get no such problems

Just general tossers, that always tailgate.

Mark

[Edited by GTB Limited - 7/22/2003 8:15:08 AM]

 

2 options really in this situation

Option 1

Pull over and let them pass

Option 2

F*CK OFF and leave them standing then pull over and let them pass when they catch up due to traffic or you just slowing down.

There is no point in getting wound up by it. I know easier said than done but think about it, is it really worth the hassle

 

I had a young kid in a Sapphire Cozzy follow me for about 2 miles in 30 zones last week. It was SO funny, coz I was doin 30, and he kept blippin his dump valve, so I kept at 30 He gave up in the end. Probably was cryin his eyes out and suckin his thumb!

 

This is the *ONLY* valid reason to get a flamer kit fitted - simply spark it up, watch them back off or toast their front bumper

 

i used to get this kind of thing a LOT in my scooby. not so much now in my evo though


maybe evo's corner better

[Edited by Spudgun VI - 7/22/2003 8:41:14 AM]

 

I gotta get me one of those flamer Kits....

I reckon it should complete my regression back to my youth...

Any advice on what they are how they effect the car and more importantly where do I get one will be most appreciated....

Listy

 

Lol @ Flat Eric

Les

 

if you want to avoid grief in a scooby, do the following...

1) buy a 5 door
2) if a 4 door, avoid gold wheels and big wings, attracts d1ckheads like flies round ****.
3) whilst keeping the exterior standard, modify the engine enough to live up to the 'image'. people think scoobys are rockets with big bhp, yet a lot only have around 220bhp, and these days even seats and skodas have that. they see a scooby as a scalp, even if its an unmodified uk car, whereas a skoda or seat they dont even try coz they dont know what it is.

 

In my old car I used to adjust one of my washer jets so it would land on the car behind - It was a 309gti which had a seperate water bottle for the rear washer and I often used to contemplate putting paint stripper in it.

A girl on our estate has a new boyfriend who owns a silver saxo that's had a twin exhaust fitted. Doesnt look too bad but I can't help thinking of a wheelbarrow when he turns up...

 

i dont agree with them comments spud subarus are famous for there gold wheels and big spoilers other cars are just jealous as they cant pull gold wheels or spoilers off

 

Its just dawned on me
You lot (and myself included) waste a lot of cars, be they rep mobiles, saxo, nova crew etc.

then moan like ninnies when said types own imprezas...

Meanwhile them types are merely excercising the ol` philosophy (or is it filo-pastry) of cant beat em so join em....

either have your fun and lay off the new type of owner, or drive it sensibly and they wont aspire to owning one, its your (and I mean YOU) choice...
my 2p worth..

 

Just chill out, let them overtake and speed off into the distance and relax in the knowledge that you've got the best car money can buy . There's no need to prove anything to anybody .
On the flip side how many scoobynetters have posted threads along the lines of 'Blown away a porsche' and 'skyline just couldn't keep up' etc. Everyone seems to try and take on the car that the motoring press say is better than their beauty, as if to prove the critics wrong.
Maybe you should be pleased that prats in the car behind think your scooby is a worthy advesary for their nova.

[Edited by Treacle - 7/23/2003 1:09:26 PM]