zayd

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After owning many different Marques of car, especially as my brothers are traders, I am just shocked at how many people are reduced to maniacs when they see a scoob. I get cars in all shapes and sizes trying to race me and at every given opportunity. Honestly, last night some plonker was trying to race me in a Toyota Corolla.

The problem is that they are really pushing their cars to their tolerances and don't realise how they are risking their lives. If you want to make fast road use of a car, then get a car with the capabilities. I always knew I had an addiction to speed since passing my driving test some years ago. But I made sure that all the cars I bought were never the standard variants, but the sport versions. My first example was a Nissan Primera GT. Yes, it wasn't a high performance road car but it had better handling and braking than the standard models. I carried on this trait with the German models until I discovered the Subaru.

In the beginning I used to take the bait and after beating them for a while, found that traffic lights and other such anomalies just brought them up my back side time and time again. I now understand that a proper race is only at the track, where you can really show your skills and feel the competition at its furore.

I now only give it a blast when I want to enjoy the car for myself and ignore all the fiestas, micras, vans etc that want to prove their car has some form of *****.

Off Your Marks

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oh yes, eveyone wants to have a go. I just ignore them. I even get the white van boys pushing me on the motorway. I live in a rural area and there is a twisty wide road on my doorstep so early in the morning going to work i can have a gentle blat and enjoy the smooth twisties. Thats enough to keep the smile on my face and ignore the plebs

dunx

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Isn't it annoying when every one TRIES to race you!

Exactly !

dunx

alcazar

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Does that mean they TRY and lose, or TRY and you ignore them Duncan?

MrLouKnee

they must feel stupid when they get caught up at the next set of lights

stevebt

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Maybe they are just wanting to see how fast you can go? Similar to when Evo's and Scoobs start playing with the likes of Porsches and Ferarris

Scooby Dan

Had to laugh this morning, sat at the lights in my 460 bhp+ Hawkeye when a chav pulls up behind me in his Saxo VTR with about 3 girls in with him. Anyway he decided he didn't want to stay behind so he pulled up alongside in the outside lane and sat revving his engine waiting for the lights to change. I had already decided he wasn't worth the V-Power and was going to let him go when the lights changed but much to my amusement and the annoyance of his little chavettes the little muppet stalled the engine !

MrJim

no,just ignore them we,ve nothing to prove

slipstream_uk

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Use to get this happen a lot, but hardly ever happens now.
When it does I cant even bother trying now, so I slow down to let them pass and they still sit on rear bumper.

dunx

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I'm usually half asleep....

But show me anything over three litres and I'd like to see it go properly...



dunx

P.S. Last time I got beaten in a "race" was by an Audi A5..... not a car I'd rate as even barely interesting, well not enough to try and beat anyway.

Mus

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If it's something worth racing and it's late then I teach them all a lesson

scoobydog63

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Had some idiot in a rover 220 turbo so close to me I couldnt see any of his headlights whilst doing 55ish. I speeded up and over took a car to put abit of room between the two of us but the moron was obviously trying to save fuel by slip streaming me!! Slowed down and let them overtake in the end before they went in to the back of me or killed themselves.

Anger

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i had a tit on the Aldershot by-pass in a plain rover trying it, close to my bumper in traffic... where did he think i was going to go

Traffic did disappear and he was a small dot in the rear view

dantastic

Should have switched the anti lag on and fried the mother ******

TingTongPJ

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i always switch on my anti lag when someone is too close highly amusing watching them slam the brakes on because they don't want a burnt front, i always slow down even more then just to see how slow they will go !

scoobydog63

iTrader: (4)

Might have to look into the anti lag that does sound perfect.

webbo34

I've had the experience of your anti-lag !!!! In the tunnel,,,,,,,,,,, nearly melted my front bumper on the sport i had !!!!

nick172sport

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had a pensioner try and race me in his kia pride drove it like a right **** needless to say i didnt bother lol

The Dogs B******s

Only because he would of had you

siannie

I seem to attract disgruntled older women in their (not so) super minis, and evil looks from women my age or younger. Had 2 women in their crappy civic sitting on my a** on the way back from exmouth earlier. Maybe I should invest in the anti lag too

Westwood2006

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I thought it was just me! I had a plonker in a white van pushing me around a roundabout today. ***** got out of shape on the exit and nearly took both of us off as he tried for the inside.

bunsofsteeeel

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brake check everytime or put your hazards on slow alittle then boot it lol

KINGTIGER

I have this trouble all the time. Especialily in morning's going to work. Get alsorts of people in alsorts of cars.
When I first start her up, I tend to drive like miss Daisy till she is warmed up. So a lot of people try it on at this point, as they presume as I have a Scooby I drive it at mach 10 everywhere lol. But I usually let them overtake me and carry on my merry way.

wilsonsp2

i had this the other day with some young boy in a saxo, could see him in the mirror building up speed all the down the straight had to laugh. made his day when he over took me doing 70mph had too be sensiable had my mum in the car lol

Probein

Yep, I find I get this a lot more in my RB5.

I used to drive a bugeye WRX, and actually never really had anybody pay me that much attention. It seemed most people gave me quite a wide birth in that - they never really tried to race me.

But in the RB5 it's every **** and his dog trying to race me, everywhere! As others have said, I'm just bored of it now - I rarely bother to respond and usually just pull over to let them past.

Ginola

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middle age men in boxter S's , and the same in vauxhall zafira's this has happened to me a couple of times , dont understand them!!! , with chavs i tend to ignore them its a waste of v-power as dan says.

Stoff1

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Right where do i get anti lag
loads of liitle ****** round here

scoobyc

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lol. ive lived in chav central with a scoob for an entire year now. and ive not yet noticed anyone trying to race me...

feel left out Is it my ALS putting them off?

The Trooper 1815

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Normally with a fake tan, bleach blonde hair, shades (even at night) and a short sleeve funky flowery shirt. Most don't have ladies with them!

Westwood2006

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They look like the chap in this post!