Are you annoyed by tailgaters? What are your reactions?

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NaOH

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People with real sports cars can't go that fast on the freeway anyways, or else you like your ride to feel like crap and to mess up your shocks. Well the freeways are bad in bay area anyways.

I like seeing teenagers and "stunnas" weave and race around in their riced out cars launching themselves over potholes like they are trying to prove that they're car is M4d Fast Y0!!1
 

Reckoner

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Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: ones3k

So you bought a 10mpg truck to compensate for your small stature and penis size?

He didn't buy one of the top 10 cars purchased by homosexuals. While his d1ck may be massive, like a small donkey, atleast we know he isn't packing fudge and trying to show his tendencies by having another car ram up his ass.

Keep your 250HP (OMG Z06 better watch out) POS Legacy and quit talking sh1t like you are something.

Thank you for confirming the fact you know nothing about the Legacy platform :)

Show me where I said anything about the platform. I said it was purchased by homosexuals :)

He's got a retarded elitest attitude about his car.


It's no Corvette or Ferrari but it's still a very nice car. And you did call it a POS ;)
 

XZeroII

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It depends on the situation. If I know that cops patrol the road, then I'll let them pass and I'll lay on my horn for about 20 seconds, or until I think they can't hear me anymore. I do this so that the cop will pull the other car over for speeding rather than me.

Otherwise I'll just slow down.

Obviously this is all dependant on it being a single lane road. If someone is tailgating me and I'm in the right lane, I'll just keep slowing down for sure. Then I speed up again when they try to pass. I also lay on the horn while they do pass.
 

Whisper

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I really don't understand the whole slowing down if someone's tailgating you in the left-hand lane of a two+ lane highway thing. Well, ok, I understand it, but it makes absolutely no sense. It really doesn't matter how fast you're going; it's not your job to decide at what rate everyone else should be traveling. If someone wants to go faster than you, and you're in the left lane, it's your responsibility to move over so they can pass. As I mentioned before, let them deal with the consequences of their actions.

You think it's annoying to have someone tailgate you? It's just as annoying to be stuck behind someone in the left hand lane who apparently doesn't understand the concept of passing.
 

MrPickins

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Originally posted by: ones3k
Ever piss off a tailgater trying to pass you? I do this all the time. Sometimes when a tailgater decides to pass, i'll give my 250hp legacy GT full throttle and then cut in front of him. Other times, ill let him pass, hunt his ass down, and then cut him off hard with half a car length or less of distance between us. And when i say "cut off" i mean it...i switch lanes quickly and decisively and sometimes apply a little brake afterwards to wake that little tailgater up!

Anyone here stick it to the tailgaters?

What you do is as bad, if not worse than the initial tailgating. It not only endangers you, but every other car on the road around you.

Grow up, and stop playing games with people's lives. :|
 

FeuerFrei

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I maintain speed and see how long it takes them to pass to the right. Or maybe slow a tad. If I'm feeling benevolent I'll ease over to the next lane gradually and take my time merging. I generally try and let them know I'm not intimidated.
 

MrPickins

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Originally posted by: ones3k

So you bought a 10mpg truck to compensate for your small stature and penis size?

Originally posted by: ones3k
Sometimes when a tailgater decides to pass, i'll give my 250hp legacy GT full throttle and then cut in front of him.

Originally posted by: ones3k

You are the exaxt reason why i dont cut off or tailgate truck drivers. Bunch of punks.

Originally posted by: ones3k

On a one lane road? I never do that. However, on the highway? I'll let those tailgaters try to beat my 250ft-lbs torque and 250 horses

Originally posted by: ones3k

Yeah, i BET you lifted your truck. Your POS overweight truck wont get the chance to run into my car.

The hypocrisy is strong with this one! :laugh:
 

rikadik

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Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: rikadik
Flash your rear fog lights and watch em hit the brakes!

WTF are you driving?

Originally posted by: ones3k
rear fog lights? I dont have those.

Rear fog lights? These are common... unless that's just in the UK maybe? I can't really believe I'm explaing this but they are bright red lights at the back of you car you put on in dense fog because they're brighter than your tail lights. To someone behind you, it can look like you are standing on the brakes.

For example:

Fog Lights!

Note, that is not my Porsche though... I currently drive a renault clio!