Do other drivers ever get pissed off at you?

[red91sit]

I think peopel take pitty on me thinking i'm old, or my car just can't go more than 55mph, because i have yet to get any angry gestures while puttering along the highway.

[cfg83]

red91sit -

Originally Posted by red91sit

I think peopel take pitty on me thinking i'm old, or my car just can't go more than 55mph, because i have yet to get any angry gestures while puttering along the highway.

That's why I think the "one cylinder busted " sign might work. Get people to feel sorry for you. "Gee, poor slob is about to break down, I'll give him a break". My car's pretty disarming with all the doo-dad toy crap in it, so I think they spend more time wondering what kind of nutbag is driving my car. Fine by me !

CarloSW2

[Silveredwings]

Originally Posted by cfg83

red91sit -

That's why I think the "one cylinder busted " sign might work. Get people to feel sorry for you. "Gee, poor slob is about to break down, I'll give him a break". My car's pretty disarming with all the doo-dad toy crap in it, so I think they spend more time wondering what kind of nutbag is driving my car. Fine by me !

CarloSW2

I like it: "oh crap, it's about to blow... I better back off a little." HaHaHa

[rh77]

Originally Posted by Silveredwings

I like it: "oh crap, it's about to blow... I better back off a little." HaHaHa

What we need is a little "Seafoam Injector" that squirts a bit of it into the intake when someone's following too close. White Smoke! That thing is going to blow! ...all the while performing "Routine Maintenance"

RH77

[Silveredwings]

Originally Posted by rh77

What we need is a little "Seafoam Injector" that squirts a bit of it into the intake when someone's following too close. White Smoke! That thing is going to blow! ...all the while performing "Routine Maintenance"

RH77

I once had some idiots driving a foot behind my bumper in deep sloppy, slush and snow. Seriously, I was sliding all over the place and wouldn't go any faster. So I steered my wheels into the deeper parts of the mess causing it to splatter up onto their windshield. Then they started honking at me! Ah..HaHaHa!! Idiots. All they had to do was back off.

[cfg83]

RH77 -

Originally Posted by rh77

What we need is a little "Seafoam Injector" that squirts a bit of it into the intake when someone's following too close. White Smoke! That thing is going to blow! ...all the while performing "Routine Maintenance"

RH77

Ha ha. I was thinking about this last night but wanted to be environmentally correct, so I was thinking some kind of dry ice mechanism. Hrrrmmmmm, maybe just a water injector that squirts water onto the outside of the exhaust, aka presto-steamo ?!?!?!

EDIT : If the Seafoam is considered emissions clean, it is a much better solution. 2 for 1!!!!

CarloSW2

[Peakster]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Hrrrmmmmm, maybe just a water injector that squirts water onto the outside of the exhaust, aka presto-steamo ?!?!?!

I still like dreaming about retractable paint-ball guns. Spring is here, so that means more motorists being impatient/cutting me off. People will cut me a break when it's icy, but not when the roads are simply wet .

[rh77]

Originally Posted by Peakster

I still like dreaming about retractable paint-ball guns. Spring is here, so that means more motorists being impatient/cutting me off. People will cut me a break when it's icy, but not when the roads are simply wet .

A friend has long suggested suction darts that stick to an offender's vehicle -- just point, shoot, and if you see a car that has more than 3+ darts -- you know who to avoid (that is until they stop and pull them off) -- but 3 in a trip is baaaaad.

[cfg83]

Peakster -

Originally Posted by Peakster

I still like dreaming about retractable paint-ball guns. Spring is here, so that means more motorists being impatient/cutting me off. People will cut me a break when it's icy, but not when the roads are simply wet .

Even though you are talking about 007 style retractable paint guns, I am going to be the "sobered voice of caution" on this because in California, you can't have anything that looks like a gun in your car. Back in the mid '80's, they had just enacted this law. I was coming off my midnight shift at UPS as a loader. I had a "Laser-Tag" toy gun and I was a little punchy from just getting off the shift. When I was making a left turn, I pointed it at car that was making a right turn onto the street I was driving. She ducked hard into her seat. I thought "oops" and finished my left turn quickly. In my rear view mirror I saw her pull a HARD U TURN. She was chasing me!!!! I drove my getaway car, a Datsun B210 Honeybee, as fast as I could, which isn't very fast at all, and she caught up to me. Finally, I got cornered in a dead end street, so I did the only thing I could. I pulled the laser tag gun out again. She immediately spun around and zoomed away. A few weeks later I got a letter from the Police department in that area, telling me there had been a complaint. I went to the Police department and showed the officer my "gun". He gave me a sarcastic look and said not to do that anymore .

CarloSW2

[zpiloto]

I think the size of the car has a lot to do with it. Since I started driving the Daewoo I think people just expect it to be slow, even thought it's overpowered with 105 hp under the hood. The responses have been noticeably different. That's in a good way.