When I'm out in my little toy car zooming around the Suffolk and Essex lanes, I occasionally get pillocks who feel that they have to race me. I
don't oblige - I stick to speed limits (mostly) - but I get fed up with either a car right up my tail, or one in front of me who can't
corner anywhere near as fast as I can no matter how quick they are in a straight line. I've even seen it when the driver has his young family in
the car.
And it always seems to be a Golf Gti...
What is it with Golf cars and their drivers?!
It’s funny how the drop back when they realise they can’t corner as well .
Cuz all the clios are always too far ahead?
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Originally posted by loggyboy
Cuz all the clios are always too far ahead?
I had a Boxster until recently. Man alive, the amount of nutters driving up my asterix was unreal. Got so fed up of it. I can see I may be up for more of that when the Tiger is on the road!
It's happened to me too. Going through a local village at 30, then a GTi appears behind me, with a sheet of tin foil between us. I gave it some and left him behind. A mile later and I notice my coolant temps creeping up too high. I had to back off before it hit 100 and he overtook. That's when I decided to sort out the radiator.
Biggest issue I get is monospeeders doing 40 everywhere and people getting freaked out by someone who knows how to overtake. Haven't seen anyone get up my rear since I bought the 370Z.
Then again the roads are not a race track for those who can't afford to use one. Once you have your kids in the back you tend to see the issue.
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Then again the roads are not a race track for those who can't afford to use one. Once you have your kids in the back you tend to see the issue.
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Originally posted by coyoteboy
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Then again the roads are not a race track for those who can't afford to use one. Once you have your kids in the back you tend to see the issue.
Pretty sure no-one was suggesting they were.
That'll be the irony since VW did their "don't be a stereotype" ad with chavs in modified golfs.
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
When I'm out in my little toy car zooming around the Suffolk and Essex lanes, I occasionally get pillocks who feel that they have to race me. I don't oblige - I stick to speed limits (mostly) - but I get fed up with either a car right up my tail, or one in front of me who can't corner anywhere near as fast as I can no matter how quick they are in a straight line. I've even seen it when the driver has his young family in the car.
And it always seems to be a Golf Gti...
What is it with Golf cars and their drivers?!
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Originally posted by CosKev3
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
When I'm out in my little toy car zooming around the Suffolk and Essex lanes, I occasionally get pillocks who feel that they have to race me. I don't oblige - I stick to speed limits (mostly) - but I get fed up with either a car right up my tail, or one in front of me who can't corner anywhere near as fast as I can no matter how quick they are in a straight line. I've even seen it when the driver has his young family in the car.
And it always seems to be a Golf Gti...
What is it with Golf cars and their drivers?!
I cant see they are Gtis, probably Golf R's!
These are everywhere due to the cheap PCP deals that are available.
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Originally posted by nick205
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Originally posted by CosKev3
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
When I'm out in my little toy car zooming around the Suffolk and Essex lanes, I occasionally get pillocks who feel that they have to race me. I don't oblige - I stick to speed limits (mostly) - but I get fed up with either a car right up my tail, or one in front of me who can't corner anywhere near as fast as I can no matter how quick they are in a straight line. I've even seen it when the driver has his young family in the car.
And it always seems to be a Golf Gti...
What is it with Golf cars and their drivers?!
I cant see they are Gtis, probably Golf R's!
These are everywhere due to the cheap PCP deals that are available.
There do seem to be a lot of Golf R's about these days and I'm guessing you're right with the cheap deals to get hold of them as well.
I think it's a regional thing, around Mansfield it's Focus St's, every puss on the road has one with a horrifically loud exhaust
driving like a nutter around the local schools and shops.
I now wince whenever I see a Focus St as I am expecting the worst.
Having a great noisy V8 lots of people try a race and my favourite is to goad them at traffic lights by blipping the throttle and giving them the eye. Then when they do a tire shredding, clutch burning launch I just tootle off the line and go on my way.
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Originally posted by Irony
Having a great noisy V8 lots of people try a race and my favourite is to goad them at traffic lights by blipping the throttle and giving them the eye. Then when they do a tire shredding, clutch burning launch I just tootle off the line and go on my way.
Between Leicester and Syston there is a road width restriction to stop lorries cutting down the country lanes. Its about 7ft wide so quite tight with
massive curbs either side. I love it when a tailgater is up your bott. They can normally be relied upon to not realise the restrictions there.
I get faster and faster coming up to the restriction and shoot through at 60mph. The looks on a tailgaters face in the rear mirror when they realise
they only have 6 inches either side. If your really lucky you can be treated to grinding noises and sometimes sparks
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