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Old 05-23-2013, 09:46 AM   #726 (permalink)
Haboob
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Originally Posted by JARblue View Post
If someone is riding my rear too close for comfort, I tap the brakes very briefly to let them know that I'm going to slow down. Once they adjust to my speed, I downshift from 6th to 3rd or 4th depending on my speed and let the Z slow down a bit more via engine brake (no brake lights). Invariably, they won't take notice, and as soon as I see their front end dip when they hit the brakes, I gun it and put some distance between us. It rarely takes more than a couple of those for them to back off for good - they hardly ever want to lead faster than me anyway.
The last time I tapped my brakes (just for the lights to come on) the girl tailgating me freaked out, jerked the wheel and stomped on the gas, throwing herself into the center wall, which then sent her into the side of my SRT.

At 70mph a 360 is scary. Esp. when you only remember staring down a driver wearing silver aviators in a silver Mercedes SLK Convertible.

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I cannot believe the difference changing my plate made. Night and day : CINDY Z to ZYNFUL. Hardly ANY huge trucks challenging and tormenting me now! Loving it!
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