I get the "can't resist" option as well (usually to my wife's dismay). Last year I was on a two-way road that merged into one after a traffic light. I had the right of way, but I can see the guy next to me in his fancy Cadillac, ready to pull the trigger. I anticipated his antics and when the light changed, we both took off. I don't think that he realized what he was up against as he pulled in BEHIND me. The flashing of his headlights in my rear view signified that he was pi$$ed and I took the time you tell my wife...that's what he gets for messing with the Z :happydance:.

I've never had this problem...

Hardly happens, although the last time was notable. Some loser in his S4 was trying to come at me for two lights only to get left behind. He wasn't attempting to blow-by, but to try to act like he's able to keep up. For me, I do react to these things because I want nothing to do with being near someone who surely doesn't act like they can drive maturely. The whole "let them by" thing doesn't always work. People are that stupid.

Anyway, I was coming up to the next (third) light, but it was already turning red. I come up to a stop because duh. Note he was car lengths behind me, and I see him seconds later — literally seconds after it was red — blow right through it, luckily without any cross traffic.

I don't want to make assumptions, but I can't make out any other reason why he'd do something so blatantly stupid apart from trying to act like he "got the last word".

Save for an over investment in mods, that S4 had no business to be put through it's paces against a Z. That guy had no business driving period.

My pet peeve are the ones who ride my *** like they want to go, I'll leave them way behind on the interstate on-ramp, then a few minutes later, after I've been at cruising speed for a while, they'll come flying up behind me they've accomplished something.

Envious
 

We have a Z and they dont.

I don't have this problem. I think I have maybe gotten 1 or 2 flybys in 6 years of ownership. I do find that people are more likely to change lanes to let me by even when I am not close to them though. This doesn't happen all the time, but I have noticed it on several occasions. I am coming up in the left lane, not flying up, just gaining gradually with plans to keep a set distance and match their speed when I catch up. They then change lanes over expecting em to be flying. Sometimes, this puts a bit of pressure on em t go aster than I planned so they didn't move over for nothing, lol, but nothing crazy or dangerous.

I don't really have anyone trying to race me or anything, but there are a TON of stupid rednecks around here with jacked-up diesel 4x4 pickem-up-trucks that think they are all driving Bugatti Veyrons. They floor them standing still, they floor them driving through busy parking lots, they floor them through intersections, they floor then when they drive around you. That's all they do is floor the stupid things, leaving these huge clouds of black smoke everywhere.

What I do hate is that the few Z owners I see around here (350's and 370's), are either completely oblivious to other Z owners, or they seem to think they are better than you and have a stuck-up attitude.

In over a year of driving my Z, I have yet to have a single Z owner take the initiative to wave or anything at me.

Whatever...

I don't think it's specific to the Z, I also ride a CBR and there are people who try to test me on that as well, which is laughable. I chalk it up to the insecurity of the other driver. Who in their right mind thinks that a car is going to out perform a sport bike? Unless you have a Viper or something similar, you're hopelessly overmatched when it comes to acceleration and even if you can keep up you'll never match the handling and maneuverability. Whether the bike or the Z, I most often find people want to try and race me. On occasion I'll indulge them to a point, but I'm not going to get thrown in jail over a chest beating competition. Once on the bike I was racing a guy in a WRX, when we hit a red light I looked over and it was a cop in uniform on his way to work. Needless to say I had a good laugh. As for tailgating, that's an epidemic in the DC metro area, i get it even if I'm driving my Jetta, doing 75 in the right lane. You just can't win with some people. I don't let it get to me.

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Former Mustang drivers

You ever think it could be the way you look! :eek:


Just kidding. :D

On those diesels. That's called rolling coal. We got those idiots too. :shakes head: I own a Dodge Power Wagon. When I drive it. I get these idiots who want to drag race their mall crawlers. I ask them, lets go out into the woods. I know some really nasty trails. They all back down. They don't want to get their mall crawlers dirty. :shakes head:

Damn, that truck looks like a beast

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I don't even wave to people I know

The 1st pic is at Rausch Creek in northeastern Pa. The 2nd pic is me coming up Hell's Gate, on Hell's Revenge trail in Moab. :driving:

I'm a city boy so I've never gotten to do any off roading, looks like a blast though

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There's bad apples in every group of enthusiasts. Just do your part to not give it a bad name and let the bad ones weed themselves out.


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