Does EVERYONE Think I Want to Race?!?!
#43
03-30-2008, 04:00 PM
I've had my fit 3 weeks, and I already noticed the problem with being abused on the road. Tail gaters, people pass, then slow down so I have to pass. People crowding my lane when they pass or pull over in front so close close to me it's nuts, and a lot of people coming up realtively quick, and then slowing down to stay in my blind spot just to pin my in as I close up on a slower car. I'm driving with the cruise at the speed limit, and rarely out of the right lane...I'm not getting in other peoples way most of the time. No one has tried to race me yet, though. Course, it's brand new and has no visible mods. I like the part that no one wants to race a stock looking Fit. I got real tired of that when I had a 1988 M3. Everyone wanted to race. Thinking supercharger and now outside visible mods. Did that with my 4wd civic wagon and a JRSC and it was a hoot...no one ever expected that. That is a car I neve should have sold. sorry for rambling.
Back in 2000 I had an S2000 in the garage and a 88 beater Civic hatch for driving to work. Absolutely true that people man-handle you in the small cheap car. No one screwed with me in the S2000 (in that day it was considered fast). This has been the same with all cars I have owned. My thought on it is pretty much "if people think you can catch them they will respect you". I think it also has to do with economics people think “If I ram a Civic, they cant afford to sue the crap out of me like the guy with the $50000 Lexus”. I’m serious about this to.
People never screwed with my in my S2000's, Sti, IS350 or even my old TL Type S. But in the old CRV, 98 Civic EX, 88 Civic Hatch, del Sol Si and VTEC and 87 CRX people would be a hell of a lot more aggressive. They didn’t mess with the larger cars I owned like Pilot or MDX.
Last edited by y2ks2k; 03-30-2008 at 04:02 PM.
#45
03-30-2008, 05:20 PM
lol I have been encountering this quite a bit since I lowered the car and put the wheels on Tuesday. EVEN WITH ALL THE SNOW!
I had some kid in an EG that might as well have had a side exit exhaust b/c his muffler was slanted almost 90 degrees to the car sit at a light revving at me and then took off to get stuck at the next light. I come mooseying my way up and end up next to him again. This time he rolls his window down and asks if i have a Type R engine. LOL
MY CAR IS STOCK! I laughed so hard I just turned and took another route even though it was longer.
I had some kid in an EG that might as well have had a side exit exhaust b/c his muffler was slanted almost 90 degrees to the car sit at a light revving at me and then took off to get stuck at the next light. I come mooseying my way up and end up next to him again. This time he rolls his window down and asks if i have a Type R engine. LOL
MY CAR IS STOCK! I laughed so hard I just turned and took another route even though it was longer.
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