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I think that it simply means that you should maybe move over - or speed up. But I'm from a big crowded city so what do I know????:wtf2:

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Originally Posted by confucius (Post 3559490)

I think that it simply means that you should maybe move over - or speed up. But I'm from a big crowded city so what do I know????:wtf2:

You don't even know what you don't know. If you at least knew that you didn't know anything, at least you'd know that.

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Originally Posted by somms (Post 3559253)

My Z is my grocery getter.

You must not eat much then

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Originally Posted by srbrubak (Post 3559170)

When this happens to me, I play it cool and just slow down until the idiot passes me. There was one time the idiot behind me would not pass me even after I slowed down to 40 mph in a 70 zone. So I was nice and pulled over and stopped. needless to say, they finally passed me.

That's pretty bizarre.

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Originally Posted by Jsolo (Post 3559381)

Tempting to brake check these morons but you should be careful. A rear end collision is a whole lot of hassle to deal with. Tap your brakes enough to light up the lights should get the message across.

That is the last thing I would do. I would never risk damaging my car/getting into an accident. I normally just speed up but with the traffic congestion around here it's hard to truly lose someone because I always have to slow down for traffic which is ahead.

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Originally Posted by Lemkey99 (Post 3559147)

This happens quite often to me. It's always the 4 door family sedan (Ford Fusion, Toyota Avalon, Honda Accord) drivers who do it. Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, etc. drive like normal folks and I never have issues with these cars. Since I got my exhaust installed a few weeks ago it seems like it is getting worse. Yesterday I had a fool in an Avalon riding inches from my rear bumper at high speed on the interstate. What's the deal with these grocery getters?

drive faster?

Brake checking someone tailgating you is just stupid. Not only does it make you look like a jacka$$, it's dangerous.

Downshift a couple of gears without braking and watch for the nose dive when they brake. Then accelerate quickly to create a gap and go back to cruising. Rarely does it take more than one or two times for them to get the hint.

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Originally Posted by Lemkey99 (Post 3559571)

You must not eat much then

You'd be surprised how much fits in the hatch. There's a lot of cubic space back there.

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Originally Posted by madeinjapan (Post 3559615)

drive faster?

I was going 120mph. and it was rush hour with congestion ahead. how much faster do you recommend in this scenario? should I just max it out to the limit of 155-160 and disregard all safety?

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Originally Posted by Lemkey99 (Post 3559670)

I was going 120mph. and it was rush hour with congestion ahead. how much faster do you recommend in this scenario? should I just max it out to the limit of 155-160 and disregard all safety?

i bet?

120 in da burg huh

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Originally Posted by Lemkey99 (Post 3559670)

I was going 120mph. and it was rush hour with congestion ahead. how much faster do you recommend in this scenario? should I just max it out to the limit of 155-160 and disregard all safety?

Riiiiiiight

Not to sound like a "tough guy," but I'd be willing to go toe to toe in situations like this. But I know, I know, there's something called "road rage" where the other person might pull out a gun and you're dead in an instant. Or the other scenario where there is more than one person and you'd get jumped by everyone.

Some guy did this to me a couple months ago. And it was about 10:30 at night. And he was driving an Audi. I was in the left lane (2 lane street), and he was up on my a55, kept on flashing his high beam on and off behind me. He could've just switched to the right lane and sped up. But he got in the right lane, then cut me off by getting in the left lane, and tried to brake check me. So I kept my head cool by slowing down and letting him speed up so there was lots of distance between him and I. Red light up ahead. He's alone, in the left lane....I probably shouldn't have done this, but I decided to get in the right lane (no car was there) and be abreast of him. I roll my window down, and look at him. I yell, "What's up man?! What's your problem?!" He kept his eyes straight ahead, and decided to look at me. I yelled, "What you gonna do?!" He kept staring. I got out my car, and said, "Let's fight! C'mon dude. What's up?!" As soon as the light turned green he hammered it and sped away....F'in coward.

This is the best tailgater pwn I've seen. See 1 minute mark for a blown up slow motion replay.

Brake checking someone is just stupid. I had a truck pass me on the right and then proceed to brake check me a car length ahead of me. Just get away from the idiots. I try not to let them ruffle my feathers. They are just miserable people and want others to be miserable like them.