Truck, not a chic magnet

u155282 · 03-25-2010, 06:54 PM

^ It was painful. It blows my mind how so many drivers don't seem to be thinking even ONE step ahead of whatever action they're taking at the time. They just act on impulse all the time, as if tailgating is going to get you somewhere faster -- an especially funny assumption when the car in front of you is stopped or in heavy traffic.
/rant off

E-brake did save the day in that latter case if my memory serves me correct. You do feel like a noob doing it, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the aggravation, you know?

TJZ · 03-25-2010, 08:16 PM

Sounds like there's a lot of angry/road rage drivers in the US.

In the short time I have had my Z I have noticed much of the opposite where I live. People stay out of my way, give way when not necessary and give me preference when in 50/50 situations. Almost like a level of respect for the car as opposed to the jealous/arrogant approach.

On the chick magnet front, most girls I've spoken too don't even have any idea what a 370z is....but they love it when they see it

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In general I've found people take it different ways. Most fall in love with the car and think "wow, nice work or having an amazing ride" others get a case of tall poppy syndrone and get jealous, thinking "who does this young guy think he is driving something like that". Happens from time to time, especially coming from a working class town.

SkyZ · 03-25-2010, 11:08 PM

funny thing is, the OPPOSITE happened to me once =p. i'm on the freeway in my subaru forester and what comes to tailgate me? a bike using his high beams on me the whole time. i was on the farthest left lane, but i wasn't going slow by any means 140 km/h, which is what im guessing around 80-85 mph? now on a road with a bunch of traffic thats not bad.

but anyways i didnt do the anything slow down (didnt feel like being an *** with him), speed up. but then when a space opened up on the right he gunned it past me and flipped me off.

anyways if i hit the brakes, theres no way his 2 wheels could have stopped him in time given the amount of space in between us.

purecustom370 · 03-26-2010, 01:13 PM

whats the e brake thing you are talking about?

Quote:

Originally Posted by u155282

^ It was painful. It blows my mind how so many drivers don't seem to be thinking even ONE step ahead of whatever action they're taking at the time. They just act on impulse all the time, as if tailgating is going to get you somewhere faster -- an especially funny assumption when the car in front of you is stopped or in heavy traffic.
/rant off

E-brake did save the day in that latter case if my memory serves me correct. You do feel like a noob doing it, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the aggravation, you know?

JACKPAC · 03-26-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by purecustom370

whats the e brake thing you are talking about?

Really?... emergency brake. It's that big stick next to you that's not your shifter. Just pull up!

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03-25-2010, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
u155282 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Enid, OK Posts: 136 Drives: stanglangling Rep Power: 0	^ It was painful. It blows my mind how so many drivers don't seem to be thinking even ONE step ahead of whatever action they're taking at the time. They just act on impulse all the time, as if tailgating is going to get you somewhere faster -- an especially funny assumption when the car in front of you is stopped or in heavy traffic. /rant off E-brake did save the day in that latter case if my memory serves me correct. You do feel like a noob doing it, but sometimes the risk just isn't worth the aggravation, you know?

03-25-2010, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
TJZ Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Australia, Perth Posts: 39 Drives: 09 Nissan370z BS 7AT Rep Power: 17	Sounds like there's a lot of angry/road rage drivers in the US. In the short time I have had my Z I have noticed much of the opposite where I live. People stay out of my way, give way when not necessary and give me preference when in 50/50 situations. Almost like a level of respect for the car as opposed to the jealous/arrogant approach. On the chick magnet front, most girls I've spoken too don't even have any idea what a 370z is....but they love it when they see it . In general I've found people take it different ways. Most fall in love with the car and think "wow, nice work or having an amazing ride" others get a case of tall poppy syndrone and get jealous, thinking "who does this young guy think he is driving something like that". Happens from time to time, especially coming from a working class town.

03-25-2010, 11:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
SkyZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 382 Drives: 09 370z PG M6 Rep Power: 18	funny thing is, the OPPOSITE happened to me once =p. i'm on the freeway in my subaru forester and what comes to tailgate me? a bike using his high beams on me the whole time. i was on the farthest left lane, but i wasn't going slow by any means 140 km/h, which is what im guessing around 80-85 mph? now on a road with a bunch of traffic thats not bad. but anyways i didnt do the anything slow down (didnt feel like being an *** with him), speed up. but then when a space opened up on the right he gunned it past me and flipped me off. anyways if i hit the brakes, theres no way his 2 wheels could have stopped him in time given the amount of space in between us.