Originally Posted by Inspector71 (Post 3847783)

It's not even red like my much lamented 2009 but a base 2015 in white...with no mods. People keep trying to race me. Not Porsche 911s (I don't believe there are any in Western Missouri), not Camaros, not Mustangs, and certainly not Corvettes. It's always guys in giant farm trucks. And even though they are mostly Chevies, GMC's, and Fords (rarely Dodges), somehow it's the same guy too; beard, ball cap, something in camo, and an orange cone in the back (works on highways, maybe?). Yesterday, driving north on highway 7 in Blue Springs was the exception. I pulled up to a light next to a totally built red 57 Chevy. Line turns green and I leave at a normal pace. Man his car was loud. A short blonde guy is driving. He sees me going pass and suddenly floors it. He drives like a maniac, probably close to 90! I drive at a normal speed and catch up to him on the narrow twisty part. What the heck, I keep yelling at him to go for it now. He looks left and right at the cows but won't do it. I guess some people don't know the difference between a sports car and a drag car. Either that or locals find my little car intimidating?

Originally Posted by NISMO IX (Post 3848190)

I think the whole redneck truck thing just comes down to them not being aware physics. I mean, a big V8 is always better than a V6, right? Given that trucks are almost twice the weight and mass of a Z, they would know better. There will always be people like this, just like there will always be people that give the thumbs up or compliment. Maybe its just that the Z will always turn heads no matter the feeling it gives, unlike the dime a dozen truck or muscle car. It is why when I want to sum up in one word what a Z is, it is "provocative". Just the nature of owning one.

Originally Posted by The Z Philes (Post 3848496)

In the two short months I've had my Z, I've noticed that trend here in Florida with Jeep owners. Hey look, I get these people are proud of their rig that can climb mountains made of boulders, but that doesn't mean their rig is a top street racer all of a sudden. I've had it twice now. Once, a guy in a bar saw me pull up and was on me as soon as I sat down. Another guy was revving and pointing while waiting for a light to a ramp to an interstate.

Wasn't too many days later that I see this article. Guy in a Jeep tries taking on a motorcycle. In the process, the Jeeper manages to kill his passenger. The best bit of the article is at the end where the sheriff states that the motorcycle was way ahead of the Jeep by the time it crashed. You should have seen my shocked face.

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ne...-street-racing

Originally Posted by BettyZ (Post 3848578)

Ever since the Trailhawk came out every jeep owner thinks they burn a 1/4 mile and then go mudding

Originally Posted by Zingston (Post 3848584)

Sounds like you're trying to "PROVOKE" Rusty with that comment. :rofl2:

Originally Posted by BettyZ (Post 3848578)

Ever since the Trailhawk came out every jeep owner thinks they burn a 1/4 mile and then go mudding

Originally Posted by Zingston (Post 3848584)

Sounds like you're trying to "PROVOKE" Rusty with that comment. :rofl2:

Originally Posted by Ghostvette (Post 3848898)

OP, I live on the other side of the state line from you, and trust me, it's not just there in Lee's Summit. :ugh2:

I hate pickup truck, SUV, CUV and minivan drivers with a passion. None of them can 'drive', all they can do is point and stomp. They are the ones that have been told that this: ( 2" space between thumb and forefinger) is 8" and drive accordingly. :confused:

Originally Posted by Whjaxn17 (Post 3848880)

Similar experience here. Went back to my home town of about 5k people to visit my parents. Some kid in a jacked up truck(like 6-8" lift) w/ some knobby, 35"ish tires pulls up beside me as we're rolling down the highway. Exhaust being turned out the side, it was stupid loud pointed almost directly at my window, so I gently rolled into it just to not be directly beside it and he hit it, but he slowed up again when he realized I didn't. Finally, after about 2 miles of this god awful racket, I pulled it back to 4th and let him have what he thought he wanted. Got the typical ricer/butthurt flyby a few miles up the road when I got caught at a redlight, but the damage had been done:driving:

Originally Posted by Spooler (Post 3848928)

Ride less than 5 feet off your bumper thinking you will move out of their way and you have massive traffic ahead of you. Where are they gonna go? Stupid people make me angry.