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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09 (Post 2811461)

Get used to it. I've even had POS Civics rev at me when I'm riding my Ducati... like anything short of a Lambo has a chance.:gtfo2: Dumbasses will always be dumbasses and 370s are like moron-bait. Try not to drive anywhere within 20 miles of an Autozone or Pep Boys.

i work at autozone so me reading this was like :wtf2:

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Originally Posted by Got_Z (Post 2811597)

Anyone have these kinds of encounters with giant lifted trucks? At least once a day I have a giant lifted truck trying to get my attention either on the freeway or at a light...
-M-

Had an older F-250 pull up next to me at a light and I was purposely rolling in 1st since the light was going to change and I guess either he thought I was going to peel off or he had something to prove, he slams on the gas and spews a nice cloud of diesel exhaust and takes off. A mile later I see him down the road exiting. I don't get it lol. I wasn't even speeding or driving aggressively. Gotta love people who are incredibly jealous or just need to be douchebags.

Probably your age. No one tries to race me. Even if they did I wouldn't notice because I have the radio up, the top down and don't make eye contact with anyone next to me.

same here, i have yet had anyone try to egg me into a race

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Originally Posted by Akurei (Post 2811441)

Whats up fellow comrads and rivals, whatever it may be.

I'm just in a pissed mood right now and since you all are fellow owners I'd just like to let off steam here. I love my Z. At first I liked it, but as I learned how to drive it and respect it, it became more valuable to me as a machine than what its worth. With that being said, besides the mpg, I'm sick and tired of cruddy cars trying to race me everyday. At first I thought it was just california drivers, they just shitty drivers, however today was enough evidence of that by some weak fat piece of crud in a toyota corolla. Me being fed up, i sped up as he sped up, and obviously bogging down my car in second gear at 20mph full throttle, I was still able to speed up faster, get in his lane a car ahead and dust his azz, then go back in my lane at a stop light. I thought I proved a point, but no, he starts talking **** saying my car is slow.

I really love this car, I do. But I cannot drive this car, respect it like old man that fully restored an old muscle car, and just drive it with TLC. Just the fact I'm able to drive, and a awesome car.

But people, are ruining it so bad, I want to go back to my honda civic lx and just suck it up. Because I'm at the breaking point, of getting out of the car and wailing every person that harasses me on the street, as crazy as that may sound.

I'm not the copetitive type at all. Its a fist fight, or be on your way and take your little nose, and point it elsewhere in another persons business.

There, I bitched and complained like a puss. Sorry if this sounds stupid to you all, but just hoping theres others like me who dont want to waste their engines dusting shitty cars everyday. Because you dont see other sports cars acting like jack asses on the public roads

This was one of the major factors i sold my '13 Z after ten months. it was just so damn high strung and every dbag had something to prove, even at 5am driving to work every morning. it was just soooooo uncomfortable.

Dont get me wrong, the Z was great, just wasnt what I wanted any longer at this point in my life.

I don't really get egged to race but its more the SUV and minivans trying to "bully". They'll tailgate me, cut me off, speed past me. Quite comical really because I just mind my own business.

Always fun when they cut me off to getting into the off/on ramp, then have to slam their brakes on the turn.

Not about people trying to race me, but...
Several months back I had to go to a funeral in Miss. My sister & BiL also went & took their C6. Almost all of the drive through Ala. was interstate & while we were not flying, we were maintaining a speed where no one was passing us.
We get to Miss. & keeping the same speed, I swear cattle trucks & yugos were flying by us.
We were being passed by everything on the road.
Already going at a speed that was "bruising" the speed limit pretty bad, we just watched as Caterpillar Road Grading Equipment left us in their dust.

People really don't mess with me that much. I can only think of three occurrences and of course, I don't give in cause well I'm more mature than that. I have nothing to prove. If you threw $5k into a 1989 Civic and could kick my @ss, good for you!

1. F-250 kept gassing and braking next to me. Just trying to get me to race. I just maintained my speed and ignored him. Eventually he stopped.

2. Some redneck in a POS Ranger called my car slow at a light. I just laughed and said "Oh yeah? Is it?"

3. Some high school kid in a red 350 would not stop revving at me from across the street. Like in a crowded city, this kid was just revving and staring at me. It was embarrassing. He passed me revving and staring and I just laughed.

People... :rolleyes:

I get the occasional wave but no invitations to race. But I don't really look for that kind of stuff, so maybe it's happening and I just don't notice.

If someone is trying to goad me into a race, they are wasting their time. I have a pretty good idea of what the car can do and don't need to prove it anyone. And it wouldn't bother me a bit if I had the slowest car in town - the Z is plenty fast for me. :driving:

Rofl. Great read for Friday morning. After following me a while a Toyota something passed me on the interstate this morning going down hill. I was on cruise at 75. I then had to pass him no more than 15 sec later b/c I was now on his *** due to him slowing down. I just don't get ppl. Maybe he likes to save his brakes.

I get the occasional slow driver until they see me coming up behind them and then they gun it to stay ahead of me. Fine by me b/c I know where I'm going and I just want to get there. No competition anxiety ever. I'm fine with drafting.

I get sick of all the effing mustangs and camaros that act like their car is one-of-a-kind when really I see six of the exact same car every day in traffic. I see another 370 maybe a handful of times a month. As far as racing, I will not back down even to a Buick. I dusted a Lotus Alize the other day, but last night a corvette waxed me. JUST KEEP MODDING!!

I mostly get people asking about the car and how much it was while driving. Not much to do when you're stuck in traffic going 5mph.
http://www.gothamgazette.com/images/...congestion.jpg

I just find it offensive when I'm minding my own business, going 5mph or 10mph over the speed limit, look in my rear view mirror and people are tailgating or trying to act like speed racers pretty much almost everyday. Theres probably only a few days where theres no BS.

Your alls stories are helping me out to mature a little bit. Thanks :driving:

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Originally Posted by Akurei (Post 2812162)

The few times that has happened to me, I just let off the throttle and coast until they pass.

A quick brake check can work wonders but can also be dangerous. See http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...ml#post2812256

I agree OP, it does get annoying from time to time. With the good, there also usually comes the bad. I love when I get shouted compliments, waves, thumbs up, etc..but I hate all the other attention. People gathering around your car in parking lots, cars trying to race, vehicles riding my a**. Just because I drive a sports car there seem to be people that think I should be go much faster than the speed limit :shakes head:.

This is all part of owning a car like the Z, though. :rolleyes: