Road idiots!

patrick66 said:

Last evening, I was driving the Coronet to go pick up parts at the local parts emporium. I'm driving on the Interstate, at about 80 or so, just enjoying the mild temperatures, the rumble of the exhaust, and the nice day. Minding my business...

Some meth-head asswagon in a clapped out, no-exhaust, 15-year-old Ram POS comes alongside the Coronet, raps the throttle a few times in a vain attempt at attention-seeking, then barrels off down the number one lane. Probably online right after, claiming he "smoked" a yellow Dodge. "Smoked", alright. Running really rich, he ought to check the "check engine" light. Dumbass.

Not thirty seconds late, some hillbilly Bozo in a lifted F150 POS comes up, looks towards me and the car, and wants to race...sure. I let him do the asshole thing and drive away in his bucket-of-crap Ford. But, I saw the OHP cop behind us. Ford-boy did not, and got his dumbass pulled over. Big smiles for me!

Oh, but the fun isn't done yet. One block from the store, I've got the green and start across the intersection, when a jerkoff in a beater WRX starts to make the left turn across my path. I lay on the horn, and the little bastard flips me off.

All I wanna do is enjoy my car without drama. Why TF can't people just drive. Aim the car. Pay attention to traffic. Quit being an asshole, and just...drive...the...damned...car!

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patrick66 said:

Last evening, I was driving the Coronet to go pick up parts at the local parts emporium. I'm driving on the Interstate, at about 80 or so, just enjoying the mild temperatures, the rumble of the exhaust, and the nice day. Minding my business...

Some meth-head asswagon in a clapped out, no-exhaust, 15-year-old Ram POS comes alongside the Coronet, raps the throttle a few times in a vain attempt at attention-seeking, then barrels off down the number one lane. Probably online right after, claiming he "smoked" a yellow Dodge. "Smoked", alright. Running really rich, he ought to check the "check engine" light. Dumbass.

Not thirty seconds later, some hillbilly Bozo in a lifted F150 POS comes up, looks towards me and the car, and wants to race...sure. I let him do the asshole thing and drive away in his bucket-of-crap Ford. But, I saw the OHP cop behind us. Ford-boy did not, and got his dumbass pulled over. Big smiles for me!

Oh, but the fun isn't done yet. One block from the store, I've got the green and start across the intersection, when a jerkoff in a beater WRX starts to make the left turn across my path. I lay on the horn, and the little bastard flips me off.

All I wanna do is enjoy my car without drama. Why TF can't people just drive. Aim the car. Pay attention to traffic. Quit being an asshole, and just...drive...the...damned...car!

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67charger383 said:

Anyone driving an old muscle car is a magnet for this kind of stuff. You're not going to "blend into traffic" in a B body mopar. People want to take pictures and kids want to race.

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patrick66 said:

I had a dick in a Dodge minivan feel a bit froggy and wanted to race me a while back...I blew his doors into the next county.

Also, the reason I traded off my bone-stock, 300-hp C4 '95 Corvette a couple of years back. It was a sweet, sweet car, all murdered out in black. But I had all sorts of dillholes try to run 'em on the highway. I gottired of the bullshit and traded it off on a '14 Passat TDi. I'll take 42 mpg and a peaceful drive with that over the Corvette. I had my "mid-life" thing with tha.

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patrick66 said:

I had a dick in a Dodge minivan feel a bit froggy and wanted to race me a while back...I blew his doors into the next county. He probably has to belt his kids in with cargo straps now, since he has no doors anymore.

Also, the reason I traded off my bone-stock, 300-hp C4 '95 Corvette a couple of years back. It was a sweet, sweet car, all murdered out in black. But I had all sorts of dillholes try to run 'em on the highway. I got tired of the bullshit and traded it off on a '14 VW Passat TDi. I'll take 42 mpg and a peaceful drive with that over the Corvette. I had my "mid-life" thing with the 'Vette. BTW, most Corvette owners fit the negative stereotype people have of them. Another reason I bailed on that car.

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67charger383 said:

Roll racing that minivan that you know is slower than you is how you'll end up wrapping your mopar around a tree.

Smh I woulda kept the Vette and just lived with it...

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67charger383 said:

Roll racing that minivan that you know is slower than you is how you'll end up wrapping your mopar around a tree.

Smh I woulda kept the Vette and just lived with it...

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Ron H said:

My pet peeve is tailgaters; happened other morning driving my '63 with the top down. This young gal's face I can see clearly in my mirror she was so close. I was driving pert near 10 over the limit as it was. I put my hands up like WDF ya doing. She backed off for a few seconds then same ****. Again put a hand up; nope no reaction. THIS happens frequently. Sometimes I think people must think an old ride is in their way of their more important business driving their SUV's or rice grinders even though I'm already 5 or 10 over the limit.

I taught my daughters NOT to tailgate - your at the complete mercy of the driver ahead or what they might encounter in front of them they may not see...and it can piss some people off. Road rage today isn't what it used to be with some people armed that shouldn't be.

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patrick66 said:

Last evening, I was driving the Coronet to go pick up parts at the local parts emporium. I'm driving on the Interstate, at about 80 or so, just enjoying the mild temperatures, the rumble of the exhaust, and the nice day. Minding my business...

Some meth-head asswagon in a clapped out, no-exhaust, 15-year-old Ram POS comes alongside the Coronet, raps the throttle a few times in a vain attempt at attention-seeking, then barrels off down the number one lane. Probably online right after, claiming he "smoked" a yellow Dodge. "Smoked", alright. Running really rich, he ought to check the "check engine" light. Dumbass.

Not thirty seconds later, some hillbilly Bozo in a lifted F150 POS comes up, looks towards me and the car, and wants to race...sure. I let him do the asshole thing and drive away in his bucket-of-crap Ford. But, I saw the OHP cop behind us. Ford-boy did not, and got his dumbass pulled over. Big smiles for me!

Oh, but the fun isn't done yet. One block from the store, I've got the green and start across the intersection, when a jerkoff in a beater WRX starts to make the left turn across my path. I lay on the horn, and the little bastard flips me off.

All I wanna do is enjoy my car without drama. Why TF can't people just drive. Aim the car. Pay attention to traffic. Quit being an asshole, and just...drive...the...damned...car!

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Tom Petty Lives said:

Why can’t they just give you the thumps up and leave us to enjoy the ride?

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patrick66 said:

Gotta admit, one time (in 1985), I was on US Hwy 50 out between Lamar, Colorado and the Kansas state line, driving back to OKC from DEN. A guy in a gold '68 Mercury Cougar XR7 comes up alongside and wants to run 'em...let's go! So off we went. Not a car in sight for at least three miles. Beautiful, clear day! We are side-by-side, and I'm thinking he might just have me, when "boom!" his hood came flying off, up, and over his car! Holy Crap! He slows down and rolls in behind me. We pull over and stop. I'm pretty sure he pissed himself! His windshield was cracked up, and the hood ripped both hinges out and lay a crumpled mess a quarter-mile back. He asks me "what have you got in that Dodge?" "A 361." He, being a Ford guy, thinks "An Edsel motor?" "Nope, a Chrysler 361. A 383 with smaller pistons".About five minutes after we stopped, a CSP officer rolls up and asks if everything was OK. "Yes, sir, he just lost his hood!" Need any help? No, thanks, though!

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slepr1 said:

I always get stuck behind the idiot driving 10-20 under the speed limit.
Or someone giving up their right-of-way and letting someone in while holding up everyone behind.

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patrick66 said:

Last evening, I was driving the Coronet to go pick up parts at the local parts emporium. I'm driving on the Interstate, at about 80 or so, just enjoying the mild temperatures, the rumble of the exhaust, and the nice day. Minding my business...

Some meth-head asswagon in a clapped out, no-exhaust, 15-year-old Ram POS comes alongside the Coronet, raps the throttle a few times in a vain attempt at attention-seeking, then barrels off down the number one lane. Probably online right after, claiming he "smoked" a yellow Dodge. "Smoked", alright. Running really rich, he ought to check the "check engine" light. Dumbass.

Not thirty seconds later, some hillbilly Bozo in a lifted F150 POS comes up, looks towards me and the car, and wants to race...sure. I let him do the asshole thing and drive away in his bucket-of-crap Ford. But, I saw the OHP cop behind us. Ford-boy did not, and got his dumbass pulled over. Big smiles for me!

Oh, but the fun isn't done yet. One block from the store, I've got the green and start across the intersection, when a jerkoff in a beater WRX starts to make the left turn across my path. I lay on the horn, and the little bastard flips me off.

All I wanna do is enjoy my car without drama. Why TF can't people just drive. Aim the car. Pay attention to traffic. Quit being an asshole, and just...drive...the...damned...car!

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