Do you have a big car? Are you a bully?

Shimrod

Takoda wrote: »

You may well be right when you talk about the website you obviously spend a great deal of time on. But in real life...

Let's face it, Ford drivers do not have anywhere near the bad reputation that BMW drivers have. Sorry and all that but they just don't.

Everybody knows a high percentage BMW drivers turn into arrogant selfish...er... people - when they are behind the wheel.

HTH

I didn't know the website existed 24 hours ago, so I'd be interested to know what you're implying about me with that comment. I was making an attempt to back up my position with some evidence rather than unsubstantiated 'Everybody knows...' comments.

Shimrod

" Nearly half of motorway drivers are risking accidents by driving too close to the car in front, a report warns"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3526692.stm

BruCey_SRi

this topic amuses me.....i have a vauxhall corsa sri 05 plate, i debadged it (not because im a chavvy boy racer but i think it looks cleaner) little do these ''bullies'' know i have a 1,8 under my bonnet which in a car that ways hardlies anything really in comparison to its power - weight ratio so i have the benefit of slowing right down or if they try overtake once they get change to put my foot down so they cant get passed.

a recent example of this was a clear cut case of a business man in his business car thinking he was mint red lining his ford mondeo zetec TDCI which if im honest is pathetically slow and he would not move over into the slow lane because i clearly had the fastest car so his response was to do an emergancy stop at 70mph'ish right in front of me??? to which point i laughed out loud hysterically so i let him on his way to the point where i could overtake....his answer to that.....side swipe me nearly into oncoming traffic......i would quite happily of gone into him if i had my 13 year old swift but because my car was actually expensive i didnt.

moral of the story, move over if your car is knowingly slower however if you dont know, do the right thing and move anyway

Rolandtheroadie

BruCey_SRi wrote: »

this topic amuses me.....i have a vauxhall corsa sri 05 plate, i debadged it (not because im a chavvy boy racer but i think it looks cleaner) little do these ''bullies'' know i have a 1,8 under my bonnet which in a car that ways hardlies anything really in comparison to its power - weight ratio so i have the benefit of slowing right down or if they try overtake once they get change to put my foot down so they cant get passed.

a recent example of this was a clear cut case of a business man in his business car thinking he was mint red lining his ford mondeo zetec TDCI which if im honest is pathetically slow and he would not move over into the slow lane because i clearly had the fastest car so his response was to do an emergancy stop at 70mph'ish right in front of me??? to which point i laughed out loud hysterically so i let him on his way to the point where i could overtake....his answer to that.....side swipe me nearly into oncoming traffic......i would quite happily of gone into him if i had my 13 year old swift but because my car was actually expensive i didnt.

moral of the story, move over if your car is knowingly slower however if you dont know, do the right thing and move anyway

Red lining and a full 70 MPH? LMAO.

Paradigm

BruCey_SRi wrote: »

this topic amuses me.....i have a vauxhall corsa sri 05 plate, i debadged it (not because im a chavvy boy racer but i think it looks cleaner) little do these ''bullies'' know i have a 1,8 under my bonnet which in a car that ways hardlies anything really in comparison to its power - weight ratio so i have the benefit of slowing right down or if they try overtake once they get change to put my foot down so they cant get passed.

a recent example of this was a clear cut case of a business man in his business car thinking he was mint red lining his ford mondeo zetec TDCI which if im honest is pathetically slow and he would not move over into the slow lane because i clearly had the fastest car so his response was to do an emergancy stop at 70mph'ish right in front of me??? to which point i laughed out loud hysterically so i let him on his way to the point where i could overtake....his answer to that.....side swipe me nearly into oncoming traffic......i would quite happily of gone into him if i had my 13 year old swift but because my car was actually expensive i didnt.

moral of the story, move over if your car is knowingly slower however if you dont know, do the right thing and move anyway

BruCey_SRi = Muppet

goldspanners

BruCey_SRi wrote: »

but because my car was actually expensive i didnt.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

i'll have the mondeo over a corsa any day.

Inactive

thescouselander wrote: »

Because, most times I see this happening the person being tailgated is usually in the outside lane for no reason - this is driving without due care and attention. So in effect they are both committing the same offence.

Nowhere have I suggested that it is correct to be in the overtaking lane if a driver isn't in fact overtaking, it is not.

However it is correct to be overtaking in the overtaking lane and be travelling at 70 mph, if that causes the numpties in their BMW's a few seconds on their oh so important journey, so be it.:rolleyes:

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Cardelia wrote: »

And of course the driver in front of me is always sticking rigidly to the limit whereas me in my big bad BMW is tailgating, shouting, swearing etc. in an attempt to harass the law-obiding citizen into driving at 71 mph :rolleyes:

Sounds about normal to me.:rolleyes:

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wxmlad wrote: »

oh for gods sake, all these anti bmw people are jealous (i have an astra), most will tootle along in there 1.4's and wont move because it makes them feel better. Just get out the $hiting way !!!!!!.

No jealousy here, without I hope sounding arrogant, I could afford to buy a driveway full of BMW's for cash, I choose not to.

Most of the nobs driving BMW's don't actually own them I suspect, company car, finance deal etc.

I did overhear a traffic policeman saying that many BMW's were owned by Bankers, well I think that is what he said.;)

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janninew wrote: »

I have a good friend who drives a big, black BMW (no idea what kind, but its big!). She is the nicest person you could meet, until she gets in her car and she has a personality transplant. She acts like she owns the road, cuts people up and never indicates. Whe i pointed this out to her she had the attitude that she had a big expensive car so people should move out of her way, she has zero consideration for other road users, its absolutly shocking! Then we get out of the car and she is back to her lovely self!!

Sounds normal Jannine.

I suspect most of them are like that, we really should take pity on them I suppose.