do subaru's attract plonkers?
I think there i one or two that are at fault rather than the chav's ( never thought id say that) if you show em how fast yours is them by flooring it don't be surpised when they take risks to beat you as they well and truly know they won't do you in a straight line !!! the old sayin goes takes two to tango !!! .As said pull over and let them past i used to get this in my old wagon as soon as i would leave my house id have a car on my bloody *** !!! .
[QUOTE=phil_wrx;8223616]well i had a play with a very big and powerful merc last night, we got to some silly speeds for the conditions and no one was gaining anything so i backed off and let him carry on down the road at his silly speed.QUOTE]
I had almost the same thing last Saturday night with a pleb in a CS340 (I think) Merc on the M6 on the way back from Blackpool. This guy had been flashing head lights, overtaking and slowing down for 25 to 30 miles and really getting on my t*ts. He was looking like he wanted some entertainment.
So let's show this guy how fast a scoob is. Foot to the floor in sixth and left him standing,...... for about 4 seconds.
Then I got an overboost fuel cut and CEL for my trouble, plus a bill from ZEN for checking the motor out (thanks Paul).
And the Merc just carried on after I backed off.
No one but myself to blame, should have just backed of a little instead of trying to prove something that didn't need it.
I had almost the same thing last Saturday night with a pleb in a CS340 (I think) Merc on the M6 on the way back from Blackpool. This guy had been flashing head lights, overtaking and slowing down for 25 to 30 miles and really getting on my t*ts. He was looking like he wanted some entertainment.
So let's show this guy how fast a scoob is. Foot to the floor in sixth and left him standing,...... for about 4 seconds.
Then I got an overboost fuel cut and CEL for my trouble, plus a bill from ZEN for checking the motor out (thanks Paul).
And the Merc just carried on after I backed off.
No one but myself to blame, should have just backed of a little instead of trying to prove something that didn't need it.
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. it comes a problem when it's 3 in th afternoon round town 
risk your own life but don't put others at risk is my attitude .
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I dont think its just subaru's that attract plonkers, I used to get my share of them in my M3 and at least in a scooby you dont have to prove its a real one. I lost count of of the people that asked me if it was a real M3 and then try and get you to nail it to prove it to them.
Most of the time i would let them go and really wind them up
Most of the time i would let them go and really wind them up
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The Porsche/Ferrari drivers probably have the same gripes about Scooby drivers trying it on...
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why o why is it that some young lads have to prove how big there bolloxs are by driving like loons?
was comming home this afternoon along a stretch of twist roads, dual lanes but with a lane hatched over. sat in a line of traffic and next thing i know a clio v6 comes flying past using the hatching as an overtaking lane.
i got past that bit and overtook the car infront of me and headed on down the road, and guess who i tootle up behind, yep the v6 stuck 50 yards down the bleedin road.
guessing he was gonna play i though why not and when we came to the next stretch of dual carrageway i stayed behind him, moved over to start to go past and he promptly dived for the exit slip road.
guess he doesn't like to proved to not be driving the fastest car on the road and only like to play when its dangerous to do so
was comming home this afternoon along a stretch of twist roads, dual lanes but with a lane hatched over. sat in a line of traffic and next thing i know a clio v6 comes flying past using the hatching as an overtaking lane.
i got past that bit and overtook the car infront of me and headed on down the road, and guess who i tootle up behind, yep the v6 stuck 50 yards down the bleedin road.
guessing he was gonna play i though why not and when we came to the next stretch of dual carrageway i stayed behind him, moved over to start to go past and he promptly dived for the exit slip road.
guess he doesn't like to proved to not be driving the fastest car on the road and only like to play when its dangerous to do so
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You'll get this with any performance car that advertises its potential as vividly as a scooby. The very fact that they want to try it on reflects praise for you car: a scooby is an icon, much like the cossie and the Evo.
TBH I just can't be bothered with em and let em get on with it. Even when I've shown them a clean pair of heels, I felt a right tool afterwards and when I backed off to keep things legal/safe, they would invariably drive like a complete **** to negate the significant performance advantage. I really don't want getting past me to be the reason they plow into a tree or some other person just going their business and, frankly, safety concerns aside, I don't want to be associated with such behaviour.
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TBH I just can't be bothered with em and let em get on with it. Even when I've shown them a clean pair of heels, I felt a right tool afterwards and when I backed off to keep things legal/safe, they would invariably drive like a complete **** to negate the significant performance advantage. I really don't want getting past me to be the reason they plow into a tree or some other person just going their business and, frankly, safety concerns aside, I don't want to be associated with such behaviour.
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If they want to risk everything including their lives, Just let them get on with it. We dont need to race them or prove anything.
Well said that man and why does almost everyone then feel the need to then go on too say I "played/raced" this or that chav in this or that motor. Honest there's no need, nowt to prove to anyone just enjoy your Scoob for what it is and at the end of the day you no what it's capable of, don't rise to the bait let them get on with it.
I love it when some loon thrashes the nuts out of his/her corsa, clio, etc etc to get past me on a duel carriageway, just sit smiling at them and hoping they've got enough time to stop for the upcoming roundabout. 
Well said that man and why does almost everyone then feel the need to then go on too say I "played/raced" this or that chav in this or that motor. Honest there's no need, nowt to prove to anyone just enjoy your Scoob for what it is and at the end of the day you no what it's capable of, don't rise to the bait let them get on with it.
I love it when some loon thrashes the nuts out of his/her corsa, clio, etc etc to get past me on a duel carriageway, just sit smiling at them and hoping they've got enough time to stop for the upcoming roundabout.
u really think so? i dont go rushing up to parkers just to have the old traffic light drag and the merc last night was us both messing around
PMSL just got home from town and had a young lad try and race me.
It was an old N reg honda civic, it looked like he had covered it in supa glue and then ram raided halfords.
What is it with these people.
It was an old N reg honda civic, it looked like he had covered it in supa glue and then ram raided halfords.
What is it with these people.
"109. Areas of white diagonal stripes or chevrons painted on the road. These are to separate traffic lanes or to protect traffic turning right.
- If the area is bordered by a solid white line, you should not enter it except in an emergency.
- If the area is bordered by a broken white line, you should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so."
i doubt 'wanting to push in at the front' could be classed as necessary. Usually these are to mark our junctions and give traffice refuge so over taking in them is a bit daft TBH. However, overtaking on a road which has them right down the middle in a thin band is fine i think....
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lol, some interesting comments, if you knoew the road you'd understand what i mean about a stupid move. i don't mind ahve a bit of fun shall we say, but theres a time and a place which was more what i was getting at.
if he was planning to come off anyway then he left it blledin late i tell thee
if he was planning to come off anyway then he left it blledin late i tell thee
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From: The Terry Crews of moderation. P P P P P P POWER!!
Some challenges are quite funny, however.
I pulled up at some lights once only to hear a car screech to a halt in the lane adjacent to me, the owner then proceeded to rev the nuts off the car. I glanced over to see who was being so confrontational and it was.....
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Wait for it.
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A 1.3 Suzuki swift.
I just pointed and laughed!
He looked pretty mad!
I pulled up at some lights once only to hear a car screech to a halt in the lane adjacent to me, the owner then proceeded to rev the nuts off the car. I glanced over to see who was being so confrontational and it was.....
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Wait for it.
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A 1.3 Suzuki swift.
I just pointed and laughed!
He looked pretty mad!
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I had more hastle from people in scoobies (any age/model) when I was in my Porsche than ANY other marque... It got to the point where my wife would say "oh no...not again.don't they have a life?"...
And now I find myself in one again.... and the hastle is from the beat up old MR2 turbo's etc... it's all part of the "my car's quicker for less money" stigma..
And now I find myself in one again.... and the hastle is from the beat up old MR2 turbo's etc... it's all part of the "my car's quicker for less money" stigma..
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From: in the woods...........555 Wagon Sqn
Some challenges are quite funny, however.
I pulled up at some lights once only to hear a car screech to a halt in the lane adjacent to me, the owner then proceeded to rev the nuts off the car. I glanced over to see who was being so confrontational and it was.....
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Wait for it.
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A 1.3 Suzuki swift.
I just pointed and laughed!
He looked pretty mad!
I pulled up at some lights once only to hear a car screech to a halt in the lane adjacent to me, the owner then proceeded to rev the nuts off the car. I glanced over to see who was being so confrontational and it was.....
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Wait for it.
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A 1.3 Suzuki swift.
I just pointed and laughed!
He looked pretty mad!
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The atire of the driver, tracksuit top and cap, with a Lizzy duke chain, clealy bespoke a driver with car control beyond the aspirations of most mere mortals.
But even worse than all that, the driver clearly had a Christmas tree air-freshner and you don't mess with a car with that mod!!!
I knew I was a beaten man!
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, god thats scary!! lol
love threads like these, as it always reminds me of this belting tune...
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From: in the woods...........555 Wagon Sqn
LOL, if I'm honest, I was shaking so much my hopelessly primitive adjustable coil-overs with in car EDFC adjustment was in danger of being shaken off its pillow ball top mounts. The sound of his naturally aspirated 1.3 (60 bhp) engine, clearly put my turbocharged 340 bhp lump to shame.
The atire of the driver, tracksuit top and cap, with a Lizzy duke chain, clealy bespoke a driver with car control beyond the aspirations of most mere mortals.
But even worse than all that, the driver clearly had a Christmas tree air-freshner and you don't mess with a car with that mod!!!
I knew I was a beaten man!
Ns04
The atire of the driver, tracksuit top and cap, with a Lizzy duke chain, clealy bespoke a driver with car control beyond the aspirations of most mere mortals.
But even worse than all that, the driver clearly had a Christmas tree air-freshner and you don't mess with a car with that mod!!!
I knew I was a beaten man!
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I dont think this is always the case, I think people just want to see how quick they really are. I have noticed no end of drivers sitting up my a*s and not just chavs in little motors executive types are as bad in there big motors.
I like to leave them to it, no point in entertaining them.
Although a couple of weekends back i had a white porsche turbo trying to entice me into a race by overtaking six cars almost metres from a roundabout
i know it was for my benefit as i had overtaken a car in the que further back on the straight, looked nice for the 100k he had spent on it but i think he was hoping to leave me standing
it surprising how much power you need to leave someone standing, he should have roughly 150bhp on me
although i am sure this would have showed had he gone beyond the speed limit. At the end of the day it did looking stunning though
not into enticing people by the way, before i get shot down in flames
but not going to turn down an offer from a porsche
I like to leave them to it, no point in entertaining them.
Although a couple of weekends back i had a white porsche turbo trying to entice me into a race by overtaking six cars almost metres from a roundabout
i know it was for my benefit as i had overtaken a car in the que further back on the straight, looked nice for the 100k he had spent on it but i think he was hoping to leave me standing it surprising how much power you need to leave someone standing, he should have roughly 150bhp on me
although i am sure this would have showed had he gone beyond the speed limit. At the end of the day it did looking stunning though not into enticing people by the way, before i get shot down in flames
but not going to turn down an offer from a porsche
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I was a passenger in my dad's scooby and we attracted a right plonker, couldnt believe he wanted a race when all he had was an Aston Martin 
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Bit of harmless accelerating to join the M60 and chill.
Im a plonker too as I am attracted to Scoobies.
.Bit of harmless accelerating to join the M60 and chill.
Im a plonker too as I am attracted to Scoobies.
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From: in the woods...........555 Wagon Sqn
I dont think this is always the case, I think people just want to see how quick they really are. I have noticed no end of drivers sitting up my a*s and not just chavs in little motors executive types are as bad in there big motors.
I like to leave them to it, no point in entertaining them.
Although a couple of weekends back i had a white porsche turbo trying to entice me into a race by overtaking six cars almost metres from a roundabout i know it was for my benefit as i had overtaken a car in the que further back on the straight, looked nice for the 100k he had spent on it but i think he was hoping to leave me standing
it surprising how much power you need to leave someone standing, he should have roughly 150bhp on me although i am sure this would have showed had he gone beyond the speed limit. At the end of the day it did looking stunning though
not into enticing people by the way, before i get shot down in flames but not going to turn down an offer from a porsche
I like to leave them to it, no point in entertaining them.
Although a couple of weekends back i had a white porsche turbo trying to entice me into a race by overtaking six cars almost metres from a roundabout
i know it was for my benefit as i had overtaken a car in the que further back on the straight, looked nice for the 100k he had spent on it but i think he was hoping to leave me standing it surprising how much power you need to leave someone standing, he should have roughly 150bhp on me
although i am sure this would have showed had he gone beyond the speed limit. At the end of the day it did looking stunning though not into enticing people by the way, before i get shot down in flames
but not going to turn down an offer from a porsche
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Guys i live in Bradford and its full of ****wits with scoobies evos and gtrs tearing up the roads with no regard for anyone! half of em cant' see over the steering wheel the other half look stoned! when i owned my black on black 04wrx sti people stared at you constantly probably thinking "there's another young lad thinking he owns the road" to be honest the image was a right turn off eventually. A recent investigation by the west york met police uncovered that 60% of drivers in Bradford are driving with no insurance!
I loved my scooby so much so that I'm gonna get another sti 05 or 06 as the hawkeyes are v.rare round here compared to the classics/bugs/blobs, its a shame such a good car is stereotyped in such a way...even though Q7's M3's and Rs4's are becoming chavy here with dicks behind the wheels....*******!
Rant over!
I loved my scooby so much so that I'm gonna get another sti 05 or 06 as the hawkeyes are v.rare round here compared to the classics/bugs/blobs, its a shame such a good car is stereotyped in such a way...even though Q7's M3's and Rs4's are becoming chavy here with dicks behind the wheels....*******!
Rant over!
