Just been speaking to my young lady who has had another run in with the Max Power types.
Apparently trying to run her off the road.

I know we all have this far too often. Does the Impreza represent a threat to their manhood?

Jason

 

I had an experience with a Max Power Nova this lunchtime as well. The lads slowed down and let me out of a side turning! I suspect they thought I was going to go in the same direction as them, so they could chase me, but I crossed over the road and went the other way ('cos that's what I wanted to do anyway)....hehehehehe

 

Imprezas, evo's, RS's, we all get it from these 'boys' and their toy's!!

I was going down the motorway on the way to coventry on friday. Cruising at about 85mph, I was soon aware that a nova (the usual rubbish on it, wheels, bodykit which looked like it had been stuck on with tape, etc) pulled up next to me. I was in the middle lane and thought that they were just overtaking me. It was only when i looked over and they were about to chuck a can of beer at my car. I quickly pulled away and nothing happened. To cool off, i snuck into the nearest service station because at that point all i wanted was a hassle free friday night!!

Now my point being is would they have done that if I was in a 1.3 escort popular instead of an RS. It wasn't like I was the only one on the motorway!!

I can fully understand where you are coming from because I know the general banter about scoobs and RS's but at the end of the day, when we have to put up with people like this we are all in the same boat!!

 

Tell me about it. I reckon I must have a big magnet in the boot of my car, carefully tuned to attract all Nova's....

 

I notice most of them seem to be Novas.........

 

It happened to me for the first time this weekend I am sad to say.

I live in Highgate and usually get the Porker or M3 driver looking down their nose at me, however after a thorough washing on Saturday I drove my car back to my house to shammy her down.

When this spotty oike and his bint come over and say nice motor mate, that’s a fack1n wicked fin on the back, are they standard seats as well.

Then his bint cracks up in a rougher than a robbers dog accent, mate your car is well wicked, we love it and we are well Max Power.

I **** you not that is what they said, I muttered a few words and then replied that my car has and never will be Maxkin Power and left it at that, they walked off and shouted Max Power half way down the street.

All this in broad day light, I mean they weren't even p1ssed.

 

Well, I'm suprised I did not get any frownful looks from anyone at Bentley due to the severe 'max power krew' look of the Wagon, ie; blacked out rear windows, SuperDrager hanging out the back, and tiny interior ultra-violet lights.

I've not yet, touch wood, had the max power kiddies try and hassle me, maybe because it's a Wagon they think it's a GL or a sport and not a turbo, well, as long as they think I'm not worth the hassle then let them think that.

 

Pwahahaaaaaaaaaaa!

That rulz!!!

Pwahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

MAX POWER!!! YEAH BABY!!!

 

I am so glad that I'm not alone in this whatever the brand of car!!

I temporarily boosted said Magazines readership today to see what these people are all about. Can't get over how really, really shamefully sad these lads and lasses are.

I'm happy to live and let live but I'd much prefer to maintain the illusion that these people are from a different planet and have them leave me and mine alone.....

Jeremy Clarkson should do a feature on them I'd pay to see him rip the p*ss out of them.

 

A Nova beat me and my scooby at the weekend. Must have been something to do with me not pressing the accelerator. A 1986 RS turbo challenged me an a busy motor also on Sunday. Guess what? He won! He shot off at over 100 where I could only muster 80.
Lordy! My car must be really poo. I still love her though.

 

Aero:
Just let them blast past at 100, and then laugh real loud when you see them 100 yards down the road, pulled by plod and getting done! best feeling there is.

 

Best feeling there is, What?

What are you lot on.. Going past a scoobie and it not keeping up is much more fun..

Nova's should be pulled into the ocean, along with MAX Power Readers.. Went to the MAX power show last year, dunno why, just to have a look, lasted about 40mins, cost ten quid..what a rip off a tenner to see aload of boyracers polish there kenwood woofers...

I much prefre racing past the tonne mark...
Never been pulled

 

Dinger Interesting thoughts haven't you got some backup tapes to load?

 

I think he's well off to 'HappyLand' already Jason

 

Yep, im loading backup tapes, in happyland..

Destroying scoobies on the way...

God you lot bite early....

He He He HE

 

Have to agree with everyone so far although its not just the max power lot, went to Fastcars own shown at Santa Pod (2 years ago i think) had a nice time there except for as we were leaving bunch of toss@rs were making people wheel spin out of the entry gates and if they did'nt were kicking cars.

Cheers
Simon

 

Your all going on like the so called "max power" peeps are all bad.

May I just ad that most of the people at max power shows and cruises are scooby owners just like the black one in last months max power.

So pot calling the kettle black springs to mind........

 

Andy,
I guess I have to bear some responsibility for that. The magazine is, however, like the Sun on steroids and really does promote laddish behaviour. I'm not being hypocritical I don't behave that way.

My other half was genuinely worried by these lads this morning. They were three up in an old astra. She shouldn't have to put up with it nor should any one else. Agree?

Jason

 

Unfortunately the scoob has been a victim of its own success. Gone are the days when you could sit smugly behind the bonnet bulge, only you and a few others knowing what was under there.
It pains me to say it but the scoob is now as nearly common as the XR2i and the falling residules now mean that 19yr old living with parents can afford a P reg ish example. (no offence meant to young scoob owners). Today in the 15 mile journey to work i passed no less than 3 scoobs (1 x 5 door and 2 x 4 door).
I'm not trying to sound snobbish (or bitter) but I genuinely think that the prime scoob owning era is over...

CLIMBING INTO FLAME SUIT ...

 

Guys,

This type of strange behavoiur seems to extend beyond the Max Power clan. I have found that people of all ages spot my Scoob approaching and make every possible attempt to keep me behind them.

As you approach they seem to be happily cruising, but then you find yourself eventually accelerating hard to pass them or backing off while the scream up the road!

Also when pulling up at traffic lights I find I get a glance at the scoop, the wheels and eventually into the car from the driver of the car next to or on the opposite side of the road. This person then proceeds to tear off up the road in whatever they drive as if to prove a point....oh well, I smile politely and let them live out their fantasy...well most of the time!

Kevin

 

The best bit about washing the cars at a weekend is wash the Scooby, put it out on the road to dry whilst doing the Wife's and watching for the Max mob go down the road, seeing the scooby parked, they then turn around and come blasting down the road doing about 40 but sounding like 90, [god Cheery bombs sound crap] then turn around again to do the same, sundays record was 8 passes !! before getting more cars, funny just by putting the Shogun in the road nothing !!!
I wonder what stories they tell their 14 year old G/friends ?? I blew a Scooby away today !! What time did your mum say you have to be in ??

 

JasonHook:
I do agree with you, she, and we should not have to put up with this. I'm little more worried now, why? Well SuzyQ has yet to take the scoob out and I just *know* that some ********* will try and race her, she can hold her own, as she's had some nut-nut follow her before. But I'm more worried about the dicks trying to force her off the road, what they might not know is that SuzyQ might have Jam and Ali, and maybe even Maggie the dog, in the back, and as the rear windows are blacked out you'd have to get real close to see they are there. Thus the dicks would be causing SuzyQ and the girlies and the hound grief.

Why can't this idiots except that we don't all want to race and impress our 10 year old friends.

 

Ive actually noticed that alot of the Max Power brigade seem to respect the Scoobies, Ive been to a Cruise and loads of people came up asking questions about the mods and styling! They all walked way saying Cossie Killer too! It does seem that Scoobies are becoming trendy with some of these Boy racers.

I took a couple of lads out in it that night and when we came back there was about 30 of them crowded around us, I think the lads I took out were still in shock!

Stef had the same experience with some lads out at the Coventry Cruise aswell.

Harj...

 

I had a car full playing me up the other night, the 'usual' Nova 1.3 about half an inch off the ground. He decided to overtake me at 100+, which I quite happily let him do, especially as around the next corner they had taken the road surface off & left a huge ramp, which he must have hit at about 80mph.

Had to have a little chuckle to myself as I drove past!


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wouldn't take any nova drivers out in my car, they might **** there pants..Especially if they thought a scoobie was FAST

 

It seems as though some of these Max Power boys are coming onto here now! We need to turn on the Boy Racer Filter!

Harj...

 

They may be prats a lot of the time but you can`t really begrdge young working class lads trying to indulge their passion for cars, after all thats what we do but on a larger budget and with a bit more taste due to our older age profile.

Personally I`m sick of the tossers in BMWs and Audis who are on the whole selfish and arrogant road users, particularly the women in recent years.

 

Female tossers, now there's a thought.........

I don't think people are attacking necessarily the desire to "tart up" a cheap car coz that's what you can afford at that stage in your life.

More the boorish ******* behaviour that for many goes hand in hand with that lifestyle choice, which can be quite threatening/intimidating.

More often than not that behaviour will most likely be aimed at lone women drivers as the type of detritus who do that sort of thing would cack themselves if a big bloke was sat behind the wheel.

Take no notice of them. To paraphrase Clint in Dirty Harry, they are dogs**t and two things happen to dogs**t either somebody walks in it or it dries up and blows away.

 

Andy Loftus,

You said _most_ of the people going to cruises/max power events are actually scooby owners.

Why are there so many novas and so few scoobies turning up to those gatherings? Maybe people are embarrased to own scoobies and are buying tasteful "maxed-up" novas to exhibit at these congregations?!

This is just a case of Mr Pedantic(Me) calling mr InaccurateUnfoundedArgument(You) Wrong.

Moray

 

Take a long hard look at what you people have just posted. You realy sound like the sterotypical snobby 'Hooray Henry'. Some, but not all of you, seem to have the attitude that only a select few should own a Subaru, why is this? The more people that find out how good the Subaru is, whether it be in the car magazines or by word of mouth, the more people will want to own one. That is only natural. Your cars will end up going the same way as the Sierra Cosworth and the RS Turbo, in that they will soon be old and cheap enough for younger people to own. That is when the problem of raised insurance premiums will effect most, if not all, of you. I thought you would all be pleased if more and more people owned a Subaru, as that can only be good publicity for Subaru themselves. Wherever you go these days there are good and bad drivers, regardless of age. Sure your car atracts unwanted attention but looking at some other posts about people speeding and getting caught the phrase 'people who live in glass houses...' suddenley springs to mind.