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akshay67 14 December 2001 09:21 AM

Perhaps this is not the right forum to place this post, but I'll do it to get it off my chest...

<grrrr>
I've had my scooby for 4 weeks now (MY99), and one thing that really gets on my nerves is BMW 323i drivers who insist on driving an inch away from my rear bumper. I get this about once a day and yesterday I thought enough is enough. I was on the dual carriage way and I could see the distinctive twin round lights of a Beamer getting closer - I was at 50mph (which is the limit) and in the inside lane. I just took my foot off the gas and the car slowed down - eventually coming to a halt. People started horning. I took off again, at normal speed, and the guy kept his distance this time.

OK, sounds like I did a stupid thing, but I think the guy got the message...

I get the same from FTO owners (mostly on the M'way), but I usually get into the slower lanes and let them pass.

</grrrr>

SPEN555 14 December 2001 09:43 AM

I got the same thing with a guy in a mark II golf. I was on a dual carriageway with a 50 limit and I overtook a couple of cars and pulled back into the inside lane. During which time a mark II golf behind me sat on my bumper the whole time. After overtaking these cars the road was clear for him to pass me. But oh no! he tucked into my rear bumper and proceeded to follow behind me. So I thought I am not going to be pushed into racing this a@@hole and so I slowed down to 25/30mph and so he overtook me.

I have had my scoob 16 months now and it certainly attracts some to$$ers.

Damian.

fast bloke 14 December 2001 09:54 AM

akshay - get your flame suit on quick - there are more BM owners on here than Scooby drivers. Its not that we think we own the road - we do own it :D:D:D

davyboy 14 December 2001 09:56 AM

FB, you own the outside lane of the motorway!!

Have you even seen a BMW use the inside lane of a motor way??

Richard Askew 14 December 2001 09:57 AM

...only after cutting someone up ;) :D

fast bloke 14 December 2001 10:08 AM

Davyboy - Take yourself down to your local BM garage - get an options list - look closely - near the bottom you will find that you can buy either a single lane or the entire road :D:D:D No point in buying the inside lanes, cos they are cluttered up with scoobs, which we all know are slow in a straight line ;)


Richard - fix your own hotmail then :p

zoog 14 December 2001 10:26 AM

BM's always use the inside lane - to undertake!

Dave P 14 December 2001 01:11 PM

plus they have an auto fog lights on switch....

akshay67 14 December 2001 01:30 PM

On BMs, I know for a fact that what appears to be foglights are actually the main lights. And what appears to be the main lights are infact just dummy lenses.

fast bloke 14 December 2001 02:36 PM

Can I have two of whatever he's been drinking please :D

GazP 14 December 2001 02:45 PM

Taken from the BMW owners handbook...

"Congratulations on buying your BMW. You can now brag to all your friends on how you own an over priced and under performing car, M3 and M5 owners excluded, and you now have the card blanche to drive however feel.

We here at BMW advise you leave the front fog lights on at all time so people will notice you in your BMW and we also suggest you try and get as close to the car in front at all times."

Allegedyly, tongue firmly in cheek...

fast bloke 14 December 2001 02:51 PM

Gaz - your point is?

Scrappy2 14 December 2001 02:53 PM

Taken from the BMW brochure...

'Indicators are an optional extra'

:D

MarkJackon 14 December 2001 03:05 PM

Leave BMW owners alone, a lot of them are disabled.

They must be, they always use the diasbled parking spaces !

Scrappy2 14 December 2001 03:10 PM

Taken from the BMW owners handbook...
"Congratulations on buying your BMW. You can now drive on top of or over the white lines on a single carriageway road"
;)

fast bloke 14 December 2001 03:46 PM

Keep it up scrappy - I await your next incredibly witty comment with baited breath :D This is soooooooo funny - I haven't heard anything this funny in minutes ;)

Scrappy2 14 December 2001 03:58 PM

:D

IntegraR 14 December 2001 04:12 PM

FTO drivers problem is that they cant understand why a 2.0l V6 24 valve engine only produces 200BHP :D


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