Scooby Turbo Owners Friendly?
15 August 2003, 10:41 AM
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Why is it that some scooby turbo owners dont respond to a "Hi" from other owners?
Has anyone had other scooby turbo owners "trying it on" with your scoob? Sort of "mine is better than yours" syndrome.
Is there not an informal respect code that you try to acknowledge fellow scooby turbo drivers on the road?
Been blanked a few times, blatantly!
Has anyone had other scooby turbo owners "trying it on" with your scoob? Sort of "mine is better than yours" syndrome.
Is there not an informal respect code that you try to acknowledge fellow scooby turbo drivers on the road?
Been blanked a few times, blatantly!
15 August 2003, 10:45 AM
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Don't worry about it. I have the same problem in and around the Midlands, where only about half the Scooby drivers respond if you wave or flash (your lights 
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They need to get down off their high horse and become part of the Scooby Gang! Not that I'll lose any sleep if they don't...
) at them.They need to get down off their high horse and become part of the Scooby Gang! Not that I'll lose any sleep if they don't...
15 August 2003, 10:49 AM
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Oopps, i hope ur not the guy i blanked this morning in sidcup, if it was u or anyone else that reads this im real sorry, my girlfriend was chatting, i saw the wave at the last minute, but alas it was 2 late! 
15 August 2003, 11:07 AM
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don't forget most people tend to concentrate on their driving and not at every damnded car that's coming the other way etc.
I wave to about 1 in 5 cars as I miss most of them, it doesn't make you a miserable b4stard..
I wave to about 1 in 5 cars as I miss most of them, it doesn't make you a miserable b4stard..
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15 August 2003, 11:23 AM
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saw a guy yesterday he had just got out of his P1 at trowell services on the M1 for a smoke, gave him a nice big wave and smile and he looked at me like i had two heads ...
15 August 2003, 12:15 PM
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I get the fish eye stare as well quite often. Its usually the blokes in a newish WRX type who initially don't like speaking to a classic owner, and when they see it is an STI it makes it even worse! 
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15 August 2003, 12:36 PM
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I belong to the newish WRX owner types, but to me, a scoob is a scoob regardless of age or model and just shows me that the driver has good taste in cars. I wave/flash at all I see......don't always get a response though.....
15 August 2003, 01:24 PM
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Rare but it does happen. Had some clueless spotty oik boasting about the "abilities" of his UK300 in the petrol station queue the other day.
Didn't think he had the braincells to comprehend the extra power and 150kg weight advantage my "old" Classic had, so just smiled, and winked at his girlfriend, who was obviously getting a bit fed up with him.
Kids nowadays...
Didn't think he had the braincells to comprehend the extra power and 150kg weight advantage my "old" Classic had, so just smiled, and winked at his girlfriend, who was obviously getting a bit fed up with him.
Kids nowadays...
15 August 2003, 03:49 PM
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Outside of meets and Scoobynet, I find owners a bit 50/50!
Some really friendly and just want to know more, so I give a bit of advice and point towards here and local meets!
Some will just blank you!!! [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
The ones I hate are the ones who are up themselves telling *me* that they have 300bhp out of a UK car, and when I ask about mods it's an exhaust and filter!!!
It bothered me more when I did have a big powered UK car, but now it doesn't bother me at all as I patronise them and just nod & smile!!!
Some really friendly and just want to know more, so I give a bit of advice and point towards here and local meets!
Some will just blank you!!! [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
The ones I hate are the ones who are up themselves telling *me* that they have 300bhp out of a UK car, and when I ask about mods it's an exhaust and filter!!!
It bothered me more when I did have a big powered UK car, but now it doesn't bother me at all as I patronise them and just nod & smile!!!
15 August 2003, 09:58 PM
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I see the same car on the way to work most mornings and we BOTH wave everyday(I DONT know his name?)
His brother is a member on here though
I guess some people dont bother to wave as they feel stupid if they dont get a wave back
His brother is a member on here though
I guess some people dont bother to wave as they feel stupid if they dont get a wave back
16 August 2003, 02:10 PM
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you have to remember that the subaru isnt limited to enthusiasts or even people how know what theyre driving. Have a fairfew in my area an half of them are riven by middle aged businesstypes with no idea.
One woman the road down from me has a uk turbo, i see her afair bit, normally starting it up on a cold day andflying off down the road at full throttle without warming it up. If she doesnt even know shes killing her turbo, i doubt shes a subaru enthusiast
One woman the road down from me has a uk turbo, i see her afair bit, normally starting it up on a cold day andflying off down the road at full throttle without warming it up. If she doesnt even know shes killing her turbo, i doubt shes a subaru enthusiast
16 August 2003, 05:28 PM
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i still flash & wave like a loonatic at all even there's only a similarity to scoobies (flashed a few corollas thinking they were bugeyes ) & i'm always stopping people to try & get them to the local meets Get a fair few who are not in the slightest bit interested but hey it's them missing out so i just pity them missing out on some of the bonus scooby things
I believe i will still do it when i sell scooby soon then i expect acknowledgement to change to WTF!
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) & i'm always stopping people to try & get them to the local meets Get a fair few who are not in the slightest bit interested but hey it's them missing out so i just pity them missing out on some of the bonus scooby things I believe i will still do it when i sell scooby soon then i expect acknowledgement to change to WTF!
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17 August 2003, 10:35 PM
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RB5Caterham,
Sounds like you have the same combo as myself, Scooby + 7. Must admit I tend not wave when in the Scooby as I usually get blanked or odd looks (not all the time of course). Think it's because we associate the Scoob solely with the guys on here, but alot, probably the majority, are owned out there by folks who know nothing of Scoobynet and maybe wonder what all this gesturing is about. I tend to regard my Scoob as a workhorse, a vehicle for A - B use, and if used as such I may as well have a bit of fun in it at the same time, other cars would provide the same, it's just the Scoob is the weapon of choice at the moment. Now in the 7 on the other hand, I always wave, sometimes even at W*******ds, if I am going to fast to recognise what they are.
Sounds like you have the same combo as myself, Scooby + 7. Must admit I tend not wave when in the Scooby as I usually get blanked or odd looks (not all the time of course). Think it's because we associate the Scoob solely with the guys on here, but alot, probably the majority, are owned out there by folks who know nothing of Scoobynet and maybe wonder what all this gesturing is about. I tend to regard my Scoob as a workhorse, a vehicle for A - B use, and if used as such I may as well have a bit of fun in it at the same time, other cars would provide the same, it's just the Scoob is the weapon of choice at the moment. Now in the 7 on the other hand, I always wave, sometimes even at W*******ds, if I am going to fast to recognise what they are.