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Old 04 March 2013, 07:21 PM
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Default Why does every **** on the road want to race an Impreza?

I've had two today, same stretch of road, one this morning, one tonight.
First one was a Nissan Qashqai, second was a huuuuge old shape 5 series barge.

Thing is, what the fcuck's the point on a 40mph dual carriageway in heavy traffic?
Maybe I'm just getting too old.
Old 04 March 2013, 07:28 PM
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I get this too, some idiot in a run of the mill car sat on my back bumper in a 30mph limit or a little hatchback zooming off from the lights like it's some sort of victory, what's the point?
Old 04 March 2013, 07:36 PM
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Mainly get it from Audi drivers around ours.
Old 04 March 2013, 07:45 PM
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They probably just drive everywhere like that , maybe nothing to do with you at all.
Old 04 March 2013, 07:49 PM
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This is why I love the whole Spec D thing....."Yeah yeah it's a WRX"....is it now?!
Old 04 March 2013, 07:50 PM
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Only had my new age 3 days but finding the same. Don't think the NUr spec exhaust helps either (it's going)

Norman Dog, think I was in your street today (assuming I have correct person), my nana lives in the bungalows (assuming yours is the spec D), if so listen out for mine, I visit quite regularly.
Old 04 March 2013, 07:54 PM
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same here,every single day without fail.... what i am noticing more is the amount of volkswagon passat drivers up my sh1tter!

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Old 04 March 2013, 08:01 PM
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I like hassling imprezas and evos when I'm in the van, makes me giggle
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Originally Posted by MichaelB
Only had my new age 3 days but finding the same. Don't think the NUr spec exhaust helps either (it's going)

Norman Dog, think I was in your street today (assuming I have correct person), my nana lives in the bungalows (assuming yours is the spec D), if so listen out for mine, I visit quite regularly.

Love the sound of the Nur Spec, I'll keep an ear out for you.
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Funnily enough I had this from a Porsche 911 Turbo driver tonight, what was the point?? his car is massively quicker than mine and yet he did everything possible to get ahead of me in rush hour traffic including undertaking n cutting up some woman in her MPV I still caught him up n overtook him at speed though, when he got caught up in traffic, look on his face was a picture
Old 04 March 2013, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by bioforger
Funnily enough I had this from a Porsche 911 Turbo driver tonight, what was the point?? his car is massively quicker than mine and yet he did everything possible to get ahead of me in rush hour traffic including undertaking n cutting up some woman in her MPV I still caught him up n overtook him at speed though, when he got caught up in traffic, look on his face was a picture
Outstanding . Nice one.
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but dont you love pulling up at the lights next to a chav in his saxo and watching him stare straight ahead pretending he hasnt noticed a proper performance car and hoping you havent spotted his drum brakes under his halfords multifit alloys.....

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Old 04 March 2013, 08:17 PM
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no one tries to race my KIAfocusSEAT.
Old 04 March 2013, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
but dont you love pulling up at the lights next to a chav in his saxo and watching him stare straight ahead pretending he hasnt noticed a proper performance car and hoping you havent spotted his drum under his halfords multifit alloys.....
Haha! You nailed it in one sentence.
Old 04 March 2013, 08:32 PM
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I used to get it in my blobeye all the time, hoping when i buy my new hatch version that being more descreet it wont attract *****
Old 04 March 2013, 08:57 PM
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I had the same on Saturday. A Porsche Boxter S. Makes me laugh how they resort to bad and dangerous driving to overtake.
Old 04 March 2013, 09:03 PM
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i had a sticker made up and put it in the back window with these words
DON'T BOTHER YOU AINT WORTH THE PETROL
it cost £5.00 and has saved me a fortune, chavs pull up behind read it and realise i ain't gonna bother racing a pile of ****e 2door shopping trolly
Old 04 March 2013, 09:11 PM
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I have a fairly discreet Legacy B4 so don't get much hassle.
What I don't get is the attitude of some younger drivers/passengers.
Last night I pulled up next to a nice, subtle, modified Toyota Supra.Two guys in their early 20's I would guess.The passenger looked over at my car & I gave him a nod to acknowledge his car & they both just stare straight ahead with the hard man expression on their faces.
I have had this a couple of times.Seems some of them just look at having a nice car as a 'street cred' thing & have no joy in appreciating other cars or sharing in the car culture community.
Old 04 March 2013, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
but dont you love pulling up at the lights next to a chav in his saxo and watching him stare straight ahead pretending he hasnt noticed a proper performance car and hoping you havent spotted his drum brakes under his halfords multifit alloys.....
Just wondering how you know that he hasnt actually seen your car or even cares less
Old 04 March 2013, 09:16 PM
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Just drive in the inside lane on the motorway at 60mph with the trucks!
They look as the pass you then you can choose which one to pounce on!

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I had it tonight with someone in a transit type van, have to say it shot off like a rocket, still I only had to rev my type r to 4k and left him standing
Old 04 March 2013, 09:20 PM
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Petrol is to expensive and the law is what it is to race every ***** that wants to test,so I just let them move on.SJ.
Old 04 March 2013, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
but dont you love pulling up at the lights next to a chav in his saxo and watching him stare straight ahead pretending he hasnt noticed a proper performance car and hoping you havent spotted his drum brakes under his halfords multifit alloys.....

haha this is so funny i like to give it a few blips of the throttle and watch him launch of in a cloud of..... well nothing lol whilst i slowly pootle off changing out of first at 2k revs with a big smile on my face
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i had it the other niight,i took my 10 yearold godson out for a run out as he loves cars! just trunderling along behind a car then some morons apeared behing me in a skip (mg rover 25 with green alloys) then to my dis belief he overtook me going around a blind corner and i had to slam on to let him inbetween me and the car infront otherwise there would of been a crash! my godson said quick reactions Dave
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Having Anti-lag helps to be little any car at the lights
Old 04 March 2013, 10:13 PM
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I tend to get this sort of thing mostly from Mr White van man in there transits, it's laughable.
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We aint trying to race you...we wanna hear ya beastie
Old 04 March 2013, 10:20 PM
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I really don't know if in the 6 months I have had my Scoob either no one wants to race me or they are racing me but just can't keep up :/

Not had 1 person on dual carriageways, lights or motorway! Although I did have someone in a passat at mc donalds ask me if I wanted a race, I just laughed
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Originally Posted by Hawkeye D
This is why I love the whole Spec D thing....."Yeah yeah it's a WRX"....is it now?!
Does anyone even have a bog standard WRX on here?
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Had some middle aged guy pull beside me on the dual carriageway at the weekend in one of them jaguar xkr r things? Nice looking motor really, I usually drive mine wearing big green ear defenders I look a right **** but my car uses a straight cut dog box and is stripped of all sound deadening, he slowed to the same speed as me looked over and gestured to go for it, I pointed to the for sale sign in the rear drivers side window that had in big red letters 558BHP SPRINT CAR FOR SALE and shook my head while giving him a big grin, he stuck up his middle finger and roared of!! *** head, I just carried on poofing along at my 60mph pace. True story.

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