quattro digest, Vol 1 #1590 - 18 msgs

[George Selby]

At 04:59 PM 5/31/01 -0400, you wrote:
>If you lived in Pennsylvania you'd be a pro at that.
>I posted maybe a year ago about people who I've
>actually SEEN watch you coming in their side mirror.
>You going 100 mph, them 56.  They will wait until you
>are less than 10 car lengths away and then pull into
>the left lane.  I now take it as a given and
>automatically let off the gas when approaching until
>I'm SURE they aren't going to pull this stunt.  It
>served me well on the autobahn, but 1 a-hole did get
>me when they came from the merge lane to the far left
>lane in 1 move.  Luckily the 2001 C200 Mercs have
>pretty good brakes.  1 other thing I found out is that
>very large, expensive German cars, esp. with HID
>lights still get some respect.

I've found that my 78 F-150 gets a lot a 'respect' on the highway.  It's 
lifted 4" and has 35" tires, and a steel winch bumper and winch.  Paint 
looks like (and it's true I don't) care if any more damage is caused to my 
vehicle.  Usually I can just cruise down the left lane (when necessary, I 
normally drive as right as possible) and traffic parts as if I were a cop.

One jack-ss  (young driver driving a brand new Range Rover Discovery) came 
across 4 lanes of traffic immediately after entering the freeway,  not even 
up to speed yet when he did this.  I was cruising along and when he planted 
himself in front of me he had the audacity to smack on the brakes for no 
reason (Everyone else is going 75 in a 65 zone, he's going 60.)  I 
didn't.  He got within about 3 feet of my bumper before he decided to floor 
it and get out of the way.  Funny, he decided to drive in the proper lane 
after that.

  George Selby
70 F-100 Ranger XLT 400 C6
78 F-150 4x4 400 4 spd
83 Audi Coupe GT
86 Nissan 300ZX
92 Subaru Legacy Wagon AWD
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