I thought this was going to be a different kind of profiling discussion, like "doing 80 in a 65 in my silver ms3, pass a cop and he pulls over the mustang I just passed instead of me" kind of profiling.
I thought this was going to be a different kind of profiling discussion, like "doing 80 in a 65 in my silver ms3, pass a cop and he pulls over the mustang I just passed instead of me" kind of profiling.
Apexcarver wrote: What does it say that I am waxing nostalgic for fart cannons with questionable (and unpainted) bodykits? At least it seemed that more people were into cars back then.
It says you have lost your mind... At least the helladlush crew occasionally produces a good looking car (when they don't take it too far). A body kit never improved the look of any car.
volvoclearinghouse wrote: Tangentially-related topic: I've noticed that if a car I see has any sort of body damage to it, that damage correlates with how I said vehicle is being operated: -Damage to the front end: Driver waits until the last minute to stop at red lights and traffic jams. Usually driving very quickly. -Damage to the front sides/fenders: Driver drives exceedingly quickly and swerves in and out of lanes. -Damage on the doors and rear quarters: Driver drives erratically, weaves, and in general seems clueless about anything going on outside of the car's windows. Usually on a cell phone. -Damage to the back end of the car: Driver stops unexpectedly, rides the brakes, and in general uses the brakes a lot. -Damage to the roof: LOOK OUT!!!!!
Many of my cars have damage like this, but they all came to me that way. It's amazing how cheap a "premium" car gets when it's got 2-3 dents on it. Nobody wants it!
I have to say, I think the car causes the behavior. I recently sold the SE-R in my avatar and picked up a grey, Saturn, SL1 (The slow, single cam model) with black bumpers. Its a 5 speed, but I drive ridiculously slow, hands at 10 and 2, patiently waiting my turn in line. I hate to admit it, but I drove the SE-R in a way that should have earned me a free flat-brimmed Tapout hat and a cheap barbed-wire arm tattoo.
The Miata is a nice happy medium. I don't feel the need to fly from stoplight to stoplight because, well, Miatas are just embarrassingly slow in a straight line without FI or an engine swap. A nice twisty road or an empty highway cloverleaf, on the other hand. . .
See, there you have it, indisputable, scientific proof - its the car.
Ashyukun wrote: In reply to Lesley: As a credit to GM's engineers though, the woman driving it walked away uninjured. I always maintained that I should have painted a small Metro under the driver's window of that car...
to GM's credit... is all they did was slap a badge on a suzuki swift ;-)...
I use extra caution around mom vans and priuses. Occasionally, I'll get lucky enough to get stuck behind the "Ultimate battle for berkeleytard supremacy" (One in either lane) leaving a light. Nothing like the inevitability of at least 20 minutes worth of banging your head on the steering wheel, going 5 mph under the speed limit to start the day.
poopshovel wrote: I use extra caution around mom vans and priuses. Occasionally, I'll get lucky enough to get stuck behind the "Ultimate battle for berkeleytard supremacy" (One in either lane) leaving a light. Nothing like the inevitability of at least 20 minutes worth of banging your head on the steering wheel, going 5 mph under the speed limit to start the day.
I was behind a brand new Volvo C70 on the way home home the other day, and it left a traffic light that leads to a hard left with a funky median at what I swear was idle the entire way through the light and around the left turn. I basically had to ride the brakes the entire way and it's a short green light with a long red. I was ready to just hit the thing and tell them that's what they get for being shiny happy people.
Regarding my driving - it's why I have six cars. I drive them all differently - as they best like to be driven. Possibly in the case of the Tacoma (3.4 V6, 2WD, PreRunner package) I drive it a little more like an M3 than most, but it's remeined upright thus far.
Regarding others, I mercilessly profile. It's a cyclist/bicyclist/ex-messenger's best defense mechanism.
Toyman01 wrote: I The Abomination is a whole different level of insane. It's like the Lance Armstrong of go carts. It's been doping all it's life. I drive it accordingly.
This so has to be in the next issue.
I actually drive my fastest car the slowest. The mx6 is one of those cars that once you drive it hard, you're breaking every speed limit in the US within about... 4 seconds at most.
I drive it like a grandpa. Depressing.
volvoclearinghouse wrote: Tangentially-related topic: I've noticed that if a car I see has any sort of body damage to it, that damage correlates with how I said vehicle is being operated:
Hey now all the damage on my car was caused by other people's inattentive driving, swinging doors, loose shopping carts or kicked up rocks. Except one, a minor parking lot fender-bender I caused. But that one got crashed over by some old guy so I don't know if it counts anymore.
tuna55 wrote:volvoclearinghouse wrote: -Damage to the roof: LOOK OUT!!!!!Seems I remember a DD parked in your yard that suddenly had some damage on the roof... hmmm
Yeah, and if you'd been in the vicinity when said roof damage occurred, you'd have done well to heed my warning above!
volvoclearinghouse wrote:tuna55 wrote:Yeah, and if you'd been in the vicinity when said roof damage occurred, you'd have done well to heed my warning above!volvoclearinghouse wrote: -Damage to the roof: LOOK OUT!!!!!Seems I remember a DD parked in your yard that suddenly had some damage on the roof... hmmm
That includes being foolish enough to be in the car with you!!
I kid, I kid, you're like my favorite person ever, and certainly no worse of a driver than me (although my lap times have been known to occasionally be quicker, snicker snicker).
To everyone who isn't VCH, our best lap times from Lemons are often within a second of each other, swapping places often, regardless of car, although I think I he may have slight edge when it comes to avoiding black flags.
This bit from Rowan Atkinson's "The Driven Man" came to me as applicable here while referencing a different bit for another thread...
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