AUDI RS6 MUPPET
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SteveSteveson said:
Shnozz said:
Sounds disgraceful to be fair. Shouldn't be displaying L plates if its not the learner driver behind the wheel.
Seriously? Picking up on this (the second person too). Technically incorrect, but who does take L plates off the second a non learner is not driving? Sounds like the OPs wife met a total knob and was upset. What's the point in picking up on details like that, other than to win internet pedant points?beerok said:
Wills2 said:
No I wouldn't, the tool in the RS6 is now ahead of me and I would just watch him disappear as there is no point in getting into a tussle at 70mph with a nutter.
But not a nice thing to happen to your wife obviously.
There are some very self righteous people here aren't there.But not a nice thing to happen to your wife obviously.
I'm not sure what your wife thought she would achieve, and yes I get it was a heat of the moment thing, but the Audi driver is never going to think to himself, wait a minute, she's tooting her horn and flashing her lights...I'll slow down, drive sensibly and thank her for her goodwill'd gestures.
pti said:
SteveSteveson said:
Shnozz said:
Sounds disgraceful to be fair. Shouldn't be displaying L plates if its not the learner driver behind the wheel.
Seriously? Picking up on this (the second person too). Technically incorrect, but who does take L plates off the second a non learner is not driving? Sounds like the OPs wife met a total knob and was upset. What's the point in picking up on details like that, other than to win internet pedant points?Sorry to hear about the OP's wife. However, this sort of situation doesn't strike me as all that unusual. Impatient person behind carts up to you at speed (usually a Transit van), intimidates all over the back of you, almost taps your o/s rear to get you to move over the split second you are passed the inside car.
Give them the finger and, in the same way as giving someone on a night out the bird, if they are a bit of a next Tuesday, they can then display their own aggression back. In this case by being a bell end.
I don't do all that many miles, and like to think I don't stay in any overtaking lane longer than needed and have an awareness of traffic behind me. I can still think of numerous occasions when the first part of that has happened to me. I can imagine, had I flicked the finger at the offending overtaker, the second part may have occurred also.
I don't really see what a post on the internet will do other than be a vent outlet. I'd suggest running the wife a bath, placing a glass of vino in her mitts, agreeing with her the bloke was a nobber and perhaps subtly suggest that he was probably a psycho and these people are best left to it without rising to flicking fingers as driving behaviour like that is indicative of a bit of a fruitloop without provocation.
macky17 said:
For Christs sake: the poor woman is bullied by some t
t in a fast Audi and the ph collective respond in their usual supportive way: because in the heat of the moment her response was less than rational (I'm sure you're all totally cool, calm and collected behind the wheel at all times... ) and she hadnt stopped to remove the L plates she therefore bought it all on herself. Seriously?
I'd have given the guy the finger personally - regretted later maybe but when you're nervous or angry a little fight-or-flight kicks in if you're human. I swear some of you guys sit around waiting for threads like this to vent a little pent-up bellendism.
Op, if I knew the guy I'd pop round with you.
Cheers Mackyt in a fast Audi and the ph collective respond in their usual supportive way: because in the heat of the moment her response was less than rational (I'm sure you're all totally cool, calm and collected behind the wheel at all times... ) and she hadnt stopped to remove the L plates she therefore bought it all on herself. Seriously? I'd have given the guy the finger personally - regretted later maybe but when you're nervous or angry a little fight-or-flight kicks in if you're human. I swear some of you guys sit around waiting for threads like this to vent a little pent-up bellendism.
Op, if I knew the guy I'd pop round with you.
macky17 said:
For Christs sake: the poor woman is bullied by some tt in a fast Audi and the ph collective respond in their usual supportive way: because in the heat of the moment her response was less than rational (I'm sure you're all totally cool, calm and collected behind the wheel at all times... ) and she hadnt stopped to remove the L plates she therefore bought it all on herself. Seriously?
I'd have given the guy the finger personally - regretted later maybe but when you're nervous or angry a little fight-or-flight kicks in if you're human. I swear some of you guys sit around waiting for threads like this to vent a little pent-up bellendism.
Op, if I knew the guy I'd pop round with you.
Well said.t in a fast Audi and the ph collective respond in their usual supportive way: because in the heat of the moment her response was less than rational (I'm sure you're all totally cool, calm and collected behind the wheel at all times... ) and she hadnt stopped to remove the L plates she therefore bought it all on herself. Seriously? I'd have given the guy the finger personally - regretted later maybe but when you're nervous or angry a little fight-or-flight kicks in if you're human. I swear some of you guys sit around waiting for threads like this to vent a little pent-up bellendism.
Op, if I knew the guy I'd pop round with you.
Buster73 said:
Deleted off the VAG board , question of time before this one disappears as well
NOPE. Deleted from the Audi post as I wasn't sure which thread would be best to post on. As you can see i'm not a usual thread poster but this really annoyed me. Would that be a sufficient reason.
Shnozz said:
I'd suggest running the wife a bath, placing a glass of vino in her mitts, agreeing with her the bloke was a nobber and perhaps subtly suggest that he was probably a psycho and these people are best left to it without rising to flicking fingers as driving behaviour like that is indicative of a bit of a fruitloop without provocation.
Best suggestion in the thread. 
My wife too had been prone to giving 'signals' to drivers of vehicles that she rightly (or wrongly) considered had wronged her on the road.
It took a while to convince her that it's not a good idea, particularly if she's by herself.
She's a lot more circumspect now.
OP - I hope that your wife has calmed down and you can both enjoy the rest of the evening.
jhonn said:
Best suggestion in the thread.
My wife too had been prone to giving 'signals' to drivers of vehicles that she rightly (or wrongly) considered had wronged her on the road.
It took a while to convince her that it's not a good idea, particularly if she's by herself.
She's a lot more circumspect now.
OP - I hope that your wife has calmed down and you can both enjoy the rest of the evening.
Thank you. jhonnMy wife too had been prone to giving 'signals' to drivers of vehicles that she rightly (or wrongly) considered had wronged her on the road.
It took a while to convince her that it's not a good idea, particularly if she's by herself.
She's a lot more circumspect now.
OP - I hope that your wife has calmed down and you can both enjoy the rest of the evening.
beerok said:
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Why is your wife displaying L plates if she is not a learner driver?
They are stick on plates and just dropped my daughter at work as she was driving there.Why is your wife displaying L plates if she is not a learner driver?
Id just let it go life is too short
So.
OP's wife gets LITERALLY RAMMED from behind by a complete stranger.
She tries to shake him off but he goes round the front of her instead.
She gets the horn and flashes him.
He tries to back himself onto her but she's having none of that.
She's left visibly shaking and the OP is FURIOUS!
Allegory for having been horribly cuckolded?
OP's wife gets LITERALLY RAMMED from behind by a complete stranger.
She tries to shake him off but he goes round the front of her instead.
She gets the horn and flashes him.
He tries to back himself onto her but she's having none of that.
She's left visibly shaking and the OP is FURIOUS!
Allegory for having been horribly cuckolded?
Greg66 said:
So.
OP's wife gets LITERALLY RAMMED from behind by a complete stranger.
She tries to shake him off but he goes round the front of her instead.
She gets the horn and flashes him.
He tries to back himself onto her but she's having none of that.
She's left visibly shaking and the OP is FURIOUS!
Allegory for having been horribly cuckolded?
And OP is there to clean up the mess.OP's wife gets LITERALLY RAMMED from behind by a complete stranger.
She tries to shake him off but he goes round the front of her instead.
She gets the horn and flashes him.
He tries to back himself onto her but she's having none of that.
She's left visibly shaking and the OP is FURIOUS!
Allegory for having been horribly cuckolded?
I think we're onto something here.
This reminds me of the time when my dad had a few too many drinks after work, so my mum drove him home from the station. As usual, she was driving at 25MPH in a 30, and the small time drug dealer type who lived around the corner got frustrated and decided to tailgate her all the way home in his old XJ40. Mum pulls into the drive and my dad immediately jumps out of the car and runs down the road after the guy who promptly stops and gets out at which point my dad took one look at him and ran back inside the house without saying anything
I guess it's only natural to get all angry when someone tries to intimidate your wife, but if you did manage to trace the driver and meet him, I reckon you might have a very similar experience to my dad.
I guess it's only natural to get all angry when someone tries to intimidate your wife, but if you did manage to trace the driver and meet him, I reckon you might have a very similar experience to my dad.
Mathematically, how does this work? Just interested. Looking at 'the facts' as given, there would've been a speed differential of 50mph. The Audi passes her and in 1 second has covered 27 metres. She flips the bird and Audi driver notices. It takes a couple of seconds and another couple before he reacts. So, 5 seconds up the road, over 100 metres away (and still moving). He then brake checks her? Really? This springs to mind.....
https://youtu.be/l4UFQWKjy_I
https://youtu.be/l4UFQWKjy_I
jhonn said:
Best suggestion in the thread.
My wife too had been prone to giving 'signals' to drivers of vehicles that she rightly (or wrongly) considered had wronged her on the road.
It took a while to convince her that it's not a good idea, particularly if she's by herself.
She's a lot more circumspect now.
OP - I hope that your wife has calmed down and you can both enjoy the rest of the evening.
If my gf got the keys to my RS4 she'd feature in a similar thread of her own albeit as the impatient villain.My wife too had been prone to giving 'signals' to drivers of vehicles that she rightly (or wrongly) considered had wronged her on the road.
It took a while to convince her that it's not a good idea, particularly if she's by herself.
She's a lot more circumspect now.
OP - I hope that your wife has calmed down and you can both enjoy the rest of the evening.
I might have little rant to myself about dick heads but i don't react visibly, just not worth the hassle.
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