Whereas you on the other hand know exactly what is going on in the other car that wants to make quicker progress than you? I'm not suggesting that tailgating is something to be admired, however somebody making a quicker getaway from the traffic lights is not necessarily racing and perhaps points to you having a bit of a chip on your shoulder about being overtaken? Do you have an older sibling who always beat you in peddle car racers?
I would suggest a window sticker stating "less than 10 cylinders don't even think about it you clown" would be a lovely addition to your current chariot.

And everyone conveniently misses this bit in the link the OP posted:

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1940...

Pull your necks in gents.

Cheers mate, I had noticed that too

Your welcome. Make sure you put it in the garage section on your profile though. This is most people first port of call when sizing someone up on here and having nothing listed attracts the FBI style investigations that gets all the old boys on here excited and saying things like 'pwned', 'fail' and 'thread of the year' as they high 5 each other, even though they are on some odd tangent.

If you were displaying correct lane discipline you wouldn't have to move out their way. Therefore you obviously drive like a douche. End of.

0-60mph
Mini Cooper S 7.4sec
Range Rover Diesel (nearly 3 tons) 7.5sec

The range rover is no slouch.

I also agree a noticeable number of those who suddenly quicken their pace on seeing a sports car catch up with them are driving a Tdi, often VAG. Maybe they think they are being courteous speeding up, but really it would be better if they stuck to their original pace and let me overtake as all they are doing is still holding me up. The nature of most diesels does mean relatively swift acceleration say from 40 to 50 exiting a bend, but when out of the small window of powerband thats it.

I'd been driving a 2010 2.0 TDI Passat the last 3 weeks and can understand why people may feel that they can put the foot down and that their cars are fast as the change in pace does make the cars feel fast - its just that they are not. The human body isn't good at measuring speed, sitting in the passenger seat of a VAG 2.0TDi I'm sure most people if unable to see the speedo would think them faster than petrol n/a cars that are a full 3 or 4 seconds faster to 60mph. Doing an actual measure, say cruising at 30mph to a specific point, booting it to the next specific point and then looking at the speedo is a good indicator. The Passat for example when booted over the same distance as my VX220 will read about 20mph slower terminal speed, if feels faster though.

Seriously guys, which one of you has my stick?

To be brutally honest, listening to people like the OP bhing about 'diesel drivers' is getting a little boring. As are the comments about 'performance diesels'.

1) The 123d does 60 in 6.5sec (according to evo magazine)
2) It returns 35mpg even when I'm driving it like I stole it (my previous car would be mid-teens, and not significantly faster)
3) I'm screwing the Government out of about £2k a year in fuel tax compared to my previous car
4) I actually enjoy driving my current car more

I've been out on a number of runs with fellow PHers, and most will probably vouch that on a cross-country blast I don't spare the horses. I'm as much a pistonhead as anyone else, despite my car drinking from the 'dirty' pump.

Given a choice between my current keys (123d) and my previous keys (Focus ST260) I'd be taking the keys to the BM every time. Diesels have come a long way.

To the OP; if anyone is hassling you on the road, you're holding them up regardless of what they're in. Just get out of the way and let them past. They're not trying to 'race' you, they're not trying to 'prove' anything. They just want to travel faster than you are.


Signed,

A Tailgating, Diesel-Driving tt


<flashes xenons: "GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU MONGtt.">

My skoda diesel is so fast I can drive around the M25 eating my own smoke.