Go faster stripes. Like a red rag to a bull!

[colonel c]

Last autumn I decided to treat myself to a fun second car. Always fancied a RX8 and found one that was the right price/ mileage etc. Only thing was it was dark green with a couple of white with a couple of viperish stripes. It looked ok to my eyes but the Mrs warned it would attract nutters.

Sadly she was right. It is starting to become a little tedious. The three main contenders are a) Boy racers who tend to rock up far too close behind. Presumably hoping for a race. b) Paranoid BMW drivers at traffic lights. It's quite amusing seeing them drag racing off the line. c) People carrier drivers trying to out accelerate me to prevent being overtaken.
Yesterday a different species had a go. Works van man. Complete with ladders on the roof. He tried every which-way to get past in city traffic.
I’m seriously considering removing the stripes. 

[scarble]

Confirmation bias, the nutters were always there?

Remover them anyway, they look st.

[Daston]

You have a quick Japanese car there for you are instantly Paul Walker or Vin Diesel.

When I had my Supras I always got this, boy racers in Saxos trying to keep up, idiots in BMWs sat inches off the rear bumper or overtaking in stupid places because they HAD to be in front.

The I got the Tuscan and people let you out of junctions, windows would wind down when you over took and people gave you room

I seem to get a mix of the two in the RX7 but then that is probably because 80% of road users have no idea what it is.

[kambites]

Hmm, I have a stripey car and haven't experienced that sort of behaviour.

[Mafffew]

I have a Fiesta ST and I get the same thing. Granted it does come with the 'boy racer' label, but still it's interesting to see. On the other hand though, I do get the odd look/comment as well which is nice

[chibbard]

scarble said:

Confirmation bias, the nutters were always there?

Remover them anyway, they look st.

THIS ^^^^

[scarble]

Daston said:

You have a quick Japanese car there for you are instantly Paul Walker or Vin Diesel.

There is an element of this, drivers of German cars often want to put you in your place, because a rice burner, particularly one with sporting pretensions, can't compete with their aspirational Tutonic granite chiselled 2.0TDi powerhouse.

[J4CKO]

The stripes just say that you are one of them and are up for a race, remove them and they wont notice you as much.

[otolith]

My RX-8 had stripes on it, can't say I ever noticed this.

[poing]

scarble said:

Confirmation bias, the nutters were always there?

Remover them anyway, they look st.

No don't remove them, you'll lose 20bhp instantly!

I like cars with stripes, even ones that really shouldn't have them like the little Hyundai i10 I see locally.