treated like sh*t on the road
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Had my porker for about 2 months now.. my first one.. one thing i've noticed is that you get treated like s
te.
I can name a few instances:
1. Guy in a wheel chair looked like he wanted to cross the road.. i sat there and gestured him to go and waited for 30 seconds. He just looked at me wierdly so i assumed he didn't want to cross. I drove past and he shouted tonnes of swear words at me.
2. Numerous people cutting me up.. usually middle aged mums or dads with kids in the back in Nissan Juke's purposely accelorating then pulling in front of me.
3. People rarely let you merge.
An extra thing i've noticed is that instead of attention from women.. i tend to only get a wink and a smile from middle aged men haha
te. I can name a few instances:
1. Guy in a wheel chair looked like he wanted to cross the road.. i sat there and gestured him to go and waited for 30 seconds. He just looked at me wierdly so i assumed he didn't want to cross. I drove past and he shouted tonnes of swear words at me.
2. Numerous people cutting me up.. usually middle aged mums or dads with kids in the back in Nissan Juke's purposely accelorating then pulling in front of me.
3. People rarely let you merge.
An extra thing i've noticed is that instead of attention from women.. i tend to only get a wink and a smile from middle aged men haha
Weird, quite the opposite for me - both in London & if out & about going rural. One of my neighbours also has a good chat with me about the car any time we're out at the same time, including having a laugh about him sending his kid out to work to earn enough for him to get one for his dad 
You bought the wrong car. I get completely the opposite reaction in the Evora, lots of thumbs up and waves, people always let you out of junctions and move out of the way when you come up behind them on the motorway. I even had a scenario this week, where a chap moved his car to a different parking space because he realised that I would need wider space to open the door.
Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
blueg33 said:
You bought the wrong car. I get completely the opposite reaction in the Evora, lots of thumbs up and waves, people always let you out of junctions and move out of the way when you come up behind them on the motorway. I even had a scenario this week, where a chap moved his car to a different parking space because he realised that I would need wider space to open the door.
Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
Probably because you're always on the hard shoulder broken down Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
Crispystork said:
Had my porker for about 2 months now.. my first one.. one thing i've noticed is that you get treated like ste.
I can name a few instances:
1. Guy in a wheel chair looked like he wanted to cross the road.. i sat there and gestured him to go and waited for 30 seconds. He just looked at me wierdly so i assumed he didn't want to cross. I drove past and he shouted tonnes of swear words at me.
2. Numerous people cutting me up.. usually middle aged mums or dads with kids in the back in Nissan Juke's purposely accelorating then pulling in front of me.
3. People rarely let you merge.
An extra thing i've noticed is that instead of attention from women.. i tend to only get a wink and a smile from middle aged men haha
This is really odd... I’ve never experienced any of this in the Aston, in fact.. oh, hang on, I’m in the wrong forum... sorry.. te. I can name a few instances:
1. Guy in a wheel chair looked like he wanted to cross the road.. i sat there and gestured him to go and waited for 30 seconds. He just looked at me wierdly so i assumed he didn't want to cross. I drove past and he shouted tonnes of swear words at me.
2. Numerous people cutting me up.. usually middle aged mums or dads with kids in the back in Nissan Juke's purposely accelorating then pulling in front of me.
3. People rarely let you merge.
An extra thing i've noticed is that instead of attention from women.. i tend to only get a wink and a smile from middle aged men haha
Crispystork said:
blueg33 said:
You bought the wrong car. I get completely the opposite reaction in the Evora, lots of thumbs up and waves, people always let you out of junctions and move out of the way when you come up behind them on the motorway. I even had a scenario this week, where a chap moved his car to a different parking space because he realised that I would need wider space to open the door.
Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
Probably because you're always on the hard shoulder broken down Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
I also find people WAY more friendly to my Evora than to any of the Porsches I've had.
I won the use of a brand new 997 C2S for a week on here back in '08. I drove my 9yo 206 to Accident Exchange's HQ, parked it up, and left a little while later in a 911 with 36 miles on the clock.
I really enjoyed that week, except for the night I went to see Def Leppard at the NEC. I'd have got out of the car park a lot quicker if I didn't look like some flash git!
I really enjoyed that week, except for the night I went to see Def Leppard at the NEC. I'd have got out of the car park a lot quicker if I didn't look like some flash git!
I don't like the smug *its in 911s either, they never wave.
But my 981C doesn't attract any abuse. Most don't know what it is (no model badge) and so perhaps give it the benefit of the doubt and are therefore courteous.
One thing I've noticed on the motorway is people coming past and pulling in immediately in front rather than driving a little further in their lane before pulling into mine. But this happens whatever I'm driving.
I've had only pleasant comments from other drivers in petrol stations, car parks, etc. But none like the "that is the most beautiful car I've ever seen" comment when I had my DB7.
What I like about the 981 is that it's both beautiful, drivable, and reliable (unlike the Aston in the latter two categories)...
But my 981C doesn't attract any abuse. Most don't know what it is (no model badge) and so perhaps give it the benefit of the doubt and are therefore courteous.
One thing I've noticed on the motorway is people coming past and pulling in immediately in front rather than driving a little further in their lane before pulling into mine. But this happens whatever I'm driving.
I've had only pleasant comments from other drivers in petrol stations, car parks, etc. But none like the "that is the most beautiful car I've ever seen" comment when I had my DB7.
What I like about the 981 is that it's both beautiful, drivable, and reliable (unlike the Aston in the latter two categories)...
Some rules for Porsche ownership:
1) Never ever give anyone eye-contact when you're in your Porsche. They will see it as aggression and usually give you the finger etc.
2) Ignore anyone that tries to race you. Terry in his 100bhp 'Fiesta STD' will probably kill himself trying to beat you with his exceptional driving skills and take you with him.
3) People in 911s will look down on you, but you can be smug in your Boxster/ Cayman as you have better chassis balance
4) If you see someone driving a new GT3/GT2, they're probably on their way to a dealer to flip it
Any more?
1) Never ever give anyone eye-contact when you're in your Porsche. They will see it as aggression and usually give you the finger etc.
2) Ignore anyone that tries to race you. Terry in his 100bhp 'Fiesta STD' will probably kill himself trying to beat you with his exceptional driving skills and take you with him.
3) People in 911s will look down on you, but you can be smug in your Boxster/ Cayman as you have better chassis balance
4) If you see someone driving a new GT3/GT2, they're probably on their way to a dealer to flip it
Any more?
I had someone spit at my Boxster a few years ago, which was rather unpleasant. Now with a 911 I tend to get compliments from people when filling up with fuel or when other petrolheads pull up alongside in traffic. But what still gets my goat is when young idiots think just because I’m in a sports car I want to race them. I get it all the time living in London. Muppets in hot hatches cutting in front of me at junctions or pulling up next to me and revving the nuts of their cars. The worst experience was on the A1(M) heading north a year ago. I was in the outside lane having just overtaken someone when a complete tool in a Merc with blacked-out windows pulled up alongside in the middle lane. He just sat there matching my speed, refusing to let me pull back in and urging me to race him. I didn’t bite (why should I?). That clearly annoyed him and he stayed there for several minutes. It was intimidating to say the least.
I guess our cars sometimes attract unwanted attention and we simply have to let it go. It annoys me but I’m not willing to give up my love of Porsches just because of a few idiots who think they have something to prove.
I guess our cars sometimes attract unwanted attention and we simply have to let it go. It annoys me but I’m not willing to give up my love of Porsches just because of a few idiots who think they have something to prove.
OP. There are some unpleasant people out there and sometimes you're going to be unlucky enough to come across them. A few of my own experiences (car in brackets) just for the fun of it...
Driving home from the dealer on collection day of my new car (E46 M3), man in a white van opened his window at the lights and gobbed on my windscreen.
Driving slowly through a small Bedfordshire village (Ferrari 550 Maranello) postman gives me the 'coffee beans' hand signal.
Driving through the same small Bedfordshire village (Ferrari 550 Maranello) guy on a ladder shouts 'you fu***ng wa**er at the top of his voice. Several people turned round to look at me! Nice
Driving out of the supermarket car park (Ferrari 599) I stopped at the zebra crossing to let a man cross and he stops in front of me and gives me the finger. Wife was in the car for that one.
Walk to a hotel car park (Porsche 997.2 C2S) and find someone's thrown an egg at my car. Raw, not hard boiled sadly!
Maybe I'm just unlucky. Anyway, the best thing to do is just laugh and be glad you're not the other person.
Driving home from the dealer on collection day of my new car (E46 M3), man in a white van opened his window at the lights and gobbed on my windscreen.
Driving slowly through a small Bedfordshire village (Ferrari 550 Maranello) postman gives me the 'coffee beans' hand signal.
Driving through the same small Bedfordshire village (Ferrari 550 Maranello) guy on a ladder shouts 'you fu***ng wa**er at the top of his voice. Several people turned round to look at me! Nice
Driving out of the supermarket car park (Ferrari 599) I stopped at the zebra crossing to let a man cross and he stops in front of me and gives me the finger. Wife was in the car for that one.
Walk to a hotel car park (Porsche 997.2 C2S) and find someone's thrown an egg at my car. Raw, not hard boiled sadly!
Maybe I'm just unlucky. Anyway, the best thing to do is just laugh and be glad you're not the other person.
Crispystork said:
blueg33 said:
You bought the wrong car. I get completely the opposite reaction in the Evora, lots of thumbs up and waves, people always let you out of junctions and move out of the way when you come up behind them on the motorway. I even had a scenario this week, where a chap moved his car to a different parking space because he realised that I would need wider space to open the door.
Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
Probably because you're always on the hard shoulder broken down Don't buy German, buy British...er Malaysian.....er Chinese....
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