I think they just need to make the driving test harder. Most people seem to forget how to properly drive after a couple years. Hell sometimes they can't drive from the start.

 

A few months ago, I was at the gas station and just finished getting gas, got back into my car and a couple guys in a Dodge Truck come flying by me, yelling something out their window (mine was up and the radio on), so I didn't hear what they said, but they fisnished off their rant by giving me the finger, so I am assuming it wasn't good...

But I get more positive attention than negative, so it's all fine...

 

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice some un-called for road rage. This has just taken me aback, since I had never been the object of another RAGING driver (at least to my knowlege) up to this point in my driving career...and it has been almost 20 years!

Oh well, next time I'll just leave them looking at a blue and white striped blur as I accelarate away!

 

As with most of my Mustangs in the past (although this one is the worst) anytime people see the car, they're usually ready to race. I'm not sure if it's jelousy or the need to prove their manhood or what but this car will make a Mario Andretti out of just about anyone.

 

Ive noticed what your talking about. People will be driving a few miles under the posted limit, I come up beside them about to pass and they speed up or cut me off.

 

What really pi$$es me off is, they see a nice shiney Mustang in there rear view mirror. And then they decide to spray windshield washing fluid all over your clean car.

 

I was in the Wife's Mazda 6 the other day and had some idiot in an all black Lancer EVo try to race me? I am out with the family and he is acting like a fool but he was the biggest dork dressed in all black surprised he didn't have gloves and an announcer setting next to him like in Better Off Dead LOL

 

I'm guessing it's because those new Charger drivers finally caught a re-run of "The Dukes of Hazard" on CMT and realized that the original Charger did NOT have four doors. So now they're mad that their pricey, high-dollar "retro" machine is a fraud and they got duped. And it may be exacerbated by the fact that your car is orange, rather like the General Lee.

I guess you could call it the "shoulda got a Stang" syndrome.

 

I drive a stock 2001 V6, nothing special, and I've almost gotten killed more times than I can count, it's ridiculous, it's even worse when they see my girlfriend sitting in the passenger seat. I can only imagine how bad an '05+ is going to be to drive. Only bad thing about driving a Mustang in my opinion.

 

"One guy can't speak english, the other learned from watching Howard Kosel on TV"

"What we have here.... is a spec-ta-cle...beyond..be-lief..."

 

When I had my GT I once had a guy in a Neon try to race me on a bridge in the rain. I was tempted to roll down my window and ask him "do you have a Hemi in that thing?" just for grins, but I decided it wasn't worth getting wet over...

 

Jack, if the police station wasn't RIGHT THERE, I would have stood on it, and blew right past her. But the good conscience on my right shoulder said NO!! Maybe next time. I wasn't out looking for a run, just this lady thought she was going to become Tony Stewart, since I was coming up her one side, and preparing to pass her.

 

Hey Stan, your welcome on the compliment. I really like that color. I actually got my dealership to order a loaded GT coupe in Grabber Orange! I can't wait till it arrives. Lunch would be great one day. If you not busy this Sunday, I'm heading out to Cinnaminson NJ for a car show. I'm heading over with a few friends from the BMC (in on that site too, and the group of us do ALOT of shows together). Registration starts @ 9 am. If you have some free time, and would like to head on over, send me a PM, and I'll send you a link to the flyer that they passed out, so you have the address. Hear its a really good show, and the weather will be terrific this weekend. Figure I'd give you a heads up, since I'll be in NJ this weekend. Hope you can stop on by.

 

Just about choked on my drink about the "nuts clipped off" comment!!! How true that is!!!

I know *I* would be resenting it hard core if I was stuck in the Wagon Queen Family Truckster and someone in a shiny new 'Stang went roaring by me... I'd even turn on my windshield sprayers just to get even!!!

Watch out for thrown soccer *****, soggy Cheerios, or Barney dolls!

 

I have to say I have NEVER run into this kind of thing. The most I get is people doing double takes on my car and that is positive. I just can't understand why people pull that kind of crap.

On another note, don't hurt me , I happen to LIKE the new Dodge Charger. So what if it's got four doors? It's got style, speed, and, because of the four doors, is very practical. I was actually looking into one of them when I was looking for a pleasure car, but they were to expensive, and although I like them, I like the retro look to the Mustang better. Just curious why everyone hates them. Again don't hurt me!!!!

 

I'll repost my most recent run in from my local stang club.

"Ran into a real winner this weekend. Was up in Sauk city headed towards devils lake. A guy pulls out in front of me with a dull olive green light duty work truck f350 equivellent with 1 rack of tool boxes on the bed rails. He's also towing a 12ft aluminum boat. No big deal he pulls out and I end up like 4 cars back due to traffic lights ect. So I'm driving along at 65mph and a couple cars turn off. I catch back up to him right around badger ammo where it goes to 2 lanes. So I get in the left lane. So does he, I'm still catching up but I'm 30ft or so back still.

This guy starts dragging his left tires in the shoulder spitting rocks up into the road (or trying to) So I get in the right lane. 3 seconds later he does to. Right tires go into the shoulder. Starts spraying more **** up onto the road behind him. I get back into the left lane and give it a little gas. Pass the guy at like 5mph over his speed. He falls back maybe 20ft. I can see him, running up to my blind spot and then falling back. He does this twice. Soon as I come up to a car in the fast lane who does not pull out of my way. I see the old POS work truck start running forward again, into my blind spot.

So I figure he's going to stick me behind himself and that slower car till the end of badger ammo. Then he's going to go back to driving in the shoulder tossing rocks at me. So I dropped 2 gears and floored it. I've got the passenger window open and as soon as I get on it he punches it. Now I've got a car in my lane and I'm coming up on it FAST. I'm either going to jam on the brakes before running into this guy ahead of me or I'm going pull enough to cut this SOB off.

So I check the blind spot and see the POS is maybe 1/2 car behind me. I cut into his lane, clear the guy ahead of me. Shift to 4th, and run it up to 130mph on the straight away past badger ammo. Now that was that right? I just put about a half mile on the guy and I start to slow back down to 65 again. So I take a look in the rear veiw and I see Jerk Wad barrelling along at what must have been top speed trying to catch back up to me.

Course the wifes flipping out by now, I let the guy catch up till he's about 60-70 yards back and then I start giving it enough gas to keep out front.
Get down to Ski-Hi road and turn, hit the corner, wheels protesting with a little screeching rubber, followed by a little second gear burn and he's freaking history."

 

I do notice more idiots are attracted to me when I'm driving around. However, drivers suck overall, so I don't think it's a trend specific to driving a nice car. I find that the worst, most ignorant drivers are in Nissans, Infinitis and Lexus'. They are really stupid.

 

I've found a particular issue from a traffic light on a 4-lane road (2 lanes in each direction. If I am first in line when the light turns green, 9 times out of 10 the car next to me will floor it just to go faster than me. It doesn’t matter how hard I'm accelerating or what kind of car is next to me, they almost always feel that they have to 'beat' my mustang. I guess it's just an insecurity with whatever car they're driving. It's like the bully at school who picks on kids just to make himself feel better. These other drivers I guess just want to 'know that their car is faster' than a Mustang.

And I don’t hate the Charger either. I wouldn’t go and buy a Hemi at close to $40k, and they definitely picked the wrong name for it, but it's not a bad car.

 

Hey Dan, Jeff here. Glad to chat with you @ Pep Boys Cruise night Saturday. What you said is so true. Every time I'm on 611, (its a 4 lane, 2 on each side), the car next to me always has to gun it to beat me off the line. I just shake my head, tell them to grow up, and go about my business.

 

I totally agree with everything you said. They ARE nice cards, but when they see me, they transform... like the Sucubus (sp) character from South Park. I do NOT race them. I let them go. Street racing is just plain dumb. When I went out with my brother (the only person I've 'raced'), we had clear back roads. No cars around.