To be honest there's always someone willing to take stupid risks in a desperate attempt to prove that a shitey old shed is a better/faster car - I had someone tailgating in an ancient V6 Renault Espace on the twisty's! The thing was on it's door handles all over the place, I just made usual progress with no effort at all whilst the guy looked like he was break dancing - not cool. Nothing to prove there so not rising to the bait is the smarter option 8)
Other Cars Wanting to Race the Z, Is It Just Me?
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not so much in the z but i used to get a lot of wankers in zafiras and the like that obviously have had their manhood curtailed by the wife and children trying it on when in the westfield. either trying to out drag me or trying to be obstructive when overtaking. the joys of having a slight leak on my exhaust and a slightly rich running car meant i could normally get a decent pop out of it when passing them with ease.
El Pollo Diablo
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Garvin said:
Let me guess; these included M4s too?
:wink:El Pollo Diablo said:Garvin said:
Let me guess; these included M4s too?
OK, so perhaps there have been a few occasions, but no M4s. My three favourite experiences (but not all in the Z4):
My commute home from work involves a nine mile stretch of B road with twist, turns, off camber bends, broken surfaces and the odd 'undulation' (subsidence really). It really does test just how good your chariot is in the grip cum handling stakes. I generally 'make progress' along this stretch. This was quite a few years ago when I had a Mk1 Audi TT 225 Coupe and slowly but surely I was caught up by a Jaguar XK8 might even have been an XKR8! I'm not racing but motoring along at a fair old lick when we arrive at a longish straight at the end of which is a ~80 degree left hand bend. I maintain speed at ~85 leptons expecting to be overtaken. But, no, the Jag gets right up close behind and tailgates! I ignore this obvious provocation and maintain a constant speed, including round the bend! The view in the rear view mirror was a sight to behold as the Jag took to the opposite side of the road with the driver struggling manfully to retain some semblance of control before careering down the verge on the wrong side of the road with clouds of dust and dirt everywhere. Fortunately he avoided a trip into the scenery but, strangely, he fell back quite noticeably and never caught me up again. Thankfully, there was nothing coming the other way!
My commute to work involves an eight mile stretch of motorway. At my exit the left lane becomes the exit lane and the slip road down to a roundabout. Usually, I am in the far right hand lane making progress then have to thread my way carefully across the middle lane to take the exit lane. On this particular occasion I was in my Mk2 Audit TT V6 Coupe and had transferred to the middle lane and overtaken an MG F which was in the left hand lane. On clearing the MG I indicated left at which point the MG driver put his foot down to block my move! It was, unusually, clear that day for the half mile or so to the exit in both lanes so I gave it some welly, left the MG for dead and exited down to the roundabout where I turned left onto a dual carriageway. The MG was manfully trying to catch up, but failing. After about 400 yards there is a set of traffic lights which, after another 100 yards or so, is a roundabout at which I turn right. I transfer to the right hand lane but the traffic lights are red so I come to a halt and a few seconds later the MG draws up on my inside. To say the driver was incandescent with rage is an under statement. His face is a worrying shade of purple as he lets forth a torrent of expletives and abuse. Then he did it. He leaned out of his window . . . . . . . . and spat on the front wing of the TT before zooming off as the lights turned green!
The third experience involves an M3 which was trying to catch me up as I negotiated the many roundabouts on the A421 round Milton Keynes in my first 35is. The M3 was a couple of hundred yards behind but kept getting blocked by other cars pulling in front and impeding his progress. As soon as he had a clear run another roundabout would thwart his efforts to catch and overtake. Eventually he got a clear run and I could hear the unmistakeable sound of the M3 at full chat as it roared up alongside me on the run down to yet another roundabout. Unfortunately he was so focussed on overtaking that he, let's say, misjudged his braking point, went passed me and then proceeded to test the ABS to the full extent as he came to a stop, fully over the white lines, and literally inches before T boning an innocent motorist coming round the roundabout. Everyone stopped and gazed in wonder at the muppet before letting him on his way. Amazingly, he slowed right down and turned right at the next roundabout!
I had an interesting experience the other day, on a duel carriageway I overtake a 1 series couple on inside lane (hes doing 60 in a line of traffic), 10 seconds later its up my arse. I turn off (taking a shortcut), re-join duel carriageway a few miles later, overtake the same car, same thing happens. Young lad at the wheel, possibly a 125M or similar.
Onto a roundabout and he’s so close I cant see his reg plate. So I gave it (35is) full beans and think I left him feeling a bit foolish. Point proved I slowed back down, having passed another roundabout he doubles back. Im guessing he’d not missed his turn.
What I love about the 35is, from the rear, un-badged few realise it’ll out-pull the likes ok Golf R’s etc
Onto a roundabout and he’s so close I cant see his reg plate. So I gave it (35is) full beans and think I left him feeling a bit foolish. Point proved I slowed back down, having passed another roundabout he doubles back. Im guessing he’d not missed his turn.
What I love about the 35is, from the rear, un-badged few realise it’ll out-pull the likes ok Golf R’s etc