Bait a Pri*ck
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Post 525762 by vaderboyo on 2012-07-20 01:41:45
I have a bad habbit of attracting pri*cks on the roads....dunno why, as soon as my Volvo appears over the horizon idiots feel compelled do silly things like cut me off, tail me or try to out accelarate me when there is genuinely no need to....
Then there is the other group of people, I take it these guys have it in for Volvos, and they usualy drive flashy new cars which the prestige garage customer sales consultant told them was the fastest car on the planet (no offense intended if any of you fall into this catgory :wink:)
Anyway, my Bait a Pri*ck thread is dedicated to those who dont know what they are dealing with, who try to make me feel small and worthless in my car, but above all, those who I enjoy wiping the smile off their face :hilarious
Today it was an Audi A8, black, 3.0 quattro and nearly new. Off a dual carrigway roundabout he didnt expect the old AWD volvo to stay with him. He tried hid best to get in front of me before the dual lane converged into 1 for driving over the Brittania Bridge but failed.
Up my §§§§ all across the bridge and then he pulled into the second lane ready to fly past me on what is a lovely sweaping bend that takes you under a flyover....thing is he obviously had no idea my car was also AWD and half way around this lovely bend he started to bottle it....probably not helped by me laughing in his face :haha:as I slowly but surely strated to pull away from his £49k car in my £700 car.............pure class.
Would dearly like to hear your bait a pri*ch stories :B_thumb:
p.s. Have to say, every now and again, the boost coupled to the low pressure turbo makes for amazing mid range acceleration....I cant get it to work everytime, but when it does come together A Team style, i blooody love my Volvo :cool:
Post 525774 by stephenevans99 on 2012-07-20 07:29:25
[QUOTE=vaderboyo;525762]...as I slowly but surely started to pull away from his £49k car in my £700 car.............pure class.
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Possibly the best feeling in the world. I remember those good times....I'd stick a DIESEL badge on the back just to add some spice.
Post 525779 by Nealevo on 2012-07-20 07:50:53
One of my favourites was pushing a new Focus RS up the road at silly speeds, its wasnt big or clever but hugely satifiying as the pulled over in the end so i could pass...... waving of course
Post 525786 by p fandango on 2012-07-20 08:00:46
not sure if they fall into the same class, but people who think they can out-accelerate you bug me. On the way to work this morning was stuck directly behind a slow moving tractor for about 1/2mile, as we got to start of the dual carriageway look in the mirror & the X5 is already on my rear quarter trying to get past the both of us. Once we get past the Bimmer wasn't even keeping pace with my D5 so why even bother
Post 525789 by zip929 on 2012-07-20 08:08:39
Since purchasing my Volvo, I have noticed that a lot more people seem to drive up my backside.
People seem to think that if you drive a Volvo you must be an old fart.
They also seem to think that you should move out of the way so that they can pass.
Not going to happen, a quick stab of the loud pedal...then there is a little dot visible in my rear view mirror.
Post 525792 by M-R-P on 2012-07-20 08:21:13
There's a long stretch of road called the A31 that gets me to the M27 etc.
It's 50mph for the majority of the way and is often quite heavily laden with traffic - all doing between 45-50 mph.
So when I get the 3 series 2.0 M-sport oil burner in my rear windscreen, pointing at the other lane and flashing his lights (it's happened a few times, maybe even the same pillock) where are you gonna go? more to the point, where the hell is HE gonna go?
Wally! I give him the finger and a windscreen full of my apple-scented screenwash and carry on about my business with him going mental behind me.
A few flashes of my rear fog lights effectively enrages him further.
The A31 goes from 2 to 3 lanes as it joins the M27 which leaves me in the middle lane, in 3rd ;) and as the now furious BMW driver gogs his smokey little heap down and begins to overtake, I allow him to get along side. After dodging his Superman style eye-lazers I bury 3rd and ruin his day completely.
Alternatively, I drive about in a high-viz jacket and nobody bothers me :D
Post 525796 by Rhys on 2012-07-20 08:31:55
Single carriageway, lots of traffic coming the other way and an ar$ehole in a BMW weaving about behind me. I'm doing 60 as I have our lass and the kids in the back. Single turns into a dual slip road to enter an empty dual carriageway (sports mode allready selected). Plonker behind right up my backside trying to pull out before it starts. My foot hit the carpet and all you could hear was a roar with a little blue dot in my rear view. About 2 miles further up I'm doing a steady 70ish, plonker pulls up beside me with a grin on his face - gives me the thumbs up before accelarating back upto about a ton.
Scooby tried to undertake me on a slip road - same thing, foot hits carpet. Bye bye. The way I think of it was I was saving his licence as he was attempting an illegal manoeuvre.
Post 525808 by Sharkey R on 2012-07-20 09:00:32
Basingstoke ring road on a cold crisp Saturday morning on one of the roundabouts above it at the lights, there I am minding my own business at the red light when some rich knob in his 11 reg Porsche Cockster pulls up next to me with his blonde trophy girlfriend sat next to him. Revs his engine a few times and as I look over he looks at me, pushes his sunglasses up his nose and prepares to make me eat his dust. Trophy girlfriend has a slight smile on her face, I look over again and smile and build the revs up and as the lights turn green get a perfect launch, suddenly he realises he has to try harder and as we join the dual carriageway I hear his car hit the rev limiter. We finally reach the slip road I need and as I slow down and he goes past I notice the slight smile on the girlfriends face turn Ito a face looking like a slapped ar$e. Maybe he should have saved a bit harder for a 911. Moral of that story, it's not big and not clever to act like you have a 911 when you only have a little Boxster.
All hail to the 'R' :-)
Post 525811 by y2blade on 2012-07-20 09:04:04
[QUOTE=martinrpeachey;525792]There's a long stretch of road called the A31 that gets me to the M27 etc.
It's 50mph for the majority of the way and is often quite heavily laden with traffic - all doing between 45-50 mph.
So when I get the 3 series 2.0 M-sport oil burner in my rear windscreen, pointing at the other lane and flashing his lights (it's happened a few times, maybe even the same pillock) where are you gonna go? more to the point, where the hell is HE gonna go?
Wally! I give him the finger and a windscreen full of my apple-scented screenwash and carry on about my business with him going mental behind me.
A few flashes of my rear fog lights effectively enrages him further.
The A31 goes from 2 to 3 lanes as it joins the M27 which leaves me in the middle lane, in 3rd ;) and as the now furious BMW driver gogs his smokey little heap down and begins to overtake, I allow him to get along side. After dodging his Superman style eye-lazers I bury 3rd and ruin his day completely.
Alternatively, I drive about in a high-viz jacket and nobody bothers me :D[/QUOTE]
:D
lol
Post 525812 by Hissing Sid on 2012-07-20 09:07:33
The thing with the C70 is they don't seem to try..... gets a bit boring sometime having no one to play with...:frown:
Post 525846 by Jimmie on 2012-07-20 11:30:18
Why do you need to bait anyone?
Remember there will always be someone that drives better than you and you might just be in the wrong position at the wrong time.
Believe me its a lot more comfotable and fun driving when your in a 4x4 seeing how some people drive.
Why are people always in such a hurry now?
Post 525969 by vaderboyo on 2012-07-20 19:15:27
[QUOTE=Jimmie;525846]Why do you need to bait anyone?
Remember there will always be someone that drives better than you and you might just be in the wrong position at the wrong time.
Believe me its a lot more comfortable and fun driving when your in a 4x4 seeing how some people drive.
Why are people always in such a hurry now?[/QUOT
Agree and 99% of the time I'm a model car driving citizen....but just occasionally the bullies on the road get a wake up call.
I do most of my anger management on the hilly welsh single lanes, the only wrong position I can get into up there relates to the local lifestock lol
If I'm ever in a hurry its cos me takeaways getting cold lol
Post 525971 by vaderboyo on 2012-07-20 19:17:09
[QUOTE=martinrpeachey;525792]There's a long stretch of road called the A31 that gets me to the M27 etc.
It's 50mph for the majority of the way and is often quite heavily laden with traffic - all doing between 45-50 mph.
So when I get the 3 series 2.0 M-sport oil burner in my rear windscreen, pointing at the other lane and flashing his lights (it's happened a few times, maybe even the same pillock) where are you gonna go? more to the point, where the hell is HE gonna go?
Wally! I give him the finger and a windscreen full of my apple-scented screenwash and carry on about my business with him going mental behind me.
A few flashes of my rear fog lights effectively enrages him further.
The A31 goes from 2 to 3 lanes as it joins the M27 which leaves me in the middle lane, in 3rd ;) and as the now furious BMW driver gogs his smokey little heap down and begins to overtake, I allow him to get along side. After dodging his Superman style eye-lazers I bury 3rd and ruin his day completely.
Alternatively, I drive about in a high-viz jacket and nobody bothers me :D[/QUOTE]
Like your style sir.
Post 525972 by vaderboyo on 2012-07-20 19:18:36
[QUOTE=Sharkey R;525808]Basingstoke ring road on a cold crisp Saturday morning on one of the roundabouts above it at the lights, there I am minding my own business at the red light when some rich knob in his 11 reg Porsche Cockster pulls up next to me with his blonde trophy girlfriend sat next to him. Revs his engine a few times and as I look over he looks at me, pushes his sunglasses up his nose and prepares to make me eat his dust. Trophy girlfriend has a slight smile on her face, I look over again and smile and build the revs up and as the lights turn green get a perfect launch, suddenly he realises he has to try harder and as we join the dual carriageway I hear his car hit the rev limiter. We finally reach the slip road I need and as I slow down and he goes past I notice the slight smile on the girlfriends face turn Ito a face looking like a slapped ar$e. Maybe he should have saved a bit harder for a 911. Moral of that story, it's not big and not clever to act like you have a 911 when you only have a little Boxster.
All hail to the 'R' :-)[/QUOTE]
Did you get the blondes number lol
Post 525977 by vaderboyo on 2012-07-20 19:27:28
Just noticed there is something about beemers isn't there lol
Post 525986 by p fandango on 2012-07-20 19:54:17
[QUOTE=martinrpeachey;525792]Alternatively, I drive about in a high-viz jacket and nobody bothers me :D[/QUOTE]
i almost gave the bloke in KFC carpark a heart-attack when i pulled up in Bonny with my hi-vis still on, he was selling cigarette's from the boot of his 307 at the time lol
Post 525989 by vaderboyo on 2012-07-20 20:01:41
[QUOTE=p fandango;525986]i almost gave the bloke in KFC carpark a heart-attack when i pulled up in Bonny with my hi-vis still on, he was selling cigarette's from the boot of his 307 at the time lol[/QUOTE]
Pmsl
Post 525991 by LiamT4 on 2012-07-20 20:10:19
[QUOTE=vaderboyo;525977]Just noticed there is something about beemers isn't there lol[/QUOTE]
I'v had an encounter the other way around. Bloke in a v40 2.0t was tailgaiting me on the way to work and when we got up to some lights he went into the other lane as if to go past me, so i put it in second in gave it half throttle bye bye little turbo man lol.
Thing is this bloke must just tailgate most people because he did the same thing when i had the s70r. He didn't get past when i had that, so he had no chance with my 540 :lol:
My 540 is just like most volvos in the fact that its a definate sleeper car. Its not flash, no badges and you can't really see the exhaust at the back because its hidden behind the bumper, so to most people it could be a 520 or even a diesel. They don't expect it to have a 4.4 V8 under the bonnet. lol
Post 526016 by p fandango on 2012-07-20 21:01:42
[QUOTE=LiamT4;525991]My 540 is just like most volvos in the fact that its a definate sleeper car. Its not flash, no badges and you can't really see the exhaust at the back because its hidden behind the bumper, so to most people it could be a 520 or even a diesel. They don't expect it to have a 4.4 V8 under the bonnet. lol[/QUOTE]
your letting the side down by not blastering it with M-sport badges lol
Post 526024 by foammanmark on 2012-07-20 21:12:58
[QUOTE=Hissing Sid;525812]The thing with the C70 is they don't seem to try..... gets a bit boring sometime having no one to play with...:frown:[/QUOTE]
Totally agree with you. When I drive my C70 T5 I don't get hassled much, but that is partly cos most people haven't got a clue what sort of car it is, as it's de-badged and lowered. When I drive on of my V70's, I get hassled a lot by mainly German company cars, but then also bi-ches in Kias and other cr-p.
Post 526025 by JamesT5 on 2012-07-20 21:14:31
[QUOTE=martinrpeachey;525792]There's a long stretch of road called the A31 that gets me to the M27 etc.
It's 50mph for the majority of the way and is often quite heavily laden with traffic - all doing between 45-50 mph.
So when I get the 3 series 2.0 M-sport oil burner in my rear windscreen, pointing at the other lane and flashing his lights (it's happened a few times, maybe even the same pillock) where are you gonna go? more to the point, where the hell is HE gonna go?
Wally! I give him the finger and a windscreen full of my apple-scented screenwash and carry on about my business with him going mental behind me.
A few flashes of my rear fog lights effectively enrages him further.
The A31 goes from 2 to 3 lanes as it joins the M27 which leaves me in the middle lane, in 3rd ;) and as the now furious BMW driver gogs his smokey little heap down and begins to overtake, I allow him to get along side. After dodging his Superman style eye-lazers I bury 3rd and ruin his day completely.
Alternatively, I drive about in a high-viz jacket and nobody bothers me :D[/QUOTE]
LMAO - I love the bit about the 'apple scented screen wash' in particular. I had to laugh!! :D
Post 526032 by JamesT5 on 2012-07-20 21:22:42
[QUOTE=vaderboyo;525762]I have a bad habbit of attracting pri*cks on the roads....dunno why, as soon as my Volvo appears over the horizon idiots feel compelled do silly things like cut me off, tail me or try to out accelarate me when there is genuinely no need to....
Then there is the other group of people, I take it these guys have it in for Volvos, and they usualy drive flashy new cars which the prestige garage customer sales consultant told them was the fastest car on the planet (no offense intended if any of you fall into this catgory :wink:)
Anyway, my Bait a Pri*ck thread is dedicated to those who dont know what they are dealing with, who try to make me feel small and worthless in my car, but above all, those who I enjoy wiping the smile off their face :hilarious
Today it was an Audi A8, black, 3.0 quattro and nearly new. Off a dual carrigway roundabout he didnt expect the old AWD volvo to stay with him. He tried hid best to get in front of me before the dual lane converged into 1 for driving over the Brittania Bridge but failed.
Up my §§§§ all across the bridge and then he pulled into the second lane ready to fly past me on what is a lovely sweaping bend that takes you under a flyover....thing is he obviously had no idea my car was also AWD and half way around this lovely bend he started to bottle it....probably not helped by me laughing in his face :haha:as I slowly but surely strated to pull away from his £49k car in my £700 car.............pure class.
Would dearly like to hear your bait a pri*ch stories :B_thumb:
p.s. Have to say, every now and again, the boost coupled to the low pressure turbo makes for amazing mid range acceleration....I cant get it to work everytime, but when it does come together A Team style, i blooody love my Volvo :cool:[/QUOTE]
I know where you're coming from on this one. I seem to attract silly drivers too. Mind you, I tend to stick to the speed limits and if I get someone trying to have a look in my boot at 60mph, I just slow down and wind them up even more until they back off or overtake. I tend to get those drivers who want to drive everywhere at Mach 3 and somehow, my driving at 60mph in a 60 mph zone is 'too slow' for them, so they overtake and drive at the same speed but this time in front of me. :wtf:
I love watching drivers behind making hand gestures and obviously shouting "**c**** ***t" to me though their front windscreen. I just sit there in my arm chair, ahem, I mean my leather seat and just cruise along at my own pace. I think, if they're late then they should have left home earlier. :D
I'll post some more if I get any specific events. ;)
Regards
James
Post 526034 by LiamT4 on 2012-07-20 21:23:20
[QUOTE=p fandango;526016]your letting the side down by not blastering it with M-sport badges lol[/QUOTE]
True just like most newer volvos with r-design on them. New bmws are still one of my fave cars to embarress! lol
I may put some badges on it, a 520i or 525d badge would be a laugh. Even when i have the exhaust done, i'm still gonna keep the same style tailpipe, hidden behind the bumper.
Post 526043 by M-R-P on 2012-07-20 21:36:06
Lol, winding up the boy racers - the lazy way :D
Bloody good show.
Post 526045 by theflyingbrick on 2012-07-20 21:42:15
its definatly a bmw thing...when i had my *ahem* e30 325i i was cruising along the motorway and a corsa was sitting in the outside lane,so i gave him a little flash flash...and he switched lanes,as i came up along side him i looked over to give him the look of "in future move over" and i heard a little pssst and off he went,leaving me with my tail between my legs.i did catch up with him at the next junction and asked what he was running,and with a smug look on his face he replied.................its got a volvo engine mate from a 850 t5 the lights changed and he was off!!! bad for me at the time but now i own a 850 t5 so its all good :)
Post 526057 by smithy on 2012-07-20 21:55:06
I had all the chavs try it with me in my 940 and laughing at me because it was a 940 but I was always laughing further down the road lol
Post 526062 by LiamT4 on 2012-07-20 21:57:58
[QUOTE=JamesT5;526032]I love watching drivers behind making hand gestures and obviously shouting "**c**** ***t" to me though their front windscreen. I just sit there in my arm chair, ahem, I mean my leather seat and just cruise along at my own pace. [/QUOTE]
I have a brilliant thing for when when you get people doing this..... an electric rear blind (don't know if i'v ever mentioned it ;) ) so when they go off on one behind me, i just put the rear blind up. Seems to p*ss them off even more :hilarious
Post 526141 by shepbomb on 2012-07-21 08:54:41
[QUOTE=LiamT4;526062]I have a brilliant thing for when when you get people doing this..... an electric rear blind (don't know if i'v ever mentioned it ;) ) so when they go off on one behind me, i just put the rear blind up. Seems to p*ss them off even more :hilarious[/QUOTE]
That is quality lol
Post 526335 by JamesT5 on 2012-07-21 21:25:51
[QUOTE=LiamT4;526062]I have a brilliant thing for when when you get people doing this..... an electric rear blind (don't know if i'v ever mentioned it ;) ) so when they go off on one behind me, i just put the rear blind up. Seems to p*ss them off even more :hilarious[/QUOTE]
Lol, I'm going to get one of those matrix signs from EVS that the Police have but program it to say, "0 - 60 in 15 minutes". :D
Post 526350 by deathrider311271 on 2012-07-21 22:34:21
i had one last night on the way home from work, just left the garage and noticed a Mondeo ST220 pull out behind me, he just sat next to me on duel carriageway trying to get me to race him, so next roundabout floored it in second and third left him for dead. Got home and he pulled in behind me with a little chav in tow (corsa boy) as i got out all i got was: " well impressed mate thats a right sleeper, no one expects that from a volvo", now his little chav mate shouted out to Mondeo boy " told ya not to race it, told ya you would lose" at which point i burst out laughing!!!!!!!
Post 526352 by p fandango on 2012-07-21 22:39:53
i had an ST220 follow down the country lanes one night, got to the national speedlimit sign & floor'd it. Then he put all his blue lights on so i slowed down & gave in lol
Post 526353 by deathrider311271 on 2012-07-21 22:45:02
[QUOTE=p fandango;526352]i had an ST220 follow down the country lanes one night, got to the national speedlimit sign & floor'd it. Then he put all his blue lights on so i slowed down & gave in lol[/QUOTE]
pmsl sorry matey thats just so funny
Post 526358 by p fandango on 2012-07-21 22:53:04
[QUOTE=deathrider311271;526353]pmsl sorry matey thats just so funny[/QUOTE]
he had to cheat with the lights, he couldn't keep up lol. I think i surprised him as well when he asked "what speed were you doing", & told him "think i got to 92"
Post 526362 by Rhys on 2012-07-21 22:59:04
A mate has an ST220 and he's always complaining about how much fuel it uses.. Doesn't help that he floors it all the time lol
He was surprised when I gave him a lift and showed him what mine can do :)
Post 526363 by deathrider311271 on 2012-07-21 23:04:03
[QUOTE=p fandango;526358]he had to cheat with the lights, he couldn't keep up lol. I think i surprised him as well when he asked "what speed were you doing", & told him "think i got to 92"[/QUOTE]
the important thing is did he do u for speeding??
Post 526367 by p fandango on 2012-07-21 23:16:39
[QUOTE=deathrider311271;526363]the important thing is did he do u for speeding??[/QUOTE]
no, he just said "its a powerful car respect it" & left
Post 526392 by Phuturephantasy on 2012-07-22 10:42:20
[QUOTE=martinrpeachey;525792]After dodging his Superman style eye-lazers I bury 3rd and ruin his day completely.[/QUOTE]
This bit cracked me right up PMSL :O)
Post 526410 by jbconno on 2012-07-22 12:04:08
I had a play with a 3.2 Omega once, was all over with him right up to the moment the little matrix sign popped up on his parcel shelf and his rear lights lit up. Oops !
Post 526512 by JamesT5 on 2012-07-22 19:57:15
[QUOTE=jbconno;526410]I had a play with a 3.2 Omega once, was all over with him right up to the moment the little matrix sign popped up on his parcel shelf and his rear lights lit up. Oops ![/QUOTE]
Reading these sort of posts, I say this...
Moral of the story here, don't race on the highway. Who cares if their car is faster than yours? Personally, I probably buck the trend with my T5 but I just slow down and let them overtake. That does 2 things, it ruins their fun and it saves you points and a fine, as well as saving you fuel and wear and tear.
Why do you need to prove anything, just enjoy your car in your own time without trying to 'impress' other drivers.
Regards
James
Post 526774 by MattM on 2012-07-23 16:47:28
For some reason I have a hatred for people in 320d or A3 2.0 TDI, they seem to think they are in rocket ships and constantly drive so.