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Without fail the Nissan Maxima. Always with tinted windows.
I thought of this thread this morning, and specifically this post, when a Maxima with tinted windows rode my arse as I was going *cough* nearly 80 *cough* on Sunrise Highway westbound.
Irritating for three reasons:
1. I was behind a county car keeping pace in the left lane.
2. The middle lane was full so I couldn't get over if I wanted to. Perhaps the county car and I were supposed to sprout wings?
3. I have an Altima and, come on, don't be a jerkface to another Nissan driver.
Oh, and heaven help me if I didn't see a Hummer coming back home. Middle lane, doing 60 as everyone flew around him.
But you know what? I like driving on Long Island. Didn't even own a car for most of my time in NoVA, and honestly, the traffic here isn't so bad. The attitude is different, more like, "If you needed that space, you'd be in it" as opposed to "I'm a GS-43,862,733 and how dare you attempt to pass me?" People here know how to move.
There are plenty of knuckle heads in plenty of different cars, but it takes a special level of jackazz to drive a corvette. Guys who drive corvettes undoubtedly have insecurity issues and are trying to make up tiny weenies!
Then you will be happy to know that, since they failed to sell the brand to a Chinese company, NO MORE "CONSUMER" HUMMERS WILL BE PRODUCED! (Not sure if they will still be made for military purposes, which is what they started as and what they should have stayed as.) Only 375 brand new Hummers were sold (nationwide) in December 2009 to consumers.
There are plenty of knuckle heads in plenty of different cars, but it takes a special level of jackazz to drive a corvette. Guys who drive corvettes undoubtedly have insecurity issues and are trying to make up tiny weenies!
What about the women who drive them? What are they making up for?
1)Land Rover (Ultimate prickmobile.. incredibly consistent)
2)Escalade (Cant buy class)
3)Buick(dont underestimate the elderly)
4)Corvette(ask me about my small weenie)
5)Infinity g35 Coupe (the new Guido IROC)
6)Mercedes C Class(I cant really afford a Benz but thanks to leasing I too can pretend to be somebody)
Great list!!! Can I add a couple (not in order)?
Black Lincoln Town Cars with livery plates competing in the demolition derby on the LIE -- "$&###&@##@%^~!!!!" -- that's me screaming in the back seat and banging my head against the back window as if I am on an episode of Cops!
Porsche Boxster with the convertible top down -- midlife crisis guy going way too slow because instead of paying attention to his driving, he is busy looking around at the other drivers, HOPING women are looking at him!!! "Yes, I am looking at you, hun! As a matter of fact, I am staring daggers at you! Get outta my way!"
BMW Z4 -- driven by young ladies with an equal amount of money and death wish (judging by how they weave in and out at high speeds).
Ford Taurus -- fits in with #3 on your list -- too many of them having their "senior moments" out in public on the roads.
PS: As to #4, the classic Jaquar XK-E has several "inches" on the Corvette in the phallic symbol competition ... check one out next time you are at a car show!
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Black Lincoln Town Cars with livery plates competing in the demolition derby on the LIE -- "$&###&@##@%^~!!!!" -- that's me screaming in the back seat and banging my head against the back window as if I am on an episode of Cops!
Porsche Boxster with the convertible top down -- midlife crisis guy going way too slow because instead of paying attention to his driving, he is busy looking around at the other drivers, HOPING women are looking at him!!! "Yes, I am looking at you, hun! As a matter of fact, I am staring daggers at you! Get outta my way!"
BMW Z4 -- driven by young ladies with an equal amount of money and death wish (judging by how they weave in and out at high speeds).
Ford Taurus -- fits in with #3 on your list -- too many of them having their "senior moments" out in public on the roads.
PS: As to #4, the classic Jaquar XK-E has several "inches" on the Corvette in the phallic symbol competition ... check one out next time you are at a car show!
I have actually been surprised at the amount of people driving the newer “retro” Mustangs and Challengers I have seen on the road that actually do not drive at excessive speeds or try aggressive maneuvers on the highways. I had thought that there would be a good deal of this going on with these cars but I honestly have not seen this often.
I do notice a large number of different models of the BMW brand that do the zig-zag in and out of traffic. Perhaps it has something to do with the way the company markets these vehicles. I have seen someone mention that perhaps this is due to the fact that they are fun to drive but I do not see how it is fun to drive a vehicle in a reckless manner where if something goes wrong someone can get hurt or killed.
The worst is when you see two clowns in these tiny vehicles with large muffler pipes racing each other through traffic. I have owned many fast cars and use to drag race at the track in the Hamptons before they closed it. I am not saying that I have NEVER driven fast in a straight line on any road but any time I have it was on a secluded road when there were no other vehicles or people on the road so that I thought I would not be putting anyone else in danger and I would not have to navigate through traffic. The times I had done this were rare and obviously took place when I was in my late teens, early twenties.
I own an Excursion with a diesel engine and will admit that there are many people on the road that do not operate SUVs in the proper manner. I see many SUV drivers that do not leave enough space between themselves and the vehicle in front of them. The larger SUVs such as my Excursion need more room to stop than a typical car and I would think that anyone driving one of the larger SUVs would know this. I also am amazed by the number of SUVs and even cars that fly by me when I drive in the snow with the four wheel drive engaged. It is as if many people on the road are void of common sense. Four wheel drive is great for driving through the snow but when you hit the brakes you can still slide and with the weight of the SUVs, they will slide rather far.
Another thing that bothers me is the amount of people that feel the need to pull partially into the next lane to swing wide for a turn. I see this a lot and I do not even know if the people that do this know that they are doing it since they do not seem to care if there is a vehicle in or approaching in the lane they are pulling into so they can swing wide. The Excursion I drive is a very large vehicle and I never have to do this to make a turn. I very rarely have to do this with the Excursion with my 24 foot trailer attached to make a turn. Why do so many people do this? This is not limited to SUVs and pick up trucks either. I see passenger cars doing this often as well.
I have actually been surprised at the amount of people driving the newer “retro” Mustangs and Challengers I have seen on the road that actually do not drive at excessive speeds or try aggressive maneuvers on the highways. I had thought that there would be a good deal of this going on with these cars but I honestly have not seen this often.
I do notice a large number of different models of the BMW brand that do the zig-zag in and out of traffic. Perhaps it has something to do with the way the company markets these vehicles. I have seen someone mention that perhaps this is due to the fact that they are fun to drive but I do not see how it is fun to drive a vehicle in a reckless manner where if something goes wrong someone can get hurt or killed.
The worst is when you see two clowns in these tiny vehicles with large muffler pipes racing each other through traffic. I have owned many fast cars and use to drag race at the track in the Hamptons before they closed it. I am not saying that I have NEVER driven fast in a straight line on any road but any time I have it was on a secluded road when there were no other vehicles or people on the road so that I thought I would not be putting anyone else in danger and I would not have to navigate through traffic. The times I had done this were rare and obviously took place when I was in my late teens, early twenties.
I own an Excursion with a diesel engine and will admit that there are many people on the road that do not operate SUVs in the proper manner. I see many SUV drivers that do not leave enough space between themselves and the vehicle in front of them. The larger SUVs such as my Excursion need more room to stop than a typical car and I would think that anyone driving one of the larger SUVs would know this. I also am amazed by the number of SUVs and even cars that fly by me when I drive in the snow with the four wheel drive engaged. It is as if many people on the road are void of common sense. Four wheel drive is great for driving through the snow but when you hit the brakes you can still slide and with the weight of the SUVs, they will slide rather far.
Another thing that bothers me is the amount of people that feel the need to pull partially into the next lane to swing wide for a turn. I see this a lot and I do not even know if the people that do this know that they are doing it since they do not seem to care if there is a vehicle in or approaching in the lane they are pulling into so they can swing wide. The Excursion I drive is a very large vehicle and I never have to do this to make a turn. I very rarely have to do this with the Excursion with my 24 foot trailer attached to make a turn. Why do so many people do this? This is not limited to SUVs and pick up trucks either. I see passenger cars doing this often as well.
Anything driven in an a$$hat fashion is not safe. Go look at Newsday's coverage of any snowstorm over the last 15 years, and what do you see -
SUV rollover, SUV rollover, SUV rollover. Oh, you mean I CAN'T stop 7500 pounds of steel on ice, just because I am 10 feet higher than the average car? Oh no'sssss!
I have actually been surprised at the amount of people driving the newer “retro” Mustangs and Challengers I have seen on the road that actually do not drive at excessive speeds or try aggressive maneuvers on the highways. I had thought that there would be a good deal of this going on with these cars but I honestly have not seen this often.
I noticed that, too. Strange.
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