My Passive Agressive Switch... you just hit it.

[blas]

With me lately, it's been the people in shitbox cars who tailgate then cut me off to pass. Yeah, the whole Omg you are going so slow I am soo goin to pass you! and as soon as they are almost at a safe distance to pass, they cut you right off and hit the brakes, because they are either just that rude or because they didn't realize traffic in the right lane was that congested and made a stupid decision. I get tailgated by just about anyone, the more recent or nicer cars tailgate me for miles and miles, the shitboxes take the risks.

This stupid high school aged kid with a curly reddish brown fro in a total pile of shit late 80s/maybe early 90s Cutlass Sierra has done this to me TWICE now on his way to school on the freeway.

If my car is going to be done in, it is not going to be by some stupid kid and his third or fourth time hand-me-down piece of shit car.

[roothorick]

Although if he'd persisted, I admit I would have probably slowed down.

Done it. 35MPH southbound on 441. Speed limit? 65. Distance between me and the hail-sale Honda behind me? Six inches. I could've stuck my dick in his front grille from my trunk.

[wraiths_crono]

Love people like that,, cough.. Found out here in AZ, we do NOT recognize the fast lane (state law) and flashing lights to get someone to move over can get you a road rage ticket mwah ha ha

[seigus]

Like Andara, I like to let them pass so they are getting further and further away rather than fuming behind me. However, I have noticed many tailgaters will completely ignore safe and legal passing opportunities, preferring, it seems, to ride my ass rather than get around it. This baffles me to no end. If you're in such a hurry, why aren't you passing now that you can? If you can't pass on your own initiative when the chance arises, that's the end of any help from me. I feel the urge to slow down now...

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, it's usually the simple answer. And the simple answer is that they're bullies and acting like that is doing it for them.

[Skrae]

The only time I've ever got that was heading West on I70 out of Denver. Posted speed limit: 55. My speed: 70. This carpet cleaning van (or something, was definitely a van, though) rushes up beside me while I'm passing a semi, flashes his lights, not once, but three times in the time takes me to pass the semi (cause I have somewhere I can go to get out of your way). I get around the semi finally, and change to the right lane, and see the van speed off into the mountains, and I'm just kind of like, "WTF mate?"

Since becoming more comfortable with my driving ability and Jack's (Subaru Forester) capabilities, I've actually started messing with people who'll speed around me like that. See, noone really expects a station wagon to be able to speed and accelerate very well. Sometimes, I'll just creep up on them until they speed up, only to creep up on them again (lather, rinse, repeat until we go our separate ways). Other times, I'll get around them (safely) and find a slower car with which to keep pace.

[Jay 2K Winger]

I made one of my regular trips up to Philly for a Chikara Pro wrestling show, and had a couple of the "flash-flash get outta my way!" douchebags come up behind me.

In both cases, I'm in the far left lane, one time with no shoulder to pull onto (construction barriers), and a big vehicle blocking me to the right. And I'm going at the same speed as the rest of traffic (which was about 10-15mph faster than the posted speed limit).

Douchebag flicks his brights at me. I respond by taking my foot off the gas and coasting along at speed. Fortunately, Douchebag (in both cases) just roared around the vehicle blocking me on the right and got out from behind me.

And I went on my merry way.

[protege]

Since becoming more comfortable with my driving ability and Jack's (Subaru Forester) capabilities, I've actually started messing with people who'll speed around me like that. See, noone really expects a station wagon to be able to speed and accelerate very well.

You'd enjoy one of cars I see on the way to work. This guy, took a Volvo 240-series wagon...and stuffed a Mustang 5.0 V8 into it Not sure why the factory never offered a V8--there's plenty of room under the hood. Anyhoo, this car looks completely stock except for the slightly wider wheels and dual exhausts. Even the beige color was kept.

At least the factory offered the 260-series cars. Those came with a V6....and could cruise all day at 90mph+. How do I know this? My family had one. More than once, we'd be heading to Grandma's, and I'd suddenly hear "holy shit, we're doing 90!" from my mother That engine was so smooth, you could be easily well over the ton, and not even realize it.

[Andara Bledin]

At least the factory offered the 260-series cars. Those came with a V6....and could cruise all day at 90mph+. How do I know this? My family had one. More than once, we'd be heading to Grandma's, and I'd suddenly hear "holy shit, we're doing 90!" from my mother That engine was so smooth, you could be easily well over the ton, and not even realize it.

I hear you on how easy it is to speed in a Volvo. Mine was old and had some issues, but it was more than once that I realized I was going rather faster than I had intended.

^-.-^

[Seenoevil]

Only time I flash my lights at anyone is if they are oncoming and forget to turn their brights off or if they forgot to turn their headlights on at all and its very obviously raining or nighttime. What that person did was... well I'd probably have responded the same way you did.

[Chromatix]

I hear you on how easy it is to speed in a Volvo. Mine was old and had some issues, but it was more than once that I realized I was going rather faster than I had intended.

Which neatly answers the question why they didn't bother putting a V8 in as standard.