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Old 07-11-2019, 06:24 PM   #1
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No such thing as a non douchebag Lexus driver

Just an observation with a large daily sample size.
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Old 07-11-2019, 07:17 PM   #2
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Just an observation with a large daily sample size.
So true. They are just more entitled Camry drivers...
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Old 07-11-2019, 07:45 PM   #3
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I wonder what they think of bmw or porsche drivers zipping around them and breaking their zoned out meditative states and making them pay actual attention.
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Old 07-12-2019, 12:50 PM   #4
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I wonder what they think of bmw or porsche drivers zipping around them
They probably think "oh, the irony".
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Old 07-12-2019, 01:02 PM   #5
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They probably think "oh, the irony".


Not untrue.

But usually there’s more Lexus drivers than others.
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Old 07-12-2019, 03:30 PM   #6
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Meh. Drivers are pretty much universally terrible and inconsiderate. If you ever want to experience this, simply drive a truck towing a trailer. It's almost as though your turn signals are flashing "please speed up and pull along side me so I can't merge." I've taken to putting on the signal when there's a hole and just moving over. If someone really wants to speed up and sideswipe my trailer, they can play that game
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Old 07-12-2019, 03:45 PM   #7
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Meh. Drivers are pretty much universally terrible and inconsiderate. If you ever want to experience this, simply drive a truck towing a trailer. It's almost as though your turn signals are flashing "please speed up and pull along side me so I can't merge." I've taken to putting on the signal when there's a hole and just moving over. If someone really wants to speed up and sideswipe my trailer, they can play that game
my buddy just got back from a several week roadtrip in his motorhome and was ranting about how people are aholes to him.
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Old 07-12-2019, 06:04 PM   #8
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Meh. Drivers are pretty much universally terrible and inconsiderate. If you ever want to experience this, simply drive a truck towing a trailer. It's almost as though your turn signals are flashing "please speed up and pull along side me so I can't merge." I've taken to putting on the signal when there's a hole and just moving over. If someone really wants to speed up and sideswipe my trailer, they can play that game
That's because no one wants to be behind you ... I try very hard not to be behind a trailer because the rocks that get kicked up from the trailer ALWAYS hit my car. Yes it's better if the trailer is not empty because it doesn't bounce around as much but it still happens.

Also I never want to be behind a pickup truck either ... they pick up rocks and literally throw them at my car. Is there someone hidden in the pick up bed with a stash of rocks doing this

I just took a bit of a road trip in my daughters A4 and the trailers kicked up quite a bit of road debris ...

BTW great car for a road trip
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Old 07-13-2019, 06:37 AM   #9
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That's because no one wants to be behind you ... I try very hard not to be behind a trailer because the rocks that get kicked up from the trailer ALWAYS hit my car. Yes it's better if the trailer is not empty because it doesn't bounce around as much but it still happens.
Then don't follow so closely?

I don't like being behind trailers either. But it's a dick move to speed up specifically to block someone from merging.
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Old 07-13-2019, 07:44 AM   #10
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Then don't follow so closely?

I don't like being behind trailers either. But it's a dick move to speed up specifically to block someone from merging.
I definitely agree it is a dick move to do that, it is obviously intentional and very inconsiderate .. definitely not my style of driving.
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