People say the nicest things........

[simonl]

Seems I may have a reputation for a bit of self-love.......

Driving along yesterday, enjoying the fine weather, roof down. A couple of wee neds were walking along. As I drove past I was cheerily greeted with "Waaaaaannnn*****eeerrrrr".

Made me laugh! Probably not the reaction they wanted.

Anyone else get abuse for the car they have?

 

[samuelellis]

i get people pointing and laughing

 

[Kinky]

I point and laugh at all dirty chrome MBs that I see ....

K

 

[pammy]

I point and laugh at all dirty chrome MBs that I see ....

K

eeeeeeeeeeeeeee - it's not been the same while you've been away One day - you'll have an original line - (ducks)

 

[Kinky]

Pammy - I apologise most profusely for stating the obvious

Glad to be back.

K

 

[IanT]

I get all the requests for a taxi...

Odd really, I got that in the C Class too, maybe it's just because they are both diesels?

Ian.

 

[guydewdney]

I get all the requests for a taxi...
Ian.

i get that - in a CL 420!! i asked someone once why the hell they thought i was a taxi - and they pointed to my GPS streetpilot and said "thats a taxi meter isn't it?" - yes - the GPS aerial, gives that away doesn't it.

 

[Flash]

Seems I may have a reputation for a bit of self-love.......

Driving along yesterday, enjoying the fine weather, roof down. A couple of wee neds were walking along. As I drove past I was cheerily greeted with "Waaaaaannnn*****eeerrrrr".

Made me laugh! Probably not the reaction they wanted.

Anyone else get abuse for the car they have?

Get that too mate - When I` driving along (in all the mercs we have in our family) - plp in the opposite direction make hand gestures saying I`m a w*anka.... - the last wa son Sat morning from a Subarau... - Again I tend not to react and pre tend I did not see it (that seems to wrk...) - and just have to laugh afterwards...

In one extreme case some idiot spat on the CL600 whilst walking - I stopped the car, got out and made him wipe it off with his T shirt in front of everyone... - I won't say any more... - I'm normally quite cool/calm headed... and don't make a habit of doing things like that...

Flash

 

[pammy]

I passed an old guy wearing a flat cap yesterday, he was out for a run with his missus and he flashed me when I passed him - that was nice wasn't it - guess he wanted to say hello

He was driving a very nice red with carefully placed orangey bits classic Renault 5 with blanked out back windows - looked very very classy, oh and it had those amazing go-faster stripes - clearly had to look after it - he was doing about 20 mph in a 40mph zone and I overtook him where there was plenty of room n stuff - some ppl think you should be happy to stay behind them while they pootle along - sorry - he can pootle if he wants - I don't want - neither did my car

But why do some gits have to be so mean as to spit and give nasty gestures just coz you're enjoying your car and doing what you can and what it was meant for in it - it's pure jealousy.

I know full well that if I overtake someone - just because I can and to enjoy the moment that they may catch me up later when I'm stood at lights - it's nothing personal - unless you're an old guy in a red renault 5 - I'm just enjoying my car that I've worked damned hard for!!!!!

 

[simonl]

I know full well that if I overtake someone - just because I can and to enjoy the moment that they may catch me up later when I'm stood at lights

hee hee. you can just imagine them tutting to themselves, saying "see, you don't get there any faster"

- totally missing the point, as you said.

 

[PJH]

Wifey was driving my 280E last year taking our daughter to a friend's house for a sleepover. Wifey had just left the A12 at Capel St Mary when an EGG landed on the bonnet/windscreen near the passenger side washer jet.
On arrival at said friend's house, the friend said she had had an egg hit her car TWICE. (No not the same egg. Two occasions - different egg ok.)
The friend has an E320 cabrio.

These days I'm always ready for it to happen again at that road junction.
The 'John Prescott' in me would be screaming to get out!!

 

[Ian B Walker]

My Boss on occasion has called me a poser because I go to work in different Mercs on alternate days. Thought I would rub his nose in it and show him the fitted goodies and ask why his new Focus doesnt have them. Since then have had no comment. Its a feel good factor.

 

[Flyer]

I've read about this (the overtaking thing) on other fora (esp. PH), but never experienced it ... until Sunday evening. Making progress up the A49 from South Wales towards Chester (hate the M6), the number of cars that were pootling along at 40-50-odd mph was staggering. All in a line, and nobody willing to overtake. When a *clear* overtaking opportunity presented itself, I would position accordingly and the car in front would move over as if he was going to overtake - and then pull back in when the opportunity had passed. They were also driving practically on the center line, which of course reduced my visibility for overtaking. One particular driver braked (hard enough to cause everyone behind to brake) whenever a car came from the opposite direction - <peterkay>what's that all about, eh??</peterkay>

Difficult to describe adequately, but I had the feeling throughout the journey that, except for a couple of drivers, they had swallowed hook, line and sinker the government spin that "Speed Kills". Well, I sped and I didn't kill .

 

[simonl]

Difficult to describe adequately, but I had the feeling throughout the journey that, except for a couple of drivers, they had swallowed hook, line and sinker the government spin that "Speed Kills". Well, I sped and I didn't kill .

Tsk, bloody Mercedes driver - all the same! I suppose you think you own the road don't ya?

 

[Ian B Walker]

Tsk, bloody Mercedes driver - all the same! I suppose you think you own the road don't ya?

Reading the current government policy on taxation for cars then yes I think we do own the roads, we pay enough

 

[Flyer]

Tsk, bloody Mercedes driver - all the same! I suppose you think you own the road don't ya?

I'm sorry, what do you mean "think"?

 

[pluggers]

Never had any problems like that around here,Seems like some people can be just nasty,Im glad I havent seen any yet!(touch wood)Although a mate of mine at work keeps trying to show me the error of my ways and that I shoud have a Jaguar like his Then I point out to him That I can at least afford to drive my car to work everyday,and with all the interior creature comforts working

 

[jimmy]

I get asked where the coffin is.

Often get called a wan@er too...................nothing to do with my choice of car though.

 

[Tan]

Seems I may have a reputation for a bit of self-love.......

Driving along yesterday, enjoying the fine weather, roof down. A couple of wee neds were walking along. As I drove past I was cheerily greeted with "Waaaaaannnn*****eeerrrrr".

Made me laugh! Probably not the reaction they wanted.

Anyone else get abuse for the car they have?

Quite regularly get grief if I have the roof down, especially on warm summer nights when a favourite comment is "Oi mate the suns not out"

Regards Eggs, I had one thrown at me one afternoon last year, thankfully it missed me and my passenger but made a hell of a mess of the Dashboard

 

[simonl]

Quite regularly get grief if I have the roof down, especially on warm summer nights when a favourite comment is "Oi mate the suns not out"

Regards Eggs, I had one thrown at me one afternoon last year, thankfully it missed me and my passenger but made a hell of a mess of the Dashboard

I sometimes worry about birds (of the flying variety) showing their appreciation when i have the roof down. touch wood i've been lucky so far.

re: throwing stuff: the day my dad took delivery of his S320 a couple of years ago, some ned lobbed a brick at it and hit the boot lid. made a right mess. when he confronted the wee sh*te all his pals suddenly appeared, so there wasn't much my dad could do. Of course, this is a serious crime, and if the lad was caught it would be two weeks hard rollercoasting and ice-cream at disney world.