Incident Yesterday

[Gee Wr1]

Was on my way up 2 town Y'day 2 go shopping, just doddling along(nice day, heavy traffic,in no rush) with a suspicious looking Volvo sitting 2 cars back & detector beeping away, so speed limit all the way. Anyway got 2 roundabout at start of town go straight through volvo turns of.

After roundabout i pulled into outside lane 2 overtake a Mondeo estate going slow in front, just as my nose started passing rear of car it lurched, big puff of black smoke from exhaust(diesel) & started 2 speed up. Passed it & carried on (only up 2 speed limit again, road v.busy now) Pass a few more slow cars then pull into inside lane 2 turn down slip road, look in my rear view 2 see this red mondeo flying up behind me! Pull of onto slip road taking righthand lane 2 go into town, going about 30 with row of cars in front slowing 4 roundabout, when said mondeo pulls 2 inside lane of slip road goes bombing passed me, driver looking across at me as if 2 say ha ha i passed u & goes straight up the a*se of car waiting infront!!! 1st reaction was 2 piss myself laughing, then suddenly realised are the people in car he hit ok!!!

Mondeo must have been doing 40+, car he hit(mx5) was stationary & took a fair shunt. Both people in mx5 got out & were ok but looked very angry! Bet mondeo driver felt a right t*at.

At no point did i provoke mondeo driver, i was totally minding my own business i eased passed him not floor it passed him & had forgot about him till i looked in mirror when turning of.

Why do some people react like this 2 you passing them in a scoob?? Happens often, pass a slow car only 2 look in mirror a minute later & they're stuck 2 your bumper!!!

[wrxmania]

Pretty pathetic really. After this happened to me (I was the MX-5 equivalent) I always leave a large gap in front of my car to ensure if I am ever hit from bhind, I do not hit anyone else.

I always move over for tailgaters as it is not worth it.

Scoobs - do not know why some people feel the need to prove a point - I don't.

Brian

[halo]

Still can't believe that happened M8 till u phoned - hope he had airbags

[DEVLIN]

There,s always one.

couldn,t he see where he was going - was the burberry cap pulled over his eyes.

[scuba dou]

Same same, the trying to have a go happens quite often these days I'm afraid, but to rear end a wee MX5. Pheew that's bad crack indeed

[tim_wilkinson]

its just a joke it really is - I get it all the time in the Elise and used to get it in the scoob as well - pure jealousy

Tim

[evojkp]

Must be a Mondeo thing. The same "he,he I passed you!!" grin was flashed my way on the back road to Cuper. Although I did not show the same restraint as yourself. It was quite funny watching it take corners way over it's safe speed, but he could have easily lost it onto on-coming traffic. Scary how some folks minds work, that they think their shed in quicker and  better as they pass you, when you are pootling along listening to the Spice girls CD