People telling me to slow down
04-11-2004, 01:39 PM
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People telling me to slow down
I have been driving with the lid off the air box and have had a few people shout for me to slow down when I am not actually going fast. I think it due to a combination of being the fastest colour and the extra noise.
I drive through Soho so there always lots of people walking in the street. I leave it in 1st gear and most people about 50 yards a head move out the way. With the lid on I end up stopping and waiting for people to get out the way.
Its actually saves me a bit of time as so many people cross without looking on any part of the road, at least they can hear me coming.
Friday was a good example. I was driving past concord, which was sitting on the Thames. I had to wait for people to get out the road and for cars to squeeze past in the opposite direction. When all was clear I pulled off. The surrounding houses echoed the noise off them and some guy on the pavement behind rails shouts slow the
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I then noticed a great feature about the car with the roof down. Raise arm extend finger!
I drive through Soho so there always lots of people walking in the street. I leave it in 1st gear and most people about 50 yards a head move out the way. With the lid on I end up stopping and waiting for people to get out the way.
Its actually saves me a bit of time as so many people cross without looking on any part of the road, at least they can hear me coming.
Friday was a good example. I was driving past concord, which was sitting on the Thames. I had to wait for people to get out the road and for cars to squeeze past in the opposite direction. When all was clear I pulled off. The surrounding houses echoed the noise off them and some guy on the pavement behind rails shouts slow the
down. I then noticed a great feature about the car with the roof down. Raise arm extend finger!
04-11-2004, 01:47 PM
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I was told recently by a neighbour that I drive like Jensen Button and should slow it down - hes never seen me drive the car, except out of the street wich is about 10 yards away. Crazy.
04-11-2004, 01:57 PM
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I was told recently by a neighbour that I drive like Jensen Button
That BMW on the M55 seen ya !!538I slowed, at 85 he new he was going to be overtaken and that would look bad to his mate in passenger seat!!
04-11-2004, 02:07 PM
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Originally posted by Steve54
I was told recently by a neighbour that I drive like Jensen Button and should slow it down - hes never seen me drive the car, except out of the street wich is about 10 yards away. Crazy.
I was told recently by a neighbour that I drive like Jensen Button and should slow it down - hes never seen me drive the car, except out of the street wich is about 10 yards away. Crazy.
1. F1 cars are quieter than those exhausts you've got
2. Mr Button has wings on his car to keep him on the ground
Cheers for the blast past on the way past Chester
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