jevansio Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Just nipped down to the shop in the next village to get some stuff, on the way back I pulled out a junction, give it a little squeeze in 1st then into 2nd and held the car at 35mph (it was a village 30mp zone), a woman must have seen me pull away & when I got close to her shouted "SLOW DOWN" as I passed her with my window down. I mean yeah I know the car sounds like it's going fast when it's not, but I felt like stopping in the middle of the road getting out & giving her a verbal assault. I mean 35mph, is there any need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I have had this too running at high revs, low speeds. Some old man turned around and started waving his hands around and pointing to the sign which said 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I mean yeah I know the car sounds like it's going fast when it's not, but I felt like stopping in the middle of the road getting out & giving her a verbal assault. I would 35 on second gear sounds well nice though, who cares what some think and say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 this reminds me of another incident...I was at the petrol station waiting patiently behind the car that was already at the pump, when a car on the other side of the station having problems, its bonnet up and a man under it giving it some revs. The woman came out of shop, climbed into her car fiddled around with what ever, gave me the finger and then drove off! My only conclusion can be that she thought i was being impatient and revving my car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I had this before, some old guy said to me "do you know how fast you was going down that road" i said "no, how fast?" he said "must have been 50mph" to which i replied F**k off i was going much faster than that:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisbeast Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I had this before, some old guy said to me "do you know how fast you was going down that road" i said "no, how fast?" he said "must have been 50mph" to which i replied F**k off i was going much faster than that:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 i had this before, some old guy said to me "do you know how fast you was going down that road" i said "no, how fast?" he said "must have been 50mph" to which i replied f**k off i was going much faster than that:d rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Stupid people tend to think if its loud your going fast , i get growls from the locals all the time in my village - you'd think i was a serial killer or something . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranz Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 you'd think i was a serial killer or something . Doubtful........ A serial killer would choose a motor with a better boot capacity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Be ok if he chopped em up a bit:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veilside Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Stupid people tend to think if its loud your going fast , i get growls from the locals all the time in my village - you'd think i was a serial killer or something . u must be the only gay in the village Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sted Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I had this before, some old guy said to me "do you know how fast you was going down that road" i said "no, how fast?" he said "must have been 50mph" to which i replied F**k off i was going much faster than that:d :rlol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 haha funny I've noticed in general people (not just women) seem to react funny to the supra sometimes, anyone else noticed this? For example almost comically looking the other way to make a point not to notice it. If you roar up behind someone (not too aggressively but I do have a loud exhaust) people do strange things, try to pull over to the left as if your emergency services, try to speed off like they've just entered a rally stage, swerve around a bit or generally drive erratic. Not in the supra but in the Integrale one time I had to wait for this woman to do an absolute abortion of a terrible parallel park (several attempts before finally abandoning it) and then she got out all flustered and in some sort of save face, barked at me "oh, where's your road tax!" before storming off. I was dumbfounded then realised she'd pointed to where it would normally be, but the old Lancia was LHD and anyway I used to keep it up by the rear view mirror using the built in holder for it - what a joke, I only wish I'd had a quick come back but watching her "park" was amusement enough for one day. I agree, second gear at 35-40 sounds lovely Does anyone else just keep it in gear longer just to hear the sweet sound of the 6pot and 3-4k revs whilst pootling around town problem is it's sooo so tempting to then floor it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ive done the same as the woman in Jevs post, I live in a typical inner city victorian terraced area, with every house owning a car (more or less) the pavements are full of cars half parked on them. The road is wide enough for 1 car only and still people gun their cars down it, maybe 30, prob more but its a dangerous speed with kids about etc. I regularly yell at passing cars like a loon lol. Not got in a fight yet, but im ready lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy07 Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 lol we should all live and let live,and no ive not been smoking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 Ive done the same as the woman in Jevs post, I live in a typical inner city victorian terraced area, with every house owning a car (more or less) the pavements are full of cars half parked on them. The road is wide enough for 1 car only and still people gun their cars down it, maybe 30, prob more but its a dangerous speed with kids about etc. I regularly yell at passing cars like a loon lol. Not got in a fight yet, but im ready lol Thing is this wasn't a residential area, the road had no parked cars, the road was so wide it had a pedestrian area in the middle to help people cross (which was where the woman shouted at me). I always go the appropriate speed in built up areas no matter what the "speed limit" is, lucky for her I was in a good mood at the time, another day she may have regretted that action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 To get to work, I have to drive down a very narrow road where there often pedestrians around. I never get above 15mph - around 1500 revs, maybe? Yet I was asked - very politely - by a woman who lives on this road if I could stop "revving my engine" as I went past her house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 End of the day mate, no need to get pissed, she was just looking out for you and others;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 a woman must have seen me pull away & when I got close to her shouted "SLOW DOWN" as I passed her with my window down. was she fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 was she fit Paul, I wouldn't touch her with yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Paul, I wouldn't touch her with yours ok mate, foot to the floor then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I think you should be locked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 35 in a 30. Speeding however you try to write it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Lynz_ Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Had a similar situation myself today. Took my mum shopping, her first time in the Supra. Anyway I was pulling off the car park and accelerated in first gear (please bear in mind mine is an unmodified NA, so hardly the fastest). She grabbed the seat and told me to slow down as i'll give her a heart attack I don't think i got to 20 mph but it did grunt so she assumed it was fast. She also informed me that i should slow down cause there was a fire engine going the other way (not too sure of the relevance of this comment). I won't be accelerating much with her in the car from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted August 23, 2008 Author Share Posted August 23, 2008 35 in a 30. Speeding however you try to write it. I admit that, that's why I wrote a truthfull 35, I didn't want to write I was going 30 looking for sympathy when I was infact breaking the speed limit, but I mean it's a speedo that reads to 200mph, how accurate is it going to be at 30mph anyway, and I have a feeling she'd of shouted it even if I was going a recorded 30mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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