Does this happen often while driver your C3?
Melting Slicks
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From: Kingston Ontario
Drifting
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From: Chester Virginia
Funny thing is, when I'm in my Vette I drive closer to the speed limit, pay closer attention to the laws than my other vehicles because I know I'm an obvious speeder target for cops to ticket, etc. though cops have really been nice to me waving, etc. I just let the jerks do their thing knowing what I can do if I want. Now, that's not to say I don't get on it occasionally when I think it's safe and I sure do love going through corners at speeds which leave the "max. speed is......" signs well south of the rear end of the Vette. I kind of like how the car's weight is balanced and with 255's on it, it grips the road like an octupus with 16 arms. The guys in the washing machine motor cars will never know those feelings so I can just rise above them.
Racer
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From: Schaumburg Illinois
Here's a funny. I was out a couple summers ago in the Vette, had the wife with me. I was sitting at a red light, 3 or 4 cars back, with a female Schaumburg cop in the turn lane next to me about 1/2 car back. Gotta admit she was kinda cute, anyway she checks out the car and waves and I wave. When the light turns green she give me the hand signal for "light it up". Now I'm not very smart but I ain't that dumb...
Burning Brakes
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From: Abingdon MD
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Now I remember why I vowed to never again ride a motorcycle on America's roads.
The Vettes do draw attention. I get hassled mostly by Mustang guys. The larger SUV's & pickups also try and intimidate me with the tailgating routine.
Several times I have had police cars tailgate me at night. Dunno if this is so they can get a better look at the Vette or perhaps see if they can trap me by getting me to accelerate to get away from the tailgating, thereby breaking the speed limit.
Rickman
Now I remember why I vowed to never again ride a motorcycle on America's roads.The Vettes do draw attention. I get hassled mostly by Mustang guys. The larger SUV's & pickups also try and intimidate me with the tailgating routine.
Several times I have had police cars tailgate me at night. Dunno if this is so they can get a better look at the Vette or perhaps see if they can trap me by getting me to accelerate to get away from the tailgating, thereby breaking the speed limit.
Rickman
Drifting
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From: Chester Virginia
Actually, I don't know that she was setting you up. The cops around here have a fair number of them who are speed freaks, have restored cars or muscle type cars as hobbies or trucks with huge engines in them. I think a lot of them appreciate the Vette's looks and what it does. I've had several give me thumbs up when they see it or wave and many smile. I don't think they do that with BMW's, Cadilacs, Mercedes.
Racer
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From: Schaumburg Illinois
Actually, I don't know that she was setting you up. The cops around here have a fair number of them who are speed freaks, have restored cars or muscle type cars as hobbies or trucks with huge engines in them. I think a lot of them appreciate the Vette's looks and what it does. I've had several give me thumbs up when they see it or wave and many smile. I don't think they do that with BMW's, Cadilacs, Mercedes.
Burning Brakes
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From: Greensboro NC
Same here. After being run off the road more than once, I decided to give the bike up.
The Vettes do draw attention.
I get hassled mostly by Mustang guys.
Several times I have had police cars tailgate me at night. Dunno if this is so they can get a better look at the Vette or perhaps see if they can trap me by getting me to accelerate to get away from the tailgating, thereby breaking the speed limit.
Way back when I moved to NC, I had a Porsche 914-6. Driving home one night, with the wife, a car began tailgating as we were headed down a road that had a very curvy section. I lit it up and lost the idiot in the esses, only to have those blue lights show up way down the road after it had become straight again.
State trooper gets out of his cruiser and starts reading me the riot act, until I start telling him what a stupid SOB he was for tailgating us and endangering our lives with his utter stupidity....
The result was that he was reprimanded by his watch commander...
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From: Warren Ohio
Thanks to idiots and cell phones we've all had close calls. One thing that has helped me is to turn my parking lights on during daytime driving. It seems to cut down on the number of jerks who claim that they can't see you. I've also replaced the stock two tailights on my '79 with an aftermarket four light set up. It makes a big improvement in night visibility. Hope this helps
Burning Brakes
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From: Winston Salem NC
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Yes, this has happened to me. Once someone dileberately pulled out in front of me. I braked and quickly changed lanes. The second time the other driver may/may not have seen me. The C3's sit so low that most car drivers would look over them as they are below their normal line of vision. Hopefully my Bright Yellow will help in that area.
Instructor
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From: Shelby Twp. Michigan
I haven't had any problems when driving my Vette, but I do notice when I'm driving my truck (03 Duramax 2500 hd four door long box) people do NOT pull out in front of me. They do NOT cut me off and a lot of times if there in front of me they pull off to the side of the road and let me by. (The way the headlights are they light up the car in front of me pretty bad)
But when I drive my Magnum wagon I'm just another shlub on the road and it's a whole nother ball game! I can't believe the differance in how people are between the two vehicals.
I used to drive a conversion van every day. That was the worst! NOBODY wants to be behind a van! I've had more close calls in that then I have on my motorcycle! I can see the person in the car clearly and they rip out in front on me like I wasn't even there!
But when I drive my Magnum wagon I'm just another shlub on the road and it's a whole nother ball game! I can't believe the differance in how people are between the two vehicals.
I used to drive a conversion van every day. That was the worst! NOBODY wants to be behind a van! I've had more close calls in that then I have on my motorcycle! I can see the person in the car clearly and they rip out in front on me like I wasn't even there!
Cruising
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From: augusta ga
I have an 82 C3 and a 96 C4 with the LT4 engine and mods. What I find most often is that idiots want to race me. I had a black lady in a Jeep Cherokee last week fly up beside me, back off, race ahead, back off and repeated this four times. I finally dropped to 3rd, kicked it hard and she actually tried to keep up with me......Needless to say she was an object in my rearview within a few seconds. But it happens all the time. I also drive an Explorer and a Town Car and it never happens in those, but let me get into one of the 'Vettes and everybody has something to prove.....
Pro
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From: Pennington NJ
I have an 82 C3 and a 96 C4 with the LT4 engine and mods. What I find most often is that idiots want to race me. I had a black lady in a Jeep Cherokee last week fly up beside me, back off, race ahead, back off and repeated this four times. I finally dropped to 3rd, kicked it hard and she actually tried to keep up with me......Needless to say she was an object in my rearview within a few seconds. But it happens all the time. I also drive an Explorer and a Town Car and it never happens in those, but let me get into one of the 'Vettes and everybody has something to prove.....
You owned her! 
Will
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From: Austin TX
Sidepipes and primer
Sidepipes with long ago blown out glasspacks say "I'm Here", and the rough look of factory primer I've stripped the car down to says "I'm not afraid to hit you" No close calls for me.
Even in it's rough shape, I still get looks. Some kid at the gas station commented "man, that thing looks like it goes fast". I said "Yes, it does". I meant looks, not goes. It's a painfully original '75
Even in it's rough shape, I still get looks. Some kid at the gas station commented "man, that thing looks like it goes fast". I said "Yes, it does". I meant looks, not goes. It's a painfully original '75
Burning Brakes
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From: West Chester Pennsylvania
I put the running lights on during the day. I think having the taillights on makes the average dumb-*** think you're braking and they stay back. On twisty roads, I use headlights during the day. The average driver today sucks. No respect for classics. If one more rice eating prius rides my bumper, I will scream.
