The way many folks drive now was the reason I gave up my motorcycle about 6 years ago. I'll stick with my C3 and C7 with removable tops.

You'all be safe....

 

When I travel down the interstate, I always get stuck behind someone going 70 miles per hour in the left lane. As soon as they get by the person who is going 69 in the right lane, they move over. Then, I cannot pass them because as soon as they move over they speed up about 10 miles an hour. It is so annoying.

 

 

Thanks. But I was not angry.

 

It's not the exhaust or the car. My other car is a Ford Excursion. People do the same when I try to pass on that. There was someone in the left lane last week doing 5 under psl. I finally passed on the right and then got in front of her. I sped up to 9 over psl and she was so close behind me all I could see was the top of her windshield. If I'd had the big equalizer hitch on she would have been in a world of hurt. She rode my butt like that for 5 miles and then turned off.

 

Last month I was in town traffic in the middle lane and needed to get in the right lane anticipating a right turn coming up. There were 2 vehicles in the right lane near me. The one in front signaled a right turn into a mall. A large jacked-up truck was close behind it. I could see both vehicles in my right side and rear view mirrors and that I had plenty of room to move to the right. Just as I was turning the truck sped up and hit my right rear corner. Unbelievable! And when we pulled over, the trailer-trash woman driver got out and starting yelling profanities at me like this was my fault. I was alone in my car and had no one to back up my story. The truck had a passenger in the front seat and said that the truck never left the right lane. So what? I got a ticket for careless driving and the other driver got away with racing to keep me from turning. I doubt my exhaust note had anything to do with it but jealousy of my beautiful Stingray may have been a factor. As a side note, later research showed that the woman driver had a recent cocaine driving ticket and was ticketed in the past for being involved with street racing.

I have also evaded 2 previous side swipe near misses on I-95. My normal procedure on a multi-lane road is to avoid vehicles right beside me by speeding up or slowing down, and to stay away from jacked-up Bubba trucks with oversized wheels and tools driving BMW "M" cars, but I still encounter ******** in Mustangs with after-market exhausts that hate for me to pass them.

Moral of story watch your "6" and look beyond the vehicle in front of you.

 

best to ignore others, drive in a sharp and technical yet defensive manner, and just do your own thing. if you wanna pass someone, do it quickly, assertively and without drama. those of us who are also on two wheels know that the best strategy is to put any and all nonsense somewhere well behind you.

 

If feel your pain. In the area of the country I live in pickup truck owners are the worst. Not all of course, but a good percentage are overly aggressive at tailgating and lane changing. It's difficult to stay away from them as, it seems like, half the vehicles on the road here are trucks. I just don't understand what they are thinking. One of them ran ahead of me the other day and then proceeded to throw an empty beer can out the window just as he cut in front of me. Fortunately it didn't do any damage because of the Lumar PPF in have on the front of the car.

 

That's true. I always did the passing when on a motorcycle. But nowadays in the car I just try to keep a distance from the car in front of me. The tailgaters are endless though, so you've got to keep your distance from the car in front of you. Or, lose all tailgaters driving 85 or 90 mph. That's not feasible.

 

Reminds me of a time when I caught a similar example on my PDR. I get caught at a light and then if you turn up the volume, you'll hear a car pull up next to me with his radio cranked up. I do a little spirited take off and drop back to the speed limit and here he comes:

 

Many believe we are in a Soft Civil War today so I think anything you can do to be low profile is not a bad thing.

 

And republicans and democrats. Crybabies everywhere!

 

Problem is with many people is their jealousy of what you have accomplished, and that when you pass it clearly points out to them their inadequacies and failures in life.
The same with numerous other non-car objects that they want but never planned for as they floated aimlessly through their whole life. I'll refrain from listing the objects as most of you can undoubtedly guess them.

That, I'm afraid, is human nature. Has never changed and will never change. Today the problem has really made itself very, very, very visible. I'll leave it at that folks.

 

Yeah, I know, it was the OTHER guy I was referring to..... I was trying to lighten the mood. In these times, as it were.

All good man, and I like the post, I think it's a relevant topic, I have gotten the "finger" from a Doge Dart recently, and I was like "WTF"? Dude, you are driving a cool car, so am I, can't we just say "hey nice car"?

There seems to be rampant righteous indignation lately, on the road, etc. I try and remember, everyone is fighting an invisible battle, maybe I can diffuse it.... I will flash a "thumbs up" to a driver who cuts me off, I will flash an "OK" to a person who desperately wants to pass me, in a hurry to get somewhere obviously so important.

Marty KC

 

May, I am soo sorry to hear this. You have a great looking car too... I am putting my camera on tonight.. Then I will drive and not worry.. as much lol. No worries Marty. Yea.. maybe its the covid going to their heads.. who knows!

 

You sir, are lucky! I have to drive on 400 Every. Single. Day. All the way from exit 14 down to exit 5. Literally 40+ miles of HELL twice a day, every day for 6 years. And people wonder why I'm so irritable at the office haha

 

I really think many of the social unrest and issues we see on the news today is the result of the "Every Kid Gets a Trophy" generation now transitioning into adulthood and being slapped hard by realty. Yes, there are some serious unfair situations if you look for them, however there are also some really great situations if you look for them as well.

Last Friday I brought my still very new looking 2019 Z06 in for it's second complimentary dealer oil change/service and while slowing rolling in heavy traffic on the way home, I was cut off and brake checked twice once by a beat up Ford pickup truck and the other time by a work panel van. I was in the middle lane of a three-lane commercial parkway in stop-and-go, 25 MPH traffic so there is definitely some passive aggressiveness out there.

In answer to the OP's original question, in addition to the sports car looks, I do think an aggressive sounding exhaust also attracts a lot of negative attention, especially during these crazy times. I have an M7 matched up with the Borla catless X-pipe so there is some nice park during downshifts and start-up, however I try to be a good neighbor and stay in Tour Mode until I'm out of the neighborhood. Sometimes while in heavy traffic, I forget how loud the exhaust can bark in Sport Mode.

 

I do the same! I do not know how many times I would have been rear ended, if I had not left the space.

They do not realize how much faster a C7 can stop, compared to their POS!

 

I take a completely different approach. If I want to change lanes and the traffic is a little heavy. I try to catch the other car’s attention that I want to change lanes and almost always, they slow to let me in. I guess they get the feeling of some kind of connection. Try it...it works!

 

Have noticed Camaros attract less attention than Corvettes, even the ZL1. Driving my friend's ZL1 recently never feeling any aggression. On the contrary driving my sister's C6 and another friend riding in his Z06, I felt envious eyes at all times. The Camaro is the working man's performance car as the Corvette is more the retired-I-made-it-life vibe. Perhaps something to think about in the times we live in today.