my newly totalled FD
11-21-04, 01:19 AM
#77
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Denver, NC
Posts: 3,531
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by the ancient words
yeah...his "awesome g/f" totaled the car
word to the wise....never let a female (or just about anyone you don't really trust) drive your car
word to the wise....never let a female (or just about anyone you don't really trust) drive your car
11-21-04, 01:42 AM
#79
Cheese
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Posts: 769
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by the ancient words
yeah...his "awesome g/f" totaled the car
word to the wise....never let a female (or just about anyone you don't really trust) drive your car
word to the wise....never let a female (or just about anyone you don't really trust) drive your car
11-21-04, 01:47 AM
#81
Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Denver, NC
Posts: 3,531
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
"....women and performance cars don't mix....if that offends you, too bad"
Tell Shirley Moldowny(?) that!!
"is that some kind of threat, punk?"
No Just some helpfull advice! Take it
Tell Shirley Moldowny(?) that!!
"is that some kind of threat, punk?"
No Just some helpfull advice! Take it
11-21-04, 02:08 AM
#84
D.I.L.U.S.I.
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: L-Town pa
Posts: 2,051
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
hey im sorry this happend and i hope everything works out with your old lady and i thank god shes still around for the friends and families that went threw this with u. good luck with your search on another.
was this car in the rxtuner mag last month?
and to the guys that think these cars are to much for our female partners go play in the sand box with the rest of them. one of my best friends wips the **** out her r1 when people pull up thinking the ***** sweat.
was this car in the rxtuner mag last month?
and to the guys that think these cars are to much for our female partners go play in the sand box with the rest of them. one of my best friends wips the **** out her r1 when people pull up thinking the ***** sweat.
11-21-04, 10:44 AM
#85
Super Snuggles
Originally Posted by the ancient words
women and performance cars don't mix....if that offends you, too bad
I agree. Most women are inattentive drivers at best and are reactive, not proactive about driving. They're typically oblivious to what's going on around them until the point at which it's too late to avoid a situation. I'm always checking my mirrors, which is how I picked up the street racers covering three lanes on 520 the other night and avoided changing lanes into the path of one of them.
I do the same when my wife is driving, watching 2 or 3 cars ahead and watching my side mirror periodically. She's a horrible judge of distance and speed when it comes time to cross a busy street or merge with moving traffic, and I've noticed this about all the women I've ridden with. They treat a car like an appliance or an accessory... "how I look in my car" is more important to them than their driving.
To be fair, there are some women who "drive like men", and there are plenty of men who "drive like women", but what it really comes down to is being aware of what's going on around you at all times and being proactive about avoiding potentially "bad" situations. For instance, don't travel with someone immediately next to you if you can avoid it, because whatever they have to react to, you will too. Don't travel with someone sitting in your blind spot either. Common sense **** which a lot of people seemingly lack.
90% or more of the time, if someone ahead of me is driving like a retard, it turns out to be a woman driver -- glued to a cell phone or adjusting her hair or makeup, more often than not. I'm not concerned with preserving the feelings of the women who do drive well. If they have a better sense of their driving skill than "I don't get tickets, therefore I'm a good driver", then they know better than to be offended by my comments. If they're in the second category, like Mark says... **** 'em. They're road hazards at best, and accidents waiting to happen at worst.
11-21-04, 11:27 AM
#86
Originally Posted by the ancient words
yeah...his "awesome g/f" totaled the car
word to the wise....never let a female (or just about anyone you don't really trust) drive your car
word to the wise....never let a female (or just about anyone you don't really trust) drive your car
glad to hear your both ok!
11-21-04, 12:03 PM
#88
BOYCOTT EXXON MOBIL!!!
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Westchester County, New York. USA
Posts: 2,048
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by jimlab
I agree. Most women are inattentive drivers at best and are reactive, not proactive about driving. They're typically oblivious to what's going on around them until the point at which it's too late to avoid a situation. I'm always checking my mirrors, which is how I picked up the street racers covering three lanes on 520 the other night and avoided changing lanes into the path of one of them.
I do the same when my wife is driving, watching 2 or 3 cars ahead and watching my side mirror periodically. She's a horrible judge of distance and speed when it comes time to cross a busy street or merge with moving traffic, and I've noticed this about all the women I've ridden with. They treat a car like an appliance or an accessory... "how I look in my car" is more important to them than their driving.
To be fair, there are some women who "drive like men", and there are plenty of men who "drive like women", but what it really comes down to is being aware of what's going on around you at all times and being proactive about avoiding potentially "bad" situations. For instance, don't travel with someone immediately next to you if you can avoid it, because whatever they have to react to, you will too. Don't travel with someone sitting in your blind spot either. Common sense **** which a lot of people seemingly lack.
90% or more of the time, if someone ahead of me is driving like a retard, it turns out to be a woman driver -- glued to a cell phone or adjusting her hair or makeup, more often than not. I'm not concerned with preserving the feelings of the women who do drive well. If they have a better sense of their driving skill than "I don't get tickets, therefore I'm a good driver", then they know better than to be offended by my comments. If they're in the second category, like Mark says... **** 'em. They're road hazards at best, and accidents waiting to happen at worst.
If I did that to some one elses FD..... I just don't know what I'd do with myself.... The FD is not just any car. It's no longer in production and they are rare to begin with, let alone one in that condition.... That's why it hurts so many, so much.....
Thank God your g/f is ok. I hope this whole ordeal will put things in perspective for her when it comes to you and your relationship in the future.... May she never forget what she did.......
Last edited by RX7UP; 11-21-04 at 12:07 PM.
11-21-04, 12:19 PM
#89
Rotary Freak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Salem, IN
Posts: 1,625
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by the ancient words
women and performance cars don't mix....if that offends you, too bad
11-21-04, 12:24 PM
#90
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: closer
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
look dude, I'm not insensitive about your car....it was a sweet ride and what happened was tragic...
but in all reality, this isn't adding up: how can some grandma "run your g/f off the road into a guard rail?" can you explain that? are you sure your g/f wasn't talking on the cell phone and just not paying attention? sounds like an incredibly lame story to me
but in all reality, this isn't adding up: how can some grandma "run your g/f off the road into a guard rail?" can you explain that? are you sure your g/f wasn't talking on the cell phone and just not paying attention? sounds like an incredibly lame story to me
Last edited by the ancient words; 11-21-04 at 12:26 PM.
11-21-04, 03:45 PM
#93
S2K
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Irvine, CA
Posts: 1,116
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by the ancient words
look dude, I'm not insensitive about your car....it was a sweet ride and what happened was tragic...
but in all reality, this isn't adding up: how can some grandma "run your g/f off the road into a guard rail?" can you explain that? are you sure your g/f wasn't talking on the cell phone and just not paying attention? sounds like an incredibly lame story to me
but in all reality, this isn't adding up: how can some grandma "run your g/f off the road into a guard rail?" can you explain that? are you sure your g/f wasn't talking on the cell phone and just not paying attention? sounds like an incredibly lame story to me
11-21-04, 09:26 PM
#97
BOYCOTT EXXON MOBIL!!!
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Westchester County, New York. USA
Posts: 2,048
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by jimlab
My wife still wonders why she never got to drive the Z06 or the Supra... 
She will stop wondering!
