In a message dated 8/11/98 5:47:08 PM !!!First Boot!!!, dpockrus@efficient.com
writes:
> > What I'm finding is that the mere sight of an MG turns
> > drivers into instant
> > jerks. When I go to pass someone on the freeway, they get
> > one glimpse of my
> > car and start to speed up to not let me pass. They also
> > refuse to let me
> > merge into traffic. When I drive my Pathfinder or Altima, I
> > never get the
> > sort of rudeness from other drivers that I experience in the
> > MGB. Maybe
> > it's "Ragtop Envy".
> >
>
I've also noticed this. I think it has something to do with bigger-is-better
psychology. When you're in a small car the guy behind you automatically
assumes he must be going too slow. It doesn't matter how fast the small car is
going, the guy in the big car/truck won't believe his speedometer. He must
pass you or die! I wonder if people in Vetts and Jags have this same problem.
I especially hate it when a pickup truck passes me on a two lane highway when
I'm already way over the speed limit. How fast can those things go anyway?
Someday one of these guys will try to follow me into a turn, then they'll be
in big trouble.
Again, this just doesn't happen when I'm in the family sedan.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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