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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Jkctr on 04 September 2009, 18:41
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How do you GTI drivers find them? I mean the drivers more than the car.
Whenever im out in the 32 if i see a GT driver you can guarantee. 90% of the time, they will go all out to get passed you! Undercutting, revving and dangerous driving to try an show me i made the wrong choice and should have gotten a GT :rolleyes:
Im not knocking all owners as you get the few who give a nod of respect (something ill always return) but the majority feel they need to show you something....im not sure what, but they try all the same :laugh:
Do you get any other cars?
MK4 gti's (usually modified in some way with young drivers) are just as bad, im guessing they have had a map and think they will av me lol
Just to add i dont bite to these cars, i let them get on with it. Im just unsure why they do it?
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Its always GT drivers!!!! :grin:
Always get it too jules... for some reason its always on motorways. Must have previously shown up a GTI with all that torque, so try their luck with the R. epic fail!! :laugh:
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You should see the latest batch of 1.4 TSI drivers :evil:
Maniacs... I know cos I was one for a day and thought I was the shiz in my supercharged / Turbocharges Golfy.
Mike
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You should see the latest batch of 1.4 TSI drivers :evil:
Maniacs... I know cos I was one for a day and thought I was the shiz in my supercharged / Turbocharges Golfy.
Mike
Wait til they all realise they can remap them to 200bhp!! :shocked:
p.s. Only reason im remapping my gti... not getting shown up by a diesel on my shift thx :laugh:
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The problem is that the 1.4 is already bloody quick for a 1400.
Remapped must be insane :laugh:
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You should see the latest batch of 1.4 TSI drivers :evil:
Maniacs... I know cos I was one for a day and thought I was the shiz in my supercharged / Turbocharges Golfy.
Mike
Wait til they all realise they can remap them to 200bhp!! :shocked:
p.s. Only reason im remapping my gti... not getting shown up by a diesel on my shift thx :laugh:
Dont worry about diesels, remember thats peak power which lasts for about 300rpms in a diesel :laugh: You can see em hit their peak as they gain a bit then tail off as they have run out of puff, always makes me chuckle on the motorway :grin:
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The funniest thing is sitting behind the 3.6 Litre Merc C Class on a mountain pass.
Besides the entire rear end of the car being dark brown and the rest sparkling clean it also lets out little puffs whenever it gears down and when he floors it you just see black and that stench.
I would rather drive a 1.4 :lipsrsealed:
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No exactly what you mean Jules, although having said that my 61 year old mum has a 57 plate GT and I don't think she tends to behave like this. Having said that she was quite the girl racer in her day, remember being in the car with her when I was about 9 in her XR3i cabriolet getting pulled for speeding!
Other ones I find a pain are underpowered BMW's, normally in M Sport guise. Seem to think the badge and M Styling adds about 50 bhp :laugh:
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lol yeah bmw's are amusing. Debadged 318i's with an m package is amusing :laugh:
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haha, another holier than thou thread, you guys are just paranoid that 'they're' out to get you.
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The amount of near misses i have had because of some tit who has to get passed me mate, i wouldnt be surprised!
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haha, another holier than thou thread, you guys are just paranoid that 'they're' out to get you.
you could be right... maybe they just want a closer look :grin: :cool:
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think the issue is not the car but the drivers tbh...most diesel drivers are mealy mouthed mpg counting tight ars3s...sure with this comment rhyso will pop up and explain i'm wrong :wink:
Don't both of you live down sarf tho, cos i've never had a pleasant driving experience down south around the motorways, and as a northerner i always try to boot it to get out of the place as soon as :grin:
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think the issue is not the car but the drivers tbh...most diesel drivers are mealy mouthed mpg counting tight ars3s...sure with this comment rhyso will pop up and explain i'm wrong :wink:
Don't both of you live down sarf tho, cos i've never had a pleasant driving experience down south around the motorways, and as a northerner i always try to boot it to get out of the place as soon as :grin:
you are but i can't be arsed to explain why so just accept that you are :tongue:
I agree with the issue of the driver and not the car although i normally encounter those in BM's, Mercs, R32's, GTI's, GT's etc etcwho seem to need to demonstrate how quick their car is :rolleyes: So i make them work for their 'victory' although most suddenly back off after being 'sooted'
GT's don't stand a chance though :evil: :laugh: :laugh:
Also anyone notice that an increasing number of these people 'in a hurry' seem to be women!!?? :huh: :shocked:
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think the issue is not the car but the drivers tbh...most diesel drivers are mealy mouthed mpg counting tight ars3s...sure with this comment rhyso will pop up and explain i'm wrong :wink:
Don't both of you live down sarf tho, cos i've never had a pleasant driving experience down south around the motorways, and as a northerner i always try to boot it to get out of the place as soon as :grin:
Im from Leeds... not south unless yuuuuur fruuuum scottieland
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i have noticed that further south you go the worse the standard of driving is. I have recently been up north on a regular basis and have found out that they are more courteous and better drivers than people down south.
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Thought I'd add my tuppence to this as I came across a GT driver earlier tonight. Out in the sticks and I
tore up gradually approached the rear of a GT. Until I got behind him he was doing 40-50mph. As soon as he spotted me he suddenly jumped up to 70-80 (kph :wink:) and sat his car in the middle of the road :angry:. Next bend and a long straight he put his foot down and then I waved to him as I went past him :grin:
Why did he do this? Only he knows, but he should have known better in my neck of the woods :wink:
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Count me out im a gt owner but most of the time drive like miss daisy, ive got nothing to prove Ive done all that been there done it,
Darren
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Thought I'd add my tuppence to this as I came across a GT driver earlier tonight. Out in the sticks and I tore up gradually approached the rear of a GT. Until I got behind him he was doing 40-50mph. As soon as he spotted me he suddenly jumped up to 70-80 (kph :wink:) and sat his car in the middle of the road :angry:. Next bend and a long straight he put his foot down and then I waved to him as I went past him :grin:
Why did he do this? Only he knows, but he should have known better in my neck of the woods :wink:
Sounds like he got hurdy'd :laugh:
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i get it a lot, but with all cars, they seem to get a red mist or somthing..lol.. but im a bit of a SUNDAY DRIVER ANYWAYS SO IT COULD BE ME... on another note.. i was well shocked the other day, was on my way home where i stoped to let a fellow gti passed and did my eyes deceive me? nno they didn't, driving the car was an old lady who must of been @ least in her late 60s with her frail husband in the passenger seat, just goes to show the mk5 gti is a car for anyone... :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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I find GT drivers never make eye contact with GTI drivers....in the same way I never make eye contact with drivers of R32s. :wink:
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I find GT drivers never make eye contact with GTI drivers....in the same way I never make eye contact with drivers of R32s. :wink:
Wuss
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theres a gt driver round my way who is exactly the same. i dunno if its that i drive a vw as well but twice i have had him up my chuff wanting a race. once in the mk2 when i left him for dead and once in the rado when i slowed down to piss him off :grin:
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I've noticed similar behaviour from drivers of Toyota Prius's <sp?> - I imagine because they think they are driving an environmentally friendly 'green' car, they somehow think it's OK for them to thrash the ar$e off them, and generally drive them like utter cnuts! :angry:
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they are probably the poor sods that have been given them as company cars
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they are probably the poor sods that have been given them as company cars
On the odd occasions when I used to get a Metro as a company car, I never used to thrash it . . . . . :lipsrsealed:
. . . . acutally, I did - I used to beat the hell out of it like a ginger stepchild! :evil: :evil: :evil:
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ive got a gt 2ltr. i wouldnt even dream of driving like a pr!ck to over/undertake anyone tbh, normally got the lil lad in the back and to be safe is more concerning
i know im only one of many idiots, when i do see a mk5gti or r32 i just drool, really wish i had the r32, is next on my list
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I find GT drivers never make eye contact with GTI drivers....in the same way I never make eye contact with drivers of R32s. :wink:
lol thats just funny!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
I think there is usually a fine line... i dont mind seeing a gti drive quickly (or any sporty car) for that matter. Its just that like the OP said its ususally a gt driver driving like a twit as opposed to giving it a little more. Im the first to admit I will give a little try with anything sporty just to see them give it some... :evil:
its usually more to admire than to try it on :smiley:
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Thought I'd add my tuppence to this as I came across a GT driver earlier tonight. Out in the sticks and I tore up gradually approached the rear of a GT. Until I got behind him he was doing 40-50mph. As soon as he spotted me he suddenly jumped up to 70-80 (kph :wink:) and sat his car in the middle of the road :angry:. Next bend and a long straight he put his foot down and then I waved to him as I went past him :grin:
Why did he do this? Only he knows, but he should have known better in my neck of the woods :wink:
Sounds like he got hurdy'd :laugh:
Hahaa,
I got "hurdy'd" today by a Lamborghini Gallardo!!!!
Didn't mind really as the **** mph he had to do to go past me meant that the sound was F888888g marvellous :cool:
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I used to beat the hell out of it like a ginger stepchild! :evil: :evil: :evil:
lmao
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I love GT drivers as they make me feel a million times better about myself :)
Only ever had 1 GT driver try it and with my mods it was a bit embarrassing, I actually slowed down to let him overtake so I could see him, thus making me feel a billion times better about myself lol :)
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I'm a GTi driver (remapped and pumpping 250bhp) and i find them, on a whole, no problems. I've had a run in with an R32 driver on a couple of occasions (the same guy) and on a particular road, he never stood a chance, the first time around. I think he thought he had something to prove on the second occasion, but once again, no chance. I used to own a bmw 330d coupe ( remapped to 280 bhp) and that was a totally different story. Everyone and their granny seemed to have something to prove. Pretty shocking how i was treated on the road tbh. I find Audi drivers the biggest dicks towards me on the road; especially A3 toothbrush salesmen in their 2.0tdi's. On a whole though, Audi drivers apart, i think the GTi has, surprisingly, allot of road respect.
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Never have a problem with GTI's. The only ones that ever try are usually mapped and i cant be arsed as theres usually nothing in it unless its wet. Most cars just try and get some noise out of me as they pull back once i floor it lol
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Never have a problem with GTI's. The only ones that ever try are usually mapped and i cant be arsed as theres usually nothing in it unless its wet. Most cars just try and get some noise out of me as they pull back once i floor it lol
Well that is objective achieved then, innit! :tongue: :grin:
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I find Audi drivers the biggest dicks
I drive my missus' black A3 TDi over longer distances and, in general, people presume I will be a total pr*ck, not me out of junctions, slip-roads, etc. Also, rude gestures for nothing are not uncommon. :undecided:
i think the GTi has, surprisingly, allot of road respect.
Agreed. I'm liking the amount of people who quickly get out the way without being asked. :evil:
It's also nice to leave a hot hatch on the streets and feel comfortable it'll not get smashed up by the jealous c*nts out there...
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Agreed. I'm liking the amount of people who quickly get out the way without being asked. :evil:
I've found it to be the complete opposite. The amount of people who don't know how to drive on motorways or check their mirrors is just silly now.
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Agreed. I'm liking the amount of people who quickly get out the way without being asked. :evil:
I've found it to be the complete opposite. The amount of people who don't know how to drive on motorways or check their mirrors is just silly now.
Mmmm... interesting.
I've noticed the further East or South I go this changes, but I'm not often in the GTi when I'm far away enough to judge. :undecided:
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I find Audi drivers the biggest dicks
I drive my missus' black A3 TDi over longer distances and, in general, people presume I will be a total pr*ck, not me out of junctions, slip-roads, etc. Also, rude gestures for nothing are not uncommon. :undecided:
But I think the 'black' bit may have sommat to do with it. My RS is silver, and I get no real probs at all. In fact, the biggest cocks out there seem to be Merc drivers - two tried to kill me and my RS last Sunday, and on my bike, it is always a Merc owner who tries to have me off.
Anyway, I just think black cars tend to look a little more 'agressive'. I used to have a black Vectra GSI, and everyone wanted to race me, or cut me up, or generally treat me like an utter kunt, yet when I sold it, and got an identical spec Vectra GSI in silver - never had a prob. My SWMBO also had a black Astra Sport, and the same with that - race you or cut you up, or whatever. Now she has her silver GTI - no such issues - even from GT drivers! :smug:
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The MK5 is VERY understated imo.
Used to get people all the time trying to race me in the MK4 GTI but hardly get any bother in the MK5, only now and again.
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I think the 'black' bit may have sommat to do with it. My RS is silver, and I get no real probs at all
Soot-slinging and black is the accepted livery of the company-car, I suppose. :smug:
My pal has an RS4 Avant in silver, with all the shiny bits removed and he get's constantly bothered, but in the opposite way, I.e.
people seem to have no idea about the thunder under the bonnet!
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The MK5 is VERY understated imo.
Used to get people all the time trying to race me in the MK4 GTI but hardly get any bother in the MK5, only now and again.
Nothing to do with the looks mate, it was just everyone knew a nova with an exhaust is faster than a mk4 gti :laugh:
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I think there is a lot of generalisation here. Whilst I'm sure there are a great many GT owners, who are jealous because they couldn't afford a GTI, 32, ED30 etc, or their company car allowance wouldn't stretch to it, we GT drivers are not all tw*ts. Like Darren (mortygttdi), I've done all this in my youth, and whilst I do give my remapped soot burner a good outing once in a while, I know it's not faster that a lot of cars out there so I don't try. Further more, with all the speed cameras and plod positioned on every overpass, what's the point? Save it for the track that's my theory.
Oh, and just so you know, R32 owners it would seem are just as bad. Whilst out in Reading a couple of weeks ago, I was overtaken on a dual carriageway by an Audi RS4. Now I was doing about 75ish (honest) and he left me for dead, so I'm thinking 3 figures at least. Glued to his back bumper was a blue 32, no more than 4 feet between bumpers. Trouble was the driver of the 32 was so intent on overtaking the Audi, that he didn't notice the reason the Audi pulled into the inner lane and slowed down was because there was a roundabout coming up. The 32 saw it at the last minute and slammed on, with no hope of stopping, so fast was he going. He tried to steer onto the roundabout, but collided with a car coming round the roundabout and ended up going straight into the island and collecting both the chevron signage and also a lampost.
We all stopped, and luckily no one was seriously hurt, but the 32 was a write off (as was it looked like the Peugeot 406 he hit). Needless to say, Plod arrived, and me lad was breatherlised and one of the coppers started taking statements from witnesses. With no surprise, people were telling the Police how insanely fast he was going, and one guy said he was being flashed and tooted a few miles back by the 32 who was sat right on his ars* at 70 to pull over.
the phrase, "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" springs to mind.
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Pfft just shows all the slow ass cars should move over for R32's! He would have seen the roundabout if they had! :grin:
Not all GT drivers do drive like that but unfortunatly most do, ive even seen a lot of mk6 (no idea which ones, they all look identical from the rear) hammering around recently, looks like the old GT fleet have upgraded :cry:
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Yes it seem we are used to a little generalisation... :sad:
tbf everyone is different and we shouldnt do it... maybe it's just because the R32 driver was really in a hurry!! I know I usually am :grin: :grin:
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@Norbreck21a A very mature and well balanced attitude you have there sir!
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To be fair Spaced, I am what would be considered an old fart now (at 46), but that doesn't stop my love of cars. When I was young I did have a few accidents, and that does tend to slow you down.
Anyway, I'd be screwed if I lost my license. :grin: