Mustang attractant

[stevej37]

Went to meet some friends for lunch today with my Carrera. It was a 30 mile round-trip and the weather was perfect.
Half-way there, a mustang appears on my rear...I'm going 60 on a 55 road. He is about 3 car lengths behind and doesn't pass. No on-coming traffic. He finally passes after about five miles.

The same thing happened on the way back. A different mustang follows right on my tail for a couple miles and then finally floors it and passes. I'm sure he was doing over 100 before he was past me a ways.

Both times the mustangs drivers looked real young.
Why do they do that? Do they like the smell of my exhaust?

A pic of my car...

[Steve Carlton]

They think you have beer.

[fintstone]

They think your car will go zero to 100 in 5 seconds...and figure the only reason you are going so slow is because you know about a speed trap that they do not. After a while they figure out that you just "drive like an old man."

[John Rogers]

Back in the day when my late wife had the 1987 Turbo (not quite stock) she would run errands to get groceries or stuff in the 930 and almost always a young fellow in a Mustang or even a motorcycle would want to see if this senior lady know how to drive! Those were some silly guys for sure, mainly as she had been through our SDR driving school and learned to NEVER race from a standing start, but get up to 30MPH of so then make sure boost was up then go like hell!
John

[rwest]

Maybe you got a nice butt?

Probably hoping to get you to initiate a race. I always loved when someone comes up next to me and does the engine revving, speed up and drop back move to try and get me to race... and there is another car right in front of one or both of us, huh what do you think, that I’m going to floor it into the traffic in front of me?. I just ignore them anyways- both me and my car are too old to race.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by fintstone

They think your car will go zero to 100 in 5 seconds...and figure the only reason you are going so slow is because you know about a speed trap that they do not. After a while they figure out that you just "drive like an old man."

Probably close to the truth. For what it's worth, I've had the same thing happen to me when driving my Bullitt model Mustang. I figure the driver of the other car may be looking for a bit of romping, but moves on after figuring out it's not going to happen. Not just Mustangs tho, other makes as well.

[stevej37]

There is no way I'm racing someone in a Mustang that I don't know.
Especially when I don't know where the cops are and I'll prob lose.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Went to meet some friends for lunch today with my Carrera. It was a 30 mile round-trip and the weather was perfect.
Half-way there, a mustang appears on my rear...I'm going 60 on a 55 road. He is about 3 car lengths behind and doesn't pass. No on-coming traffic. He finally passes after about five miles.

The same thing happened on the way back. A different mustang follows right on my tail for a couple miles and then finally floors it and passes. I'm sure he was doing over 100 before he was past me a ways.

Both times the mustangs drivers looked real young.
Why do they do that? Do they like the smell of my exhaust?

A pic of my car...

way back when I was 1st dating Diana, (99) she told she was thinking about buying a new mustang. As were driving up 17, I explain to her how typical mustang drivers acted, trying to race, reving the engine, ect .
She laughed, and less than a minute later, here comes a mustang, reving his engine and acting like he wanted to race, I laughed and ignored him. A bit farther down the road, here is another one, doing the same thing, but this time, I am on the on ramp, and tell her, hold on, and I punch the 911 and of course it is hugging the ramp as we get on the highway, I am watching the mirror and see the mustang almost hit a RV before spinning off the road.
The SC I was driving

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

They think you have beer.

On the way back I did...in my stomach. I also had a box with half a sandwich and fries that I couldn't eat. I should have started flicking fries out the roof at him.

[stevej37]

Byron...I think your seats are the same as mine...Recaro Speed I think they are called.
Heavily bolstered...I love them.

[pavulon]

Around here it's $90k 3/4 ton diesel Fords and Chevys rolling coal over their insta handle stickers.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Byron...I think your seats are the same as mine...Recaro Speed I think they are called.D
Heavily bolstered...I love them.

Yes, in my 911s and 944s, when I bought them they were were called "SRDs" and yes,great support and great for my back issues.

They think you have beer.

[stevej37]

^^^ Not sure of what type Molson you have there. Zoo?
I like Molson Canadian.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by pavulon

Around here it's $90k 3/4 ton diesel Fords and Chevys rolling coal over their insta handle stickers.

Oh yeah...we have lots of them here. You can hear them from a mile away.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Not sure of what type Molson you have there. Zoo?
I like Molson Canadian.

ICE, Molson ice. Molson Zoo is only available with a notarized form saying you have a bunch of exotic animals.

[pavulon]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Oh yeah...we have lots of them here. You can hear them from a mile away.

They have no shame in being thoroughly embarrassed by cars waaay less expensive, devoid of stickers, flags, with rolling stock and fuel filters entirely contained within bodywork. No local has the money or insight to make a truly fast diesel p/u but they all think they do.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by rwest

ICE, Molson ice. Molson Zoo is only available with a notarized form saying you have a bunch of exotic animals.

lol..I could have sworn that was a Z.

[70SATMan]

I read the thread title and my first thought was:

Minimum of three people standing in a parking lot with coffee in their hands.

[Steve Carlton]

Mustang goes by sideways at 60mph and misses the people by inches, then crashes into the Burger King.

[masraum]

Many folks tailgate these days. It's super common. And if they want to go faster than you're going, they tailgate worse to try to push you.