Dangers of owning an '09 car?!

BMurr

I drive a 96 A4, unfortunately the reverse phenomenon whereby people might take pity for me driving a 96 and leave fivers stuck under the wipers doesn't seem to happen, so lending credence to the paranoia idea.

biko

flanzer wrote: »

Then the other day the penny dropped. My Dad had the car out in Cornelscourt, South Co. Dublin. He too witnessed the same phenomenom, but got a clear view of what the other driver was doing. My Dad's mouth dropped. The guy was pointing down at the reg plate, then pointing at him, then finally giving my Da the auld w@nkers fist gesture!!

Tell your Da to switch off the foglights

L-M

BMurr wrote: »

I drive a 96 A4, unfortunately the reverse phenomenon whereby people might take pity for me driving a 96 and leave fivers stuck under the wipers doesn't seem to happen, so lending credence to the paranoia idea.

LOl!!

If only:rolleyes:

pandaboy

kbell wrote: »

I'd open my wallet and wave whatever i had in it back at the twat.
That'd piss him off rightly

+1

We can't have the peasantry upsetting good hard working individuals now, can we?!!

Brabus

I think its sad that this is what a minority (and I stress only a minority) of us have resorted to.
Those who behave in this manner are of a very narrow minded persuasion,IMHO.
What a lot of them tend to forget is that there are still some very ordinary people who have worked hard all their lives and continue to do so so as to make sure they and their families can live in some simple comfort (without having to flaunt their wealth).
Basically, my point is this; Is it a crime to own a brand new car?
Obviously, in this country it is, to some people.

el diablo

What a sad little country we live in.

Mr. Presentable

biko wrote: »

Tell your Da to switch off the foglights

QFT!

-Chris-

I have reservations about the original post and the discussion it's created. I'm constantly driving brand new ("luxury") cars and have NEVER come across any kind of begrudgery of anything even remotely like what's being described (actually, no begrudgery at all).

pburns

I did get a spiteful 'nice pose' comment last year when my car was new & I was sitting in traffic (from another motorist, youngish lad in a beat-up Peugeot 306 or somesuch).

Apart from that i've never experenced jelousy but I've never driven the usual 'prestige' German brands and usually had s/h cars...

Unlike some I do think it's possible. Just look at the comments on other boards aimed at (i) builders and (ii) public servants. There is HUGE jelousy, resentment & a baying for blood bubbling under the surface from people who are now struggling or whose livlihood are in jeporty.

Comer1

pburns wrote: »

I did get a spiteful 'nice pose' comment last year when my car was new & I was sitting in traffic (from another motorist, youngish lad in a beat-up Peugeot 306 or somesuch).

Apart from that i've never experenced jelousy but I've never driven the usual 'prestige' German brands and usually had s/h cars...

Unlike some I do think it's possible. Just look at the comments on other boards aimed at (i) builders and (ii) public servants. There is HUGE jelousy, resentment & a baying for blood bubbling under the surface from people who are now struggling or whose livlihood are in jeporty.

I'm a public servant driving a '09 Accord, should I hire a private security firm for protection?:D

ninty9er

Comer1 wrote: »

I'm a public servant driving a '09 Accord, should I hire a private security firm for protection?:D

I didn't know they had Hondas in the Traffic Corps fleet these days:D:D

el diablo

Comer1 wrote: »

I'm a public servant driving a '09 Accord, should I hire a private security firm for protection?:D

no, it's just a Honda.

Comer1

audismelly wrote: »

nice bus.well for sum:rolleyes:

If it makes you feel any better, it's only the old model:(

Comer1

el diablo wrote: »

no, it's just a Honda.

Dam, and I was looking forward to some w@nker spitting on my bonnet:(

Bluefoam

pburns wrote: »

I've never driven the usual 'prestige' German brands

Very few people have driven a Maybach...

pebbles21

flanzer wrote: »

Right, my Dad bought an '09 Focus 1.8 TDCi Saloon 2 weeks ago an is more than happy with it. It's his 5th Focus and can't see beyond buying a Focus! A loyal Focus owner. My mam has uses the car mostly as my Dad does mainly city driving. Since she's started driving it, she noticed people flashing her and blowing the horn. Every time she got out checked the lights, tire pressure, brake lights etc, and had begun to question her own ability to drive.

Then the other day the penny dropped. My Dad had the car out in Cornelscourt, South Co. Dublin. He too witnessed the same phenomenom, but got a clear view of what the other driver was doing. My Dad's mouth dropped. The guy was pointing down at the reg plate, then pointing at him, then finally giving my Da the auld w@nkers fist gesture!!l

Do your parents a favour and take the mini Man Utd kit off the windscreen

javaboy

I have a very late reg 08. Sometimes people frown in my direction but no spitting so far.

Funxy

flanzer wrote: »

That's what I said to him at first, it's not as if they're driving a Ferrari/Bentley or the likes. I think a lot of a$$holes have got their hands torched with the recession and are rightly stuck up sh!t creek without a paddle, hence the Irish inbred begrugery has come to the fore

It still wouldn't be ok to do it if it was a bentley or ferrari! But we do live in ireland and without a doubt the people who live here seem to be the worst begrudgers in the world.

Jumpy

keefg wrote: »

Hmmm.....maybe the op is onto something here (or maybe this thread should be moved to the conspiracy theory forum )

I too have been subjected to similar abuse recently. Just before Christmas I stopped at a Centra store when a group of fellas in their late teens/early twenties were shouting at me (from across the road :rolleyes:) calling me a rich w@nker.

I drive a plain 2007 commercial jeep! hardly an Aston Martin DB9

Meh....some people:mad::mad:

I think its more because you were shopping in Centra.

scaldybelt

I'd have to agree with the foglights comments.....chck that they know what all the buttons on the dashboard do!

I for one regularly make a point of flashing people in front of me who have rear fogs on in clear conditions (as an example). :mad:

flanzer

They never have the foglights on during the day. And it still doesn't explain why that chap hocked a massive loogy on the bonnet of the Merc!

I think it's just the way the country is going unfortunately

I might ring Joe Duffy on Monday morning :pac::pac:

ninty9er

flanzer wrote: »

They never have the foglights on during the day. And it still doesn't explain why that chap hocked a massive loogy on the bonnet of the Merc!

I think it's just the way the country is going unfortunately

I might ring Joe Duffy on Monday morning :pac::pac:

Mention they got a loan from Anglo for it and now have no intention of paying it back until the bailiff knocks:p

ShadowHearth

jhegarty wrote: »

Some of those fancy new xeon (sp) lights ?

They blind people, and cause most of symptoms above

+1

Sometimes a flash to people, thinking they not switched lights to short ones. And back to it, i am getting them to turn on the actuall long lights, and blinding me all together.

That could be the problem. Those new lights are really blinding.

But spit on the 09.... Well, i could believe that. Imagine if you just lost your job, and you know, that you wount find a job in near future, and you need pay bills,rent,food... And you see a flashy 09 merc parked next door... Some people just snap .

I know its easy to say , when its not your car got spited ( i would actually take his balls, and remove them! ). But get ready to see alot more pissed of people like that lads

SV

Bitter arseholes.

If I lose my job, my fault or not, I will deal with it.
To go around and be pissed off at the people who didn't lose their jobs and are doing well for themselves is fecking pathetic.

keefg

Jumpy wrote: »

I think its more because you were shopping in Centra.

LOL Maybe you're right!

If I can remember I only went in to get my lotto in the hope of becoming rich as well as a [email]w@nker .....but[/email] to no avail:( I am still only one of the two :P

sdanseo

Tbh it's times like this i LOVE my ****ty little '96 corsa. In the family 13 years and only vandalised once. :P

Berty

AudiChris wrote: »

I have reservations about the original post and the discussion it's created. I'm constantly driving brand new ("luxury") cars and have NEVER come across any kind of begrudgery of anything even remotely like what's being described (actually, no begrudgery at all).

Im writing all these comments down so I can spit on you when I next see you or on the audi badge.

I dont drive a luxury car like you and the fact I dont wear a suit means you must feel sssssooooooooo above us. Your getting a ding in your 09 door just for that on the 8th February.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

flanzer wrote: »

I swear to God. My Mam told me the other day, and didn't really believe it. Then when is happened my Da, I began to believe it slightly. Then my Dads brother called over to the house earlier. Then I began to believe it, hence I posted it up here as the evidence became stonewall imo

I don't believe in god.

you heard from someone who heard from someone else, bla bla bla. Small vomit? Doubtful, someone pointing at your dads reg then your dad then giving the finger? Doubtful. Your dad's lights are blinding other motorists. Learn to turn the beams down to the ground. Anyway, them halogen lights are poxy. I do like the focus though, congrats

The spit on the merc, was in fact bird sh!t. The guy in the flatbed was admiring the merc, nothing more. Your mates sound like stuck up smucks. "Henry, there's a middle class citizen looking at our car, should we call the police? What if he vomits on it. Quick james (that's the butler) fetch the shotgun"

TomMc

In certain regions of Germany they would spit at you if you drove a Merc. Regardless of the economic situation.

Op may be a bit paranoid as well but if you think about it, conspicuous consumption is a little vulgar (coarse at the very least) in all the prosperity so in more recessionary times, this is even more so.

Everyone is free to do as they please and buy a new car if they want, but if people are losing their jobs, homes etc. it can come across as a little arrogant or insensitive to flaunt (apparent) wealth in public. Doesn't excuse people behaving like oafs or general begrudgery though.

There is a certain social responsibility that comes with having money, unfortunately and generally speaking, only older-money types understand this. You will usually find that the more money people have and the longer they have it, the less inclined they are to buy new cars or make socio-economic pretensions with it. Also buying most of todays cars "new" shows a level of materialism and common snobbery (if you like) and above all a total lack of imagination, given what is out there on the used market.

freyners

The more i think of this the more it is either spite or the new lights that ford have.

I Was driving home last night when my uncles new ford (company) came round the corner, could have sworn he had full lights on