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Old 09-28-2006, 04:42 PM
John Holmes III
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Originally Posted by aklim View Post
Have you considered that you take too long at the lights? I get irritated when the light turns green and the front driver tries to figure out what it is and what they are supposed to do or act unsure of the intersection and how to cross it. Before I get into an intersection, I have looked at and around it and am sure what to do. I don't make a turn or cross the intersection in 5 steps. If it is clear, I move. If not, I stop. When I move, I move like I mean it.. I'd put an obnoxious horn on the 210 but the wife forbade it.

Edit: How about one of those orange triangles like the amish have? Your 300D isn't that slow and the SUVs are not that fast. If they are like that, I might want to move there. The soccer moms here are 3rd in my rating as the slowest drivers. 2nd prize goes to old people. 1st goes to orientals. If SUVs are that fast, I haven't seen it. They are slow and cumbersome here. After driving the SUV for a couple days towing our toy hauler, I take the Vete our for some Corvette Therapy. Not addressing whether they are rude or what but somehow I get the feeling you are driving with an egg between your foot and the accelerator pedal.
IMHO.

It's all relative. A 1984 300D with 300k is a bit slow compared to Lexus LX400 and Escalade suv models. I have driven MB diesels for over 20 years, and I can tell you that they aren't the first choice of bank robbers. Though, the 300D is the newest on I have had. I know the newer models are pretty fast. People hesitate at lights when they turn green because they have to let the cross traffic that is running the light go thru the intersection. Seriously. I'm not about to risk my health or my car for the sake of the person behind me who thinks they are Walter Mitty.
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