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Old 11-18-2011, 04:25 PM
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Tired of tailgaters?

Do Not Tailgate

This guy tailgated the wrong MB

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Old 11-18-2011, 04:40 PM
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1400 Horsepower?
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Old 11-18-2011, 04:42 PM
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Road rage?

In the summer I have been eating fruit while driving, apricots & cherries are my favorites. With the sun roof open, if you throw the apricot or cherry stones up, they hit the offending cars windscreen. Scares the c##p out of them. a bit of zigzaging on gravel roads also gets the message over.
Turning the hazard flashers on sometimes works.
A good long tongue on the tow bar works well.
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Old 11-18-2011, 05:20 PM
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1400 Horsepower?
A slight exaggeration. Only off by 1150 hp.
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Old 11-18-2011, 10:34 PM
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Old 11-18-2011, 10:51 PM
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the lost highway,forgot there was a mercedes in that movie....must have been the nudity that did that
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Old 11-18-2011, 11:30 PM
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I don't get tailgated very often (now that I don't have a 240D). If I do, I usually try to let them by. Then they can be the first one on the po-po's radar.
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Old 11-18-2011, 11:31 PM
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In the 115 220D/8 it was quite easy to access the back-up light switch under the boot of the shifter. Remember hearing a bit of tire squealing on occassion!!!
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Old 11-19-2011, 12:11 AM
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Just press on the after-burner pedal and smoke 'em out.
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Old 11-19-2011, 12:20 AM
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In the 115 220D/8 it was quite easy to access the back-up light switch under the boot of the shifter. Remember hearing a bit of tire squealing on occassion!!!
I used to have that on my 300SD, I could turn on the reverse lights at will with a switch. Worked well on the highway!
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Old 11-19-2011, 06:24 AM
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I had an old Chevy van in the late 80's with a worn out 292 straight 6 that had shot valve seals. Added a dodge windshield washer resivoir with pump that had Mystery oil in it. Ran tube through sa hole in the valve cover & a 2 second push of the button gave me 100 yards of a better smoke screen than the Batmobile. No one ever tailgated me twice...

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Old 11-19-2011, 10:35 AM
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Old 11-19-2011, 12:51 PM
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Yeah - I feel your pain! When are commodore going to bring out flash for the 64?
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Old 11-19-2011, 01:32 PM
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I usually just drop the gear shift down one gear and dump a big black cloud out. Then they back off!
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Old 11-19-2011, 01:36 PM
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I usually just drop the gear shift down one gear and dump a big black cloud out. Then they back off!
1 of the fun things I miss about a diesel.

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