to think audis are mostly driven by idiots

[germyrabbit]

everytime i drive on the motorway an audi is up my arse flashing me to move over. on crimewatch just now an audi driver ploughed into some pedestrians in a town centre.

what it is about an audi that makes people drive like morons?

[AKissIsNotAContract]

I love your list compo even though I'm a car as a personality substitute Fiat 500 driver.

[Ameybee]

YABU - I drive an Audi & I'm not a twat :( and I don't tail gate!

[greenfern]

I am a Audi driver, no I am not a moron, I do not tail gate.

Lets be honest I have seen loads of idiotic drivers in all different cars.

But I have to say Audi is one great ride....

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

I am really worried now - I drive a BMW estate, and I never had to sit the moron test - will this invalidate my insurance? And am I less of an arse or more of one, given that I don't like it as much as the Mercedes estate we had before it? Oh, and our other car is a Volvo 850 estate which I don't enjoy driving as much - but I would prefer to be an artsy fartsy twat than an ordinary twat.

Dh used to say that all Volvo drivers also owned agas, and were slow, middle-lane hoggers (based mainly on his experience of his father's driving), and muttered every time he saw one - until we got an 850 T5 and he found out how much fun he could have in it.

I should also point out that I am not a twat, but dh can show twat-like tendencies, and would like to,have an Exocet mounted on the bonnet so he can take out anyone whose driving he judges to be twattish - the ones who didn't tick the 'working indicator' box on the order form, for example, and just drift aimlessly from lane to lane, expecting the rest of us to read their minds and avoid them!

[toffeelolly]

yes and also bmw drivers

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

But...but...but I drive a BMW, toffee lolly, and I am lovely and modest.

[RedToothBrush]

I think the Audi and BMW driver do protest too much...

[Cortana]

To be fair thought RedTooth, if you happened to have a certain brand of handbag, and I said all people who have said handbags are rude, smell like badgers and are known to push in queues at the supermarket, would you not be a bit miffed?

[SomethingOnce]

It's probable that a 'status' brand of car will disproportionately attract status-driven narcissistic types, whose character flaws manifest in their driving.

Maybe.

[germyrabbit]

ah but i said MOSTLY not ALL cortina

[hattymattie]

Very pleased to see this thread as I always say to DH that the main speeders on the road are audi's.

[RedToothBrush]

I don't like handbags...

[Cortana]

Well people who don't like handbags are mostly the type of people who eat crisps loudly in the theatre and fart on planes.

[RedToothBrush]

People who say they don't fart on planes are liars

[Cortana]

Just the leather on my handbag squeaking, I do apologise!

[WhatKindofFool]

compos I see that I have gone from a mundane twat to car as a substitute personality twat. I suppose that makes perfect sense

[Ameybee]

This thread is harsh, I now drive an Audi so am a twat and use to drive a fiat 500 so therefore used it as a personality!

Hmm, me thinks judging a person by what car they drive is just slightly ridiculous and synical!

[Somebloke]

I've found a superb way to irritate Audi drivers. All you need to do is drive at 30 mph in built up areas, slow down slightly when you're near primary schools, and stop at red lights.

Before long you'll have a red-faced middle aged man flashing his lights and gurning at you in the rear view mirror. It's hilarious.

Ha ha!

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

I bet you're in demand at parties.

[KatoPotato]

I think we need a definitive 'the arsehole who riled me up today was driving a...' thread and we can correlate the true responses.

For me, today it was a Ford S-Max who hurtled out in front of me at a roundabout then undertook me later on the M80.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

Was a Nissan Qube for me. Scary little square on wheels.

[ComposHat]

whatkindoffool that's progress of sorts!

Hmm, me thinks judging a person by what car they drive is just slightly ridiculous and synical!

But then people often buy cars, especially brands considered to be 'prestige' brands in order to project a certain image. Some people who are attracted to these cars seem to see it as evidence that they are 'better' 'more worthy' than others.

I don't think we are immune from this, my 17 year old Corrolla says 'I am prematurely middle aged and a bit short on money' both of which are true.

[atthewelles]

On Saturday I drove up to the village to buy a newspaper. There was a car parked half on an ordinary space and half taking up part of the disabled space beside it, even though there was plenty of room in the normal space if she'd just straightened up properly. It was a 4x4.

On Sunday I was driving down to visit my mum's and was stopped on the main road with my indicator flashing to turn left. A car came roaring up behind me and stopped at the last minute. I turned the corner very slowly because my mother's house is just the third house in and I wanted to give the ignorant knob in the car behind plenty of warning that I was going to be stopping again. He glued his car to my boot and then roared out past me giving me an indignant glare. He was driving a BMW.

I thought of this thread on both occasions .

[KatoPotato]

Well, the arsehole who riled me up today was driving a...

Black Fiat Punto 08

Tearing down the motorway, changing lanes to undertake the whole way. I was willing him to be stopped but nay.

I did finally meet him at the lights at the end of the junction exit, which I do enjoy cruising to an oh so casual stop after driving impeccably!