4x4 do you own one and do you get hostilities from other drivers

[Blueglass]

I have just aquired one and get constantly picked on. And before you ask it is not my driving

margoandjerry,

I am not an urban driver so I guess in your eyes I am 'off the hook', but tbh I wouldn't care if I was in the firing line and everyone villified me for driving a 4x4. Don't generally give a stuff what other people think .There is no victim mentality here or gentle sobbing in a corner. Find it all vaguely amusing..and yes, quite fascinating as an insight into the human pysche

lol!

I hate the extra room 4x4s require driving around in cities. They are massive clumsy beasts which take up far too much road space. I hate being stuck behind them and I hate that they slow everyone down manouvering on small city roads with cars parked either side.

It infuriates me that they puff out so much more filthy fumes at pavement level than other, normal, fit for the purpose cars.

They also straddle the pavement often when parked or jut out far too much into the road.

The look agressive and tank like, hostile to those outside them, and unashamadly so - as it obvious on this thread and others like it.

But as long as you feel safe and enjoy the ride, well who gives a flying fuck about the rest of us eh?

You hold onto that hate Spidermama, if it makes you feel better [benign emoticon]

But it's not always about not giving a flying fuck for others, some people need them.

Also the emission on my 4x4 is better than some much older smaller cars but they don't get so much aggression aimed at them

aaaaa blueglass, your work here is done

McCadbury - don't feel you have to justify your choices...why should you?

You can bet your bottom dollar that many of the most vociferous detractors won't be giving up jetting off in the sun for their summer holiday (lets all turn a blind eye to our carbon footprint when it inconveniences us eh?)

haven't been abroad since I was six

Lol pointydog - I don't think her work is done just yet however. This thread has not yet really sunk into the mire of exchanging personal insults yet

4x4 are knobby cars for knobby people, all the people i know with them are knobs, but i wouldn't give them a hard time about it they can't help it

I said 'most' quadrophenia - not all. And I wasn't just talking about this thread but attitudes (and air travelling behaviour) amongst the general population at large

Spoke too soon! - personal insults have begun.Lol

(how sad....)

DH might be a knob but you might like to ask the family of the man he diagnosed and sent into hospital if they agree - trouble is when you see us as a family shopping on a Saturday morning you wouldn't know that.

FIIIIGGGHHHHTTTT!

Let's have a challenge. Can you make personal insults that are also original and humorous?

Damn just when it was getting interesting I have to go somewhere and do something profoundly dull (a stock inventory at Pre-School). I shall look out for two finger salutes whilst driving there...

Will check in later to have a laugh at the mud slinging

Yes I can Quad - but you will have to wait sadly. I should have been somewhere else quarter of an hour ago!

IME 4x4 drivers aren'tr so much knobs as wannabe knobs.

Oh fuck off with the name calling.
Whilst I appreciate everyone has their individual views on 4 x 4, how fucking dare you call me a knob for driving a 4 x 4.
I am sure you do things that I do not agree with, and I would quite happily have a discussion about it, but would never call any one names.

Deep, you didn't 'question' anything, you made an accusation which is demonstrably false. You've failed to back up your accusation because it's not true. And now you say 'get over it'? How old are you exactly?

If I'd insulted someone's professional integrity and been proved wrong I'd apologise.

PMSL @ 'Fuck off with the name calling'.