newmarketnow
October 17th, 2006, 13:21
Last weekend driving through Southern (rural) New York in my de-badged APR'd software RS6, I came up behind a fairly new M3 on a 3 lane highway and noticed it's exhaust bouncing too much over the slight bumps.
Pulled along side and gestured the passenger to roll down the window so that I could inform the driver of the loose exhaust. The driver is not even looking at me and is talking to the passenger with a smirk on his face. He continues to talk to the passenger and I realize that he must saying that the Audi driver must be impressed with the M3 and assumes that I will asking the "...what year is it, how much did it cost, sweet ride, blah, blah..." - still smirking.
Passenger finally rolls the window down while we're down to about 55 MPH and I tell them that they may want to check the exhaust hangers when they get a chance. As soon as the passenger says thank you, the grinning driver dumps the throttle.
Well, although I didn't expect it (I was in Drive (D) mode) and lost a 1/2 second, I quickly pulled away and gave the passenger the "Queens wave" at my window along the way by and by the time we got to 90MPH I was at least 2 car lengths ahead - starting and finishing in drive mode!
Imagining the ego laden smirk disappear as I waved and the discreet 4 door pulled away, puts a smile on this face. Do you think he'll be grinning the next time an unmarked Audi pulls up beside him?
Pulled along side and gestured the passenger to roll down the window so that I could inform the driver of the loose exhaust. The driver is not even looking at me and is talking to the passenger with a smirk on his face. He continues to talk to the passenger and I realize that he must saying that the Audi driver must be impressed with the M3 and assumes that I will asking the "...what year is it, how much did it cost, sweet ride, blah, blah..." - still smirking.
Passenger finally rolls the window down while we're down to about 55 MPH and I tell them that they may want to check the exhaust hangers when they get a chance. As soon as the passenger says thank you, the grinning driver dumps the throttle.
Well, although I didn't expect it (I was in Drive (D) mode) and lost a 1/2 second, I quickly pulled away and gave the passenger the "Queens wave" at my window along the way by and by the time we got to 90MPH I was at least 2 car lengths ahead - starting and finishing in drive mode!
Imagining the ego laden smirk disappear as I waved and the discreet 4 door pulled away, puts a smile on this face. Do you think he'll be grinning the next time an unmarked Audi pulls up beside him?