My usual route to work consists of about 9 miles of duel carriageway. Normally it isn't that busy and you can make reasonable progress along it.

This morning I was doing my usual 80ish and came up behind a slow traveling Alfa 156 who was passing another car at the time. As he passed the car on his inside he maintained his position, with nothing on the inside. This is one thing that really annoys me . But I waited a little while, kept having a nosey down the inside as a bit of a hint, but he wasn't moving anyway. Another car was traveling on the inside, so I thought he may pull over after that - he didn't. So I backed right off, to give the guy some space, but still nothing, so I pulled into the inside and waited a car length behind him, but on the inside. But he just sat there. At this point I had already checked out that he was in a 2.5 V6 version, which kind of makes it worse that he sat there - but fed up I went for it down the inside.

Predictably enough, he put his foot down, but I was already well in front. Anyway, it wasn't anything more than a brisk run down the outside lane - but as I was approaching the end I pulled to the left hand lane, spotted that this guy held on to the right hand lane - but as I came to a stop he was piping his horn. I looked across and he gestured that he wanted me to put my window down - so I obliged, and he shouted something - unfortunately I didn't hear him, but thought it was something like 'nice car mate' or 'gosh, that is a brisk-oda ;)'. So I said, was a smug grin on my face,

"sorry...."

"IT WILL ONLY EVER BE A SKODA !" he said.

And with that he drove off - lol.

Unfortunately I am not the type of person that can come up with a great one liner on the spur of the moment - so gob smacked I just sat there :eek:

"I think something dropped off your car back there..."

"If you drive that to work, how do you get home?"

"While you've been talking to me, your car's depreciated by another 40%"

"I think something dropped off your car back there..."

"If you drive that to work' date=' how do you get home?"

"While you've been talking to me, your car's depreciated by another 40%"[/quote']

"I think something dropped off your car back there..."

"If you drive that to work' date=' how do you get home?"

"While you've been talking to me, your car's depreciated by another 40%"[/quote']

:rofl:

At least it's not a courtesy car..............

(In my year of 156 ownership I spent more time in courtesey cars than my own.)

At least it's not a courtesy car..............

(In my year of 156 ownership I spent more time in courtesey cars than my own.)

Not olny that, but Skoda don't have to dilute the new price of cars to get them shifted :-) (mores the pity of course)

Yesterday filled up with diesel and the fiat / alfa garage is 1/4 mile away. Brand new 156 2.4jtd pulls in behind on trade plates and chucks some diesel in. White pump whitener writing on the screen proclaiming almost 8k off the list price (It was unreg'd and @

The answer in reply should have been

and you will only ever be an ****.

Brilliant! I would have just smiled, given a thumbs up and drove away!

Nothing better than someone who already has a chip on their shoulder getting more annoyed that you're not rising to that admittedly pathetic bait

Steve

Lol. What a complete idiot. I had similar with a Mondeo TDCi estate driver, whilst I was in the Octy. Did the same as you and he gave chase, we both had to stop at a set of traffic lights. Guy was banging his steering wheel, blurting something and pointing through the windscreen, I just laughed and unleashed the Octy's power. Bye, bye matey!

Oh and "If you drive that to work, how do you get home?" is definately one to remember!

"IT WILL ONLY EVER BE A SKODA !"

the man has a point though

"I can buy a new car but you will always be a *****!"

the man has a point though

Factually he was bang on.

I'd like a new Brera though,even if I had to push it everywhere