Is anyone else "touchy" about their Mopar? (long rant...)
MRGTX if this was at Mark's on Monday, I know the guy you are speaking of. His engine compartment doesn't look all that great either. Next time you are there go check it out and start pointing out all the crap that is wrong with it. I think he's basically an alright guy but does lack some "people skills".
Just reviving an old thread to add a new data point to the "lack of people skills."
This guy is still around, still driving his Duster. I honestly do admire that he drives the thing regularly and it's still a car that would turn my head if I didn't know about the festering puss-filled boil of a human who owns it. Though I will say that it has deteriorated quite a bit over the last few years.
Yesterday, I was heading out to meet with my dad for Father's day, I piled into the Toyota with my wife, two year old and six week old newborn son. No sooner did we get onto Rt 10 than this familiar orange Duster come right up on the bumper and start to tailgate us. I like to think I'm beyond road rage bs (and usually I do fine with it) so I set the cruise to +5mph over the speed limit and decided to just ignore the rear view, and drive normally. Usually, this is a foolproof strategy.
Well this guy must have had a hot date at the neighboring nursing home because he got closer and closer until I could see him in the
sideview mirror with two wheels on the center line, no more than 10' off my bumper at about 50mph.
If it was just me in the car, I'd shake my head and laugh it off but much like when he decided to criticize my Dart, the dude crossed the line driving like that with my family in the car. It legitimately pissed me off.
I didn't brake test him (mostly because I may try to buy that Duster as a parts car after he dies) nor retaliate in any way...so I'm proud of that...but I'll be damned if I wasn't tempted.
The other part of this is that my Dart Sport is red and faded a bit where it almost looks orange in some conditions. We both have black hoods with the six pack style scoop. It's not that big of a town and it's very, very likely that his car could be mistaken for mine...I would really appreciate it if he could just drive like he wasn't a psychopath. Maybe he is one? If so, I guess that's not his fault.
