Saturn or Saab

[rabbit16v@prodigy.net (Dave Ewing)]

Maybe it's a different region thang but up here in the NW, I have the same
opinion of Hondas and Taurus'.  Some Taurus driver's think that their car is
cool (go figure) and they all do exactly what your Saab driver's do.
Hondas, well, all Honda drive's think their car is cool and fast, try to
drive like they are, AND pay no attention to the cars around them.  Either
that or they don't care.  Probably the latter but either way, the driver's
suck!  For the most part, I haven't had much problems with SUVs but once in
a while you'll see one holding up 10 or 20 cars in the fast lane doing
anywhere from 50 to 65.  Just my opinion!  I just go around them all!

Dave

> It seems to me that each auto manufacturer attracts a certain type of
> personality to its vehicles.
>
> I find the general pool of Saturn drivers to have somewhat of a chip on
> the shoulder and willing to race anything apparently without any
> knowledge of what they are competing against (for example:  Porsches and
> Corvettes are _faster_ than a stock Saturn for any of you Saturn owners
> out there who might happen upon this rant.  No, really, I'm not
> kidding!).  My old Jetta with 86 hp, maybe 90 with the head to tailpipe
> exhaust, was faster than all of the early ones but can get beaten by a
> new/newer Saturn if the driver is any good.  (which almost segs in to
> the question for you all, but I haven't slammed Saab drivers yet).  One
> last thing about Saturn drivers:  They can look you straight in the eye
> and switch lanes anyway with only 8.5" clearance.  Why?  because that's
> their exit.  They wait until there is no more than 42' until the exit
> and decide it's time to cut over 2 lanes, driving on the striped median,
> narrowly missing the barrier and exiting.
>
> Saab drivers?  A Saab driver may do the same manuever, except for one
> fundamental difference:  they are completely unaware of the fact (or
> worse, don't give the slightest damn) there are other people on the
> road.  The only reason they haven't died in a bad wreck is 100% reliance
> on the defensive skills of other drivers and a good deal of lady luck.
> Blinkers, signs, pavement markings and  traffic lights are of no use to
> a Saab driver -- a little bit too "pedestrian" for their tastes.  Let
> the common folk pay heed, not them.
>
> Oh but, interestingly enough, should someone like you or I manage to
> offend one, watch out!  They will chase you down to Mexico if they have
> to, to pass you/prove a point/give you the finger/whatever.  When this
> happens I smile, because I was able to help a fellow driver in a Saab
> recognize there was at least one other driver on the road besides
> him/herself.
>
> OK, so which driver sucks worse?
> Erik L
>
>
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