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Alicatt Member Since: 11 Jun 2007 Location: Eating in Eksel or Ice cold in Alex Posts: 1435 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Got rear-ended last year by a too close Ford Galaxy when I had to brake sharply for a van that pulled out in front of me, result: one tow hook shaped hole in his plastic bumper |
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Lookers Park Royal Member Since: 15 Nov 2007 Location: London Posts: 2303 ![]() |
I thought that the title suggested a different type of magnet that cars are quite often referred to as! |
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andman Member Since: 08 Oct 2011 Location: la vella Posts: 1155 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tailgating and blind overtaking is the norm over here.....People genuinely travel 6-8ft behind you at 70mph
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essexfarmer Member Since: 28 Aug 2011 Location: Essex Posts: 108 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No Jim, you are not being over sensitive, It happened to me when my RRS was brand new and I mentioned it in one of my first posts on the forum |
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Endjin Member Since: 22 Jun 2007 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 2087 ![]() ![]() |
It is also worth remembering that because of the high position of the rear view mirror in a Range Rover relative to a normal car, combined with the length of the car and the high rear window that it does have the effect of making following cars seem closer than they actually are. That said, even with taking this into consideration,there are still plenty of Pillocks out there that do tailgate! I have actually also noticed that I get "brake tested" far more often when I am following another car than I ever did when I was driving a normal height car. Especially if my headlights are on. Clearly the size of the RRS in their mirrors makes it appear closer than it really is as well! Ah well, C'est la vie |
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SRE Member Since: 16 Jan 2010 Location: Alicante Prov Spain + Hampshire UK Posts: 2329 ![]() ![]() |
jim4244 If jim4244 is short for a girls name Jemima or Jamie, then this would explain it. |
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SVR575 Member Since: 16 Apr 2008 Location: uk & Europe Posts: 1827 ![]() ![]() |
I was hoping to read about all the women your RRS had attracted. |
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awd man Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Malmesbury Posts: 3355 ![]() ![]() |
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jim4244 Member Since: 16 Feb 2012 Location: No Posts: 1210 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
SRE......go on then......I'll bite.......whats the punch line????
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SRE Member Since: 16 Jan 2010 Location: Alicante Prov Spain + Hampshire UK Posts: 2329 ![]() ![]() |
Sorry Jim, no punch line, it's just that I thought you may have been female who looked like this
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jim4244 Member Since: 16 Feb 2012 Location: No Posts: 1210 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No mate I'm a 14 stone 6'2" former Royal Marines Commando, who now works in the offshore oil industry............ I don't know if this helps paint a picture? |
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Endjin Member Since: 22 Jun 2007 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 2087 ![]() ![]() |
Ummm..... So was this ermm bloke |
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awd man Member Since: 30 Nov 2010 Location: Malmesbury Posts: 3355 ![]() ![]() |
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wilburn Member Since: 09 Aug 2010 Location: Shropshire Posts: 82 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
If someone is tailgating you then the 'safe' thing to do (plus it p155es them off) is to drive slower.
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