davewill said:Well, I got some negative attention this morning. I was waiting at a light to make a left turn woman in a BMW SUV waiting on my right to make the same turn (two left turn lanes). During the turn she cuts over the line in my direction, forcing me to brake and swerve. Naturally I honk...after all maybe she didn't see me. :roll: She starts waving and shrugging at me, and at the next light rolls down her window and asks me why I honked at her. I reply, "You were four feet over the line". She looks down at my pride and joy (the car, the car!) and says, "I didn't come anywhere near your micro-machine." She then speeds off with the green light.
That makes more sense than anything I thought of...after the LEAF isn't actually small, not like a Smart or Mini.mogur said:If it was the stock horn you blew, that might be what elicited the micro-machine comment... It does sound like something from a clown car...
You're being generous - 20mpg is about the best case scenario for a BMW SUV... Probably more like 15-17mpg in real life the way that lady drives.Jimmydreams said:Take quiet pride in the fact that she was probably disgruntled at having to put $90+ worth of gas at EVERY fillup to get her precious 20mpg.davewill said:Well, I got some negative attention this morning. I was waiting at a light to make a left turn woman in a BMW SUV waiting on my right to make the same turn (two left turn lanes). During the turn she cuts over the line in my direction, forcing me to brake and swerve. Naturally I honk...after all maybe she didn't see me. :roll: She starts waving and shrugging at me, and at the next light rolls down her window and asks me why I honked at her. I reply, "You were four feet over the line". She looks down at my pride and joy (the car, the car!) and says, "I didn't come anywhere near your micro-machine." She then speeds off with the green light.
The number 1 thing people say to me, when I demo the LEAF, is "Wow, it's a real car! It's so much bigger than I thought it would be!"davewill said:That makes more sense than anything I thought of...after the LEAF isn't actually small, not like a Smart or Mini.mogur said:If it was the stock horn you blew, that might be what elicited the micro-machine comment... It does sound like something from a clown car...
that was my impression when I saw it live at the dealership for the first time.gascant said:The number 1 thing people say to me, when I demo the LEAF, is "Wow, it's a real car! It's so much bigger than I thought it would be!"davewill said:That makes more sense than anything I thought of...after the LEAF isn't actually small, not like a Smart or Mini.mogur said:If it was the stock horn you blew, that might be what elicited the micro-machine comment... It does sound like something from a clown car...
Isn't there a joke about this? Question: How are BMWs different from porcupines? Answer: With BMWs the pricks are on the inside.davewill said:Well, I got some negative attention this morning. I was waiting at a light to make a left turn woman in a BMW SUV waiting on my right to make the same turn (two left turn lanes). During the turn she cuts over the line in my direction, forcing me to brake and swerve. Naturally I honk...after all maybe she didn't see me. :roll: She starts waving and shrugging at me, and at the next light rolls down her window and asks me why I honked at her. I reply, "You were four feet over the line". She looks down at my pride and joy (the car, the car!) and says, "I didn't come anywhere near your micro-machine." She then speeds off with the green light.
When I'm at a stop light next to a BMW, I just throw the LEAF into D and punch it when the light turns green. Sweet, satisfying revenge.SanDust said:Isn't there a joke about this? Question: How are BMWs different from porcupines? Answer: With BMWs the pricks are on the inside.davewill said:Well, I got some negative attention this morning. I was waiting at a light to make a left turn woman in a BMW SUV waiting on my right to make the same turn (two left turn lanes). During the turn she cuts over the line in my direction, forcing me to brake and swerve. Naturally I honk...after all maybe she didn't see me. :roll: She starts waving and shrugging at me, and at the next light rolls down her window and asks me why I honked at her. I reply, "You were four feet over the line". She looks down at my pride and joy (the car, the car!) and says, "I didn't come anywhere near your micro-machine." She then speeds off with the green light.
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