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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Westy on January 11, 2004, 08:04:42 AM
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In the last few weeks, I have been cut off, challenged to race and generally been pissed off by the actions of jeep drivers.
I could understand it, and possibly think it was something I was doing to provoke such behavior if there were other types of vehicles involved. I never have trouble with anyone else and my driving habits don't change when jeeps are in my vicinity.
Are they pissed because they payed almost twice what I did for my Vitara?
Please help me understand what I am up against.
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They just have "Vitara envy" I find if you ignore them it pisses em off more, and I love it! ;D
And yes I get it to when I drive my Sami.
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for them "the jeep thing " is trying to race people because they think they are fast just cause the have 4.2L. and because they think that they are so good because the costed them so much money. Jeeps are just heaps of steaming poo as far as i am concerned and they are jelous the trackers/sammi's,vitars and sidekicks are way better 4x4's then any jeep ever made.
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jeeps arent that bad.but some of the drivers are remember that if they never ade jeeps there probably wouldnt be half the interest in off roading there is now
but id still take my skate over a h##p =)
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i dunno about that.........
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A jeep driver is who cut my wife off on a snow covered road and caused her to roll my Explorer >:(! He also had the good manners to take off and leave her there!
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A jeep driver is who cut my wife off on a snow covered road and caused her to roll my Explorer  >:(!  He also had the good manners to take off and leave her there!
What a scumbag! >:(
I can safely say that I don't really get hasseled by anyone...because I'm the one who does the hasseling! ;D
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hey guys just think about this: some folks are just numb they go through life with their senses half working. They don't see too well, they don't feel too well. they don't smell too well... you get the idea :)
These are the kinda folks that drive with a flopping smoking flat tire and only pull pull over to the side of the road cuz somebody else just flagged then down.
These kinda folks can get stuck and need a tow just pulling over to the sholder of the road.
So they figure THEY would be safer in a 4WD
these are the folks that Buy Jeeps! they can't help but drive like idiots, cutting people off, running people off the road and basicly not having a clue....... just be glad they are not semi truck drivers or comercial airplane pilots.. oops some of them are .....shrug.
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Its a heep thing we wouldn't understand..... ;D
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What a scumbag!  >:(
I can safely say that I don't really get hasseled by anyone...because I'm the one who does the hasseling!  ;D
Yeah, and here's what the scumbag ran from! We ended up having to part it out because we had taken the collision off due to it's age, and since he split, we didn't have any info to get him!!
(http://www.explorerforum.com/data/500/4156truckwreck1.jpg)
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I hate to say it, but, get used to it :-/ It will continue to happen untill you confirm with the norm, and drive a Heep like they do. For some reason alot of Heep owners will get an attitude against Suzukis because you are not a part of the flock of sheep they joined when they bought a Heep, so they could build it like the one their friend has.
I use to get it around town all the time (when I first started building it), but it has dropped off. Now I only get it from new people in town. Almost everytime someone new visits or joins our club, I hear the comments, they challange me, the entire club laughs (newbee not knowing why) and we head to a trail. I usually let them lead, to try to go somewhere I can not, but if they want me to lead I take them to some good rock ledges and wait at the top. ;)
The bad part is that it is usually close to stock rides that get the attitude. Inexperiance, I guess :-/ I guess they think 33's are 33's and my Jeep is "Trail Rated" ::) But little do they know Zuk's are trail TESTED ;D
Zig
Zig
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I don't have any problems with heep owners but maybe that's because they are way behide me ;D
George
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Got to love that V-6 ;)
Zig
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For the most part I've just get "WOW" that's the biggest Tracker I've ever seen!!
Then we go wheeling and I just blow them away!! ;D
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I've been lucky enough to always wheel with people who couldn't care less what you're driving. We hear "should've gotten a chevy" and all sorts of jokes all the time, but that's all they are - jokes. Everyone around here is semi-smart enough to realize that to build a really good rig you're going to have combined parts so brand-loyalty is just plain stupid.
Anyone else tired of hearing idiots that DRIVE Jeeps, or even DON'T drive jeeps refer to a Toyota FJ40, Suzuki Samurai, or Diahatsu Seat or Feroza as a jeep! GRR. I don't call their Honda a Kia... ;)
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i get sick of my ride being called a HEEP ! I DRIVE A FJ40 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER . my wife drives a 4dr suzuki on 31's ,you always hear some dumbass comment from a jeep owner .
http://www.cardomain.com/id/pbgbottle (sidekick)
http://www.cardomain.com/id/pbgbottle2 ( fj40 on 38.5's)
Jake
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ya evey time we go down town in the 66' bronco(show truck :-X ) we always get that. ''wow nice jeep" once a young ladie said that and my responce was "Wow nice t!ts" i think see figgered out that is wasn't a jeep. once i even got "Wow is that the new Ford SUV i have been hearing about!" my jaw just droped and i floored it.
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THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH A HEEP IS MY BROTHER..I'VE ALLWAYS HAD TO LISTEN TO HIM SAY YOU SHOULDA GOT A JEEP...EVER SINCE MY OLD SAMMY...BUT I JUST SMILE & TELL HIM THAT ITS NOT ALL ABOUT THE H.P. AND I'M SATISFIED WITH WHAT I'VE GOT.....TO EACH THERE OWN.... PICKING IS OK UNTIL IT GOES TO FAR, AS IN ROAD RAGE.......
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My Tracker hasn't been picked on...yet.
Most of the guys I go wheeling with think its a cool truck.
Lots even get a few pictures of it to go show their friends.
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Effin jeep driver cut me off tonight! effers
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Effin jeep driver cut me off tonight! effers
Me too, this morning >:( A dude on a cell phone tried to cut me off in his Grand. I love being surrounded by steel and big tires, you should of seen the look on his face when I swerved back at him :o. Luckily we pulled into the same gas station, he got realy pissed when I just smiled and said good morning ;)
Zig
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I had a couple guys in a tricked out XJ give me a thumbs up once when I passed them pn the freeway :D. My dad has a heep so I cant bash on them too much. They just weigh a ton and are the trendy thing to have lately
Jacob
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the only negative thing ive ever had my tracker called was a half a truck by one of my friends cause it so small i found it pretty funny lol
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What cracks me up about people calling our rigs half trucks is the fact that a Trackick has way more legroom than the current Wrangler does. (Can't say the same for the sammy unfortunately).
I've never had any problems with getting cut off myself other than the usual idiot driver types here in Phoenix but I've never felt it was because of what I was driving.
One nice thing about Arizona is that it's perfectly legal to openly carry a holstered firearm at any time. If you get out of the truck with it visible it has a wonderful deterrent effect without even pointing it out etc.
That said I rarely carry anyway unless I'm going shooting somwehwere.
Some frat boy in a Jeep his mommy and daddy bought him with big tires and a highlift that's probably never even been on anything more than a dirt road doesn't scare me a whole lot anyway. I figure if someone's going to cut me off that's the most likely type of person that would do it. Much like their Heeps they're usually all talk. (never underestimate the stupidity and aggressiveness of drunk young men in groups however)
A real off-roader is actually more likely to be accepting of a trackick or sammy even if there's some brand vs brand flak thrown about in a friendly way.