I never have any trouble with people wanting a race but the coupe is the worst car I've ever driven for people tailgating through 30mph limits.
Doesn't matter if it's young boy racers or middle aged women there's always someone up your chuff.

It's really noticeable compared with the other car I drive regularly

I get tailgated frequently in the coupe (have had this problem since my first one), when i drive my mums car, my dads van or one of my friends cars i dont have this problem. I think its a combination of 1. It's a rare, striking car so people want to keep up with it to see what it is and what it's capable of, 2. People have read about them/seen them on tv and heard how quick they are 3. Sheer jealousy, not realising that they could buy one with their pocket money and why arent we driving an a3, 1/3/5 series, mini, audi a5 like them. I personally just let them get on with it or sometimes i brake slightly to see if they back off, if not i just let them overtake as im not going to risky damaging my coupe in a potential accident, it does wind me up though as im generally a relaxed, 'normal' driver

I don't have much in the way of the problems with this that aren't caused by the fact that I drive like an old man these days!

I just stick to the inside lanes of motorways and stick to the limit wherever I am, I don't know why, my license is currently non endorsable and I could get away with murder but I like driving steady these days.

Don't get me wrong, I do give it a cuffing every now and again, but most of the time I drive it like any other car.

I do notice people driving up to my rear in 30 and 40 zones a lot, why this is I don't know, maybe to get a look, maybe an alpha male thing (and it's always males) but I just cruise along, if they want to get past then they are welcome to it.

The above is all good for the petrol consumption as well, so far on a full tank and without thinking green or anything, I've just passed 200 miles on less than 1/2 a tank, 60 miles of that was motorway, the rest has been the roads around Hawarden and Broughton in N.Wales as I go to work and a few trips into Chester on the back roads.

Pull over and let them by, if they want a race, let them find a fellow chav to pick on!

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For some reason when I'm driving the coupe on the dual carriageway to work everybody seems to feel the need to drive in the outside lane infront of me, even when not overtaking anything. Just a random car or van does it for no reason. Never ever happened to me in the Golf.

I had some tw*t drive at me through a pinch point in the road yesterday when I had right of way. I tooted my horn at him and he got out of my way eventually.

Then he reversed at warp speed about 300 yards down the road to follow me, got out, came over to my door and opened it.
I got out and he's all shouty and punches me on the chin
Couldn't punch for toffee, didn't hardly feel it
Pushed him on his and asked him what his problem is, told him he was in the wrong... told him that I was sure he had a problem with something in his life if he was acting like that, and that it probably wasn't me. He went beserk, so I offered him two options... get in his can and F off, or pick his teeth up from the pavement before doing the same... he took option 1.

Unbelievable. I'd never even think of getting so aggro about somebodies driving and starting a fight, especially if they were bigger than me

I find almost the opposite, I find when I drive my mothers Micra, I get people trying to bully me around on the road. As an example, I'm in Joe's 206 coutesy car at the mo, and on Monday afetrnoon, I had a 7.5 tonner pull next to me in the right hand lane while I was in the left, his indicator came on and he starts to turn left on the sliproad, with me in the way! He had just tried to avoid the traffic behind me and cut across to save some time but that doesn't happen in the Coupe, always when I'm in a smaller car.

to be fair i never get anyone really diving like a when i am in my coop.
when i had my skylines though it was impossible to drive without having a idiot talegating or trying to race or being a . you get fed up very quickly of it.

Around here I just wouldn't feel right without some chavvy skum parked in my boot in a Saxo/Imprezza hybrid with an exhaust you could loose a small dog in (how do they think this
A. looks good?
B. Sounds good?
C. Doesn't in anyway reaffirm our suspicions that they are indeed nobbards!?)

Is nice to let them start overtaking you out of a 30 limit, slip down to 3rd n bugger off wiping their stupid burberry smile off their face.

Just had it at quarter to 8 going to work, it's too early guys, I'm in no mood for w*****s 10 mins after I get up!

Only ever had problems with BMW's esp the Dielsel ones. Like they are required to justify there exsistance everytime they drive there car.

Everyday...

best bet is to ignore them, most can't drive to save there life and normally a company car if is and exec car or a loung lad who can't drive and i wqasn't will to ruin my r34 skyline or my life baiting them whats the point we both know whats the better car!
same goes with the coop i would just ignore it and leave the little hussles for when you encounter other like maind people with cars i think are a good match or something fun to play with..

I recognize everything written here! Also that people move aside when approaching an overtake, which is a plus.

All changes when I swap to my Punto.. People don't care BUT move IN MY WAY of overtaking.. (which is rather dangerous).

Sadly, I don't think it makes much of a difference what you drive. There are everywhere...

I've noticed something the last couple of times we've had a midlands meet, at the Darlaston (roundabout car park) in Stone.

As soon as other road users spot a few nice cars together, they feel the need to 'give it some' as they're passing. Not sure what they're trying to prove, mind