TheSamba.com :: View topic - The official real anecdotal automobile stereotype thread

Thu Sep 20, 2018 6:52 pm

Soooo...this has been building for a long time, but I finally feel like it needs to be spilled. Over the last five years or so I've been anecdotally monitoring the brands of vehicles driving erratically, slowly or when the drivers lack general situational awareness. The evidence is overwhelming and irrefutable.

That brand is: Toyota.

Hands down these drivers consistently drive below the stated or prevailing vehicle speeds. They often slow down and hunt/bird-dog without regard for the vehicles behind them. They're slow to take off from a stop light--this is way way way too frequent not to mention. Lane management is not their specialty--weaving and inattentiveness.

The offending vehicles tend to be Camrys, Prius, Corollas, and Avalons.
The trucks driven by young male douches tend to be annoying but for different reasons.

Feel free to post up your own anecdotal observations.

Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:38 pm

I've owned 6 Toyotas (currently a '12 tundra, my wife's '16 Highlander, daughter's '02 Rav4) so I can make some assertions, though at 50, I'm a Silver Alumni douche.

Absolutely! Prius owners in my town are self-righteous, arrogant, left-lane-at-posted-speed hogging leaf munching dog park stalkers by day, candlelight vigil for a dead possum by night, chantin' Blue Hippie, Red State wastes of primary votes AND oxygen.

Corolla owners tend to be busy but harmless space cadets and I never have problems with Camry drivers here. :)

Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:27 pm

Hyundai/Kia (what's the difference)2010 or earlier "buy here, pay here, rent the road a week at a time" drivers enter my lane from the opposite direction on a regular basis

Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:59 am

Around here it is Audi driving arrogant yahoos. Male, female, young, old, doesn't matter. They all think the bus is slow, and can stop on a dime. Concept of leaving space behind another car is foreign to them. I enjoy watching in the rear view when one is behind me at a light on a hill, and I let the bus roll back putting it in first. Eyes get real big, real fast.

Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:06 am

To me, there's two type of drive that drive like asshole..

The pick up driver, especially those from a construction company.... the crappiest truck the worst driver...

The taxi driver. U turn in the middle of a boulevard, running red light, zig zag in traffic...

Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:23 am

In my experience, drivers of Cadillacs seem universally entitled. Entitled to EVERYTHING !

I love to pass them in my 1835cc VW, especially after they pull out in front of me and cause me to jam on my brakes to avoid a collision !!!

Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:32 am

Enkiel wrote:
The taxi driver. U turn in the middle of a boulevard, running red light, zig zag in traffic...
Which in many areas, fill the Toyota Pious (yes, I meant that) category.

Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:33 am

Sheesh, how could I forget Toyota drivers who park in the left lane on the freeway, and refuse to move over for others. To be fair, Buick drivers seem to be equal opportunity offenders in this category.

Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:38 am

Zeitgeist 13 wrote: Sheesh, how could I forget Toyota drivers who park in the left lane on the freeway, and refuse to move over for others. To be fair, Buick drivers seem to be equal opportunity offenders in this category.

Yeah, but at least the Prius drivers don't leave their blinker on!

I drive a Prius, but I agree most Prius drivers are friggin' annoying, the worst being their hypermiling in the fast lane.

The best compliment I got was from a late Mustang owner who followed me to work, and he told me, "Jeez, dude, you sure don't drive like a Prius driver!"

Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:34 am

It makes no difference what they are driving, old people are the worst drivers. :evil:
Anybody over the age of 64 should be required to take a road test every 6 months.

Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:17 am

Does that include you? Mr. Wegie?

Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:33 pm

Can you please post data regarding your sample size, total Toyota sales vs sales of other makes in your area, average driver age, etc, etc...?

I have a feeling this falls short of an actual empirical study and is more of a biased observation. :D

I do the same thing. I'm convinced Idaho drivers (Spokane is a border city) are slower and less aware of their surroundings than other drivers, but then, I hate Idaho, so...

Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:14 pm

chickengeorge wrote: Can you please post data regarding your sample size, total Toyota sales vs sales of other makes in your area, average driver age, etc, etc...?

I have a feeling this falls short of an actual empirical study and is more of a biased observation. :D
But if there was an actual study with data to back it up it wouldn't be anecdotal then, would it?
:wink:

Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:14 pm

iowegian wrote: It makes no difference what they are driving, old people are the worst drivers. :evil:
Anybody over the age of 64 should be required to take a road test every 6 months.

That’s pretty safe bet but my dad at 91 still drives and he’s still pretty good at it. He was chatting with a 98 year old guy a few weeks ago and told him it was great to be with someone older than himself. I’ve been driving since 1972 but dad still corrects me, I’m ok with that. :D

Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:15 pm

Prius's, minivans and Subaru's, UGH! A pruis must be able to go faster than 52mph, yet I am always behind the guy who thinks he's saving the planet driving his electric car that is, btw, charged more than likely by a COAL FIRED generating plant.

Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:41 pm

I too have owned many cars over the years and finally settled on Toyota because of reliability and resale value. After watching them consistently rank in top 3 in most categories I bought one, and that turned into more. If you followed the automotive world in the 70s and into 80s Detroit was turning out pure shit and European imports some not all were only slightly better. The Japanese on the other hand started building tank like products and made a name for themselves, that’s not opinion proof is in the stats and experiences of millions of owners. I bought a new 86 Nissan truck and literally beat it to death or tried to. Only thing I wore out was tires. After driving Ford and Lincoln Mercury products into the 90s and having many problems we got into the jap cars again around 2005. Been there since no regrets they take a licking and keep on ticking. Trucks oh yea I’ve been trucking since 1980 and wouldn’t be without one, just too versatile, like having another hand. Sometimes truck doubles as a workbench on nice days. Especially handy for greasy engine tear down and quick clean up at car wash.

Now that wife and I are entering retirement years we have a stable of Japanese cars and love em all. My advice find something that works for you. In your case it sounds like an old VW, 😉

Here’s the takeaway and I’ve borrowed this from someone else

If you run into a dick during your daily travels well then he’s a dick, but
If you keep running into dicks all day maybe you are the dick. Very true words and dovetails nicely into anger management which I see you are interested in.

Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:58 pm

I've never seen anybody post that they are a terrible driver. I wonder why. :lol:

Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:11 pm

79SuperVert wrote: I've never seen anybody post that they are a terrible driver. I wonder why. :lol:

Because of the well-known truism that “anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.”

Thanks, George C, we miss you!

Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:13 pm

... none of us are perfect... always try to be thoughtful of others...

I tend to drive a couple of miles an hour under the posted speed limit, pretty regularly, except when driving my Toyota MR2. Then, it's AT the posted limit - I feel like i'm in a Lotus.

Had a 2 ton 1971 FJ40 Land Cruiser, from'99 to 2015 and in 3rd gear it was screaming along at 56 mph... it was a slow tank. Hope my slow speed did not offend anyone... was doing the best, I could. Enjoyed that ride.

Must say, seems most Oklahoma drivers ARE VERY considerate as when I drive my 1955 bug or '60 single cab, I tend to not go over 50 mph - once drove to Santa Fe, never going over 50... enjoying life, in those moments. -

Notice when, I drive slower, the person behind me allows much more than ample space separating us, slows down to just under my speed, sometimes for miles and acts like a protective guard for my old cars, with me using hand signals, having tiny tail lights and me, at an obvious disadvantage - many times this very mature and thoughtful "protector" is driving some huge American monster of a truck, like a F250 4x4.

i'm just thankful for thoughtful people, who are not on an ego-trip and know how to deal with most any situation encountered...

Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:14 pm

chickengeorge wrote: I'm convinced Idaho drivers (Spokane is a border city) are slower and less aware of their surroundings than other drivers, but then, I hate Idaho, so...

I think you mean CA drivers who moved to Idaho. ;)