so i went and got my free oil change and free 7500 mile service (2000miles overdue :whistling: ) and im coming back down this long, open, 4 lane road.. traffic light about 1/2 mile ahead, car pulls out from neighborhood on left, guy stays in left lane, im in the right.. traffic light changes from red to green, car that is stopped at traffic light doesnt move. guy that pulls out from neighbor hood changes from left lane to right lane (where im residing) all in the course of about 1/100th of a second, i hit the clutch, hit the brakes and lock up front wheels... tires squeeling for a good 2-3 seconds... and this guy doesnt even seem to notice that he pulled SLOWLY into the path of another car that is doing the posted 45 MPH limit... no blinker,no notice at all to the guy behind him (me) that hes changing lanes.... i got to about a foot and a half from his bumper, no impact! (looks up, THANK YOU!!) so i pull up next to him and with my passenger window down, let him have it with ever cuss word i can think of! i call him, and his family everything under the sun, then i speed off... think im gonna have a headache soon...

here some pics of new Genesis while i was waiting on oil change! enjoy and happy Saturday!! :thumbsup:

wow this car sucks gas like there is no other....first impression :P

Maybe you created some flat spots on your tires b/c of the braking/skidding? I've had this happen to my Miata in the past. Only fix will be new tires.

Ray

i checked tires when i got home.. no real "flat" spots but the outside edges of the tires that rubbed against the pavement have some rubber worn away on the edges of the tread... think i warped my rotors a little too, i can feel them when i touch the brake pedal, like a small vibration, nothing horrible though... other than that, all is well, hope the dumby that i almost hit learns to look before he changes lanes next time.... :thumbsup:

They were probably preoccupied with a cell phone, ipod, text messaging, changing radio/ ac, etc......instead of driving. Many people don't realize they can have reckless driving charges brought against them for foolishness such as this.

Also very hard to see flat spots on tires with them inflated and the weight of the car on them.

Ray

This post has been edited by crayb: Oct 5 2008, 07:11 PM