Has my Civic got a cloaking device

[civicman1]

I have noticed that since driving my new NHB civ, a significant increase in the number of drivers cutting me up, pulling in front of me etc. Is it the colour, are they jealous of the car or is it just general crapness and ignorance of other drivers. I am getting a bit miffed off by this. Anyone else suffered the same

[Krysten CTR]

What did you drive before??

I'm guessing that you're noticing the general ignorance on the roads more due to having the fastest coloured CTR, and not wanting a scratch.

[civicfan]

Maybe you just need to go a little faster
But seriously, I guess yes they are a bit jealous (and yes, perhaps for a reason )

[civicman1]

Originally Posted by Krysten CTR

What did you drive before??

I'm guessing that you're noticing the general ignorance on the roads more due to having the fastest coloured CTR, and not wanting a scratch.

I previously drove a silver Vectra. It was like a tank so probably everyone kept out of my way

If I drove any faster today towards the jerk entering the roundabout I would definately have buried my nice Civ into the side of his car.

[LNT]

I think it's just new car syndrome.

You're much more careful driving your new car, and you notice everything bad people do, much more than you did in your previous car.

Don't get mad at the idiots, just remember the passage from the bible. "Forgive them father, for they know not what they do"...

[jay_s]

had a NHB spaceship for just 1 week, already noticed this effect too.
been cut up, had cars turning across the road in front of me, and pedestrians stepping out too.
didn't used to happen in the (navy blue) golf...
it could be jealousy, but i suspect they think we can just fly over the top of them

[Boozyjunior]

I think it is black cars in general as we had a toyota rav 4 in black and that was the same we just get ignored in our civic too. We also have an Audi TT in dark green (looks black) and that is fine people and other cars are very nice to us

[civicman1]

Originally Posted by Boozyjunior

I think it is black cars in general as we had a toyota rav 4 in black and that was the same we just get ignored in our civic too. We also have an Audi TT in dark green (looks black) and that is fine people and other cars are very nice to us

You may be right. My NHB has not been washed for a week and has a nice white sheen of salt over it. Not had a near scrape since

I will be washing it tomorrow so I expect normal service to be resumed

[jay_s]

After being cut up yet again today, I wondered if it's not the colour but the car: with previous marks the average driver age was well into retirement, perhaps other drivers not yet used to a civic being driven a little more sharply.

[andi22b]

Originally Posted by jay_s

After being cut up yet again today, I wondered if it's not the colour but the car: with previous marks the average driver age was well into retirement, perhaps other drivers not yet used to a civic being driven a little more sharply.

I think you're right on that. My car is silver, and I too have noticed the increase in being cut-up since I've had this car.
Maybe it's because I am getting older, and tend to stick to speed limits and road rules in general, which really seems to p*ss some people off, but I've definitely had the feeling other drivers' stereotyping of Civic drivers is partly to blame.
I'm glad this thread started, because I was beginning to think it really was just me.

[Foggy69]

YES, the Civic has a cloaking device

Cloaking Device??

[civicfan]

Originally Posted by civicman1

I have noticed that since driving my new NHB civ, a significant increase in the number of drivers cutting me up, pulling in front of me etc. Is it the colour, are they jealous of the car or is it just general crapness and ignorance of other drivers. I am getting a bit miffed off by this. Anyone else suffered the same

Mine has definitely not got one - tested a few days ago: A guy in what I thought was an Astra suddenly sat on my back so I decided to play around a bit - and got increasingly fast, in the end (no traffic since in a remote area in western Poland) I was doing ***/censored/ km/h on a curvy strip limited to 30 km/h - the Astra did not really lose much distance, what's worse, it turned out to be a police Vectra GTS V6 and stopped me. Now so much about "cloaking" Don't ask me how much the fine was... The worst thing is, I'm not really a speeder, I just became tempted to test the (what I thought was an) Astra. Be warned

[cnicolini]

Try using the M25 everyday! I had a Golf GTI undertake me while I was doing somewhere between over 69-90ish (dont want to say how much on this site). He must of been doing around 100 at least! You do get boyracers always trying to race you, I had to teach him a lesson if you know what I mean. Looking back its crazy and not worth loosing your license over it!

[shieldy2k7]

Had a black matiz nearly pull out into the side of my, and milano red aint a colour hard to miss lol