Whats The Most Annoying Car That You've Driven Behind?

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 06/18/2015 at 13:53 • Filed to: None

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I was driving behind a 1st gen Freelander the other day and I damn near rear ended it. Because the brake lights are not in the taillight housings. Theyre in the bumper and above the spare tire. I was looking for brake lights where they didnt exist, and by the time I realized where they were, it was almost too late. Has anyone had an experience like this on the road?

Schaefft > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 13:57

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These. They are all over the place.

sony1492 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 13:57

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Any car with aftermarket clear turn signals. They seem invisible to me.

Tareim - V8 powered > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 13:57

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considering this is at pretty much eye line, how did you miss it?

spanfucker retire bitch > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 13:57

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I was once behind a rusted out silver Ford Windstar going 15 in a 45 on a dry road, on a sunny day, with enough bumper stickers to act as a structural component of the vehicle; oh, and that goddamnmotherfuckingtwatwaffle was riding his fucking brakes the entire way down this two-lane road where I had no chance to pass.

Over 2 miles later and I truly believed that I could have gotten away with murder if I just explained my position to a jury.

SaveTheIntegras > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 13:58

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anything/anyone that drives 10 mph under the speed limit

505Turbeaux > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 13:58

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these fuckers

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 13:59

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Infiniti EX/QX50, and Kia sportage. I hate low-mounted turn signals.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Tareim - V8 powered 06/18/2015 at 14:00

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I look at taillight housings first, then third brake lights ever since I found out pickup trucks made before 1993 didnt need 3rd brake lights

Rico > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:01

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That’s awful brake light design.

I’ve driven behind 2 Suzuki SX4’s

On both occasions they were driving at a snails pace, way under the speed limit and one of them switched lanes twice without signaling forcing the next person they got in front of to slam on the brakes.

Fuck this car and everyone who drives them.

Tareim - V8 powered > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:02

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The freelander wasn’t made until 97 so would then require the 3rd light

Jonathan Harper > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:03

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So you saw brake lights but they weren’t where you expected them to be and you almost crashed?

My friend had one of those in high school, I think the one you saw was re-wired wrong, don’t ever remember those lower things lighting up other than for reversing.

sellphones2493 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:03

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Because chances are they’re going 15 under the posted limit...

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Tareim - V8 powered 06/18/2015 at 14:03

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Im aware, but its a habit I formed, I dont want to rely on the car in front of me having a 3rd brake light, because it may not

CTSenVy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:04

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My brain really wants to see symmetry, so whenever I’m behind on of these I have little OCD panic attacks. It’s been so bad I’ve ignored traffic lights because I was to busy staring in disgust at one.

The Dummy Gummy > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:04

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Obligatory

BigBlock440 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 06/18/2015 at 14:04

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Those are terrible. They look like red reflectors just sitting there and you think they didn’t use their signals because the lights you’re looking at aren’t blinking.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Jonathan Harper 06/18/2015 at 14:05

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Rainbow > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:06

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Some redneck truck that was wired all wrong. Its taillights were in the casings for the third brake light and left reverse light. The brake lights were the left taillight, left turn signal, and license plate light. I have no idea how you screw up that bad.

Probably took it to a Jaguar dealership to get the wiring done.

Azrek > sellphones2493 06/18/2015 at 14:07

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....and in the left lane.

Jonathan Harper > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:07

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The guy driving it kept complaining about mundane stuff and low-balling people on CL.

;)

Textured Soy Protein > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:07

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I agree that this is stupid. It’s even more irritating on the Kia Sportage because its tail lights are huge, but the brake lights are the little tiny lights in the bumper.

The Nissan 350Z has the opposite problem. The brake lights and tail lights are integrated, but the turn signals are in the bumper lights.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:08

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A Suzuki Splash that avoided all the puddles.

Tareim - V8 powered > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:10

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tbh I can’t say I look in a specific spot for brake lights but when they shine it’s hard to miss any

Shift24 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:10

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Yeah that always confused me. Another one i dont like is the newer Regal tail lights. They have all of that tail light and the actual light is on the edges. The car looks great other wise

Takuro Spirit > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:11

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I was behind a Grand Am once that had it’s tail light bulbs replaced with LEDs..... LEDs that did not light up the housing for the reflector, just the ONE INCH DIAMETER CIRCLE that the bulb displaced.

Just imagine... ALL THAT TAIL LIGHT, only a ONE INCH circle tells you they’re stopping. And the third brake light. But I digress.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:11

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Pretty sure it was just wired wrong...

Klaus Schmoll > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:13

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Was behind an E36 coupe 4-cyl today. The guy must have been busy on whatssapp or drunk, couldn’t keep a consistent speed, wandered into the oncoming lane, etc... At first I wanted to pass him, but then decided that staying way back and just watching what happens would be way safer. Watching him drift through a roundabout was entertaining though.

DarrenMR > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:13

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I typically find more trouble with the type of license plate than where the brake lights are.

Rainbow > sellphones2493 06/18/2015 at 14:20

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Am I the only one who regularly gets passed by reckless Prius drivers talking on their phones while doing 80 in the right lane? Seriously, they’re the exact opposite of these stereotypes around me.

Rainbow > Jonathan Harper 06/18/2015 at 14:21

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Yeah, and it’s not even a real truck! Just a large car with a bed.

duurtlang > Schaefft 06/18/2015 at 14:28

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GM products or driving schools? Agreed on both counts by the way. Also, everything Toyota that’s not RWD and/or a coupe.

Schaefft > duurtlang 06/18/2015 at 14:35

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Driving school hatchbacks in general, they always seem to swarm around me when driving to work.

crowmolly > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:45

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punkgoose17 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 14:50

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In the state of Indiana you are only reqired to have 2 out of 3 brake lights working... so you learn to look at all of the lights. I’ve seen a fair number of cars with only 1 working brake light in the 2 years I have lived here. Thankfully I’ve never seen or run into a car with 0 brake lights.

Xyl0c41n3 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 15:14

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A county sheriff’s Expedition I had to drive behind for 35 miles this morning. When I was already running late. And I didn’t have time to make coffee this morning, either.

At least my playlist was on point.

Cé hé sin > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 15:53

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I was going to say the lights are down there because of EU lighting regs but I’m not sure if that’s the case. You have to be able to see the tail lights and indicators when the rear door is open and because the spare wheel is where it is it will obscure lights in the usual location. I hadn’t thought that brake lights were covered by this but there you go.

Could you really get a V8 Freelander in America? They were usually 2 litre diesels back home.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 16:27

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Definitely the most annoying are Audi and Mercedes vehicles I have seen with what looks like the brake lights constantly lit up. This is while following behind them for a while on the highway. They obviously were accelerating and not braking so the lights were surely incorrect. I have learned however, these may be rear foglights left on all the time, but not sure if any US-spec cars have those.

Birddog > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 19:30

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Give me about an hour to cool down and collect my thoughts.

I’ll be posting a “rant” that has much to do about this exact question.

The Compromiser > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/18/2015 at 19:54

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ALL OF THEM

twochevrons > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 06/18/2015 at 22:14

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Yeah, plenty of European cars, especially the more upscale ones, keep the rear fog lights on the US-spec models. Some others instead configure them as a second set of brake lights.

When used properly, they’re an excellent way of making yourself seen in fog and other low-visibility conditions, but the vast majority of people seem to leave them on all the time, which is a real pet peeve of mine.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > spanfucker retire bitch 06/19/2015 at 08:15

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You get a star for using twatwaffle. lol

spanfucker retire bitch > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 06/19/2015 at 08:55

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It’s a fun word to say.

NJAnon > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 06/21/2015 at 10:46

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At least you drive behind people that have working tailights. Where I drive, people just make sure the engine and differential are barely working. Car doesn’t have to have working lights, mirrors, windows or properly inflated tires.