Coastal "Elite" Journalist Parachutes into Middle America, Asks Uninformed Questions

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 07/08/2017 at 18:41 • Filed to: Doug DeMuro, Rare dougs, Where can I go for more of Doug's thoughts?, Oversteer, Auto trader dot com slash Oversteer

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“Flash to pass?” Do they not have turn signals in the Acela cooridor?

wafflesnfalafel > For Sweden 07/08/2017 at 19:01

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The problem is hardly anybody knows anymore so all you end up doing is pissing off the person in front of you... If it were a more widely acknowledged procedure it would be more useful. Better to just find a safe space and get past them as quickly as possible. On the flip side, I hate it when folks who clearly want around me never pass even though I give them all sorts of opportunity to do so and just sit on my butt. Hello Mcfly, grow a pair and go around me.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > For Sweden 07/08/2017 at 19:02

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I have asked this question before, but not about two-laners. Just use your damn signal on those. Flash to pass specifically means “Get outta my way!”

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/does-oppo-flash-to-pass-1731786458

For Sweden > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/08/2017 at 19:08

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are you doug

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > For Sweden 07/08/2017 at 19:10

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Maybe

gmctavish needs more space > wafflesnfalafel 07/08/2017 at 20:04

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God I hate it when people do that. Riding my ass for ages until a passing zone comes up, I move right for them aaaand they don’t pass. Continue tailgating. Useless people.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 07/08/2017 at 20:32

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Use your blinker like they teach you in drivers ed? What a profound question.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 07/08/2017 at 21:15

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I passed 5 semis carrying monster trucks on a two lane road, it’s not hard.

For Sweden > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 07/08/2017 at 21:16

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No you didn’t the semis on 93 drive faster than the cars

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 07/08/2017 at 21:34

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Close, it was hwy 135 between St Regis and Paradise.

bhtooefr > For Sweden 07/08/2017 at 21:58

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Ohio used to have a law requiring that you honk your horn as you pass someone.

Literally nobody did that.

C62030 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 07/08/2017 at 22:21

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Ahhhhh, Paradise. So many childhood days spent on the school’s ancient carousel.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > C62030 07/08/2017 at 22:39

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Paradise used to have a nice cafe etc.. when I was a kid. Not much there now. I grew up in Arlee/Missoula.

C62030 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 07/08/2017 at 22:41

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Amazing scenery, though. The drive there from Missoula is one of my favorites ever.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > C62030 07/08/2017 at 22:44

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I stepped out my dads Z on that tight corner just before the turn off to Quins. Gave my dad a code brown.

C62030 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 07/08/2017 at 23:02

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I’m always tempted to try coaxing a little liftoff oversteer on the twisty part next to the river just before Paradise, but someone always comes around one of the blind corners at the very last moment. Probably wouldn’t work anyway because I’m a terrible driver and I’d end up in the Clark Fork.

Doug DeMuro > For Sweden 07/09/2017 at 17:19

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I GREW UP IN COLORADO DAMMIT

I GREW UP IN COLORADO

For Sweden > Doug DeMuro 07/09/2017 at 17:31

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What was the Oversteer consensus?

Doug DeMuro > For Sweden 07/10/2017 at 01:21

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That I am literally insane.

For Sweden > Doug DeMuro 07/10/2017 at 01:49

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You know what’s not insane? Not making five figures a month (or more) talking about quirks and features. Let everyone else be not-insane.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Doug DeMuro 07/11/2017 at 18:15

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Hmm, I only flash when someone is camping in the left lane and having been in Colorado over the weekend was surprisingly a lot.