Ok, so I take all this grief from you guys (Woody/Stryfox) for lounging around this holiday weekend and not taking the XF out enough, so I decide to take it to Philly for a meeting today. "I'll show those guys who's lounging around" I think to myself. The trip up was uneventful and I really love this car for cruising, fits like a glove.

HOWEVER...I guess the "XF gods" or some of you guys decided that I should have a little excitement on my way home. First, coming out of Philly, some guy in a Land Rover, cruising at 60 mph, just starts working his way into my lane...problem was my front wheel was even with his rear wheel. Oh, he was having a great time chatting away on his mobile. So, the ghost of Senna says to me " you're not letting this guy get ahead of you". So I lay on the horn, pull up to his window (about 2 stories higher than me) and he's laughing and still coming...finally he eases out of the lane. whew!

It gets worse. I'm heading down toward Wilmington DE, I pass two Boxsters, business guys going home, no one getting their dander up. However, I need to exit and I'm almost at the ramp (in the wrong lane) so I make the quick lane change and both the Boxsters were right there with me? WTF, I passed these guys a ways back. Well honestly, it was my fault for not appreciating the challenged rear view on the passenger side, but these guys had definitely hoofed it up to get close to me there...grrr...I really was trying to play nice. I apologized with a "it's my fault wave" and they both drove on by. Lesson, look more closely and don't play with Boxster's, they're mean.

Now, I'm on 95 just above Havre de Grace (or Harvey da Gracie as we say in my family) and Shreeech...the entire highway is closed! So everyone is backing up on 95 to get off the exit behind us...I've never seen this in my life...I'm in my new XF, doing something I swore I'd never do...back on up on a highway...well everyone was now backing up...(strangest thing I ever seen) and I survived due to a kindred spirit in an huge 18 wheeler who blocked for me as I got on the exit ramp. (EDIT: Just learned this was caused by a horrendous accident with a school bus full of children that flipped on 95...serious injuries, but as of yet no fatalities..thoughts with them all).

Now I'm off in the wilderness of Northern Maryland (thank god it's a small state) and this kid in a Nissan Sentra is just riding my @ss...I'm thinking, "dude, I'm not racing ya, (we're literally going 5-10 mph because everyone that was on 95 south is now on this two lane country road) so back off!" He's just smiling/laughing...punk kid. We'll after about 10 mins of this, we stop for a light, and I look back to see a head pop up from behind the dash! and then disappear again! Lose and earring darling? I think not. So, before I have a dented rear end and have to sit with the police while the ambulance comes to take the young man away since just had his member bit off by his girl friend, I just pull into a parking lot to take a break...have a smoke. Boy this has been a day of firsts! (and hopefully lasts).

IT STARTS POURING, BIBLICALLY POURING. So I drag my wet butt back into my nice new car, I have no Idea where I am. I look for some open road just to get away from the madness, and some guy in 350z pulls up along side wants to "have a go". I'm thinking, look butt head, if you don't just go on your merry way, you're about to see a recreation of "Death Race 2000". He finally gets the hint and slips along.

I've been driving 4 hours by this time (this trip takes 2 hours and 45 minutes usually) and I'm no where near my house!

I have a nav system, but haven't read how to use it yet, and to loosely quote another Forum member "Nav system?" "We don't need no stinkin' Nav System". So I did the guy thing and just kept going. Finally made it down to familiar sights near Baltimore (it's still pouring). Ah yes, Baltimore, where the left hand lane must be a designated "the leisure lane" since no one passes while in that lane. GRRRRR...take a deep breath...don't drive angry, don't drive angry, I keep repeating from the movie Groundhog Day.

I eventually make it home, and get the "how was the drive in your new car" from me lovely wife. I reply, "I hate those guys on the Forum"!

 

that is one great story... i found myself lol... in regard to the sentra experience...

thanks for sharing... and enjoy the adventuresome life style.

 

Sennaspirit, Business trips don't count. ...The sun will come out tomorrow. Before you know it someone will stick their head out their window, point at your car and say "I LOVE THAT CAR".
It just happens.
Imagine that...
Drive = Love.

 

Senna,

Just think! You got to drive for 4 looong hours. On all kinds of roads, people aiming at you, and you made it home!

I bet next time you will have a blast! It's a great car...hey learn the Nav, sure wish I had one.

Cruiser

 

LOL...it happened today, was at a light by the Metro station, waiting to turn at the light. A guy walks behind the car, taps on my passenger window and says "Nice car man, nice car!" That was pretty funny.

Oh, but then again, on the way to see my son for his Bday (he's away at camp), I'm waiting for cars to clear a one lane bridge (yes we still have some of those) and the last one, driven by a young guy in a "tuner" passes me and yells "P*ssy" as he pulls away! I guess I didn't expect that! Oh boy, this car is going to be an adventure.

 

It's not a job...it IS an adventure. LOL

 

THE FUN has just BEGUN! There's no stopping those ego emissions... Enjoy!

 

You got off easy with the automatic...