Florida man vs M3

SRB_Mpower · 07-13-2020, 08:52 PM

Driving back from the Smokies last night... hundreds of curves, trucks, cars .. no issues for hours...everyone driving normal.

Then you enter Florida and crazy s#it starts to happen. About 9 hours in my drive (south of Ocala) I pass a nice looking space gray M3, he/she is driving normal, about 75mph. I was going a 'bit' faster passed him took an exit about 5 miles ahead to get gas, and got back on the hwy. I see the same M3, now being tailgated by one of those stupid lego block cars (kia soul- square looking weird cars).

I approach in the left lane, admiring the M3 again, we are going about 80 mph, the lego car gets in front of the M3 and slams the brakes drops down to less than 30 mph!!! Almost to a full stop! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAST MOVING I-75!!!
Thank God the M3 driver was alert and able to brake and not slam into the idiot. It all happened within seconds.. Somehow the right lane was open and M3 took off, (awesome exaust sound btw) kia started chasing after the M3 but no luck. I followed him for a bit but he must have figured it out and abruptly took an exit.

I was in such shock that something like this could intentionally happen on I-75 that I didn't have time to take a pic of the license plate, and I so wish I did. I have noticed people act and drive weird here when I am in my M3, I've been yelled at, tailgated, followed, cut off, all kinds of crazy stuff by people in some beat up fords, nissans etc. It is almost a normal thing in some parts of FL... but so far this is the craziest situation I have witnessed.

After a while I passed the M3 again, he was just driving the speed limit in the middle lane.

It was a miami heat black license plate M3 (dont want to write the whole plate here).
If you are on here pls drop a line and tell us wth happened to that moron. I am guessing he got his ego shattered when M3 passed him earlier on and he 'had to' do this to get a fix.

SRB_Mpower · 07-13-2020, 09:03 PM

I wish I did...After this I am getting one for sure. Already looked online. I was a bit tired already around 10pm, my bf & son were asleep and i couldn't grab the phone quick enough. I was concerned about the wellbeing of that M3 driver, dropped the speed as much as I could to stay close. Would have stopped if something happened. Glad it played out ok in the end.

m3jala · 07-13-2020, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SRB_Mpower

I wish I did...After this I am getting one for sure. Already looked online. I was a bit tired already around 10pm, my bf & son were asleep and i couldn't grab the phone quick enough. I was concerned about the wellbeing of that M3 driver, dropped the speed as much as I could to stay close. Would have stopped if something happened. Glad it played out ok in the end.

Check out the blackvue. I installed one exactly for shit like this. Glad no one was harmed

randrews15 · 07-14-2020, 01:41 PM

I got the Escort radar detector and dash cam combo. I do a lot of driving for my daughter's travel ball team and being in a X5 will draw people like this. This was like an attempt at insurance fraud.

Megabrode · 07-14-2020, 05:02 PM

It's not just Florida. In two cross-country trips with California plates I felt hostility almost everywhere outside of big cities. I've been cursed, keyed, spat at, egged, tailgated, cut off, pushed off the road, taunted, and threatened. A woman yesterday went completely nuts when, instead of mowing down two jaywalkers, I slowed to let them pass. Little do people realize my M is worth less than their $45K F-150. I may be driving a furrin hotrod, but I feel like Captain America (if you've seen Easy Rider).

Dr Ed · 07-14-2020, 06:06 PM

SAMM3Y · 07-14-2020, 06:21 PM

Driving in Miami is insane... it's a lawless swamp out there where cops don't even pull you for dui/open container let alone speeding running stop signs etc. I stayed out there for a while and was foolish enough to take a motorcycle. I rode in once I think and sold it after someone knocked it over in the parking garage.

SRB_Mpower · 07-14-2020, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Ed

Yep lol

And true for Miami.. I-95 south of Sheridan is like wild west... you almost need an armored car to get through intact.

On my side of FL things got worse with covid.. everyone is extra pissed off.

SaNGRia · 07-14-2020, 08:33 PM

Wow. That happened to me when i was driving my s4 audi years ago with my wife and kids in the car. Ford f150 start slowing down on the left lane from 80 to 30 and turned his lights on which was an undercover cop. We were so terrified and he pulled us over on the left lane at night time and forced my wife to get out from the car as well. I said she will not getting out from this car since the door opens to left lane of the highway. He yelled at me i yelled that him. That was the most f*Cked up thing that i ever witnessed here.

And he was going on the left lane with 55 and couldnt handle me coming behind with 75 - 80 on the left lane. At that point you can expect anything from anyone here!

I have alot of cops friend and clients. And i do have high respect for their services. But he was not a good one for sure!

timothy2001 · 07-15-2020, 04:51 AM

Every licensing agency should make this mandatory and test on it.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/10-th...ile-1570316962

rantarM3 · 07-15-2020, 07:37 AM

When I lived in NJ I thought driving there was bad; fast forward many years and when I go back to visit, I find driving there to be quite civilized in comparison to South Florida!

There's a guy in my neighborhood with a Tesla and a blue F-150 and every time I see him on the main roads, he's driving like he's having a roid rage - on his way to drop off his KIDS AT SCHOOL. And I agree with SRB_Mpower that it's gotten worse with COVID.

Ajolives · 07-15-2020, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMM3Y

Driving in Miami is insane... it's a lawless swamp out there where cops don't even pull you for dui/open container let alone speeding running stop signs etc. I stayed out there for a while and was foolish enough to take a motorcycle. I rode in once I think and sold it after someone knocked it over in the parking garage.

My same thoughts when I moved down to Tampa, was going to get a bike and changed my mind a month later. Need four wheels and a metal cage around here.

TX · 07-15-2020, 11:18 PM

Welcome to Florida guys, we have some real crazies. The further south you go, the crazier they drive. Good luck! Especially with 2019-nCoV everyone acts like they are driving an armored truck and you better get out of their way.

SRB_Mpower · 07-15-2020, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by timothy2001

Every licensing agency should make this mandatory and test on it.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/10-th...ile-1570316962

#9 & #7 are the absolute nerve wrecking actions

Aktavate · 07-16-2020, 08:15 AM

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#9 & #7 are the absolute nerve wrecking actions

Hes totally wrong about 9 though.

Yugo · 07-16-2020, 08:24 AM

I stopped in South Beach area for a few hrs couple of years ago and someone attempted to break into my car

ChiTownM · 07-16-2020, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SRB_Mpower

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Originally Posted by Dr Ed

Yep lol

And true for Miami.. I-95 south of Sheridan is like wild west... you almost need an armored car to get through intact.

On my side of FL things got worse with covid.. everyone is extra pissed off.

Everybody is more pissed of everywhere...come to Chicago. It's sad.

timothy2001 · 07-16-2020, 02:10 PM

I have lived in Chicago, NY, San Diego, Charleston SC, Houston and other places and here in Florida I feel like I need to be Mad Max behind the wheel and I mean that as in extra cautious and aware. It just blows my mind how people drive here. I love it here but driving is a challenge.

LakeSurfer · 07-17-2020, 08:32 PM

I've lived in a lot of places in the US and the first thing locals ALWAYS like to brag about is how bad their drivers are. You get the "no seriously, you don't understand". So when I moved to Florida a few years ago I heard the same stories and thought nothing of it, until after a few months of living in Tampa. This week alone I had a Tacoma tail gating me while I was in the right lane doing 15mph OVER the speed limit. He was pissed that I wasn't going fast enough so he aggressively passed me, gave me the evil eye and mouthed some crap and then swerved in front of me cutting me off. Had to mash the brakes and clean my underwear. Then he was doing the pull over so we can fight gestures. It didn't help that I busted out laughing. I have so many stories about these idiots down here, it's unbelievable. Florida has crazy idiot drivers.

I almost missed my turn a while ago and had to either slow way down or speed up and merge. Well M3, so I speed up and aggressively got into my turn lane, while using the indicators. I wouldn't say I cut this lady off but it definitely wasn't a great idea on my part. I did through your the I'm sorry about that wave to her. This women flipped out. She was screaming and punching her fist together pointing at me, flipping me off and just going crazy. She took pictures of me and the car and the plate. We pulled up next to each other at the next light and I said "I'm sorry about that" and she lost her damn mind and just went completely crazy like she's imbalanced or something.

Our car insurance tripled when we moved from the Midwest to Florida and so I asked why. I was told that Florida has so many immigrant drivers with sub par training, super high rate of insurance scammers and overall poor drivers training. Every other state I've lived in we had to at least take a written test to transfer drivers licenses but Florida we just gave them our out of state license and they printed off a FL license. so yeah this state has shitty asshole crazy drivers.

jd501 · 07-17-2020, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

I've lived in a lot of places in the US and the first thing locals ALWAYS like to brag about is how bad their drivers are. You get the "no seriously, you don't understand". So when I moved to Florida a few years ago I heard the same stories and thought nothing of it, until after a few months of living in Tampa. This week alone I had a Tacoma tail gating me while I was in the right lane doing 15mph OVER the speed limit. He was pissed that I wasn't going fast enough so he aggressively passed me, gave me the evil eye and mouthed some crap and then swerved in front of me cutting me off. Had to mash the brakes and clean my underwear. Then he was doing the pull over so we can fight gestures. It didn't help that I busted out laughing. I have so many stories about these idiots down here, it's unbelievable. Florida has crazy idiot drivers.

I almost missed my turn a while ago and had to either slow way down or speed up and merge. Well M3, so I speed up and aggressively got into my turn lane, while using the indicators. I wouldn't say I cut this lady off but it definitely wasn't a great idea on my part. I did through your the I'm sorry about that wave to her. This women flipped out. She was screaming and punching her fist together pointing at me, flipping me off and just going crazy. She took pictures of me and the car and the plate. We pulled up next to each other at the next light and I said "I'm sorry about that" and she lost her damn mind and just went completely crazy like she's imbalanced or something.

Our car insurance tripled when we moved from the Midwest to Florida and so I asked why. I was told that Florida has so many immigrant drivers with sub par training, super high rate of insurance scammers and overall poor drivers training. Every other state I've lived in we had to at least take a written test to transfer drivers licenses but Florida we just gave them our out of state license and they printed off a FL license. so yeah this state has shitty asshole crazy drivers.

Great perspective; I do hear everywhere the drivers "here" are crazy. Thanks for the insight that, in relative terms, Florida is high on the crazy scale.

I'm in LA, which honestly isn't that bad. Mostly because it's difficult to do anything *that* stupid when you're going 5 MPH in bumper to bumper traffic 95% of the time.

I travel a lot for work though, I've been Tampa / Miami, but it was just the two airports to Fort Lauderdale area at off-traffic times. Out of my travel experience in SD/SF/Seattle/Houston/DFW/Florida/AZ/LV/Detroit/Denver/KY/NY, I'm gonna say Dallas was the scariest, due to the crazy high speed of traffic on the 2-3 lane freeways, with monster trucks tailgaiting as you're trying to exit on the left.

Limited sample size though, so definitely defer to your experience as you've lived in more places.

Side note:
If anyone has been to Korea, is it just me, or do all the taxi drivers there not know how to modulate the gas to keep a consistent speed? Every taxi I took would push the gas to go, and then completely let off, and then stab at it again over and over to keep speed. It was like it was a on or off switch instead of a pedal. I've never been seasick in a car until that trip.

Ajolives · 07-17-2020, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

I've lived in a lot of places in the US and the first thing locals ALWAYS like to brag about is how bad their drivers are. You get the "no seriously, you don't understand". So when I moved to Florida a few years ago I heard the same stories and thought nothing of it, until after a few months of living in Tampa. This week alone I had a Tacoma tail gating me while I was in the right lane doing 15mph OVER the speed limit. He was pissed that I wasn't going fast enough so he aggressively passed me, gave me the evil eye and mouthed some crap and then swerved in front of me cutting me off. Had to mash the brakes and clean my underwear. Then he was doing the pull over so we can fight gestures. It didn't help that I busted out laughing. I have so many stories about these idiots down here, it's unbelievable. Florida has crazy idiot drivers.

I almost missed my turn a while ago and had to either slow way down or speed up and merge. Well M3, so I speed up and aggressively got into my turn lane, while using the indicators. I wouldn't say I cut this lady off but it definitely wasn't a great idea on my part. I did through your the I'm sorry about that wave to her. This women flipped out. She was screaming and punching her fist together pointing at me, flipping me off and just going crazy. She took pictures of me and the car and the plate. We pulled up next to each other at the next light and I said "I'm sorry about that" and she lost her damn mind and just went completely crazy like she's imbalanced or something.

Our car insurance tripled when we moved from the Midwest to Florida and so I asked why. I was told that Florida has so many immigrant drivers with sub par training, super high rate of insurance scammers and overall poor drivers training. Every other state I've lived in we had to at least take a written test to transfer drivers licenses but Florida we just gave them our out of state license and they printed off a FL license. so yeah this state has shitty asshole crazy drivers.

This 2x during spring break, and 3x when the snow birds come down.

07-13-2020, 08:52 PM	#1
SRB_Mpower Enlisted Member 109 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Tampa Bay, FL iTrader: (0)	Florida man vs M3 Driving back from the Smokies last night... hundreds of curves, trucks, cars .. no issues for hours...everyone driving normal. Then you enter Florida and crazy s#it starts to happen. About 9 hours in my drive (south of Ocala) I pass a nice looking space gray M3, he/she is driving normal, about 75mph. I was going a 'bit' faster passed him took an exit about 5 miles ahead to get gas, and got back on the hwy. I see the same M3, now being tailgated by one of those stupid lego block cars (kia soul- square looking weird cars). I approach in the left lane, admiring the M3 again, we are going about 80 mph, the lego car gets in front of the M3 and slams the brakes drops down to less than 30 mph!!! Almost to a full stop! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAST MOVING I-75!!! Thank God the M3 driver was alert and able to brake and not slam into the idiot. It all happened within seconds.. Somehow the right lane was open and M3 took off, (awesome exaust sound btw) kia started chasing after the M3 but no luck. I followed him for a bit but he must have figured it out and abruptly took an exit. I was in such shock that something like this could intentionally happen on I-75 that I didn't have time to take a pic of the license plate, and I so wish I did. I have noticed people act and drive weird here when I am in my M3, I've been yelled at, tailgated, followed, cut off, all kinds of crazy stuff by people in some beat up fords, nissans etc. It is almost a normal thing in some parts of FL... but so far this is the craziest situation I have witnessed. After a while I passed the M3 again, he was just driving the speed limit in the middle lane. It was a miami heat black license plate M3 (dont want to write the whole plate here). If you are on here pls drop a line and tell us wth happened to that moron. I am guessing he got his ego shattered when M3 passed him earlier on and he 'had to' do this to get a fix. Last edited by SRB_Mpower; 07-14-2020 at 07:37 AM..
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SRB_Mpower Enlisted Member 109 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Tampa Bay, FL iTrader: (0)	I wish I did...After this I am getting one for sure. Already looked online. I was a bit tired already around 10pm, my bf & son were asleep and i couldn't grab the phone quick enough. I was concerned about the wellbeing of that M3 driver, dropped the speed as much as I could to stay close. Would have stopped if something happened. Glad it played out ok in the end.
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randrews15 Lieutenant 289 Rep 553 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Le Mans Blue Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Parrish, FL iTrader: (1)	I got the Escort radar detector and dash cam combo. I do a lot of driving for my daughter's travel ball team and being in a X5 will draw people like this. This was like an attempt at insurance fraud.
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Megabrode He's experimenting with something... 335 Rep 261 Posts Drives: 2011 e92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Shockoe Bottom iTrader: (0)	It's not just Florida. In two cross-country trips with California plates I felt hostility almost everywhere outside of big cities. I've been cursed, keyed, spat at, egged, tailgated, cut off, pushed off the road, taunted, and threatened. A woman yesterday went completely nuts when, instead of mowing down two jaywalkers, I slowed to let them pass. Little do people realize my M is worth less than their $45K F-150. I may be driving a furrin hotrod, but I feel like Captain America (if you've seen Easy Rider). __________________ Analog 2011 e92 M3 \| Jerez Black \| Black Novillo \| 6MT \| CF roof \| No iDrive, Nav, M button, ZCP, EDC, or center hump \| ZHP shift knob \| OMP 1010 pedals \| K&N filter \| Dinan engine tune \| OEM exhaust mod (bypass) \| EAS exhaust tips \| shaved front bumper \| 19" Apex EC-7 \| 12 mm rear spacers
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SAMM3Y Colonel 3085 Rep 2,747 Posts Drives: 2008 m3 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NorCal iTrader: (2)	Driving in Miami is insane... it's a lawless swamp out there where cops don't even pull you for dui/open container let alone speeding running stop signs etc. I stayed out there for a while and was foolish enough to take a motorcycle. I rode in once I think and sold it after someone knocked it over in the parking garage. __________________ 9ers
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SaNGRia Major 985 Rep 1,346 Posts Drives: LCI E93 M3 + F85 X5M Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Wow. That happened to me when i was driving my s4 audi years ago with my wife and kids in the car. Ford f150 start slowing down on the left lane from 80 to 30 and turned his lights on which was an undercover cop. We were so terrified and he pulled us over on the left lane at night time and forced my wife to get out from the car as well. I said she will not getting out from this car since the door opens to left lane of the highway. He yelled at me i yelled that him. That was the most f*Cked up thing that i ever witnessed here. And he was going on the left lane with 55 and couldnt handle me coming behind with 75 - 80 on the left lane. At that point you can expect anything from anyone here! I have alot of cops friend and clients. And i do have high respect for their services. But he was not a good one for sure! __________________ E93 M3 6MT , Nav, Prem, Cold Weather, Sports package, & CA, RGBW DTM with RGB Demons + Eisenmann Race + BE + ARP + Brembo GT 380s, $3AG, $5AC, $508, $6NF, $601 Please "Appreciate" If you like my post! DIYs : OEM Camera Retrofit, FLA Retrofit , Drive Shaft Ticking , Starting Issue, , F85 ACC Retrofit
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rantarM3 Captain 205 Rep 729 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Florida iTrader: (3)	When I lived in NJ I thought driving there was bad; fast forward many years and when I go back to visit, I find driving there to be quite civilized in comparison to South Florida! There's a guy in my neighborhood with a Tesla and a blue F-150 and every time I see him on the main roads, he's driving like he's having a roid rage - on his way to drop off his KIDS AT SCHOOL. And I agree with SRB_Mpower that it's gotten worse with COVID.
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TX Captain 366 Rep 860 Posts Drives: 2009 ///M3 E92 APW 6MT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: South FL iTrader: (0)	Welcome to Florida guys, we have some real crazies. The further south you go, the crazier they drive. Good luck! Especially with 2019-nCoV everyone acts like they are driving an armored truck and you better get out of their way. __________________ Last edited by TX; 07-16-2020 at 12:27 AM..
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timothy2001 Major 849 Rep 1,180 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 6MT ZCP Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 E92 [0.00]	I have lived in Chicago, NY, San Diego, Charleston SC, Houston and other places and here in Florida I feel like I need to be Mad Max behind the wheel and I mean that as in extra cautious and aware. It just blows my mind how people drive here. I love it here but driving is a challenge.
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LakeSurfer Captain 819 Rep 684 Posts Drives: bicycle Join Date: May 2019 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	I've lived in a lot of places in the US and the first thing locals ALWAYS like to brag about is how bad their drivers are. You get the "no seriously, you don't understand". So when I moved to Florida a few years ago I heard the same stories and thought nothing of it, until after a few months of living in Tampa. This week alone I had a Tacoma tail gating me while I was in the right lane doing 15mph OVER the speed limit. He was pissed that I wasn't going fast enough so he aggressively passed me, gave me the evil eye and mouthed some crap and then swerved in front of me cutting me off. Had to mash the brakes and clean my underwear. Then he was doing the pull over so we can fight gestures. It didn't help that I busted out laughing. I have so many stories about these idiots down here, it's unbelievable. Florida has crazy idiot drivers. I almost missed my turn a while ago and had to either slow way down or speed up and merge. Well M3, so I speed up and aggressively got into my turn lane, while using the indicators. I wouldn't say I cut this lady off but it definitely wasn't a great idea on my part. I did through your the I'm sorry about that wave to her. This women flipped out. She was screaming and punching her fist together pointing at me, flipping me off and just going crazy. She took pictures of me and the car and the plate. We pulled up next to each other at the next light and I said "I'm sorry about that" and she lost her damn mind and just went completely crazy like she's imbalanced or something. Our car insurance tripled when we moved from the Midwest to Florida and so I asked why. I was told that Florida has so many immigrant drivers with sub par training, super high rate of insurance scammers and overall poor drivers training. Every other state I've lived in we had to at least take a written test to transfer drivers licenses but Florida we just gave them our out of state license and they printed off a FL license. so yeah this state has shitty asshole crazy drivers.
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