I Skunked a Volvo S60 T 5 tonight!

[Mundgyver]

Well fellow TDR member, I just hauled out my 3rd skunk tonight and together with my skunk transport utility trailer, we beat a Volvo S60 T 5 Sport Coup.



Headed out 99 towards the Coast and Lincoln City. I drop the little buggers off up in the woods. Were on a long straight away and I'm chugging along at 60 mph listening the radio. Time is 21:10 or so. Got 4 cars behind me with a Semi out in front about 1/2 mile. Lots of traffic comming the other way from the beach.



The Volvo which I don't know is a volvo yet is right behind me about 10 ft from the back of the trailer. This guy wants to pass real bad. I'm running a steady 60 which is 5 over the limit. He finally decides to come around and starts. He gets to about the midway point on me and the trailer and suddenly changes his mind because of oncomming traffic.



Problem is the car behind him has moved into the gap, so this guy has no place to go and we are running out of room real quick. I'm still holding a stead pace thinking he's going to get on it and do something. No luck. He decides he wants back in line but now the third car back has closed the gap behind the second car. The volvo is just starting to fall back when I decided it's time to get the heck out of this guy way.



Stood on the go-peddel and hit the Comp from level 1x1 up through the numbers to 5x3. The Cummins came to life and we walked out there and made a gap for him to get back into.



Thank God for horsepower and torque. I let the jake bring me back down to speed and now I'm closed up behind the semi. Got a big chip trailer loaded up with the wood. The volvo is right back on the bumper again and I'm thinking, why the heck can't this guy just ease up and be reasonable.



I'm watching the road and decide that I want around the semi cause I don't want this guy in the volvo on my tail or anywhere around me if he's going to drive stupid. The road clears and I hit the turn signal and pull out to pass. The volvo is right on my tail maybe 5 feet from the trailer. The heck with this! I hit the peddel again still in 5x3 mode and the smoke rolls out and we launch. From 55 all the way to 113 mph without letting up. He tried to stay with me but by the time he cleared the semi I was probably 100 yard or more ahead of him.



I back off cause we were coming up an a devided section and I had got one chirp on the radar detector. The volvo was still comming hard. I pulled over into the slow lane and the volvo finally came ripping past me. I was down to about 70 and still slowing. The volvo got the ticket. The best part is that I let the skunk go at my usual spot. The trailer was particulary stinky this time. On the way back home I spot the volvo in a car wash and the guy is scrubbing it to save his life while his wife or girl friend is holding her nose and crabbing at him with the police ticket in one hand.



I could not resist the urge to honk. They looked and I waved. He was not happy. Made my whole night I skunked a VOLVO!!

 

[Kalaehina]

Isn't that just so dang annoying, when you're just cruising along and here comes ding dong of the freeway right up behind you and he thinks he's gonna move you along. YAH RIGHT! Tonight a smaller version of your incident happened to me, I was cruising along going 60mph, in our only 60mph zone on the island when here comes a white Frontier, you know one of those cute little 4 doors. Anyway he comes flying up behind me and decides to practically hook up to my rear bumper, so I'm cruising along trying to ignore him, but after a minute or so of this bull, I said bye bye! Most drivers aren't ready for that nice launch from 60-80, all the while the turbos screamin, AND he's trying to keep up, so I smoke um again, he still tries to catch up, so I just manuevered myself in a position that put him into a nice little box, and that's where he stayed til I took my cut off . I don't like doing that but I just hate being the one they think they're gonna bully, Frontier vs. CTD I don't think so

 

[Mundgyver]

How long have you lived in Hawaii?? I was there as a kid when it became a state in 59 and was stationed back there from 88 to 92. I miss the islands.

 

[Cowboy Medic]

mundgyver, I see you have the comp and 275's, that is the combo I have been considering. How well do you like it?



I am from open plains and we have lots of open highway to run on. Interstate is 75 and I admit I usually run around 80. Not too long ago I was running from Blue Earth MN to Rapid City SD, it is around a 500 mile run on I-90. I was pulling a 3 horse bumper pull loaded up with some lumber. Not real heavy, as I am getting on the interstate there is a little mitsubishi montero coming in the driving lane, but noone else around for miles. He won't even give the courtesy of moving into the passing lane so I can move freely onto the interstate, I figure no big deal and slow down and after he passes I speed up and go on around him and head down the road. Well later on I stopped in Chamberlain SD about 260 or so mile down the road from there and as I get back on here comes the same guy only this time he is in the passing lane and moves into the driving lane cutting me off. This time I am ****** so I run on around him again. This time I watch as I go past and I can see him urging his little POS to speed up so I just kinda hang there with him for a while and wait for him to feel like he is gonna get past me. Then as soon as I seem him lean back and relax I hit the pedal and leave him behind. Must be the real ****s to try and play tough guy with a truck ten times more capable than him. Oh well, not my problem.

 

[The patriot]

My Dad has a 4 cyl turbo Volvo. Pretty quick cars.

Eric

 

[Sky]

I am condsidering buying the VW jetta diesel. My wife drive about 70 miles a day to and from work and I love diesel so we are going to check it out.

 

[RADdodge]

Mundgyver

You’re starting a good series of stories here. Maybe you ought to call it “Skunk Stories from the NorthWest. ” Has a nice ring. BTW, that wouldn’t be the same skunk would it? I recently read about a tabby that didn’t like its new home (a second home for the family) and left. The family figured he had run away. At the end of summer, the family went back to their primary residence. I think it was several weeks later and the cat showed up. I think it was about 3 – 4 hundred miles that he traveled. I would think that maybe a skunk could do that too. I really liked the car wash conclusion. You’re a good storyteller.

 

[Mundgyver]

Cowboy Medic,



The combo of the EZ-Comp and 275's and the BHAF filter absolutely, in my mind can't be beat. It gives me the ability to pull away from anything at will. As you stand on the peddle and start winding up the Cummins, you touch the EZ-Comp and the truck just absolutely jumps, and I mean JUMPS FORWARD. With the six speed, you might be slow off the starting line because of the lower gearing for towing, but once in 4th, 5th and 6th, your in the Zone of LET'S PLAY.



I too have had little cars decide that they want my lane if I'm in the slow lane and they are merging. I seem to remember it's the guy that it merging onto the freeway, responsibility to do the blending and match speeds while on the ramp and such. At least thats what I was taught in drivers-ed 35 years ago. It's nice if the guy on the freeway will be polite and maybe adjust up or down to help the guy coming on. These little buggers that think they are going to force an issue with me find out that I won't move if they are being a jerk about their driving. I had one guy that was on my right side a few month ago as I was merging on to I-5 from 217 here in Portland. You have a good 2/3 mile of space to do this with. I had moved out in the slow lane running steady at 55 because traffic was heavy and he was on my right. This is a double lane merge. He waited until the very end and then started into my lane with me still in it! I had cars behind me and on my left side so I could not move. He had the shoulder. That the day I found out that these little idiots will give way when they suddenly realize that you won't. This guy had to hit the binders real hard. He came with in probably 3 inches of my passenger side and I know he was just admiring my nerf bars with their Line-X coating. I guess they don't teach politness and courtesy in drivers school anymore.





RADodge,



These are all seperat skunks. I'v removed 3 so far and I know there are two more out there. It's a family thing as far as I can tell. I must be getting use the the smell cause it does not bother me as bad as it did before. Scary Hu! Wonder if I could submit articles for TDR under the title of TAILS of the SKUNK! Think they would let me.



Glad you guys enjoy my writting. This forum we call TDR is a great place to be.



-Wally-

 

[lgibson]

Mundgyver, Were you on the 18? That is a bad stretch of road, lots of people die because of stupidity. I have been all around this country and Oregon drivers are the worst. I will admit that I drive the speed limit, I leave early and enjoy the drive. I have people ride my bumper when it is clear for them to pass, then decide to pass on a blind turn or hill. I once seen close to a mile of traffic going 15 mph behind a large tractor because he would not pull over and let people pass. This is on a highway. In Ak. you get 5 cars behind you and you have to pull over, and that law is enforced. In Tx. farmers would pull over and let people pass.



Here is a cartoon I would like to make. A picture looking out of a windshield to empty roads. The caption reads "What an Oregon driver sees". The next picture is the same except there is traffic everywhere. The caption reads, " What is really there".



McMinnville, Or. If the speed limits ends with a 5, you do 10 mph under. If it ends in 0, you do 10 miles over. Left lane is for the slow folks. Right lane is for left turns and don't give advance warning, just make the turn. When your light turns green slllowwwwlllly pull out and stop, look both ways and slllooowwwwllllyyy pull out again and take the next five miles to get up to 25 mph in a 35 mph zone. In Vegas everyone is trying to cut you off and you know this, you know what to expect. Here everyone is in la la land.

 

[Kalaehina]

Hey Mundgyver, I've been here all my life, 28 years, born and raised island boy. Great place, except it cost a little more to get "bombing" material here to the island.

 

[Scot]

Mundgyver, Speaking of skunks...

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29139&highlight=skunk

 

[Mundgyver]

lgibson



The incident took place on 99 past McMinville going toward the coast. Your right about the mentality of the drivers. I was 5 over the limit which was 55 and all people want to do is ride the bumper. I'm just glad I got the horse power to walk away when needed.

 

[Mundgyver]

Scot



Whoa!!! I can't even imagin having one in the houses. Wow:--)

 

[Mundgyver]

Kalaehina



The islands are nice. I hope to come back there some day. I can remember when the Pali Highway would be closed for winds and it was the only way across the island. My dad had a TR-3 and we would drive up there with all the land snails getting crushed on the road down at the lower altitudes. The car would slide pretty good as I remember. Waikiki only had three hotels on it and the island radio station was in a tree house which is now preserved in the middle of a shopping mall. You used to be able to go down and park and spread out a blanket on the grass and listen to the announcer do the show. The beach was about 100 yards wide. They would rake it every night with big trucks and mechanical sand rakes to get of the cigarette butts and trash out. There were no freeways and the newest business was the Sears & Robuck at alomawanna (spelling again). It was a big pink thing. The pineapple factory was just up the road and gave tours. I had a good childhood there. Wahiwa (Spelling I think) was were we lived. I miss it allot.

 

[Kalaehina]

Cool, I like hearing stories of nostalgia, and yes the Pali is still windy as ever, but hey they FINALLY finished the H-3! Gotta be a record for the longest time ever to build a freeway, so now there's more ways to get around. Ala Moana is huge now, something like 4 levels, it's kinda gotten too Rodeo Drivish for me so I hardly go there, but when I do I love setting off car alarms by reving my cummins through the Jannetty 4 inch . I'm from the Waianae side of the island, the desert. That's what's cool about Wahiawa and Millilani it's cooler and greener. Anyway nice hearing from someone with island ties now living on the mainland. Take it easy.

 

['956Wheel]

No flame here, but why not just back off for a second and let the dumb @ss fly? I call them "drones" let them get the ticket and clear the way for you. You said you were allready over by 5 MPH. I always back off... unless we are on a multi-lane road and a moron goes to cut in between... I simply "close the door".



Mike

 

[Mundgyver]

'956Wheel



He had the time and the distance to get around when he started. Problem was he got up beside me and then decided for some reason that he might not make it. If he would have put his foot into it when he started, he would have not had a problem. He started waffling, (the point where one touches the brake then back to the accelerator and then back to the brake). This is on a two lane road. I maintained a steady rate.

The rule of passing is, if your going to pass, then commit and pass. But to suddenly decide that your not sure and your out there on the left puts everyone else at risk. It's not my responsibility to make up his mind. My responsibility is to hold steady and be predictable so he knows if he can make it. If I had braked while he was braking, now we are both at risk. If I accelerate while he's trying to pass, them I'm putting him in danger and myself along with giving the police just cause to cite me for reckless driving by not letting him pass.

I'm just glad I had the horse power to get away from him at will. Not arguing here, just pointing out the situation that he created.