| Author | Message | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 280 Registered: 12-2001 |
Never draw them back to your house. You can't be too careful. I agree with Art, let them have their glimpse and then dust them. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 2147 Registered: 5-2001 |
I usually stop, give them my autograph and that is really all they wanted. | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Intermediate Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 2146 Registered: 5-2001 |
Hit the pedal to the metal. at 120 Miles per hour in the city you will lose the guy very soon, make sure not to pass a Police station.  | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 730 Registered: 8-2001 |
Best way to deal with followers is pull over (not near your house) and let them go by. Usually, they get the point that you don't appreciate being followed and go away. Also, vary your routes and times you drive your car. It sound paranoid but you never know who's casing you. | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 588 Registered: 12-2001 |
Followed? - Many times - and yes I pull into police stations. What I find worse are the guys that try to flirt with you...drive up next to you and smile/motion etc THEY forget to keep their eyes on the road sometimes and almost drive into my side or into someone ahead of them. I try to be polite but I've had some pretty close calls. | ||
| Greg Owens (Owens84qv)
Member Username: Owens84qv Post Number: 395 Registered: 10-2001 |
I've had a couple people follow on roads and turns such that no one would take the same path as me...it also happened to me the very first time my dad rode with me! He was at a loss for words... | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 475 Registered: 7-2001 |
Pull in to the parking lot of the local police station. That should be a safe place to discuss your car! | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 1658 Registered: 12-2000 |
If someone is obviously following you and they can't be safely lost, I would just pull over at a public place with people around. 99% of the time they are just enthusiast and want to ask some questions and look inside. I wouldn't take the risk of leading them to your house. | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 432 Registered: 6-2001 |
I usually leave. 99% of those following don't have enough car to stay with you. Given the amount of car jackings, robberies, a Ferrari is a target because everyone thinks you are rich. Art | ||
| acw (Acw)
New member Username: Acw Post Number: 30 Registered: 2-2002 |
I now that Ferrari cars get a lot of attention, but I never thought it could get that bad. The other night I was driving my 360 back from work. A few miles from my house, I noticed a black mercedes behind me. When I took these turns that most people don't take he followed. Eventually, not thinking too much I stopped the car in front of my house and sure enough the mercedes stopped and did a U turn. The driver then asked me about the car model, etc... He wasn't very Ferrari literate since he asked very obvious questions. I'm sure this guy was just an enthusiast, but yet somewhat worry about my house security. What would you do in that situation and what do you think about it? Arnaud |