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Old 03-05-2014, 05:22 PM   #89
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This works well as long as the grocery getter driver isn't looking in his rearview mirror. If he/she is and sees you initiating your maneuver he can simply accelerate and drive away.
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Not really
Yea, really. I am not saying that there wouldn't be a downshift involved, but if the car has more power and you are trying to pass safely in a straight part of the road if they see you and don't want you to pass, you won't.


Your trick/technique works great if they aren't paying attention. I been using it since 1968 in the 1963 Bug I had at the time.
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