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A sarcastic wave is about the only alternative I've managed with any modicum of success.
I do remember once starting an argument most of the way through a 12hr training ride and just running on fumes and they've must've felt pity or something because they stopped but instead of carrying on trying to justify their stupid driving they just looked at me and left.
hippy
Thing is, you'll never deliver an epiphany to any of these aunts with a pithy put-down. Chances are at best you'll set their sweating, gammony eyes swivelling around for another cyclist to take their self-esteem issues out on.
It's the least personally satisfying option to just smile politely and fuck off at the soonest opportunity but it's less likely to get you run over and actually more likely to make them feel like a prick afterwards.
(this is all under the assumption that you don't have a d-lock to hand, by the way)