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iForge posted:
I see these in Berkeley constantly...also I just saw my first PT Cruiser convertible...with the top down. I could not stop laughing.
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Berkeley, Asheville, Boulder, Ithaca, etc. All riddled with mid-90s Mazda Proteges, Honda Civics and Nissan Sentras covered in liberal cause bumper stickers.
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Aug 21, 2013 16:30
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Polymerized Cum posted:Berkeley, Asheville, Boulder, Ithaca, etc. All riddled with mid-90s Mazda Proteges, Honda Civics and Nissan Sentras covered in liberal cause bumper stickers. You know every single one of those cars is maintained like poo poo too.
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Aug 21, 2013 16:32
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Snowdens Secret posted:A reminder that the contemporary 'European piece of crap' that stereotype was based on was some paragon of safety like a Deux Chevaux, MG, Fiat or very generously something like a Peugot 204. All cars that if surviving to present-day would crumple like tinfoil if you taped a note to them written in Impact font While this is true, I've heard it referring to modern cars as well. People are really convinced that those old tanks are better because "they're not totalled after a 15 mph crash." Which is true, but those crumple zones save your rear end in a 30+ mph crash. They also think trucks are inherently safer than small cars which, well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i5EmJBaGeQ A contemporary Civic for comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4cCrHeVs_s
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trouser chili posted:You know every single one of those cars is maintained like poo poo too. The rust is what's holding them together in Ithaca, that's for sure.
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Aug 21, 2013 17:14
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So about those blindspots...
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88h88 posted:CX9 racecar "Why don't you put your talk where your mouth is!" "I showed under my hood!" "It's a dirty V6 Mazda motor"
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Aug 21, 2013 18:04
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Valt posted:I guess the real question becomes how hosed up do you have to be to drive down a median at what looks like 60 plus. With a trailer in tow no less. I know I'm late to the party on this, but he's also drat lucky that the trailer and/or the riding mowing on it (that comes loose through the jump) didn't come through the back window at him...
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Aug 21, 2013 19:54
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Saw this on the way back from buying school books. It's a Chevy Colorado. 
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I see these in Berkeley constantly...also I just saw my first PT Cruiser convertible...with the top down. I could not stop laughing. The drivers of those things are particularly bad, and especially around this time of year where all the clueless helicopter parents are wandering aimlessly around.
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Night Danger Moose posted:Saw this on the way back from buying school books. It's a Chevy Colorado. Is that at least the V8 model and not an I4/I5?
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Aug 21, 2013 21:47
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I saw something similar to that at the dragstrip last weekend. The guy ran around 17 seconds in the quarter mile. I guess no one told him smoke tunes don't make you faster.
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Night Danger Moose posted:Saw this on the way back from buying school books. It's a Chevy Colorado. Somebody call fuzzkill...
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Mooseykins posted:Looks like east Asia, going by the oriental writing on the tanker body in one pic. seriously "oriental" writing, might as well call em drat celestials
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I thought that dude was going to be reported dead, holy hell that is amazing. Also I find it humorous that the officer taking pictures is taking it off of the guys trailer that wrapped around towards the front of the truck. Bone_Enterprise fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Aug 22, 2013 |
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Fucknag posted:Seriously, this is an even more vivid demonstration than that vid from a few years back where they filmed an offset crash between an 09 Malibu and a 59 Bel Air. I wish they would have left the engine and transmission in the 59 so it would be an actual worthwhile test. The people in the Bel Air would be dead regardless, but it sure would have done a lot more damage to the Malibu. The test ended up being more like "here is what happens when you put some thin sheet metal in front of a full weight 2009 Chevrolet at speed"
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BoostCreep posted:I wish they would have left the engine and transmission in the 59 so it would be an actual worthwhile test. The people in the Bel Air would be dead regardless, but it sure would have done a lot more damage to the Malibu. The test ended up being more like "here is what happens when you put some thin sheet metal in front of a full weight 2009 Chevrolet at speed" The car had it's engine and transmission intact and was in drivable condition. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/more-details-about-1959-bel-air-crash-test/?_r=0
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And the video, for those of you who haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtxd27jlZ_g
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Mooseykins posted:Looks like east Asia, going by the oriental writing on the tanker body in one pic. It also looks like the vehicle from the 80s show Highwayman. I miss 80s special vehicle shows.. 
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`Nemesis posted:The car had it's engine and transmission intact and was in drivable condition. Fair enough. Though I'd argue that car WAS museum quality.
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`Nemesis posted:The car had it's engine and transmission intact and was in drivable condition. But just the 235 straight 6. If they'd used one with the 348 that'd be a completely story.
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joat mon posted:But just the 235 straight 6. If they'd used one with the 348 that'd be a completely story. Actually I'm guessing not, according to this page the curb weights of the 6 and 8 cylinder Bel Airs were nearly identical. Those old I6s were built like tanks, not a whole lot lighter than the V8s of the day.
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Fucknag posted:Actually I'm guessing not, according to this page the curb weights of the 6 and 8 cylinder Bel Airs were nearly identical. Those old I6s were built like tanks, not a whole lot lighter than the V8s of the day. But the 348 was a BIG BLOCK! It was used in TRUCKS! A truck would totally crush a 2009 Malibu!
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I was looking for a particular image that I took a long time ago, but couldn't find it. I found a few other things, but not what I was looking for in my folder full of old phone photos. Not terrible cars, per se, but bad things happening to good cars.   :C  I was nearly rear-ended turning onto a road named N. Bacon Rd. trying to take a shortcut to a nearby airport, and it only went about 150ft before you come across this:  The subtitle for this is my favorite part of the auction on ebay, it's a Rare Aztec 7 Fiberfab Replica Kit Car VW Ferrari Bertone Carabo Alfa Romeo Lambo     It had 21 bids, so maybe it's not that bad...
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iForge posted:
I read the stickers and thought 'Maybe Seattle or Portland, but most likely somewhere like Berkeley' before I actually looked for the plate. And yeah, probably poorly maintained, even worse than caravans with a 'Global Warming: It's The Sun, Stupid!' sticker.
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Slim Pickens posted:I read the stickers and thought 'Maybe Seattle or Portland, but most likely somewhere like Berkeley' before I actually looked for the plate. And yeah, probably poorly maintained, even worse than caravans with a 'Global Warming: It's The Sun, Stupid!' sticker. Any car with bumper stickers is obviously not cared for by the owner but the difference between extreme left and extreme right wing sticker cars is that the kind of people who put right wing stickers on their car neglect it and the left equivalent actively hate cars & want them to die.
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Koirhor posted:seriously "oriental" writing, might as well call em drat celestials Oriental is not considered offensive here.
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Ulfhednar posted:I was nearly rear-ended turning onto a road named N. Bacon Rd. trying to take a shortcut to a nearby airport, and it only went about 150ft before you come across this: I really hope you drove up and around it on the open spot to the left, because gently caress that.
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Obviously they had to do that because a zillion people were using their neighborhood as a through street to get to the airport. Not a problem if you have a motorcycle, though.
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BoostCreep posted:Fair enough. I would think a museum quality piece should not erupt in a cloud of dust upon impact. What I really wish is that they used a more traditionally-framed car from the era. The X-Frame is rather unique and the design of it strikes me as something that would perform particularly bad in an offset crash.
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I always feel a little bad for the people that drive these (and RedBull cars, etc.) for a living. You know it's not something they ever thought they'd be doing and just want to die.
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DropShadow posted:I always feel a little bad for the people that drive these (and RedBull cars, etc.) for a living. You know it's not something they ever thought they'd be doing and just want to die. I say this same thing about people who work in HR. 
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DropShadow posted:I always feel a little bad for the people that drive these (and RedBull cars, etc.) for a living. You know it's not something they ever thought they'd be doing and just want to die. you've obviously never met a sales rep.
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I dunno getting paid just to drive a goofy rear end (brand new) car doesn't sound that bad. I was under the impression these people are given the car to use as a daily driver? I'm sure there's some kind of minimum miles clause though so maybe if you don't drive enough you just have to get out onto the highway and drive somewhere but otherwise it's not that bad for a car that's completely paid for by Red Bull or Pepsi or something as long as you have no shame.
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DropShadow posted:I always feel a little bad for the people that drive these (and RedBull cars, etc.) for a living. You know it's not something they ever thought they'd be doing and just want to die. One of my coworkers from a few years back drove a Red Bull X-90 around to local events. He made the absolute minimum wage but got all the Red Bull he wanted. He always had at least 30 cans in his fridge. It was an absolute poo poo job but one day he rolls up in a lifted black & green Avalanche, hops out, smiles and says "I got promoted to Monster." So I guess those small lovely cars are entry level.
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DropShadow posted:I always feel a little bad for the people that drive these (and RedBull cars, etc.) for a living. You know it's not something they ever thought they'd be doing and just want to die. Nah, have you ever seen the people who drive these? Especially the Redbull ones, they're usually hot rear end college chicks handing out free poo poo.
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DropShadow posted:I always feel a little bad for the people that drive these (and RedBull cars, etc.) for a living. You know it's not something they ever thought they'd be doing and just want to die. Pretty much what veedub said I think. All the Red Bull people I've seen handing cans at my university have been hot girls, and it seems like a very low-stress thing, considering that most uni students like free stuff and Red Bull, making free Red Bull a very easy "sell". Raises brand presence, they make money, uni students get free Red Bull. The Minis they use don't even look particularly ugly.
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Saw this driving into work yesterday. Possibly the only acceptable use for the pink Texas plates I suppose. For those too lazy to click through to bigger, the plate reads 'PANTHR'. I thought the Panther platform was a completely different car/manufacturer.
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Kill-9 posted:Saw this driving into work yesterday. Possibly the only acceptable use for the pink Texas plates I suppose. Yes but I think they might be going for pink panther perhaps.
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