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bigbillystyle posted:I'm surprised at that too, that there are unsecure manhole covers on such a busy interstate. Supposedly there is an inspection process for all the drains and manhole covers set by the state that happens every 2 years and this cover was inspected in June of 2014 so it was just about due for its bi-annual checkup. I don't know what there is to inspect though if it isn't even held down by bolts or welds. Maybe just the overall fit? My guess is that they inspect the overall fit and condition, because when the manhole ring and the concrete that secures it gets loose, it can cause the manhole lid to either get loose and therefore subject to too much motion when a vehicle travels over it, or the ring can warp and cause the lid to start sitting at an angle, again subject to motion or flipping when a vehicle goes over it. In Phoenix I've seen a manhole that 'popped' out of the ring on a really hot day. I'm not really sure of what happened, but my guess at the time was that the lid was a very tight fit, and it expanded from the heat enough that it just popped out of the ring. The sides of that particular lid were an old design with slight slopes, not vertical edges.
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Hitting a manhole cover does some crazy damage to cars. I've handled a few claims with them and hitting something that solid, usually on the edge basically acts like a giant saw.
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Feb 13, 2016 17:25
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In high school my friends dad was riding his harley. When he stepped on the man hole cover beneath him it completely gave out and destroyed his left leg. Turns out a city worker had just gave it the all clear but didn't reinstall it correctly.
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Feb 13, 2016 18:27
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During one of the US F1 GPs in the 80s/90s in either Phoenix or Dallas they had to weld the manhole covers down because the cars were dislodging them as they went over them.
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Feb 13, 2016 18:42
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SouthsideSaint posted:fixed that for you. All those focus need to die.. all of them. Yea! Reliable, cheap economy cars suck!
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Feb 13, 2016 20:20
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DC had manhole problems a while back. They were exploding up into the air. I think it was a stressed electrical grid igniting sewer gasses or something. It was pretty common for a while.
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Feb 13, 2016 20:42
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Human Grand Prix posted:During one of the US F1 GPs in the 80s/90s in either Phoenix or Dallas they had to weld the manhole covers down because the cars were dislodging them as they went over them. They do that for all F1 street races. I would imagine for Indycar too.
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Feb 13, 2016 20:52
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drgitlin posted:They do that for all F1 street races. I would imagine for Indycar too. We've had to do that as well for our annual historic race. Not so much for the historic racers themselves, as none of them really have much downforce, but we've had a rotating show of various modern cars as well, Ferraris, Thundersport cars, F1 cars, and they all have enough downforce to lift manhole covers. Because Copenhagen is an old city, there are a bunch of difference manhole cover designs still in use. Some of them have built-in locking mechanisms, but the older types either have to be welded or are designed to have a sort of lead crush gasket installed, which keeps the cover in place if it's properly hammered down. In one case, we even had to suspend ~200kg of concrete weights from wires attached to underside of a particular manhole cover to keep it in place, because we were running out of time and didn't have any other options.
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Feb 13, 2016 21:20
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angryhampster posted:Yea! Reliable, cheap economy cars suck! Yeah and when the glass valves do what they do have fun paying for that . I'm guessing you haven't worked on them much. They need to rust back to the earth.
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Feb 13, 2016 21:24
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Human Grand Prix posted:During one of the US F1 GPs in the 80s/90s in either Phoenix or Dallas they had to weld the manhole covers down because the cars were dislodging them as they went over them. I remember reading about that back when Houston had the Champ Car race coming to town.
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Feb 13, 2016 22:55
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SouthsideSaint posted:Yeah and when the glass valves do what they do have fun paying for that . I'm guessing you haven't worked on them much. They need to rust back to the earth. I have an '08 with 130k miles. They're very similar to the 1st gen models.
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Feb 14, 2016 00:07
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^^ except you don't have the sohc motor that is the worst motor. Which is what I was talking about. Although lol at having to do a thermostat on your focus...
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Feb 14, 2016 00:33
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I have an '06 and it's the best domestic vehicle I've ever experienced 
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cephalopods posted:I have an '06 and it's the best domestic vehicle I've ever experienced I had an '06 for a while and that thing was pretty pissah. Put 220,000 miles on it before giving it up a couple years ago.
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KozmoNaut posted:In one case, we even had to suspend ~200kg of concrete weights from wires attached to underside of a particular manhole cover to keep it in place, because we were running out of time and didn't have any other options. Gonna be fun for the city worker who tries to open that manhole up.
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SouthsideSaint posted:^^ except you don't have the sohc motor that is the worst motor. Which is what I was talking about. Although lol at having to do a thermostat on your focus... Yeah the generation in that video came with 3 different motors in the US (SPI which must be the lovely one, Zetec, Duratec). I've had an '06 (Duratec) since new that just got a hefty round of maintenance and I fully expect this thing to go another 50k (from 96k now) easy.
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Feb 14, 2016 06:58
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Family had a 01' Focus that did 300k with only an O2 sensor being the standout failure. The current 04' and 06' Focuses have had various issues with rust and interiors falling apart but both are pushing north of 250k. They are good little cars, especially the wagons.
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I haven't owned a Focus, but my '97 Escort wagon and '02 ZX2 were/are both amazing cars. The Escort went over 200,000 miles on its first clutch and the only unexpected problem was some rear suspension stuff that was probably related to carrying between two and six canoes on the roof on a regular basis. The ZX2 is still going strong and is my daily driver. Great cars.
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My Escorts were also legendary survivors and I miss them. The biggest difference with the Focus is that Ford managed to build something cheap and cheerful and dependable instead of just cheap.
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spog posted:Gonna be fun for the city worker who tries to open that manhole up. We removed it ourselves afterwards, with some creative use of a forklift. Those blocks were expensive!
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Sagebrush posted:I haven't owned a Focus, but my '97 Escort wagon and '02 ZX2 were/are both amazing cars. The Escort went over 200,000 miles on its first clutch and the only unexpected problem was some rear suspension stuff that was probably related to carrying between two and six canoes on the roof on a regular basis. The ZX2 is still going strong and is my daily driver. Great cars. I will agree with this statement. I have seen many escorts that are great cars and take a good beating. With the focus there are so many hosed up and bass ackwards repairs. Like have fun fixing your door when the innards aren't functioning anymore. Or when that t stat takes a dump and your pulling the a/c compressor. And finally the rust....BUt I guess all cars in the Midwest rust. Edit: to contribute instead of just focus bashing  There called parking stops RIGHT????? This is on a 01 Volvo And leaked oil really bad. Customer didn't wanna pay for a new oil pan. My boss mixed up j/b weld after cleaning the oil pan and letting it dry for 24hrs. And its still dry to this day. clam ache fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Feb 14, 2016 |
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8ender posted:Family had a 01' Focus that did 300k with only an O2 sensor being the standout failure. The current 04' and 06' Focuses have had various issues with rust and interiors falling apart but both are pushing north of 250k. They are good little cars, especially the wagons. I regret selling every Escort I've owned. Constantly on the lookout for first gen GTs and EXPs.
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Rhyno posted:I regret selling every Escort I've owned. Constantly on the lookout for first gen GTs and EXPs. I had two wagons both of which lasted forever and were dependable and sometimes I think about finding another. Then I remember that they were harsh as gently caress and generally unpleasant to drive. The Focus was so much better.
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SKULLS FOR THE (other) SKULL TRUCK! What is it about Massachusetts that breeds these things? This is now the 2nd one I've seen in the past year.
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skybolt_1 posted:SKULLS FOR THE (other) SKULL TRUCK! It's not just Massachusetts. In Texas it's dudes who can't afford something decent but a high mileage truck-ish suv thing made by a defunct manufacturer is cheap enough that they can afford to plaster it with a variety of Bone Collector, Oakley, firearm companies, and salt life stickers. plus too much chrome and frequently more skulls than the skull throne itself.
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skybolt_1 posted:SKULLS FOR THE (other) SKULL TRUCK! I'm in MA as well and I really don't see that much of this sort of thing. I'm willing to bet it's significantly more prevalent in the southern parts of the country. Disgruntled Bovine fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Feb 15, 2016 |
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Feb 15, 2016 23:28
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I'm in MA as well as I really don't see that much of this sort of thing. I'm willing to bet it's significantly more prevalent in the southern parts of the country. As in Southern California? You would be correct.
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Feb 15, 2016 23:30
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Pretty sure this is the right thread for this commercial for the transmission shop up the street from me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gYE5TyijxE
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Is it just me or did he mix up which way you move the lever to go from "forward" into reverse? Edit: Damnit, seems like the song is now stuck in my head. Uthor fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Feb 16, 2016 |
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Clockwork Sputnik posted:Pretty sure this is the right thread for this commercial for the transmission shop up the street from me: Next time I go to get my tranny fixed, I'm going to Burbank.
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Wasabi the J posted:Next time I go to get my tranny fixed, I'm going to Burbank. That sounds strangely similar to the Kawasaki music video guy, which I haven't heard in a while so they might be nothing alike.
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Clockwork Sputnik posted:Pretty sure this is the right thread for this commercial for the transmission shop up the street from me: I appreciate the song and production values, but I don't know how to feel about the implication that I'll be molested in front of a bench grinder.
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Safety Dance posted:I appreciate the song and production values, but I don't know how to feel about the implication that I'll be molested in front of a bench grinder. Mmm, grinding in front of the grinder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNe-xpTEq-w
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NOPE! coulnt make it through.
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Made it to the weight fuckery around 2:30. Jesus christ.
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delpheye posted:It's not just Massachusetts. In Texas it's dudes who can't afford something decent but a high mileage truck-ish suv thing made by a defunct manufacturer is cheap enough that they can afford to plaster it with a variety of Bone Collector, Oakley, firearm companies, and salt life stickers. plus too much chrome and frequently more skulls than the skull throne itself. Hummer H2s are actually shockingly expensive.
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nm posted:Hummer H2s are actually shockingly expensive. I don't think they're really any more than you'd find for an SUV of that vintage. You do see a lot of models with absurd price points because they've "invested" in the vehicle. Case in point http://atcm.co/S2PVDP/1835210D
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Bovril Delight posted:I don't think they're really any more than you'd find for an SUV of that vintage. You do see a lot of models with absurd price points because they've "invested" in the vehicle. It's probably more that people don't remember how mega expensive they were when new, so they seem expensive after normal depreciation. The whole hummer aesthetic became dated very quickly, and the interiors were junk even by old GM standards so theres not much today to indicate that they were expensive luxury cars when new.
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Throatwarbler posted:It's probably more that people don't remember how mega expensive they were when new, so they seem expensive after normal depreciation. The whole hummer aesthetic became dated very quickly, and the interiors were junk even by old GM standards so theres not much today to indicate that they were expensive luxury cars when new. Ill take an old Denali anyday.
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