Alan B
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 12:20 PM |
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Back to SUV bashing.....
Over here (you may have it too) we have TV ad for a Volvo SUV...really annoys me going on about their roll stability system or whatever...does stuff
that allows you to change lanes at 90 without flipping the POS.......
What is wrong the basic physics?....
Lower the f*****g centre of gravity you idiots.....why do you need 12" of ground clearance for the school run?
Why not design vehicles that are inherently stable and safe rather than build in autopilots and nanny features????
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timf
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 12:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
Over here (you may have it too) we have TV ad for a Volvo SUV...really annoys me going on about their roll stability system or whatever...does stuff
that allows you to change lanes at 90 without flipping the POS.......
What is wrong the basic physics?....
Lower the f*****g centre of gravity you idiots.....
merc A class mean anything over in the states. or was it only in europe the went tits up at a lane change over 30mph
not that volvo would take the p out of merc at all.
ps i have a jeep 4x4 but i use it for a tow car and use it off road so may i be excluded from the blanket 4x4 bashing. Ta
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 12:55 PM |
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Hey Tim,
I have no problem with proper use of SUVs...off-road, towing etc....I have one myself for towing trailers......
Unnecessary use, and driving them like a track car is my gripe...
"A" class...yes I am familiar though they aren't available here...I follow auto news both sides of the pond..
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timf
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 01:31 PM |
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probably just a well given the nature of the us legal system added to that they are crap
ok i've decied my prejudice is 'a' class mercs because they are to small to use properly, i mean have you seen the size of the boot.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 02:12 PM |
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what is it with americans and pick up trucks?
Like - what are you gonna put in it that needs a flatbed for a daily driver?
A dead deer?
Your best girl, for a shag, after a romantic evening for 2 at mcdonalds?
Yourself, for sleeping purposes, when wife has caught you with best girl, in mcdonalds.
Your locost, taking it to SVA.
atb
steve
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bob
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 02:16 PM |
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Ah !! just thought of another car thats getting on my nerves CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG .The idiots at the DVLA have used this car in recent TV and
radio adverts to dtop people cheating the road fund licence,problem is CHITTY is TAX EXEMPT
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kingr
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 02:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
Your locost, taking it to SVA.
Well, it beats putting it in a van (see other post). Of course over here having a pickup is even more dubious, given that the only reason people buy
them is as a tax dodge, because the've got a load area and therefore have reduced tax. Worse than an SUV in a way.
Kingr
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Alan B
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 02:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
what is it with americans and pick up trucks?
It beats me Steve..
Especially when 90% of them carry absolutely f**k all 99% of the time....
I used to think it was because they were cheaper....but not so...some are quite expensive....
The best selling vehicle in the US (including cars, trucks, SUVs) is the Ford F150 pick up........which is definitely no bargain.....
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timf
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 03:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
what is it with americans and pick up trucks?
something to do with pickup truck coming fitted with gun racks .
i saw the most ott pickup in texas when i was over there a couple of years ago
complete with browning machine gun mounted on the pickup truck bed. obviously used for home defense...
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Simon
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 04:15 PM |
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What's this nonsense about german engineering. It ALL HYPE.
(Notso) Smart car fell over during moose test!
A Class fell over during moose test
(incidentally both cars had same designer)!
Audi TT fell over at speed resulting in retro fit rear spoiler and suspension mods
And a merc went pop during yesterday's Grand Pricks
Alan B
I think if you need to have 12" of ground clearance or you'd end up beached, if you ran over a disproportionately wide person:-)
I hate the bloke that overtook me yesterday (driving a Fiat turbo thing ugly as poo like his girlfriend) in a 30 then got 50 yds in front and stuck
behind a queue of traffic. HAHAHAHAHA. Tssr!
Concur with new Mini. Twice the size of the proper car, with less rear leg room. That's German thinking.
Good cars are only made in one country. This one!!
Apart from RR, which is a german kit car
That should riffle a few feathers:-)
ATB
Simon
PS Wife's car is French, and I am NEVER EVER having another foreign car again. P of S!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 04:29 PM |
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F150
not as tuff as they look
http://www.deercreekauto.com/02%20ford%20001.jpg
sport4x4 indeed!
atb
steve
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chrisg
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 06:19 PM |
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Some good ones there gents, I'm with David J and kingr re the citroen C3/micra, if they were women you'd have to say they had a
"nice personality".
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Noodle
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| posted on 30/6/03 at 07:40 PM |
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quote:
citroen C3/micra, if they were women you'd have to say they had a "nice personality
If they were women, they might have the saving grace to be really dirty. These cars have 1 lb/ft of torque between them so you know
they're not!
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Findlay234
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| posted on 1/7/03 at 07:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
F150
not as tuff as they look
He probably had an oil tanker run into him and only sustained that minimal damage....................... or his wife bent it round a tree?????
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kingr
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| posted on 1/7/03 at 08:15 AM |
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Weird thing about that photo is that there doesn't seem to be any body work crumples, it just seems to have fallen apart in the middle. Maybe
they drove it down some stairs or something.
Hmmm, thinking about it that could be a "dangerous new trend" - urban off road, you could have a competition to see who can drive their
car to the most inaccesible place, double points if you don't need a helicopter to get it back out.
Think it'll catch on?
Kingr
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Peteff
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| posted on 1/7/03 at 09:30 AM |
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Shorten the chassis to the end of the cab and dump the pickup bed it would be a normal looking vehicle, bit like a Shogun or something, might drive
better as well.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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kiwirex
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| posted on 2/7/03 at 09:22 AM |
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> which cars do you hate and why?
New beetle and the new mini
Why ?
'cos they're both flaming rip-offs of a brilliant original piece of genius without the flair or character of the original.
Particularly the new beetle - Front Wheel Drive!!! slackers.
Look at how long the originals ran (apparently the beetle factory in Mexico is closing down shortly +/- months).
Wonder how long the 'new' ones will be in production for.
- Greg H
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gjn200
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 09:22 PM |
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There's a new mini near me with a union jack on the roof, wtf? oh and one with GT stripes.
<- Me!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 3/7/03 at 09:28 PM |
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does it tow a caravan ??? doh !!!!!!!!!!
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