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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Thor on August 07, 2009, 12:00:42 PM
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/BigRobT/smartCar.jpg)
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Hope no one was in that....
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HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!1
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Holy shit x 2!!
Tell me that isn't a real shot and if it is ... tell me no one was in it because if they were :bawl:
KC
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And the moonbats thought the Corvair was, "Unsafe at Any Speed"... :thatsright: :fuelfire:
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Actually I have no desire for a smart car, a smart home, a smart doghouse, or any of that other stupid bullshit. I just want stuff that works and does what it's supposed to do, in spite of electrical storms, water leaking in where an actuator motor or a chip might be, EMP, or any other possible fail mode. As a matter of fact I find electric windows and door locks on cars to be an unnecessary and expensive-to-replace, failure-prone pain in the ass that I would rather do without.
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And the moonbats poster child, Ralph Nader, thought the Corvair was, "Unsafe at Any Speed"... :thatsright: :fuelfire:
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Actually I have no desire for a smart car, a smart home, a smart doghouse, or any of that other stupid bullshit. I just want stuff that works and does what it's supposed to do, in spite of electrical storms, water leaking in where an actuator motor or a chip might be, EMP, or any other possible fail mode. As a matter of fact I find electric windows and door locks on cars to be an unnecessary and expensive-to-replace, failure-prone pain in the ass that I would rather do without.
I second that! The car I drive is all manual everything, and I love it.
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I second that! The car I drive is all manual everything, and I love it.
Jack Baruth did an interesting write-up on the death of the "cheap" car. I've linked to it before, but I should probably put it in the Economics forum. He blames consumer attitudes and outsourcing for the rise in car prices and amenities.
Why did power windows cost more than roll-up windows in 1973? It's easy to understand; it took a man, or a team of men, earning the aforementioned living wage, longer to build, assemble, and install power window components. In 2009, the whole deal is "subbed out" to a supplier who produces snap-in power window assemblies. It's usually cheaper to get 100,000 power window assemblies than it is to get 50,000 roll-up assemblies and 50,000 power assemblies, plus you don't have to train the $12/hour temps who (don't tell anyone!) actually do a lot of "low-skill" jobs on American assembly lines how to install two different kinds of window assemblies. The door can be made simpler because it doesn't have to accommodate two different kinds of controls, which leads to more volume discounts, and so on.
Airbags killed the AM radio star (http://www.speedsportlife.com/2009/01/21/avoidable-contact-22-airbags-killed-the-am-radio-star/)
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http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/smallcar.asp The picture is real! :o
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http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/smallcar.asp The picture is real! :o
...According to a reader who relayed information to us from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, the accident pictured above involved a Ford Escape, not (as is commonly reported) the smaller Smart Car. The impact did not occur dead center as apparently shown in the photograph: it was offset to the right, and thus the driver's side was not nearly as heavily damaged...
And this is supposed to make me feel better about the Smart Car... how exactly?
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And this is supposed to make me feel better about the Smart Car... how exactly?
If you crash it right....you'll look good at your funeral.
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If you crash it right....you'll look good at your funeral.
If I crash it right, they'll just bury my ass in that pop can, because they'll never get me out of it. Either that, or they'll have Spongebob Squarepants on display in my casket, because that's the sponge they had to use to mop my ass off the highway with.
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And the moonbats thought the Corvair was, "Unsafe at Any Speed"... :thatsright: :fuelfire:
I had the opportunity to do a triple roll in one when the rear axles folded. I was upside down and backwards before you could say Jack Robbinson. However, it landed against a bank and rolled upright. After reinstalling the battery and changing a tire I drove away (albeit at a much slower speed). The same Corvair was later totaled by a roommate when a similar event occurred and it horseshoed itself around a cement lamp post. The gas pouring in through the windshield allegedly put out the cigar my roomie was smoking. :-)
Never being one to let fear and common sense stand in my way, after all that I would own two more, although one was only a parts car. :tongue: One great feature was the gas heater which would operate with the car off, great feature when parking in New England in the winter. :naughty:
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I owned an MGA as my first car. Leaving Penna on the Turnpike into NJ one early morning, things fogged up. I slowed some, and was almost run over by a tractor trailer, so I sped back up, and dropped in behind it, as far back as I could and still see the tail lights, it was about 50 feet. As it was impossible to stop from 65 mph in 50 feet, and if I slowed down, I was sure to be run over , I followed hoping there was nothing large and stationary in front of us. The mental image of my car crushed and me dead in the wreckage was nerve wracking.
After about 30 miles, the air began to clear, and drenched in sweat , I could see and pulled around the truck. Sure enough, there was a line behind us.....and some in front.
Put over 100,000 miles on various MG's over the years, and never a wreck. I did, however, PAY ATTENTION more than in, say, a Cadillac!
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ouch
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I saw some retard driving one of those around my podunk little city today. No way would I want to attempt stuffing myself in something THAT tiny and without some very good protection. I'm safer on a bicycle.
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Didn't you post this already Thor? I swear I've seen this before...
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They were passing that around (hard copy) at work a couple weeks ago.
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I read somewhere that the crushed car is a Ford of some kind.
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CC Linky (http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,31876.msg335956.html#msg335956)
Here it is...
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Didn't you post this already Thor? I swear I've seen this before...
Yeah, and merged......
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All I can say is WOW
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Ouch! I've seen that happen before though, was the worst accident I've ever personally seen. :(
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Looks like the entire car is a "crumple zone".
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I can only guess that the ambulance is there because one of the truck-drivers twisted his ankle jumping from the cab. It's certainly not hauling away any "smart car" drivers today.
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The driver lived. Was thrown out as the car collapsed on the rt. side, he was popped out the left side, the story goes. I will note that I've seen far less a damaging loss where the drived died...
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I saw an accident like this once before in person. A log truck and a semi. It was a little Nissan in between. The front wheel of the log truck was parked in the driver's seat of the Nissan. Not pretty! It was a middle aged lady who had the unfortunate experience of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. They didn't even bother calling an ambulance and elected to just call the coroner.