Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 URL: http://www.zeebuck.com/02bc/index.htm Is it just me, or does this scare anyone else just a little bit? I know it's a Golf in the pic, but our 02's are about the same size. Think about what would happen in a crash with that behemoth.... Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 As these tanks get older, a lot of them won't be maintained well, the brakes won't be as good, the suspensions are tired, then they get handed down to the teenage drivers so they'll be "safer" in them! Oiy! My son and I are building a 2002 for him (he's 14 now), and I think about the size difference between 2002's and road-tanks quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 It might not be as bad at low speeds. My friend backed into the front of my'75 malaga with his Vanagon. Moved the car two feet with the brake on and in gear. My car now has a scratch in the front plate, and the fog lamps are misaligned. His bumper has a huge bend in it, was pushed in about four inches and the trim is hanging off. See those big bumpers are good for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 (nt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 URL: http://www.zeebuck.com/02bc/index.htm Wait until that behemoth is in the same shape as the pickup in the same pic! Now that is scary. Who's gonna bother replacing bushings, balljoints, shocks....etc, in a 10 year old SUV??? Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 URL: http://www.zeebuck.com/02bc/index.htm folks will just scrap them out of frustration. Old pickups are always useful for hauling stuff even if they barely run, but a worn-out Luxo Barge is pathetic in addition to being useless. Or maybe, they will all flip over harmlessly (to others) into ditches as the suspensions wear out. That's wishfull thinking, of course. We are going to be cursed with these vehicular abominations for decades to come. regards, Zenon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 They never see me as they are merging into another lane. They are usually on their phone too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 That's the whole idea. SUV driver transfers the risk of a crash to the other vehicle, likely smaller. They walk, you die. Nice,huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 Much better bumper protection with those. That doesn't help @ freeway speeds with a SUV monstrosity though. Plus the 74 is now smog-exempt here in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 Note the front bumper on this F350. It's alarming how many of these you see in the roads here in Dallas. It makes me sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 (nt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 I wonder if smaller cars are considered 'brush' too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 Commuting in the M3 the other morning, some guy in a big Mercedes sled having LOTS of trouble staying in his lane. Right foot down, 90mph, I put some space between us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 the SUV rolls....then they die. And they are dying, in droves. Extremely dangerous vehicles. JErry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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