haraldo

haraldo

Audioholic Warlord
If you crash into a mountain wall with a Ford Excursion you're toast :eek: because there are no deformation zones.....

I'm not sure which size is small by US standards :confused: ...... If you crash into a mountain wall with a BMW 1 series, you can get out unharmed, because they are incredibly safe :cool: And the steering on those cars, so direct it almost feels like driving a go-cart :D
 
stratman

stratman

Audioholic Ninja
True .. there's always someone that ruins it for the rest of us :)

What's bad is that the people that I know that drive big vehicles "to feel safe" actually tend to be worse drivers than people in other vehicles ...
That's right! There's nothing more dangerous than a blue-hair in a Lincoln Towncar, whew! There was a time in Miami Beach (before it became "trendy" SOBE), that you could see diminutive old ladies, barely able to look over the steering wheel, barreling down Collins Avenue doing 70 or the other extreme doing 15 on the left lane. You think they were in control?:eek:
 
haraldo

haraldo

Audioholic Warlord
I once saw something that looked like an 85 year old trying to get a tiny Toyota Yaris out from a large parking lot.... He moved back and forth something like 10 times to get the Tiny car out, it must have been some 20 feet to the closest car.....

Even worse driver than Mr. Bean......
 
Sheep

Sheep

Audioholic Warlord
An electronically controlled system will detect the weight of the occupant on the passenger seat or the installation of a child restraint system. The Electronic Control Unit (ECU) determines the appropriate mode of the dual stage full size front airbag deployment. For very young passengers for whom an airbag deployment could mean a serious risk, the front and side airbags will be deactivated. A control lamp in the center of the roof panel will show this clearly. Always check the control lamp to make sure the airbags are deactivated for very young passengers."
This quote is out-dated. ECUs are no longer ECUs, it's PCM (Powertrain Control Module).

SheepStar
 
Djizasse

Djizasse

Senior Audioholic
For me, as an european driver, enduring traffic everyday and having to find a parking spot near my work, the smart makes a lot of sense. It fits in spots that a seddan would not. I even like the way they look.

But i think they're expensive (part due to the iconic status they have). I prefer to ride a scooter to work, faster and better mpg.

A friend of mine has a roadster brabus, very good looking, nice grippy driving and good mpg for a "sports car". Too bad they have a shitty transmission. It's a cool car, if you can get past the "toy look". But i do like the fact that it get better mpg than my miata, at least i have a proper sports car with decent short gear shifting. There are rumours that a new roadster is being made, this time with a proper transmission.
 
haraldo

haraldo

Audioholic Warlord
If you've ever been to the streets of, say Florence (Italy), you understand why they're driving small cars, like tiny Fiat's.... They're perfect for some of the narrow streets there, and it doesn't matter if you bump into a car or two while parking ;)
 
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stratman

stratman

Audioholic Ninja
If you've ever been to the streets of, say Florence (Italy), you understand why they're driving small cars, like tiny Fiat's.... They're perfect for some of the narrow streets there, and it doesn't matter if you bump into a car or two while parking ;)
That's funny, bump a car or two, they do that down here and they've got a fist-fight at best, at worst: duck! Leads a'flying! (j/k). Miami is not as violent as in the 80s, back then if you bumped a car it could have cost you your life, no kidding.
 
Seth=L

Seth=L

Audioholic Overlord
That's funny, bump a car or two, they do that down here and they've got a fist-fight at best, at worst: duck! Leads a'flying! (j/k). Miami is not as violent as in the 80s, back then if you bumped a car it could have cost you your life, no kidding.
Americans are very materialistic overall, this doesn't surprise me in the city of vice.;)
 
stratman

stratman

Audioholic Ninja
Read this! I went to a supplier to pick up a client's order, I get on I-95 South right next to the Miami Design District near 40th street. Anyway, get up on the ramp and one male reproductive organ driving a black Murcielago almost runs me off the road, the guy then hits the brakes hard almost causing a Ford van to rear end him, then steps on it again, I noticed a silver Mercedes SUV with the rear tailgate open and a monkey shooting film, the Lambo kept driving up to SUV then would hit brakes hard and make quick lane changes, well it was time to pick up my kid from pre-school, so I'm in a bit of a rush and this wiener is playing on I-95, I tried to go around him twice and he kept blocking the lanes, so obviously I was losing my cool, I change lanes abruptly to the right and lo and behold a state trooper with a big scowl on his mug, he looks at me as if I'm under the influence, by now Mr. Lambo had taken off toward South Beach and there I am with Mr. Trooper (think quick caveman, this bear is going to give you a ticket!!), suddenly I go into a tirade inside my car and start pointing wildly at the trooper, "hey I need to get into emergency lane!" while hysterically pointing my finger at the guy, the scowl changes to a look of disbelief, he actually signals me to pass, I get on the emergency lane, put on flashers and feign car trouble, after two minutes pass, I get back on I-95 and survived the ticket. So help me, If I see the idiot with the all black Lambo with NY tags driving on I-95, sucker get ready for a club through your expensive Italian windshield, all you're going to hear is: Oooops! Scusami paisano!, vaffanculo! fottiti!...Have a nice day!
 
Djizasse

Djizasse

Senior Audioholic
LOL Strat

I've seen some people parking by the sound of the bumps, the bumping stops when the car is well parked... makes me crazy.

You can call me materialist, but i don't like to see my property getting damaged by lame drivers who don't respect other people.
 
haraldo

haraldo

Audioholic Warlord
LOL Strat

I've seen some people parking by the sound of the bumps, the bumping stops when the car is well parked... makes me crazy.

You can call me materialist, but i don't like to see my property getting damaged by lame drivers who don't respect other people.
Geeez tell me about it.... Some idiot of a driver backed into our car, he was running in reverse for something like 100 feet, my wife yelled "STOP" so loud that everybody stopped and looked at her..... Still, the guy was running in reverse hitting our BMW in the back.......

This is shocking, that people can be such bad drivers, but we got a new rear bumper....

But i get to wonder, why are such idiots allowed to drive :eek:
 
no. 5

no. 5

Audioholic Field Marshall
Geeez tell me about it.... Some idiot of a driver backed into our car, he was running in reverse for something like 100 feet, my wife yelled "STOP" so loud that everybody stopped and looked at her..... Still, the guy was running in reverse hitting our BMW in the back.......

This is shocking, that people can be such bad drivers, but we got a new rear bumper....

But i get to wonder, why are such idiots allowed to drive :eek:
Do you ever read Jeremy Clarkson's column?
 
mouettus

mouettus

Audioholic Chief
Read this! I went to a supplier to pick up a client's order, I get on I-95 South right next to the Miami Design District near 40th street. Anyway, get up on the ramp and one male reproductive organ driving a black Murcielago almost runs me off the road, the guy then hits the brakes hard almost causing a Ford van to rear end him, then steps on it again, I noticed a silver Mercedes SUV with the rear tailgate open and a monkey shooting film, the Lambo kept driving up to SUV then would hit brakes hard and make quick lane changes, well it was time to pick up my kid from pre-school, so I'm in a bit of a rush and this wiener is playing on I-95, I tried to go around him twice and he kept blocking the lanes, so obviously I was losing my cool, I change lanes abruptly to the right and lo and behold a state trooper with a big scowl on his mug, he looks at me as if I'm under the influence, by now Mr. Lambo had taken off toward South Beach and there I am with Mr. Trooper (think quick caveman, this bear is going to give you a ticket!!), suddenly I go into a tirade inside my car and start pointing wildly at the trooper, "hey I need to get into emergency lane!" while hysterically pointing my finger at the guy, the scowl changes to a look of disbelief, he actually signals me to pass, I get on the emergency lane, put on flashers and feign car trouble, after two minutes pass, I get back on I-95 and survived the ticket. So help me, If I see the idiot with the all black Lambo with NY tags driving on I-95, sucker get ready for a club through your expensive Italian windshield, all you're going to hear is: Oooops! Scusami paisano!, vaffanculo! fottiti!...Have a nice day!
HAHAHAH the italian scene makes me think so bad this family guy episode, when peter tried to speak italian. hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JhuOicPFZY
 
no. 5

no. 5

Audioholic Field Marshall
So help me, If I see the idiot with the all black Lambo with NY tags driving on I-95, sucker get ready for a club through your expensive Italian windshield, all you're going to hear is: Oooops! Scusami paisano!, vaffanculo! fottiti!...Have a nice day!
It sounds so polite when you say it in Italian... not so much in English... :p :eek:
Great stuff!!, Thanks
(no. 5 tips his hat)

My pleasure. :D
 
stratman

stratman

Audioholic Ninja
It sounds so polite when you say it in Italian... not so much in English... :p :eek:


I haven't been that riled up in quite a while, this moron is playing on I-95 in the middle of the day, while some yo-yo films him. I don't think it was authorized by the city as he had no police escort, testa cazzo!:mad:
 
Tarub

Tarub

Senior Audioholic
My vehicle is not smart enough. I think I need more electronics in my SUV.

 
B

Buckeye_Nut

Audioholic Field Marshall
Regardless of how they look or cost, these types of cars may be a step in the right direction. Most people have a 4 door car and mainly drive alone. The back seat is just a place to keep junk and garbage.


Jack
LOL....spoken like a young teens/20'something who has yet to start a family.;)
 

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