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Post by Alanović on Apr 20, 2020 9:38:08 GMT
Well I've rolled a Metro off an M40 embankment and lived. Bruised knee. I expect an Aygo is better than a 1986 Metro.
Scared the bejaysus out of me though.
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Post by Humph on Apr 20, 2020 9:42:50 GMT
...and it would have been such an undignified place to draw your last breath.
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Post by Alanović on Apr 20, 2020 9:44:36 GMT
What, the Metro or the M40?
Bruce Springsteen was serenading me from the stereo if that helps set the scene.
Oh, and it was an MG Metro. White with the red seatbelts.
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Post by Humph on Apr 20, 2020 9:50:28 GMT
Oh that's ok then, on a par really with launching your 911 off an Alpine cliff I suppose.
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Post by Humph on Apr 20, 2020 9:52:14 GMT
Checking out in a Smart car in Worksop doesn't really cut it either mind you.
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Post by Alanović on Apr 20, 2020 10:03:25 GMT
Oh that's ok then, on a par really with launching your 911 off an Alpine cliff I suppose. 😉 How would it compare to, say, naked on a toilet on the 13th floor of a Soviet tower block in Tbilisi during an earthquake? |
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Post by Humph on Apr 20, 2020 10:08:02 GMT
That at least, would be something your grandchildren could use in conversation in years to come.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 10:18:07 GMT
After years in therapy seeing their grandparent, naked, on the pan taking their last breath. *Shudder*
I think those two door Smart cars have a very stiff shell as there are no/minimal crumple zones. They bounce off whatever hit them/they hit. The occupants absorb the energy turning them to mince.
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Post by Humph on Apr 20, 2020 10:21:58 GMT
I was in an earthquake in Turkey once. Bodrum.
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Post by Alanović on Apr 20, 2020 10:28:44 GMT
After years in therapy seeing their grandparent, naked, on the pan taking their last breath. *Shudder* I think those two door Smart cars have a very stiff shell as there are no/minimal crumple zones. They bounce off whatever hit them/they hit. The occupants absorb the energy turning them to mince. Bloke round the corner from me has a Roadster (like wot I used to). It was in an accident once, everything forward of the windscreen was obliterated. I saw the wreck on his drive and assumed it was never going to recover. It did, it was rebuilt and he still drives it years later. The rest of the car must have remained perfectly straight. I remain utterly amazed at its robustness. I really liked mine and miss it an awful lot. |
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Post by Humph on Apr 20, 2020 10:43:58 GMT
I always kind of liked those. Never driven one but the press used to say the gearboxes were a bit lumpy? The other car I covet a bit, but certainly don't need, is the Z4 coupe. Can't really say why.
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Post by Alanović on Apr 20, 2020 10:58:15 GMT
I loved the gearbox. Once you'd go the hang of it, it's fine. Early generation automated manual, you just have to adapt to it, but I found it very entertaining, as much fun as a manual without wearing your left leg out. Throttle control and anticipation is key to getting the most out of it. Lots of folks moan about the steering too - lifeless, no feeling etc. Well I actually like steering like that. I must be weird. I don't want to wrestle with a car, I just want to enjoy chucking it around.
Would deffo have another.
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Post by tyrednexited on Apr 20, 2020 12:12:21 GMT
I think those two door Smart cars have a very stiff shell as there are no/minimal crumple zones. They bounce off whatever hit them/they hit. The occupants absorb the energy turning them to mince. ...yes they are quite solid. The tridion safety cell, from which all the other body parts (made of plastic, cardboard, and that peculiar Norwegian brown cheese that everyone seems to find repulsive *) are hung by string is the key. * well, they have to find something to use it for. It is that, in fact, which absorbs the kinetic energy in a crash, and I believe it turns brown when it realises that that is its function. There are some interesting pictures on the web of the results of real-life collisions where a smart has come out of it much better than the other vehicle.  |
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Post by tyrednexited on Apr 20, 2020 12:20:25 GMT
tne buy some magnetic door stickers, round, in white with the number 8 in black. I believe 8 is a lucky number in China. I have a "Lucky 8 Ball" somewhere, though I passed it on to number 1 son. I quite fancy decorating the Smart a bit like this:  ...though in a slimmer style to suit my physique.......  |
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Post by tyrednexited on Apr 20, 2020 12:25:56 GMT
Good luck with the plumbing.... B&Q are opening some stores soon so maybe hang on a few days in case you need more tools or spare parts! The local B&Q opened its door yesterday (following on from only the click and collect in the car park phase). Non-socially-distanced queues all round the car park. Screwfix is, of course owned by Kingfisher (who own B&Q) and with Toolstation (owned by Travis Perkins, who also own Wickes) provides a rather better option, if you know what you want. I'm getting more confident that the operating internals can simply be removed and replaced by those from the new, donor valve - we shall see (probably tomorrow morning). |
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