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Old 09-21-23, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
maybe tried too many power shifts? either way to do that to a 2020 car with 40k miles seems dubious lol
Maybe? That's odd to me since I would assume it's built to withstand that and kill the gears/shafts not the case, I know in the vipers that power shifting is common and it never does that. You only need to have a spare trans ready to swap in when 1-3 loses syncros
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Old 09-21-23, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
If you want a good time search YouTube for "Customer States" lol
No kidding. I watch several of those a week, some of them are just mind-boggling.
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Old 09-22-23, 10:07 PM
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This. My god this. Just why would you post this video on your own account and WHY are you driving that fast with so many errors? Remove the space after the // and backspace the long text into the first section.
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Old 09-24-23, 08:17 AM
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looks like someone 'flew' that vehicle through the air and when it 'landed' it cracked a bunch of stuff.
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Old 09-30-23, 01:58 PM
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Couldn’t get the video to post but took a screen shot. This is pretty funny. In the video he’s rocking it back and forth trying to get it out while all the pavers just watch him


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Old 10-01-23, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Couldn’t get the video to post but took a screen shot. This is pretty funny. In the video he’s rocking it back and forth trying to get it out while all the pavers just watch him

Every day, I'm less and less confident we will make it as a society......
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Old 10-01-23, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by tex2670
Every day, I'm less and less confident we will make it as a society......
Oh I know. So clearly wet cement!
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Old 10-01-23, 08:29 PM
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Remember, some time ago, when I said that so-called "Self-Driving" systems could get one in real trouble by not always recognizing construction areas/detours?

..........There's your proof.
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Old 10-07-23, 03:14 PM
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one less UZ engine on the road :(

fortunately no injuries it seems... also the "footage" of the alleged hit and run is of a completely different car lol
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Old 11-02-23, 01:47 PM
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https://v.redd.it/1oaybu3olzsb1

LOTS of blame to throw around here
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Old 11-02-23, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
https://v.redd.it/1oaybu3olzsb1

LOTS of blame to throw around here
Thats really basically on the white civic. He had clearly slowed down way below the speed limit/average speed on the roadway, and he was not paying attention to anybody else around him merging left into traffic that was going much faster than he was.

I see people do stuff like this all the time, they're lost and they're not paying attention to their surroundings trying to figure out where they're going. Really pensive/overly defensive drivers also behave this way. I was behind one in an old Prius (of course) just today, people just desperately trying to get around her going 35 merging into the right lane of an interstate highway. You can't safely merge into traffic going 35-40 MPH slower than that traffic is going. If you're not confident driving at highway speeds you shouldn't drive on the highway

People who are lost forget that they CAN miss an exit and take the next exit and turn around. They don't need to endanger everybody on the road to make their turn.
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Old 11-02-23, 02:36 PM
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oh believe me i blame the civic... and those are the types of people who proudly boast about how they never get into accidents or get tickets lol

but the corolla hatch (i think that's what it is) swerved left at the last second and completely cut off the CH-R
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Saw this outside my office yesterday. Seems perfectly safe...


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Old 11-02-23, 03:16 PM
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Haha, looks totally safe

Originally Posted by Stroock639
oh believe me i blame the civic... and those are the types of people who proudly boast about how they never get into accidents or get tickets lol

but the corolla hatch (i think that's what it is) swerved left at the last second and completely cut off the CH-R
Totally, he clearly didn't look to his left.
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Old 11-03-23, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
People who are lost forget that they CAN miss an exit and take the next exit and turn around. They don't need to endanger everybody on the road to make their turn.

....well, there might be some exceptions LOL.

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