June 8, 2008: Ramblin' Wrecks

xoxoxoBruce · 06-08-2008, 12:35 PM

Ramblin' Wrecks that are not from Georgia Tech.
These ramblin' wrecks are from China.

Now if your car gets a tree, boulder, or building dropped on it, you'd call your insurance company and look for a new or used replacement. No problem, there's a glut of them on the car lots.

In China, I don't know if they are insured, But I do know there are less replacements available.
What do you do? Drive it.

Cloud · 06-08-2008, 01:08 PM

are these post-earthquake pics?

zippyt · 06-08-2008, 02:11 PM

Their form Slick Jimmy Used car lot !!

spudcon · 06-08-2008, 03:00 PM

The second one appears to be a Citroen. I think they're supposed to look like that.

Imigo Jones · 06-08-2008, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by spudcon

The second one appears to be a Citroen. I think they're supposed to look like that.

Haaa! And I don't even know what's wrong with Citroens. (Besides the name always reminding me of "lemon.")

I like its back right wheel--candidate, just possibly, for uneven tread wear.

HungLikeJesus · 06-08-2008, 04:52 PM

Notice how one is slanted to the right and one to the left. Which side of the road do they drive on in China?

ed · 06-08-2008, 05:36 PM

looks like my first car,no looks like my car now.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-08-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Notice how one is slanted to the right and one to the left. Which side of the road do they drive on in China?

They appear to be driving on the right, except Hong Kong.
Probably because Japan drives on the left.

sweetwater · 06-08-2008, 07:45 PM

Damage like that would render the mirrors ineffective. Too.

newtimer · 06-09-2008, 02:23 AM

Somebody found a great way to get better gas mileage out of their Citroen by making it more aerodynamic, reducing drag. Them Chinese is clever!

spudcon · 06-09-2008, 09:02 AM

I had that happen to a K car once. It was parked outside a factory during a blizzard, and the wind blew the top of a smoke stack off, and it landed on the front driver's side. I would have been in it, as it was just after 5 pm, but someone asked me to check a machine on the second floor, just as I was leaving. It was a company car, so I called the boss, and he asked if it was drivable, and if so, drive it home. So, drove 30 miles home with no windshield, and scruched down to fit under the scrunched roof, in a blizzard. Just thankful that I got diverted before it all happened, or I would be a foot or two shorter now, or six feet under.

dar512 · 06-09-2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

“Do you feel this vehicle is safe for highway driving?”

06-08-2008, 12:35 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	June 8, 2008: Ramblin' Wrecks Ramblin' Wrecks that are not from Georgia Tech. These ramblin' wrecks are from China. Now if your car gets a tree, boulder, or building dropped on it, you'd call your insurance company and look for a new or used replacement. No problem, there's a glut of them on the car lots. In China, I don't know if they are insured, But I do know there are less replacements available. What do you do? Drive it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-08-2008, 01:08 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	are these post-earthquake pics? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-08-2008, 02:11 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Their form Slick Jimmy Used car lot !! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-08-2008, 03:00 PM	#4
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	The second one appears to be a Citroen. I think they're supposed to look like that. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

06-08-2008, 04:52 PM	#6
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Notice how one is slanted to the right and one to the left. Which side of the road do they drive on in China? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-08-2008, 05:36 PM	#7
ed Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6	looks like my first car,no looks like my car now.

06-08-2008, 07:45 PM	#9
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Damage like that would render the mirrors ineffective. Too. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

06-09-2008, 02:23 AM	#10
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	Somebody found a great way to get better gas mileage out of their Citroen by making it more aerodynamic, reducing drag. Them Chinese is clever!

06-09-2008, 09:02 AM	#11
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I had that happen to a K car once. It was parked outside a factory during a blizzard, and the wind blew the top of a smoke stack off, and it landed on the front driver's side. I would have been in it, as it was just after 5 pm, but someone asked me to check a machine on the second floor, just as I was leaving. It was a company car, so I called the boss, and he asked if it was drivable, and if so, drive it home. So, drove 30 miles home with no windshield, and scruched down to fit under the scrunched roof, in a blizzard. Just thankful that I got diverted before it all happened, or I would be a foot or two shorter now, or six feet under. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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