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How to wreck your undercarriage
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Re: How to wreck your undercarriage -
05-20-2007
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"Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958DieSpammersDie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:f2q9qs.2i4.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org... "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborealis (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:aa54i.8915$ya1.5328 (AT) news02 (DOT) roc.ny... | "Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958DieSpammersDie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message | news:f2q7qe.35c.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org... | | > http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg | | > That *can't* be good for his car. | | > Natalie | | | This is funny, coming from the lady who publicized the love affair between | her tires and numerous curbs. :-) | | HEY! I didn't damage my tires! They were just worn out. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Natalie The goal is to have the sidewalls outlast the tread ... |
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"Robert Watson" ... Wickeddoll wrote: | > http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg | | > That *can't* be good for his car. | | > Natalie | | I don't see a car. Just an SUV. Which is classified as a car by many sources, smart guy. Big deal. GMC is a truck brand, not a car brand. You are losing sight of the bigger picture, the bottom of the damn thing is scraping the ground. It doesn't matter that Natalie called it a car and you want to call it a truck. Well, it seems to matter to you, but I'm sure it doesn't matter to anybody else ... |
same thing if it had been a Rav-4, or some other Toyota SUV. Apples and
pears, but some people like to sneer. I still say that's too damned low for
a vehicle of that weight/shape.
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One problem you have here is that Natalie has been here a very long time and we like her, you are new and we don't like you already. |
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Natalie
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Part of the definition of "correctly" is that it has to LOOK good when it's done. When a truck LOOKs as bad as that one, it can't be done "correctly." |
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| http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg That *can't* be good for his car. Natalie |
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"Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958DieSpammers... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:f2q7qe.35c.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org... http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg That *can't* be good for his car. Natalie This is funny, coming from the lady who publicized the love affair between her tires and numerous curbs. :-) |
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On May 20, 7:51 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" <dishborea... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: "Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958DieSpammers... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:f2q7qe.35c.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org... http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg That *can't* be good for his car. Natalie This is funny, coming from the lady who publicized the love affair between her tires and numerous curbs. :-) That's funny, coming from the dude who drove around for months on tires that lose 5-10 PSI per day (and may still be doing so). |
No, asshole. It's fixed. Rims nicely buffed.
Now, see if you can stop obsessing, and find something constructive to add.
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"Jeff Strickland" ... | | "Robert Watson" ... | > Wickeddoll wrote: | >> | > http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg | >> | | >> | > That *can't* be good for his car. | >> | | >> | > Natalie | >> | | >> | I don't see a car. Just an SUV. | | >> Which is classified as a car by many sources, smart guy. | | > Big deal. GMC is a truck brand, not a car brand. | | | You are losing sight of the bigger picture, the bottom of the damn thing is | scraping the ground. It doesn't matter that Natalie called it a car and you | want to call it a truck. Well, it seems to matter to you, but I'm sure it | doesn't matter to anybody else ... I think he sees me as slamming GM, but that really isn't it. I'd say the same thing if it had been a Rav-4, or some other Toyota SUV. Apples and pears, but some people like to sneer. I still say that's too damned low for a vehicle of that weight/shape. |
I think the truck looks stupid, too. But I didn't waste my money on it.
I even saw a Rolls Royce (I think the from the 60s) turned into a 4x4
(jacked it up high and all). I thought that was pretty silly too.
It's someone else's money. They're free to do stupid stuff with it, if
they want.
Jeff
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| | One problem you have here is that Natalie has been here a very long time and | we like her, you are new and we don't like you already. Awwww, thanks. :-) Natalie |
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| http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg That *can't* be good for his car. |
I'd say that what the owner has done is put wide very low profile tires that
in effect lower the vehicle. Of course this means the engine revs go up for
a given speed compared to the original tires.
Then there's how the tires stick outside the fenders and chuck all the road
dirt at the side paint ...
Aren't there regulations that say tires have to be within the fender or
fender extension on road vehicles?
SD
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"Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958DieSpammersDie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:f2q7qe.35c.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org... http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg That *can't* be good for his car. Its hard to tell exactly, but I'd say there's still about 6" of clearance. I'd say that what the owner has done is put wide very low profile tires that in effect lower the vehicle. Of course this means the engine revs go up for a given speed compared to the original tires. Then there's how the tires stick outside the fenders and chuck all the road dirt at the side paint ... Aren't there regulations that say tires have to be within the fender or fender extension on road vehicles? SD In most areas of the U.S., there are regulations that prohibit the tire |
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"Wickeddoll" <wickeddoll1958DieSpammersDie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:f2q7qe.35c.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org... http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/page...wclearance.jpg That *can't* be good for his car. Its hard to tell exactly, but I'd say there's still about 6" of clearance. I'd say that what the owner has done is put wide very low profile tires that in effect lower the vehicle. Of course this means the engine revs go up for a given speed compared to the original tires. |
is to do.
However, it is like a poor-man's crossover? I mean, it is about the same
height as a Ford Edge or whatever. Too bad you can't go over railroad
tracks or pull onto some one's lawn without risking damage.
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Then there's how the tires stick outside the fenders and chuck all the road dirt at the side paint ... Aren't there regulations that say tires have to be within the fender or fender extension on road vehicles? |
Unless the vehicles I see running around MI, PA and NJ are illegal, the
regulations in these states don't cover how far out the tires go.
Fortunately, there aren't ugliness laws, either, or I would have to get
a new car. ;-)
Jeff
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