That looks worse than when I was spun at 50 by a lorry, take it ur good and the car is a write off? What happened??Haha, I'm fine, thanks for asking :)
Yeah your lucky it's a rental. Pretty galling that she drove off though... WtfIt was very weird actually, drove off and then came back, not exactly sure why, either flight or fight or she had something on her she shouldn't have and wanted to dump it before the rozzers rocked up maybe?
:( Sorry you've been assaulted by a big daft truck, I promise they're not all bad though. :)
Where were you when this happened?
and that's why you need dashcams, silly westerners!
TYM!Yeah your lucky it's a rental. Pretty galling that she drove off though... WtfIt was very weird actually, drove off and then came back, not exactly sure why, either flight or fight or she had something on her she shouldn't have and wanted to dump it before the rozzers rocked up maybe?:( Sorry you've been assaulted by a big daft truck, I promise they're not all bad though. :)
Where were you when this happened?
Thanks hoff!
Currently enjoying my hols in Florida, and looking into following the ol' American tradition and sue'ing everyone and their dog :)
(I'm not :3 maybe I should)
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
toucheand that's why you need dashcams, silly westerners!
Dat moment you realise, Russia is... west of... America!!! Dun dun duuunnnnn!!
and that's why you need dashcams, silly westerners!
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
Really depends where you are. Where I'm at, people use them for hunting, camping, hauling, and towing. Not just for looks.
Car was a rental luckily, doesn't look too bad, managed to drive it off the road, but the passenger side doors won't open and the engine is buckled too, so might be a write off, not too much of issue for me luckily.
I was gonna say, with the whole England tag :) why did you only get an itty bitty SEA car when you were in 'Murica?It was really cheap :) and being British I wanted decent fuel economy...
Instead of cooking my food in the oven I leave the car running using the heater to cook my tea as it's cheaperi have a gas oven and pay £1 per month for gas.
I was gonna say, with the whole England tag :) why did you only get an itty bitty SEA car when you were in 'Murica?It was really cheap :) and being British I wanted decent fuel economy...
Little did I know these lucky gits are paying >40pence a litre!
I can't cope with that! Instead of cooking my food in the oven I leave the car running using the heater to cook my tea as it's cheaper
Trucks are SAFER to drive ... as it crushes smaller cars.
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.+ ∞
Canadians aren't much better, poor guy was victim of a front yard hit and run a few nights ago. Big old truck, sounded like he may have dented his front end at least :)
Trucks are SAFER to drive ... as it crushes smaller cars.
Tru dat. And California freeway driving...I won't be in anything else.
Nubbin needs some counseling to deal with his rampant truck-hate! Damn! Sounds like he wants massive government control...are you a commie,Nub? ? ? LOLOL
I see plenty pf people they are poor drivers in tiny toy cars, not just über-cool road-dominators.
Dashcams are NOT illegal in California, but there are reasonable restrictions on placement so they aren't mounted to interfere with airbags or drivers vision.
I want a cam to aim at the passenger seat during one of my dates. It would be called a "tittycam"
Trucks are SAFER to drive ... as it crushes smaller cars.
Tru dat. And California freeway driving...I won't be in anything else.
Nubbin needs some counseling to deal with his rampant truck-hate! Damn! Sounds like he wants massive government control...are you a commie,Nub? ? ? LOLOL
I see plenty pf people they are poor drivers in tiny toy cars, not just �ber-cool road-dominators.
Dashcams are NOT illegal in California, but there are reasonable restrictions on placement so they aren't mounted to interfere with airbags or drivers vision.
I want a cam to aim at the passenger seat during one of my dates. It would be called a "tittycam"
I'll post the stats later, but larger cars are not safer. They tend to have a higher rate of injury or fatality than smaller cars.
Reread what I wrote. I said I'm anti-nanny state, just against the idiots in trucks who don't need them. That's because too many drive like idiots and make the roads more dangerous because they're heavier and harder to see around
And dashcams are effectively illegal, not illegal. Good luck finding one that conforms to the California guidelines of only storing 30 seconds before and after a triggering event. By law, it cannot store more than that, making most I know of illegal. It's VC26708 section 13.
and that's why you need dashcams, silly westerners!
Dat moment you realise, Russia is... west of... America!!! Dun dun duuunnnnn!!
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
Really depends where you are. Where I'm at, people use them for hunting, camping, hauling, and towing. Not just for looks.
Sorry nub, you DID say anti-nanny, but you can't really dictate/micro-manage what people drive unless you ARE a nanny-state.
Insurance industry stats clearly show the bigger the vehicle the greater ability to protect (lessen reportable injury) passengers.
Now as far as the 30 seconds... I read the code and it's a bit ambiguous, it initially sounds like the camera can save 30 seconds of video, but the code also states the driver can choose to select to save more to evaluate performance. VERY AMBIGUOUS and invalidates the 30 seconds if it's your CHOICE to record more, as the code states. I don't see the issue here, but I also am not familiar with the practical application of that law. The citizenry will not tolerate the restriction of not allowing video in public places where there's no expectation of privacy. That's protected by the constitution and I will die to preserve that right.
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
Really depends where you are. Where I'm at, people use them for hunting, camping, hauling, and towing. Not just for looks.
I really don't think it matters too much where you are. A large segment of the male, truck-owning population in this country has to own the vehicles, regardless of.the impact on their pocketbook, to satisfy their tough guy, cowboy image of themselves. I have the scientific research to prove it, but I lost it in one of my cortexes.
I just want to have a truck to help fulfill my macho, alpha image that I cling to because it's what I am. And I will video what I want in public, because it's my federal right. Video, like skateboarding, is not a crime.
Let me have that.
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
same can be said about sports cars.
that porsche looks REAL fast stuck in traffic. a track day? ****, im not going to risk my 70k car!
I just want to have a truck to help fulfill my macho, alpha image that I cling to because it's what I am. And I will video what I want in public, because it's my federal right. Video, like skateboarding, is not a crime.
Let me have that.
See, if you had just said that from the get go, I would have let you have it. I think it's also because I'm in Orange County and not somewhere else, so most the trucks/SUVs are rich suburban housewives and their daughters or 909 douchey dudebros. Elsewhere the population could be totally different.
They're big, they don't hold any more people than an estate, they generally hold less cargo than an estate or van, they aren't typically good on gas and they cost more. Never made sense to me. Maybe if you need ground clearance or something...My Orange County lawyer uncle bought an extra luxury SUV because he could get a tax write-off for it as a business vehicle.
OC isn't much different than other upper class, areas, (Apharetta GA, Bellingham WA, etc). Big SUVs are merely yet another trapping of wealth, like gigantic screen TVs, blah blah...
I read a long time ago that Orange County was bankrupt.That was 20 years ago. You can google for it and read the details in various newspaper articles from the time if you want. Also, that’s Chapter 9, not Chapter 11.
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
same can be said about sports cars.
that porsche looks REAL fast stuck in traffic. a track day? ****, im not going to risk my 70k car!
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
Really depends where you are. Where I'm at, people use them for hunting, camping, hauling, and towing. Not just for looks.
I really don't think it matters too much where you are. A large segment of the male, truck-owning population in this country has to own the vehicles, regardless of.the impact on their pocketbook, to satisfy their tough guy, cowboy image of themselves. I have the scientific research to prove it, but I lost it in one of my cortexes.
I do think it matters. I've lived a few places where trucks were prevalent and you could tell who used them and who didn't. But it's not really worth arguing about.
There's one good way to tell if they're doing it for show: it's liftedI guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
Really depends where you are. Where I'm at, people use them for hunting, camping, hauling, and towing. Not just for looks.
I really don't think it matters too much where you are. A large segment of the male, truck-owning population in this country has to own the vehicles, regardless of.the impact on their pocketbook, to satisfy their tough guy, cowboy image of themselves. I have the scientific research to prove it, but I lost it in one of my cortexes.
I do think it matters. I've lived a few places where trucks were prevalent and you could tell who used them and who didn't. But it's not really worth arguing about.
I've lived in those places, too. I still find a good helping of unnecessary machismo paired with big trucks, but unnecessary machismo isn't all about owning a truck. It's more than John Wayne image that many guys like to have of themselves.
There's one good way to tell if they're doing it for show: it's lifted
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.They need them as mobile racks for their rifle collections.
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
same can be said about sports cars.
that porsche looks REAL fast stuck in traffic. a track day? ****, im not going to risk my 70k car!
Not really though.
Big American trucks are built from cheap ****ty materials, are ugly as **** and awful to drive. You spend even a little on a nice sports car (like a Porsche) and you get a well made comfortable car that's super fun to drive.
I guarantee that most Americans that drive big trucks do it to reaffirm their "manhood," rather than actually needing the truck for activities like hauling things and going off road.
same can be said about sports cars.
that porsche looks REAL fast stuck in traffic. a track day? ****, im not going to risk my 70k car!
Not really though.
Big American trucks are built from cheap ****ty materials, are ugly as **** and awful to drive. You spend even a little on a nice sports car (like a Porsche) and you get a well made comfortable car that's super fun to drive.
looks are subjective. awful to drive in what sense? my truck is easy to handle and comfortable. i use it for work everyday.
fun to drive? where? in traffic? please, most sports car owners also buy them for looks. especially in my area. yeah they gun at a green light.. only for them to have to hit their brakes due to traffic.
Public-mass transit? That's just crazy talk. Don't even say it out loud.
I can't imagine not having wheels. Most of my life I've owned 2 cars. (trucks, convertibles, beach mobiles)
I'm so California.
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the pick up trucks I've driven that have been imported feel like garbage to drive
even the Cadallacs (no idea how you spell it)
the pick up trucks I've driven that have been imported feel like garbage to driveeven the Cadallacs (no idea how you spell it)
lol. If Cadillac is your go-to truck comparison, I understand why you don't like trucks. I can't imagine anyone with a Caddy truck doing "real" truck things with it...
Also, who drives a truck because it rides nice? They're incredibly bumpy when they're empty (designed to have loads in them) and are very large and bulky. You drive a truck to do work, not for a nice ride.
I've driven Ford trucks too.
But if you wanted a type of car like that, get a land rover. They drive well, can go off road, are well made and come in many configurations.
(http://i.imgur.com/LDFkhOJ.png)I've driven Ford trucks too.
But if you wanted a type of car like that, get a land rover. They drive well, can go off road, are well made and come in many configurations.
UK! UK! UK!
Though FYI I don't like the UK or England too much, our people, politics and culture is pretty ****ed up, only it's not often brought up here because of how focused on the US this forum is. Hell if you want an idea of how ****ed the UK is you only have to have a look on the thread on DT about Scotish independance, ask a question about why and your called out for being some invading English twat and are sent links to political parties 'yes' websites for 'facts' and reasons for independence.and Wales is worst of all, right?
Then you think that the FBI spying **** is bad? GCHQ makes that looks like child play, hell they even managed to manipulate the press coverage so it focused on the FBI and America rather than our own MI5/6 even in UK press.
maximum functionality in a massive American truck. :)more massive truck => higher capacity => more functionality.
Quick! Find a reason other than a logical response to my posts to ignore my point, I hear it's all the rage :)
Though it's cute how your patriotism shines through at any slight critism. I justed Land Rover as an example but I'm sure there are others, Toyota's trucks are smaller and better rated than American ones (ones designed for the American market only).
Land Rover how ever is the brand I see used mostly farmers in the two countries I spend the most time, Italy and England.
Though FYI I don't like the UK or England too much, our people, politics and culture is pretty ****ed up, only it's not often brought up here because of how focused on the US this forum is. Hell if you want an idea of how ****ed the UK is you only have to have a look on the thread on DT about Scotish independance, ask a question about why and your called out for being some invading English twat and are sent links to political parties 'yes' websites for 'facts' and reasons for independence.
Then you think that the FBI spying **** is bad? GCHQ makes that looks like child play, hell they even managed to manipulate the press coverage so it focused on the FBI and America rather than our own MI5/6 even in UK press.
But plz I hate America and all Americans, So ignore my posts and ignore my points. I'm sure you can have zero fun in a sports car and maximum functionality in a massive American truck. :)
Thats where lowered cars shine though you see. You get whats called the 'coilover bounce' :)
I want a cam to aim at the passenger seat during one of my dates. It would be called a "tittycam"
Though FYI I don't like the UK or England too much, our people, politics and culture is pretty ****ed up, only it's not often brought up here because of how focused on the US this forum is. Hell if you want an idea of how ****ed the UK is you only have to have a look on the thread on DT about Scotish independance, ask a question about why and your called out for being some invading English twat and are sent links to political parties 'yes' websites for 'facts' and reasons for independence.
Then you think that the FBI spying **** is bad? GCHQ makes that looks like child play, hell they even managed to manipulate the press coverage so it focused on the FBI and America rather than our own MI5/6 even in UK press.
Though FYI I don't like the UK or England too much, our people, politics and culture is pretty ****ed up, only it's not often brought up here because of how focused on the US this forum is. Hell if you want an idea of how ****ed the UK is you only have to have a look on the thread on DT about Scotish independance, ask a question about why and your called out for being some invading English twat and are sent links to political parties 'yes' websites for 'facts' and reasons for independence.
Then you think that the FBI spying **** is bad? GCHQ makes that looks like child play, hell they even managed to manipulate the press coverage so it focused on the FBI and America rather than our own MI5/6 even in UK press.
Wait, are you serious about this? Because I think you have serious tin foil hat syndrome if you believe whatever you read on sensationalist twitter/tumblr/huff post/daily mail pages.
Yes a lot of people in the UK are ****ing moronic because of their political views and their social stances, but it's not like the entire country is made up of sheeple.
My name is Katushkin, and I work in a water company that puts mind control agents into the water supplies of 10 million homes.
Come on...
Wait, are you serious about this? Because I think you have serious tin foil hat syndrome if you believe whatever you read on sensationalist twitter/tumblr/huff post/daily mail pages.
Yes a lot of people in the UK are ****ing moronic because of their political views and their social stances, but it's not like the entire country is made up of sheeple.
My name is Katushkin, and I work in a water company that puts mind control agents into the water supplies of 10 million homes.
Come on...
What?
Your comparing the leaked info about MI5/6 having monitoring devices fitted to BT boxes when they refitted them for fiber as equal to them tapping the water supply? That's an interesting PoV.
And it's difficult to accept that the majority of people are smart, intelligent and open minded when you have to deal with the general public as part of your day to day, and when you discover the two most popular sources of news are The Sun and The Daily Mail.
You only have to look at the horrendous stuff the TV that the majority of the population watches; Strickley Come Dancing, The X Factor, Britans Got Tallent etc etc...