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hobbesmaster posted:...do nordic countries not have their roads hosed up every winter? well i live close to the border of scandinavia and the only road imperfection that i know is about 12 kilometers away and its a strain relief on a small bridge. But i really am no expert on road engineering or know how they manage it. i guess drainage design and permeability in the tarmac sheets plays an important role
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Dec 4, 2018 21:35
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Stymie posted:yeah basically small cars (or even sedans, really) are deeply impractical to use anywhere that gets any significant snowfall Mhhh my father always told me that the easiest car to drive on winter roads was his VW Bug. The thing supposedly was super light and had narrow tires, giving it good grip on the ice. Might now have been able to get through kneedeep snow though
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Combat Theory posted:well i live close to the border of scandinavia and the only road imperfection that i know is about 12 kilometers away and its a strain relief on a small bridge. But i really am no expert on road engineering or know how they manage it. i guess drainage design and permeability in the tarmac sheets plays an important role visit the ruhr area or belgium in both of these places you're forced to develop a mental map of all the ankledeep holes and gaps in the road because otherwise you'll ruin your car when you drive over them while the street lights have crapped out because no one fixes them
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Dec 4, 2018 21:35
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Shame Boy posted:is "an SUV is smaller than a van" a particularly controversial statement yes, suvs are usually quite a bit larger on the outside than various consumer vans. but they hold less inside. especially modern suvs up against common consumer vans from before everything was some lovely cramped suv eg the current explorer is 20 inches longer, 7 inches wider, and just an inch or two shorter than the 90s aerostar van was - its even 8 inches longer than the extended length aerostar. but the aerostar got a good 130 cubic feet of cargo space in the standard modek when you got the back 5 seats out versus about 80 cubic feet in the current explorer with the rear 5 seats down/removed (the extended aerostars did another 35 or so cubic feet with the additional space added behind where the back row went) and remember, the current explorer is only "midsize" for an suv in modern terms
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Dec 4, 2018 21:36
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Combat Theory posted:Google unit conversion says mpg(US) but im only trusting that one for ballpark figures
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Dec 4, 2018 21:37
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Lord Stimperor posted:visit the ruhr area i only traveled the highways there but i can confirm, belgium and public roads in france have pot holes where you can burry kids in.
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Dec 4, 2018 21:37
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hobbesmaster posted:you're just mad that we got the axe back badgers were hot garbage and we didn't deserve the axe
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Lord Stimperor posted:Mhhh my father always told me that the easiest car to drive on winter roads was his VW Bug. The thing supposedly was super light and had narrow tires, giving it good grip on the ice. Might now have been able to get through kneedeep snow though that’s the problem, if you drive on nothing but plowed roads, then they’re fine but if you encounter ruts or the like they’re super easy to get high-centered
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Dec 4, 2018 21:53
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hobbesmaster posted:subaru's CUV is literally a lifted impreza; is anyone else's that blatant? the bmw x1 was a lifted e90 3 series for a while
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Dec 4, 2018 21:57
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Shame Boy posted:but if i drive a smaller, lighter, more efficient car what will happen to my penis crushed in accident with giant car of tiny genitals man
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Dec 4, 2018 22:13
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PCjr sidecar posted:the bmw x1 was a lifted e90 3 series for a while that's how all of them are the x5 is a lifted 5 series.
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Dec 4, 2018 22:15
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isn't the x5's interior significantly taller? i saw what must've been an x1 and it looked decent enough, just like a 5 door 3 series lifted a bit.
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Dec 4, 2018 22:20
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new cars are all huge full stop
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Dec 4, 2018 22:21
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FMguru posted:trust only your fists
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Dec 4, 2018 22:22
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i mean if people who "want to be up higher when they drive" are moving from cars to smaller, more efficient CUVs instead of SUVs and trucks then that's a good thing.
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Dec 4, 2018 23:37
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how about we move all the people who want to be up higher when they drive off the road
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Dec 4, 2018 23:49
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DELETE CASCADE posted:how about we move all the people who want to be up higher when they drive off the road yep
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Dec 5, 2018 00:05
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vehicle trends are and will continue to be dictated by whatever old people want because they are the only ones that can afford new ones for the most part
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Dec 5, 2018 00:17
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the 2019 buick reverse mortgage, now with ms-13 repellent!
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Dec 5, 2018 00:21
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askjeeves where can i buy 1200cc penny farthing style motorcycle with wheelie bar
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Dec 5, 2018 00:23
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President Beep posted:the 2019 buick reverse mortgage, now with ms-13 repellent! 
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Dec 5, 2018 00:25
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Minnesota Mixup posted:vehicle trends are and will continue to be dictated by whatever old people want because they are the only ones that can afford new ones for the most part poo poo
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Dec 5, 2018 00:46
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hobbesmaster posted:...do nordic countries not have their roads hosed up every winter?
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Dec 5, 2018 01:10
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evil_bunnY posted:and the whole transport infra isn't quite as geared for cars as in the US. pretty sure nordic countries are significantly more reliant on cars, what with all being mostly empty and like 7 people total
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Dec 5, 2018 01:25
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Minnesota Mixup posted:vehicle trends are and will continue to be dictated by whatever old people want because they are the only ones that can afford new ones for the most part what's the deal with all the touchscreens then
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Dec 5, 2018 01:25
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fishmech posted:pretty sure nordic countries are significantly more reliant on cars, what with all being mostly empty and like 7 people total but the 7 people live in 2 towns so public transit works very well.
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President Beep posted:the 2019 buick reverse mortgage, now with ms-13 repellent! I saw a new buick drive by the other day and went "hun" just like the ads but unlike the ads my reaction was to the thought of someone buying a new buick Did they make a mistake? Was it a gift? Did someone steal a car off the lot? (and if so... why???)
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Dec 5, 2018 01:27
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it’s just a high trim level chevy. no dumber than any other gm products imo
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Dec 5, 2018 02:32
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the status ladder lives on. rip pontiac and oldsmobile.
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Dec 5, 2018 02:58
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my saturn!
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Shaggar posted:but the 7 people live in 2 towns so public transit works very well. yeah well 3 in 1 3 in another and grampa who keeps to himself
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Dec 5, 2018 03:03
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infernal machines posted:my saturn! a johnny come lately to the pantheon!
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Dec 5, 2018 03:09
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the roads in frozen socialist hellhole norway do get pretty hosed up after the winter, at least on minor routes, but they also do a really good and fast job of patching or resurfacing important roads. so main arteries are usually in good condition, but if you're not going from one major city to another then be prepared for some nasty bumps and potholes i think the most popular car i notice here is the subaru forester, followed closely by whatever the toyota is that looks like a forester, and then loads of audi a4s for some reason the roads here aren't anything like as bad as in belgium though
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Dec 5, 2018 03:11
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I got a crosstrek and the added height compared with the impreza is real nice in snow tyvm our roads get hosed up all the time, at least the city roads. Part of it is the freeze/thaw cycle, but most of it is that your every city goes for loving cheap asphalt if they can get away with it. There's a 200km stretch of mountain road that has some of the worst winter conditions I have seen in the province, and it's been near pristine for over 10 years of heavy (18-wheelers) traffic and continuous (~6 months a year) snow plowing under heavy abrasives. Meanwhile the closest highway has been re-paved at least 4 times in the last 6 years because they keep putting the cheap stuff on there and doing it in a rush. You can see the same thing with the lines they paint on the grown. High quality paint can survive 1-2 winters unscathed whereas cheap stuff they put on city streets is gone after 2 winter months. Cities here have adapted by putting a paint dot of high quality every 2-5 meters, and just re-drawing the lines every year so it's cheaper but you keep visual guidelines anyway.
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you guys get asphalt, must be nice we get pea gravel and chipseal, 2 of the biggest cons sold to transportation departments as "methods of road repair"
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Dec 5, 2018 05:01
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tbh farmers should be taxed to destitution for the amount of damage their equipment does to the roads
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Dec 5, 2018 05:04
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Shame Boy posted:but if i drive a smaller, lighter, more efficient car what will happen to my penis one weird trick to remove unsightly male genitalia. sexual reassignment surgeons hate this!
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Dec 5, 2018 05:16
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Just-In-Timeberlake posted:tbh farmers should be taxed to destitution for the amount of damage their equipment does to the roads Did someone get stuck behind a manure truck with no way of passing out in the boonies of Dane County?
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i saw a No Farms. No Food. bumper sticker today it was like a thirty year old s10 or something looks like destitution already happened also all the farms grow weed here now anyway
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