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Humphreys posted:Another fan of 'Falling Down' I see Nahh, just not a fan of golf courses.
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!!  https://twitter.com/rogergarbow/status/1362420652368662533?s=20 https://twitter.com/rogergarbow/status/1362415822124244992?s=20
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Eighties always sound like a cool future we never got.  This owns, car owns, 4 tyres own.
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hell yeah, 4 space saver spares
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Humphreys posted:Another fan of 'Falling Down' I see "There should be children playing here!"
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Olympic Mathlete posted:!! I remember seeing ads in car mags back in the 80s saying how the twin tyre was going change the industry. Guess it didn't
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You Am I posted:I remember seeing ads in car mags back in the 80s saying how the twin tyre was going change the industry. Speaking of tire poo poo that didn't catch on, remember the tires that had coloured stripes on the treads from like the late 90s or early 2000s?
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wesleywillis posted:Speaking of tire poo poo that didn't catch on, remember the tires that had coloured stripes on the treads from like the late 90s or early 2000s? What about Kuhmo's scented tires? https://www.automobilemag.com/news/kumho-ecsta-dx-aroma-lavender-134160/
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Feb 18, 2021 23:09
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Yet another tire fad that didn't gain traction (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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You Am I posted:I remember seeing ads in car mags back in the 80s saying how the twin tyre was going change the industry. And since then semis tried and mostly rejected going from duals to singles.
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You Am I posted:I remember seeing ads in car mags back in the 80s saying how the twin tyre was going change the industry. The tire industry developed the tire tech to make wider low-profile tires, and the ability to add a significant rain groove, instead, basically, making the purpose behind the twin tires redundant. StormDrain posted:And since then semis tried and mostly rejected going from duals to singles. The Super Singles couldn't quite equal the load capacity of duals for the cost in that application, I think.
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cursedshitbox posted:Yet another tire fad that didn't gain traction (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Krakkles posted:Tyre jokes have really hit the skids Seems to me like they're just starting to get into the groove (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Turbo Fondant posted:Seems to me like they're just starting to get into the groove
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Turbo Fondant posted:Seems to me like they're just starting to get into the groove I think it’ll burn out soon (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Steely Dad posted:I think it’ll burn out soon
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Krakkles posted:Would you say your load rating has been exceeded? (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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These puns are awful but goddamn what's with all the probes?
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Suburban Dad posted:These puns are awful but goddamn what's with all the probes? Looks like cat has gone mad with power. Shame. Anywhosits...
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Elmnt80 posted:Looks like cat has blown a gasket
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Elmnt80 posted:Looks like cat has gone mad with power. Shame. Anywhosits... I'm just sooooo tyred of these awful rubber jokes. Annnnyhoooo..... (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Elmnt80 posted:Looks like cat has gone mad with power. Shame. Anywhosits... Hell yeah, long dick of the law
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I'm just sooooo tyred of these awful rubber jokes. Annnnyhoooo..... I tell ya that boy's bead just ain't seated right (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:I'm just sooooo tyred of these awful rubber jokes. Annnnyhoooo..... Don't let these puns wear on you, maybe let off a little pressure.  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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I didnt expect don't tread on me to be taken so literally in AI. I'm sensing a bit of bias being applied (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Elmnt80 posted:Looks like cat has gone mad with power. Shame. Anywhosits... Maybe we can convert him. He may just be exhausted.
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Previa_fun posted:Maybe we can convert him. He may just be exhausted. Where there's a wheel there's a way
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I love hidden tank caps. I wish I could remember the car we rented when I went to the US with my parents when I was 8 but we rolled up to the gas station and my dad spent 5 minutes walking round the car looking confused. Eventually the guy in the station came out and asked if he was alright and my dad had to admit that he couldn't find the gas cap. The dude just laughed and prodded the rear plate revealing the sneaky cap and my dad felt really silly because it was pretty much the only spot he hadn't checked.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I love hidden tank caps. I wish I could remember the car we rented when I went to the US with my parents when I was 8 but we rolled up to the gas station and my dad spent 5 minutes walking round the car looking confused. Eventually the guy in the station came out and asked if he was alright and my dad had to admit that he couldn't find the gas cap. The dude just laughed and prodded the rear plate revealing the sneaky cap and my dad felt really silly because it was pretty much the only spot he hadn't checked. Pretty much any rear wheel drive US domestic built prior to 1987, and a non zero number of them after that. I’m reasonably sure that the GM B-bodies were the last ones, production ending in 1996.
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Awesome because it pissed off my younger brother who used to own an 89 Iroc-Z.
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It's friday and I'm tyred.
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cursedshitbox posted:Yet another tire fad that didn't gain traction Agreed. I'm surprised no one tread in that direction.
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I knew the '56 Chevy had the gas door there, but not the Olds, and that Olds is one of my favorite taillight designs. To be *real* trick, you use the '56 mechanism on a '55 (the '55 Chevy has a standard fuel filler door on the left quarter panel.) MrYenko posted:Pretty much any rear wheel drive US domestic built prior to 1987, and a non zero number of them after that. I’m reasonably sure that the GM B-bodies were the last ones, production ending in 1996. GM fell in love with the gas filler behind the rear plate somewhere in the '60s, primarily. My '70 Cutlass has it, and yeah, the Caprice/Impala SS was probably the last. The sedans (and the models that had a coupe), at least - the wagons had a door in the flanks. I can say that if you happen to have to park on a slope, you better have a cap that seals well, since the neck is just barely above the top of the tank. That may be what killed the design. That and some awkwardness in filling.
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Darchangel posted:I knew the '56 Chevy had the gas door there, but not the Olds, and that Olds is one of my favorite taillight designs. Also probably moving the tank out of the rear impact zone.
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To make this extra Russian, the car on the left is a VAZ-2108/Lada Samara and I've honestly not seen one on the road for 30 years. To think there's still some tootling around over there is nuts. *edit: seeing as this is the awesome car poo poo thread, they ran them in the Paris-Dakar    Oh and they also did a Group B version called the EVA but as soon as they got approval to go ahead with the project Group B got killed off. Apparently a single Group S variant got built but obviously that went nowhere either.   
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The Galaxie has it dead center but not behind a plate, behind trim. Looking forward to not caring which side of the pump I pull up to.
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Also probably moving the tank out of the rear impact zone. Possibly, but it is tucked between solid frame rails, with an actual frame member between the tank and tha bumper, not to mention a substantial bumper. I take your meaning, though - moving to a unibody, which of course they did, would change all of that. StormDrain posted:The Galaxie has it dead center but not behind a plate, behind trim. Looking forward to not caring which side of the pump I pull up to. That is definitely an advantage. The down side, though, is that you have to stretch the hose a little further, and you really need to pull through so the actual rear end of the car is even with the pump, sometimes a problem in tight or busy gas stations.
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