oh noez!!! cheby cobalt FAIL......... - Page 5

Particle Man · 02-28-2010, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

'cept fly by wire is the direction all sportbikes are eventually going...

So the used market will have one more buyer...

Rangerscott · 02-28-2010, 10:01 PM

Yikes. Bikes that wont stop.

Dave · 02-28-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

Yikes. Bikes that wont stop.

please, we have kill switches

BobTheBiker · 02-28-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

please, we have kill switches

and that nifty lever on the left bar, whats it again? oh right. a clutch lever! helps with prevention of acceleration.

Rangerscott · 02-28-2010, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

please, we have kill switches

www.youtube.com Search "bike wrecks."

101lifts2 · 03-01-2010, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by goof2

The original Mini had no power steering, a tiny steering wheel, and the majority of its weight on the front. Its total weight was only ~1,500 lbs and had 145 width tires though.

Maybe I should have specified OEMs who actually know how to properly engineer something. My bad.

goof2 · 03-01-2010, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Maybe I should have specified OEMs who actually know how to properly engineer something. My bad.

Detroit has proven itself incapable of engineering a car with the steering feel and precision (not to mention the fantastic overall handling) of the original Mini. Maybe if they could they would have a car continually in production with virtually no changes for 40+ years.

Dave · 03-01-2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Rangerscott

www.youtube.com Search "bike wrecks."

yes, im sure the 1k vids of some douchnozzle wearing only shorts looping his gixxer were due to a "stuck throttle"

smileyman · 03-02-2010, 09:35 AM

CNN has the story, 1.3 million Cobalt and Pontiac G5s with steering issues...

Dave · 03-02-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by smileyman

CNN has the story, 1.3 million Cobalt and Pontiac G5s with steering issues...

so when are they gonna make obama apologise to congress for his company's failures? he bettered have tears

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02-28-2010, 10:01 PM	#42
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Yikes. Bikes that wont stop.