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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11540 on: December 22, 2017, 09:42:59 am »
Two red Golf Rs in the parking lot at work this morning.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11541 on: December 29, 2017, 11:18:21 pm »
on my way to the office today, was driving behind a bright blue Kia Stinger GT...was driving too fast to get a pic

looked great from the rear, I first mistook it for a Maserati

took off at a high rate of speed on the onramp to the main road, driver obviously was having some fun
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11542 on: December 30, 2017, 03:35:35 pm »
Saw a current model Toyota Hilux today....."wait what? How ?!"

Oh right, the license tags from Nouveau Léon.....
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11543 on: January 03, 2018, 07:01:47 am »
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11544 on: January 03, 2018, 08:25:46 am »
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11545 on: January 03, 2018, 10:43:20 am »
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11546 on: January 03, 2018, 10:59:50 am »
Saw an AMG GT first thing this morning.  :-\
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11547 on: January 03, 2018, 11:38:19 am »
Early 1990s Acura NSX covered in salt and sporting winter tires. It's one I've seen before in the winter.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11548 on: January 05, 2018, 06:12:43 pm »
Rare Porsche SUV spotted this afternoon  ;)





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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11549 on: January 05, 2018, 06:27:39 pm »
Actually is kind of rare, you don't see many base Carreras.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11550 on: January 05, 2018, 06:39:57 pm »
Quote from: OliverD on January 05, 2018, 06:27:39 pm
Actually is kind of rare, you don't see many base Carreras.

True. One reason I like 'em is they come with "base" rims, meaning the tires actually have some sidewall!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11551 on: January 05, 2018, 09:24:53 pm »
Quote from: lebowski on January 05, 2018, 06:12:43 pm
Rare Porsche SUV spotted this afternoon  ;)


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11552 on: January 05, 2018, 09:36:13 pm »
^^^^^^ I like!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11553 on: January 06, 2018, 11:32:52 am »
Quote from: carcrazed on January 03, 2018, 10:43:20 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 03, 2018, 08:25:46 am
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 03, 2018, 07:01:47 am
Wow , looks like a single car accident
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/highway-401-fatal-crash-steel-beam-1.4470981

Holy FACK!!! The car is split into 2!!!  ???

Speed is definitely a factor on this one.
Hit hard enough to collapse the roof and the B pillars and then to bend the sills and split the floor.   Not a crash scenario that the regulatory crash testing covers I think.
I am surprised that the steel post was not severely damaged.


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11554 on: January 06, 2018, 11:35:38 am »
Quote from: tpl on January 06, 2018, 11:32:52 am
Quote from: carcrazed on January 03, 2018, 10:43:20 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 03, 2018, 08:25:46 am
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 03, 2018, 07:01:47 am
Wow , looks like a single car accident
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/highway-401-fatal-crash-steel-beam-1.4470981

Holy FACK!!! The car is split into 2!!!  ???

Speed is definitely a factor on this one.
Hit hard enough to collapse the roof and the B pillars and then to bend the sills and split the floor.   Not a crash scenario that the regulatory crash testing covers I think.
I am surprised that the steel post was not severely damaged.


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I'm sure they made it strong enough to prevent it from falling onto the highway and cause a catastrophical accident.
It's good to see some people in the government think things through sometimes.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11555 on: January 06, 2018, 12:14:22 pm »
Quote from: carcrazed on January 06, 2018, 11:35:38 am
Quote from: tpl on January 06, 2018, 11:32:52 am
Quote from: carcrazed on January 03, 2018, 10:43:20 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 03, 2018, 08:25:46 am
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 03, 2018, 07:01:47 am
Wow , looks like a single car accident
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/highway-401-fatal-crash-steel-beam-1.4470981

Holy FACK!!! The car is split into 2!!!  ???

Speed is definitely a factor on this one.
Hit hard enough to collapse the roof and the B pillars and then to bend the sills and split the floor.   Not a crash scenario that the regulatory crash testing covers I think.
I am surprised that the steel post was not severely damaged.


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I'm sure they made it strong enough to prevent it from falling onto the highway and cause a catastrophical accident.
It's good to see some people in the government think things through sometimes.


If you remember, the World Trade Towers were carefully designed to survive the impact of an aircraft...IIRC they used a 707 as the test case.    Now I wonder if the people who specified that steel post used a head on from a loaded semi as the test case...good on them if they did.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11556 on: January 06, 2018, 01:03:44 pm »
Quote from: tpl on January 06, 2018, 12:14:22 pm
Quote from: carcrazed on January 06, 2018, 11:35:38 am
Quote from: tpl on January 06, 2018, 11:32:52 am
Quote from: carcrazed on January 03, 2018, 10:43:20 am
Quote from: Gurgie on January 03, 2018, 08:25:46 am
Quote from: Airbalancer on January 03, 2018, 07:01:47 am
Wow , looks like a single car accident
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/highway-401-fatal-crash-steel-beam-1.4470981

Holy FACK!!! The car is split into 2!!!  ???

Speed is definitely a factor on this one.
Hit hard enough to collapse the roof and the B pillars and then to bend the sills and split the floor.   Not a crash scenario that the regulatory crash testing covers I think.
I am surprised that the steel post was not severely damaged.


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I'm sure they made it strong enough to prevent it from falling onto the highway and cause a catastrophical accident.
It's good to see some people in the government think things through sometimes.


If you remember, the World Trade Towers were carefully designed to survive the impact of an aircraft...IIRC they used a 707 as the test case.    Now I wonder if the people who specified that steel post used a head on from a loaded semi as the test case...good on them if they did.

It was not the plane but the fire that did in the towers
The designers thought The plane would be empty with fuel if it would hit the tower
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11557 on: January 06, 2018, 01:24:43 pm »
^^^ Yup.  Both buildings easily handled even the very high speed impact, but eventually the massive ensuing fire melted the support structure.  Let's face it, we can't build everything to be indestructible.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11558 on: January 06, 2018, 01:42:58 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on January 06, 2018, 01:24:43 pm
^^^ Yup.  Both buildings easily handled even the very high speed impact, but eventually the massive ensuing fire melted the support structure.  Let's face it, we can't build everything to be indestructible.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #11559 on: January 06, 2018, 01:58:25 pm »
Quote from: Winklovic on January 06, 2018, 01:42:58 pm
Quote from: johngenx on January 06, 2018, 01:24:43 pm
^^^ Yup.  Both buildings easily handled even the very high speed impact, but eventually the massive ensuing fire melted the support structure.  Let's face it, we can't build everything to be indestructible.

Fruit cakes are!

And Wonder Bread.
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