There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:43 am

... this guy.

Some of the guys who frequent other forums will be familiar with this car and its owner, but I'd never seen it until just now.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:58 am

There's images floating around somewhere of it with both airbags deployed.

Apparently he was driving to a car show and hit a pothole or something. Because the pothole just smacked into the frame (instead of the car just rolling over it like any normal person) the impact was hard enough to set off the airbags.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:27 pm

How stupid is he? I bet that car is not as low anymore.
He was lucky the car didn't just auger into the tar and spit him into a tree.

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:08 pm

On a phone...

Not the white na that broke the sump getting out of the gentle driveway?

When you say airbags you mean safety airbags though right? Like on an NB?
Not airbags for dumping it..?

Dann

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:12 pm

It is a white NA. The video is of the car pulling out of a workshop, requiring 5 minutes to get down the ramp and then scraping around through the practically level car park.

Yes, he means safety airbags. NA Miatas were fitted with them.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:13 pm

NitroDann wrote:Not the white na that broke the sump getting out of the gentle driveway?

Not sure if it's the same one.

NitroDann wrote:When you say airbags you mean safety airbags though right? Like on an NB?
Not airbags for dumping it..?

Yes, safety airbags (USA spec NA's had them)
As in the ones that come out of the steering wheel and punch you in the face.

The car is statically lowered, no in-car height adjustment (Not sure if it has adjustable coilovers..... I'd be shocked if it even has springs)

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:32 pm

On PC now.

Yeah thats the douche.

Dann

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:37 pm

What a dumb ass, why would you have a car you can't drive :roll:

Cheers
Dale

Postby **NitroDann** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:20 pm

Conversely (right word?), Why have an mx5 you cant thrash?

NC owners ! And other shiny mx5 drivers.

Dann

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:29 pm

NitroDann wrote:Conversely (right word?), Why have an mx5 you cant thrash?

NC owners ! And other shiny mx5 drivers.

Dann

Well I don't know if I would be so bold as to put NC drivers in there Dann, but the thought is there,
thats the whole point of an MX 5 to drive it,.........if all that tosser wanted to do was have a car that was sitting on the ground all he had to do was let the air out of his tyres, :lol:

Uncle Arthur · Postby **Uncle Arthur** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:03 pm

There are those who live by the cardigan, and those who would rather die by the cardigan.....

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:37 pm

I'll bite, it's kinda cool.

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:46 pm

Jeo wrote:I'll bite, it's kinda cool.

are you trolling Jeo :shock:

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:14 pm

Totally legit.

Not something I'd do, but I can see the attraction.

Postby **Okibi** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:18 pm

I looks cool when it's parked (only because it doesn't have clown car camber and fitball tyres) but the pose factor reminds me of carbon wings and "GTR" badges on Hondas as soon as he gets behind the wheel. :roll:

One man's rice is another's sushi. :mrgreen: