There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:43 am
by PaulF
... 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.
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:58 am
by hks_kansei
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.
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:27 pm
by bruce
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.
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:08 pm
by NitroDann
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
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:12 pm
by PaulF
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.
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:13 pm
by hks_kansei
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)
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:32 pm
by NitroDann
On PC now.
Yeah thats the douche.
Dann
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:37 pm
by Old Dude
What a dumb ass, why would you have a car you can't drive
Cheers Dale
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:20 pm
by NitroDann
Conversely (right word?), Why have an mx5 you cant thrash?
NC owners ! And other shiny mx5 drivers.
Dann
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:29 pm
by Old Dude
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,
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:03 pm
by Uncle Arthur
There are those who live by the cardigan, and those who would rather die by the cardigan.....
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:37 pm
by Jeo
I'll bite, it's kinda cool.
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:46 pm
by Old Dude
Jeo wrote:I'll bite, it's kinda cool.
are you trolling Jeo
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:14 pm
by Jeo
Totally legit.
Not something I'd do, but I can see the attraction.
Re: There's lowered, then there's slammed, then there's...
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:18 pm
by Okibi
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.
