Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics II.

DiscoMick · 14th November 2019, 09:02 AM

Some Americans must be hopeless drivers.

BTW the Cube makes a lot of sense in Tokyo, where speeds are low and aerodynamics are unimportant. It has great headroom and maximises interior space on a short wheelbase. Stay off motorways though.

**DiscoDB** · 14th November 2019, 09:22 AM

Does explain why the New Defender included extreme kerb strike testing - to prepare it for the US market.

**350RRC** · 14th November 2019, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Should have bought a Land Rover.....

....or gone to SpecSavers!

Or modded a Classic..........

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cheers, DL

**DiscoDB** · 15th November 2019, 07:31 AM

**akovach** · 15th November 2019, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

I'm not sure the damage is quite what you'd expect from getting hit from the side?? Or is it just me? Or am I just being pedantic over a photo that is trying to convey something else?

**DiscoDB** · 15th November 2019, 08:28 AM

**DiscoDB** · 15th November 2019, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by akovach

I'm not sure the damage is quite what you'd expect from getting hit from the side?? Or is it just me? Or am I just being pedantic over a photo that is trying to convey something else?

Difficult to say if it is a true photo or not. But I once had a Toyota Corolla rear end my old D1 - hitting the Disco’s rear bumper square on - no damage to my car, the Corolla was a write off.

But the Defenders lack of crumple zones and air bags is one of the reasons they could no longer continue to manufacture.

**JDNSW** · 15th November 2019, 07:46 PM

I once got rear ended by a Corolla - the bonnet crumpled up against the windscreen, leaving some white paint on my towbar. That was at about 10kph.

**Fifth Columnist** · 15th November 2019, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by akovach

I'm not sure the damage is quite what you'd expect from getting hit from the side?? Or is it just me? Or am I just being pedantic over a photo that is trying to convey something else?

I think it's showing the result of a head on collision.