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Hence why I always refer to crashes, not accidents when talking about that sort of thing.
To my mind, the term accident implies that it was no ones fault, whereas crash means blame can be placed where it belongs.
I have heard that some Police Forces now have Major Crash Investigation Units, rather than Major Accident Investigation Units, for that very reason.
Tombraider's right. You need to compare like with like when quoting weight figures. It's no sense quoting the tare of a D2 against the loaded weight of a D3.
And there's a reason that Stevo's V8 D3 can only take 18" rims and above - the brakes are too big! Add DSC into the equation and I'll bet the D3 is a better braking vehicle than it's predecessors.
Brakes are for shirtlifters Stevo - get a series truck and be a real man !!!! ROFL
My Series doesn't have functioning brakes until the fourth or fifth pump - I'd rather ermm "lift the shirt" than drive in rain at 110 km/h any day of the week:o:o.Quote:
Originally Posted by VladTepes
:D
I must qualify my post above by stating that I only read back as far as Tombraider's last post.
(In the true spirit of AULRO I neither read this entire thread before making comment, nor did I necessarily read any post with the intention of understanding what the poster was trying to say;) )
Oh, Dear. Another one out of the closet. Soon Land Rovers will have the same reputation as Toyota Celicas.Quote:
Originally Posted by joel_nicholson
I didn't know Celicas had a reputation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm
In the motor trade we used to say they were a "dressers" car. Window dressers, hairdressers, cross dressers.Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
Ok wasnt the worst day but here is an example for those that havent experienced what it is like, in all pictures the downpour was the same:
Concrete Section
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2008/02/59.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2008/02/60.jpg
Bitumen Section
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2008/02/61.jpg
One hell of a difference as you can see and that was only in a reasonable downpour,
regards
Stevo
I experenced the problem for myself about midday yesterday just reached 110 ks after crossing the logan bridge and the heavens opened up and droped buckets on us, traffic went from 110 to about 20 ks in about 100 mts them crawled as one could not see two feet youself and the lane makings were invisable.
Cliff