VioletDC Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 Ahhh, another purple lover! Woo-hoo! :top: It is probably a year or more out so if we can find a 2008 or newer MINI or Countryman in purple we might be able to convince her. I would love to be a 2 MINI family. 'scuuuuze me while I kiss the sky ~ Jimi
VioletDC Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 I agree! Purple Haze might be a 2006-only color. I'm not sure why they didn't keep it around longer, it's a great color! 'scuuuuze me while I kiss the sky ~ Jimi
cmcveay Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 The body may remain intact, but if you have no crumple zones how well are the occupants protected. A car that crumples absorbs the shock so that the occupants are safer You skimmed the video. About 17 seconds into the video, they specifically address the crumple zones and they admit that they are small but a crumple zone is only a single factor in passenger protection. Given the airbags, tensioners on the seat belts, the steering column that actually moves to give the driver room in an accident and I must say, I think I think they've done a rather good job. If anyone would like to test a MINI in the same situation, I'm sure I can come up with 20 tons of K rail - you donate the MINI. +1 to all that Haemish said, that car held up amazingly well considering the speed and the type of impact it went through. 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
TGGRRR (Ali) Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Posted April 20, 2012 No skimming, cant see videos at work, couldn't watch it Tigger 2006 the cabrio and Riversong the 2014 Countryman
Edge Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 No skimming, cant see videos at work, couldn't watch itWait until you do! "Mr. OEM" - 05 JCW (TK, GPIC, SS, GPTA, R56 RSB, StBr, R56 BBK, GPWhls, SV, RS, R56 GSI, IES, StrWhl, GK, HG, LBIT) MCS, HB/HB, Packs: 1, 2, 3 & 4. LSD, Rear FL, LB/PB upholstery (inc. LB SB & HB), HB Int, Anth. HL, PDC, Nav. OEM: DPSM+Aux, SIRIUS, BT, RV Cam, Aux gauges, ILK, Alarm, AK, PFM, DL, SpLnk, CFD, CSL, BIW, R52 diag rods, EuroTL, EuroWT, EPS, EASM. AM: IanCullAUC, Intravee+KCA420i, SchrothR4, MM-STR. License Plate: SUV2BIG MotoringID: CARVE129
cmcveay Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 Wait until you do! Yeah, once you see it, I think you'll apologize to every SMART car you've never met. 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
IndiCooper Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 im with katie, my dad was on the list to get a smart as soon as they came out but once we test drove one he changed his mind. It only come in auto, the suspension sucks, and it has 0 acceleration. But as much as we tried to keep one out of our driveway when my step sister totaled her cobalt she got a "convertibe" smart car and had my dad pop off the smart badges and put mercedes badges on it! :banghead: it truely shames our driveway!
carman63 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 ...when my step sister totaled her cobalt she got a "convertibe" smart car and had my dad pop off the smart badges and put mercedes badges on it! We have one of those 'Mercedes' Smart cars in our neighborhood, too
Bert Posted April 22, 2012 Report Posted April 22, 2012 I've seen the crash videos and know that they are safe for MoCo driving. I agree that the engineering on the tridion (sp?) body cage is impressive. We have driven them here and in Europe and she can rock Smart's version of the trip-tonic (sp?) transmission, but I do agree that it sucks in automatic. I don't know which has a worse transmission, the Smart or the Scion iQ but the iQ color selection is definitely the worst. As for the Fiat 500, she doesn't like the shape of the exterior and didn't like test driving it. We visited 13 or 14 dealerships in NoVA and MoCo one saturday in late February before she saw that the MINI was best for me, and would keep me sane.:motor: Ernie McStreet's facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/erniemcs.street
cmcveay Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 Three cheers for sanity! Glad you made the choice! 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
GreenCactus Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 im with katie, my dad was on the list to get a smart as soon as they came out but once we test drove one he changed his mind. It only come in auto, the suspension sucks, and it has 0 acceleration. But as much as we tried to keep one out of our driveway when my step sister totaled her cobalt she got a "convertibe" smart car and had my dad pop off the smart badges and put mercedes badges on it! :banghead: it truely shames our driveway! It could be worse... It could be the Hello Kitty Smart. :stupid:
Bert Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 It could be worse... It could be the Hello Kitty Smart. :stupid: True, but have you seen the Hello Kitty Chainsaw? Ernie McStreet's facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/erniemcs.street
cmcveay Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 +476,160 seconds until we leave for the Dragon. +764,080 seconds until MOTD officially starts. -5hours 45minutes since I could concentrate at work... 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
IndiCooper Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 5 Days 15 Hours 24 Minutes 23..22..21..20..19..18..17..18..16...:motor:
GreenCactus Posted April 24, 2012 Report Posted April 24, 2012 I have no motivation to work. I just want to go!!! Of course, there's a meeting in my office today with the owner of the building. :banghead:
cmcveay Posted April 24, 2012 Report Posted April 24, 2012 Wow, I actually got some work done today! Hurray!!!!! I'm also crashing on some of my homework so I don't have to worry about it next week and for part of my homework (Journalism class), I'm going to write a feature story about MOTD! I had that brainstorm over the weekend! 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
cmcveay Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Well, we don't have the greatest of weather forecasts for Fontana but as we all know, the weather is always a variable. I'm going to pack umbrellas and a rain jacket just to make my fun isn't spoiled. The upside of this is that the sport bikes and Harley's aren't as likely to be out in the rain! 10 day forecast for Fontana 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
GreenCactus Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Well, we don't have the greatest of weather forecasts for Fontana but as we all know, the weather is always a variable. I'm going to pack umbrellas and a rain jacket just to make my fun isn't spoiled. The upside of this is that the sport bikes and Harley's aren't as likely to be out in the rain! 10 day forecast for Fontana It looks like that every year. I'm not worrying about it. (I'm also bringing rain gear!) I'm just happy to have only 3 more days of work!! And thanks to working until 8pm last night, I might be leaving early today!!! :motor:
GreenCactus Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 I found this video on NAM... It doesn't help with Dragon Brain or getting work done, but that's ok.
Brian0758 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 It looks like that every year. I'm not worrying about it. (I'm also bringing rain gear!) I'm just happy to have only 3 more days of work!! And thanks to working until 8pm last night, I might be leaving early today!!! :motor: I quit looking at the weather because it is so hard to predict around Fontana. Being surrounded by the mountains it can be raining all around the area but the Village is dry. I am so so ready to get outa here :banghead: and head down :motor: I am know thinking it might be worth leaving Sunday, staying somewhere about halfway and then plan on an early arrival on Monday :questionmark: 2012 Jeep Rubicon
Brian0758 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 While at work not wanting to be here, I was thinking about food I would love to have lunch at the Filling Station one day during MOTD. Their Cuban has been voted " The best Cuban sandwich around " :rock: Here is the link to their website . . http://www.thefillingstationdeli.com/ Anyone interested :questionmark: 2012 Jeep Rubicon
Poison Ivy Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 That sounds good for Monday lunch. Especially if we don't get the cabin until later in the afternoon (I'm assuming, I have no idea what time check in starts).
GreenCactus Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Sounds fun! It interferes with my plan to have a grilled cheese at Deals Gap everyday, so we'll see. I could always eat twice...
cmcveay Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Sounds fun! It interferes with my plan to have a grilled cheese at Deals Gap everyday, so we'll see. I could always eat twice... Grilled Cheese to go and enjoy it WITH the cuban and friends! 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon "Homer" 2012 MB/CR JCW R55 "Merlin" Sold 2009 LB/LB R56 "Archie" Sold
IndiCooper Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Daniel and I were thinking about going out to the Heinzelmannchen Brewery and Bridal Falls on Monday, maybe we'll stop by and have a sandwich with yall before we head over to the brewery:rock:
