*A Chinese car with a Buick badge on it. PS: Wait until you hear who really designed all those small Chevy's you've been seeing for the last few years - Daewoo of Korea.
it's worth noting that, while it worked, it also puts WAY too much pressure on parts that aren't meant to do that, and absolutely ruined that car in doing so. Honestly, just ramming the other car off the road might have done less damage
Tell me you don't know cars without telling me you don't know cars. Absolutely zero damage was caused here. The rims might have taken a scuff if the tire pressure was too low but we were shown they were fine.
Nothing in this video was any harder on the suspension components than hitting a pothole on a corner. Source: Engineer and casual mechanic
I don’t think you know how springs work. I mean yes this is probably equivalent of driving on fucked up roads for a year but the suspension isn’t fucked from that. They’ll probably need a realignment but that’s about it.
Car engines are designed to cope with this amount of effective lean. They only got to about 30 degrees of lean, most cars can pull at least a full G cornering on good tires which is an effective angle of 45, and they still maintain oil pressure. Even if it tipped beyond that it was only at idle and it would take longer for any real damage to occur.
Ah... yeah, Toyota really dropped the ball with that one. They redesigned the sump to fractionally lower the block and didn't put in adequate oil baffles. From what I've heard, it's fine in a sustained corner but if you are doing chicanes the oil can slosh too much and cause the pickup to suck air.
Addendum: Seems sustained corners can be a problem for them too, they end up with oil pooling in the heads. Not sure why WRX don't seem to have this issue but the NA boxers do, I'm not a subaru guy, but I can say it isn't an issue for any of the traditional V and inline engines I've played with.
I had to do that on a mountain in Scotland. I had just passed a lay-by, so I backed up. Unused to this type of situation, I erred by backing into the spot (which was on my right, i.e. the far side of the car and the near side of the drop-off) instead of backing up straight until I was past the spot so the other driver could have (more safely) pulled into it so I could pass. I almost tumbled off a mountain when no one in the world knew where I was.
lmao, if you honestly believe that no damage was done to the car climbing the wall and riding it like that, then plopping back down did no damage, I've got some deals for you
Fine then, if you believe your "knowledge" is so supreme, explain how damage occurred. Use specifics, since you must know the suspension layout and individual components. Remember, you are talking to a mechanical engineer here.
Kats8652
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funone77
So many dumb ways to die and this guy just got the gift of survivor bias.
ChippinStrata
Impressive . But fuck no.
PorcNoStar
But still impressive
smax410
That’s a fucking Buick
Type17
*A Chinese car with a Buick badge on it. PS: Wait until you hear who really designed all those small Chevy's you've been seeing for the last few years - Daewoo of Korea.
HenryLongfellowIII
Backing up to get it down gracefully was masterful.
diemajorthrilldie
Testing the very limits of the adage 'if it's stupid and it works it isn't stupid' there.
PutItInNeutral
Drive it like a rental.
CongratsYouAreHereNow
I’m shocked to see a Buick in Europe
colinstu
Those are chinese plates. China LOVES black buicks, this is a known phenomena, look it up.
ButtblasterMcAssmaster
Those are not European cars, plates, or environment. China I'd guess.
Resistance1000
Must be a rental.
ButtscratchMcPherson
This kills your axle.
SoftKleenex
Might want to get an alignment done after
milikl
Why? He drives there twice a day
hwatL4bloopy
My suspension said I had to go home
drums4lyfe
Oh thank heavens the paint is untarnished. Now all we need is an entire new set of axles, wheels, suspension....
JAPONfan
I remember, the communism. This was the only way you could lift your car if you wanted to work on it. Terrible for changing tires.
extraDimensionalAnxiety
Now show us where the front bumper is.
speedonthis
Trying to ID where this is. Best guess is China.
gablestout
That license plate is from Weifang, Shandong Province, China
speedonthis
Thank you.
gablestout
Ijustwantquiet
Must be a rental.
kaijuuGold
must be that alpina trim
lonelyrangerofthedreams
Perfect place for a two sides road
RUFingKiddingMe
Impressive doesn't even begin to describe this. I would never have even thought to attempt this.
whereismymind86
it's worth noting that, while it worked, it also puts WAY too much pressure on parts that aren't meant to do that, and absolutely ruined that car in doing so. Honestly, just ramming the other car off the road might have done less damage
Snooj
I wouldn't even do that with someone else's car.
pseudoersatz
Reminds me of our Jamaican bus driver that called all the 9-ft wide mountain trails, “2-lane highways”.
Powerish
On a fucking Buik!!!
Thewreckoning86
Perfect Ad Placement
Quebeker
That car has grippy socks
swofromtherock
Hell yeah
Icanhearwhatyouresayingandtheanswerisno
As long as it’s someone else’s car
captainjuicy
Not the kind of vehicle to be doing that sort of stunt in...
Apothecarius
*Fucks front suspension*
AntiProtonBoy
It’s fine
EverNotRelevant
Looks like the rims got some too
Agouti
Tell me you don't know cars without telling me you don't know cars. Absolutely zero damage was caused here. The rims might have taken a scuff if the tire pressure was too low but we were shown they were fine.
Nothing in this video was any harder on the suspension components than hitting a pothole on a corner. Source: Engineer and casual mechanic
MapleSyrupMafia
The wheels bearings won't be too happy about that...
gilgameshismist
That front suspension is fucked harder than a Christian girl on prom-night.
MyOldUserNameMeantUndeadCocaineButNowItsThis
Best 15 seconds of her life. Then the pregnancy.
jayman0123
It is a red state after all
smax410
I don’t think you know how springs work. I mean yes this is probably equivalent of driving on fucked up roads for a year but the suspension isn’t fucked from that. They’ll probably need a realignment but that’s about it.
fester9
Was about to say goodbye tie rods and ball joints.
ExTechOp
I was wondering how they get the car down from the wall without crushing the right side of the car or the mirror, but this longer version shows that.
UNHchabo
Hell, I'd also worry about oil starvation depending on the engine design.
Agouti
Car engines are designed to cope with this amount of effective lean. They only got to about 30 degrees of lean, most cars can pull at least a full G cornering on good tires which is an effective angle of 45, and they still maintain oil pressure. Even if it tipped beyond that it was only at idle and it would take longer for any real damage to occur.
UNHchabo
Maybe it's just because I've been researching the GR86, hearing the stories people have about that car in particular. 😅
Agouti
Ah... yeah, Toyota really dropped the ball with that one. They redesigned the sump to fractionally lower the block and didn't put in adequate oil baffles. From what I've heard, it's fine in a sustained corner but if you are doing chicanes the oil can slosh too much and cause the pickup to suck air.
Agouti
Addendum: Seems sustained corners can be a problem for them too, they end up with oil pooling in the heads. Not sure why WRX don't seem to have this issue but the NA boxers do, I'm not a subaru guy, but I can say it isn't an issue for any of the traditional V and inline engines I've played with.
Nnoodles
Read: Not enough lube to fuck the suspension sideways...
Adester
This is much more expensive than just driving back to the next pocket to pass each other.
relsky
That would require one of them to let the other one "win."
thirdlittilbird
I feel like the white car could have done a bit more by going a bit further into the grass, doesn't look like an immediate drop down
BriefcaseTacos
which is not possible in this scenario, as the white car has no driver
trythebleucheese
Oh, I was under the impression the other vehicle was broken down
GrandmaSlappy
Backward??????
Spectrem12
yeah, we have no idea where this is located... so it literally could be 6 hours of backwards driving on a single lane road in some bum fuck rural area
AmyBethMegJo
I had to do that on a mountain in Scotland. I had just passed a lay-by, so I backed up. Unused to this type of situation, I erred by backing into the spot (which was on my right, i.e. the far side of the car and the near side of the drop-off) instead of backing up straight until I was past the spot so the other driver could have (more safely) pulled into it so I could pass. I almost tumbled off a mountain when no one in the world knew where I was.
BeaverOnFire
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AmyBethMegJo
If I did, the last 37 years have been some kind of cruel joke!
BeaverOnFire
InablueMule
it has pockets?
QuantumInc
I think he means a spot where the road is wide enough for two, though Often that just means barely enough space to park while the other car drives by.
gablestout
What has it got in its pocketses!?
Agouti
No damage was caused here, how was it expensive?
BriefcaseTacos
lmao, if you honestly believe that no damage was done to the car climbing the wall and riding it like that, then plopping back down did no damage, I've got some deals for you
Agouti
Fine then, if you believe your "knowledge" is so supreme, explain how damage occurred. Use specifics, since you must know the suspension layout and individual components. Remember, you are talking to a mechanical engineer here.
BriefcaseTacos
lmfao, have a seat champ, it's the internet. nobody believes anyone here, genius. shoo, clown.
Agouti
Yeah, that's what I thought. Also lol nice delete
BubblesTheFish
A man chooses. A slave obeys.
Zapathasura
brandonblk
lmao. whats this episode?
Zapathasura
I think it was called the New Zealand Race.
conMan76
this is either very impressive or very stupid...
malakim
Both
conMan76
impressively stupid?
malakim
Possibly