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sek929 · Mar 23, 2013, 07:21 PM

I had a shit 92 Jetta with to many rough miles, no compression, and chopped suspension. It was an awful vehicle and my favorite car at the same time.

Shaddim · Mar 23, 2013, 10:06 PM

Actually my very first car was a `74 Maverick with an I6, but the engine blew while I still had my permit, 10 days or so before I got my full license.

subego · Mar 24, 2013, 12:31 AM

I went to high school with someone who thought his Yugo was the best car ever. There was a picture of him in the school paper trying to do a "studly lean" on the hood.

"Hey, good lookin'... I'll be back to pick you up later."

ajprice · Mar 25, 2013, 05:45 AM

Car crash news - Be careful out there

Car crash - Audi TT crash - - MSN News UK

BBC News - Man seriously hurt as crash leaves car embedded in home

Keith Shales, 66, who lives in nearby Cotmer Road, said: "When I got there and saw the car through the hole in the hedge I thought 'That looks serious'.

no shit sherlock!

Shaddim · Mar 25, 2013, 08:22 AM

Gotta love British understatement.

P · Mar 25, 2013, 09:38 AM

From the same article:

"At this early stage we could not speculate as to what has caused the crash," he said.

You mean beyond the driver trying to break the land speed record at 2am?

mattyb · Mar 25, 2013, 10:10 AM

Audis and Assholes.

/Ducks.

andi*pandi · Mar 25, 2013, 10:15 AM

Using the beemer as a launch pad, added inspiration.

Phileas · Mar 25, 2013, 10:23 AM

That's what aerodynamic styling gets you.

olePigeon · Mar 25, 2013, 11:54 AM

"Dang, dad! You must've jumped that thing 50 yards!"
"Nothing to be proud of, Russ. ... 50 yards."

P · Mar 25, 2013, 01:08 PM

Not quite 50 yards, but certainly 50 feet. I was bored, and found what I think is the spot on Google maps. It must have taken flight at the curb or so, and then bounced on the BMW.

Phileas · Mar 25, 2013, 01:13 PM

"Honey, did the earth move for you?"

PS: just realized he went through the hedge. Added style points.
If you zoom out of streetview, you can see what most probably happend. High speed, dark night, unexpected bend.

andi*pandi · Mar 25, 2013, 02:09 PM

it's lucky no one's bed was at the impact point.

ajprice · Mar 25, 2013, 05:13 PM

Hadn't seen the streetview, there was an Audi estate on the driveway too, so the TT's flight path was Hedge > 3 Series > Audi > House. Impressive.

Here's a picture of that full flight path to the house.

mattyb · Mar 25, 2013, 05:41 PM

Not a very good advert for the house either, I mean if there was one part of a house that you'd think could withstand a car it would be the corner. Wonder if its even fixable.

Phileas · Mar 25, 2013, 07:19 PM

I wonder how the damage to the garage happend. A glancing blow?

Matty, I was wondering the same thing. That house didn't put up much of a fight.

Shaddim · Mar 26, 2013, 02:54 AM

Great Audi advert, though.

subego · Mar 26, 2013, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by ajprice

Hadn't seen the streetview, there was an Audi estate on the driveway too, so the TT's flight path was Hedge > 3 Series > Audi > House. Impressive.

Here's a picture of that full flight path to the house.

I so wish this would be the new StreetView image for that address.

Shaddim · Apr 8, 2013, 04:21 AM

Leno has a 420hp Focus RS in the Garage:

2010 Ford Focus RS - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube

Laminar · Apr 9, 2013, 04:56 PM

"This video is private."

Does this work?

Shaddim · Apr 9, 2013, 11:07 PM

It is?

Laminar · Apr 11, 2013, 05:30 PM

Not all of us are BFF with Leno.

Shaddim · Apr 11, 2013, 05:39 PM

I doubt he'd remember me if he saw me. I'm not sure why I can see it and you can't.

Oh wait, you're being an asshole again. NM.

imitchellg5 · Apr 11, 2013, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

Leno has a 420hp Focus RS in the Garage:

2010 Ford Focus RS - Jay Leno's Garage - YouTube

That much power to the front wheels? I'll pass.

Shaddim · Apr 11, 2013, 06:59 PM

Supposedly it has a tricky diff that handles it well and minimizes torque steer, but I imagine it would still be noticeable.

imitchellg5 · Apr 11, 2013, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

Supposedly it has a tricky diff that handles it well and minimizes torque steer, but I imagine it would still be noticeable.

When the standard Focus RS with "only" 300 hp came out, Ford promised the same thing, but many reviews said that there was still a fair amount of torque steer. I always wondered why they simply never used the Haldex AWD system from the previous generation Focus ST. It's the same system found in the magnificent Volvo S60 Polestar, so I know it can handle the power.

Shaddim · Apr 11, 2013, 11:33 PM

Likely expense, that's a costly chunk of hardware.

imitchellg5 · Apr 12, 2013, 01:03 AM

They used it in the previous Focus ST though, which also had Volvo's 2.5T. I don't see why the RS couldn't have the same system with little to no modification on Ford's part.

Laminar · Apr 12, 2013, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

I doubt he'd remember me if he saw me. I'm not sure why I can see it and you can't.

Oh wait, you're being an asshole again. NM.

mattyb · Apr 12, 2013, 02:39 PM

For info, I saw the link that Shaddim posted, the same day no problems. Now I can't.

ajprice · Apr 30, 2013, 06:47 AM

Audi vs House, Part II.

Bungalow partially demolished after new �25,000 Audi smashes into wall when convertible driver collapses at the wheel | Mail Online

I think it must be a new crash test standard, other cars were too squishy.

Phileas · Apr 30, 2013, 08:00 AM

That's the problem with convertible drivers. Always collapsing at the wrong time.

olePigeon · Apr 30, 2013, 03:43 PM

I wonder if Top Gear is going to run with this. They have that running bit on Audi owners always parking their cars in places to screw up the view.

imitchellg5 · Apr 30, 2013, 06:08 PM

How do you collapse behind the wheel? You're already sitting down.

BLAZE_MkIV · Apr 30, 2013, 06:11 PM

Collapse as in pass out / rendered unconscious. Not collapse and in building falling down. Ex: My uncle died if a heart attack in this car.

subego · Apr 30, 2013, 08:45 PM

As if crashing wasn't bad enough, the car pooped on the side of the house too.

olePigeon · May 2, 2013, 02:32 PM

Randy Savage died that way. Had a heart attack while driving, crashed and died.

Shaddim · May 2, 2013, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by subego

As if crashing wasn't bad enough, the car pooped on the side of the house too.

Don't things usually poop after they die? We pulled a dead guy from a Ford Explorer several months ago (I volunteer 2 nights /mo at the rescue squad), he'd had a stroke at the wheel then ran off an embankment, and it was gross. Poor fella.

But yeah, what's the deal with Audis attacking homes? I thought their ads were invasive enough.

sek929 · May 2, 2013, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Shaddim

Don't things usually poop after they die?

A close friend of mine had parents who started their own "Bio-clean" business (they were retired EMT workers). One case involved a very portly man who had died, and not been discovered for months. He had melted like an ice cream sandwich on his bed, I was told.

Shaddim · May 2, 2013, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

A close friend of mine had parents who started their own "Bio-clean" business (they were retired EMT workers). One case involved a very portly man who had died, and not been discovered for months. He had melted like an ice cream sandwich on his bed, I was told.

The guy from the Explorer was ~300lbs, and it seemed like 1/3 of that was feces.

reader50 · May 2, 2013, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Phileas

I wonder how the damage to the garage happend. A glancing blow?

The car must have been traveling sideways upon impact. Front of the car hit the house corner. The rear initially hit the garage roof. Then the rear end swung off the roof while the front remained pinned in the house.

If the driver survived, he'll see the reason to have the driver sit on the left side. As it stands, he enjoyed decelerating on the ~~passenger~~ driver-side door.