Why is "sticking to the road" always supposed to be such a desirable attribute?
To me, that implies that the car takes a lot of power just to overcome the friction.
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You wouldn't ask that question if you'd ever been in a Reliant Robin!
Edited by Chris S on 22/02/2008 at 12:35
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>>Why is "sticking to the road" always supposed to be such a desirable attribute?
Mmm, it's the wheels that stick to the road, not the car, isn't it.
If the wheels don't stick, then the car wastes a lot of power just spinning the wheels.
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"Why is "sticking to the road" always supposed to be such a desirable attribute?"
You've clearly never driven a high-powered RWD car on a greasy road!
Edited by oldnotbold on 22/02/2008 at 14:01
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>>If the wheels don't stick, then the car wastes a lot of power just spinning the wheels.
Surely if the tyres stuck to the road , there would be no movement at all? Woops, don't want to give Ken any ideas now...
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About 2 months I saw a transporter with (If I remember correctly) all silver Audi's ... upside down and sitting normally on top ... It looked very neat and tidy ...
This was in Dundee coming from the Aberdeen direction and heading towards Perth ...
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(If I remember correctly) all silver Audi's
I bet you any money they weren't...
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"all silver Audi's "
Are you sure they were Audi's as Subaru do have this ad thing going on with some bolted to the bottom of the top level of the transporter (engine and transmission removed) and I think they are silver.
Edited by rtj70 on 22/02/2008 at 17:00
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>>Surely if the tyres stuck to the road , there would be no movement at all?
Reductio ad absurdum if the tyres have zero grip then they spin perfectly and the car goes nowhere. Therefore if they have perfect grip at the point of contact there is maximum efficiency.
Obviously they have to release at the point where they are about to be lifted.
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does this mean an illegally parked Subaru can't be impounded...?
just heading to the cloakroom...:)
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Yesterday whilst on the M25 I passed a car transporter where a brand new car on the top deck (AFAICR a Skoda Fabia) had it's reversing light on!
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Cars upside down.
Batmobiles?
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Subaru stunt and a couple of other car marketing stunts shown here
A quick read suggests that there aren't any rude words on this page.
tinyurl.com/ythl7s
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Can someone simply answer the question.
At least two of the posters on this thread have now seen cars on a transporter being transported up side down.
How, and why, is this done?
Is it a Subaru marketing stunt - ie., the transporter exists with the cars fixed as one of the posters suggests, and drives around from dealer to dealer. One poster thinks he saw Audis- could a new Impreza hatch be mistaken for an A3?
Edited by drivewell on 22/02/2008 at 19:22
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Yes ... That is the same transporter that I saw in Dundee ... I knew they were all silver but maybe not Audi's ... It looked strange ... they were all neat and tidy ... exactly under the one on the top ... come to think of it now it was probably an advertising stunt ...
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Can someone simply answer the question.
Try googling 'Mornington Crescent'
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"Can someone simply answer the question."
I thought it had - it sounded like they'd seen the Subaru marketing truck with cars bolted to the bottom of the transporter which is part of the Subaglue marketing campaign.
Try looking at the pictures here: tinyurl.com/39t9ab
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>>Can someone simply answer the question<<
I did in the post you've just replied to. Click the link in my posting and also in others above mine.
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Can someone simply answer the question.
It had already been answered - with proving links - at least 2 times when you posted this. You can't expect to find the answer if you don't actually read the responses.
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