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Title: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 29 May 2013, 15:01:46
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-22700172

 :o :o :o
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: the alarming man on 29 May 2013, 15:06:43
that did'nt look too bad a car...obvisously before the accicent...mind you the one below did'nt fair too well either!!!!




(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af107/engineer1_bucket/ooppss.jpg) (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/engineer1_bucket/media/ooppss.jpg.html)

Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 29 May 2013, 15:15:59
Wouldn't like to be the officer who did that, imagine trying to explain it to his traffic Insp.   ??? ??? ::) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: doz on 29 May 2013, 15:23:53
Coming soon to a dodgy car sales near you...........  ::)
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: the alarming man on 29 May 2013, 15:28:22
Wouldn't like to be the officer who did that, imagine trying to explain it to his traffic Insp.   ??? ??? ::) ;D ;D ;D



errr no neither would i lol....well it was like this sir........



it always amazes me how anybody driving a landy get air in a car that weighs circa 2-2.5 tones lol
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: slowboy on 29 May 2013, 15:29:29
oops
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: omega3000 on 29 May 2013, 16:24:22
that did'nt look too bad a car...obvisously before the accicent...mind you the one below did'nt fair too well either!!!!




(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af107/engineer1_bucket/ooppss.jpg) (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/engineer1_bucket/media/ooppss.jpg.html)


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/svoman2300/Smilies/pat.gif)
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 May 2013, 17:31:39
They are known for being unstable at speed.

I know that back in the late 1970s Hampshire Police stopped using Range Rovers after they lost two officers when one over-turned during a chase. :'( :'( :'(

They still aren't designed for speed. ;)
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: the alarming man on 29 May 2013, 17:47:50
that is intresting as my car is very stable at speed...in fact i had to steer around accident just last week at 65 mph ish...done it as safely as the omega...no i think its just very bad driving coupled with the fact it as a high centre of gravity....but it is what it is....meant to be used off road :y
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: r1 on 29 May 2013, 17:49:35
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: the alarming man on 29 May 2013, 17:57:08
yes i think they did...there was also put into blue water :y
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: henryd on 29 May 2013, 18:40:05
yes i think they did...there was also put into blue water :y

If its a Disco with sunroofs no need to put it in water,bloody thing will self fill :-[
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 May 2013, 18:51:34
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.

Yes, but double decker buses were always tested on a ramp tipping them sideways to a frightening degree.

Here is an example of that testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

But at speed you wouldn't want to weave a double decker bus at 70 plus, as it is just not designed for speed.  That is why racing cars are very low to the ground for greater high speed stability.  A Range Rover will never have that advantage.  I have lost count how many 4x4's I have seen on their sides over the years.  Weaving at even 65 mph is pushing your luck ;)
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: MR MISTER on 29 May 2013, 19:08:00
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.

Yes, but double decker buses were always tested on a ramp tipping them sideways to a frightening degree.

Here is an example of that testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

But at speed you wouldn't want to weave a double decker bus at 70 plus, as it is just not designed for speed.  That is why racing cars are very low to the ground for greater high speed stability.  A Range Rover will never have that advantage.  I have lost count how many 4x4's I have seen on their sides over the years.  Weaving at even 65 mph is pushing your luck ;)
Are these 4x4's on their side through trying to avoid you Lizzie?
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Elite Pete on 29 May 2013, 19:15:50
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.

Yes, but double decker buses were always tested on a ramp tipping them sideways to a frightening degree.

Here is an example of that testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

But at speed you wouldn't want to weave a double decker bus at 70 plus, as it is just not designed for speed.  That is why racing cars are very low to the ground for greater high speed stability.  A Range Rover will never have that advantage.  I have lost count how many 4x4's I have seen on their sides over the years.  Weaving at even 65 mph is pushing your luck ;)
Are these 4x4's on their side through trying to avoid you Lizzie?
:o ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 May 2013, 19:33:42
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.

Yes, but double decker buses were always tested on a ramp tipping them sideways to a frightening degree.

Here is an example of that testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

But at speed you wouldn't want to weave a double decker bus at 70 plus, as it is just not designed for speed.  That is why racing cars are very low to the ground for greater high speed stability.  A Range Rover will never have that advantage.  I have lost count how many 4x4's I have seen on their sides over the years.  Weaving at even 65 mph is pushing your luck ;)
Are these 4x4's on their side through trying to avoid you Lizzie?

I wish they had been trying to avoid me Steve! (Welcome back by the way; lovely to see you again! :y :y :y)

However, the times they have held me up whilst on their sides on motorways! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr >:( >:(   

 ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Van Helsing on 29 May 2013, 20:32:59
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.

Yes, but double decker buses were always tested on a ramp tipping them sideways to a frightening degree.

Here is an example of that testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

But at speed you wouldn't want to weave a double decker bus at 70 plus, as it is just not designed for speed.  That is why racing cars are very low to the ground for greater high speed stability.  A Range Rover will never have that advantage.  I have lost count how many 4x4's I have seen on their sides over the years.  Weaving at even 65 mph is pushing your luck ;)
Are these 4x4's on their side through trying to avoid you Lizzie?

ssh, careful what you say, Big sister is watching......... :-X
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: MR MISTER on 29 May 2013, 20:34:00
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.

Yes, but double decker buses were always tested on a ramp tipping them sideways to a frightening degree.

Here is an example of that testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

But at speed you wouldn't want to weave a double decker bus at 70 plus, as it is just not designed for speed.  That is why racing cars are very low to the ground for greater high speed stability.  A Range Rover will never have that advantage.  I have lost count how many 4x4's I have seen on their sides over the years.  Weaving at even 65 mph is pushing your luck ;)
Are these 4x4's on their side through trying to avoid you Lizzie?

ssh, careful what you say, Big sister is watching......... :-X
Yes. I read that. :-X
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 May 2013, 20:51:58
didn't land rover have a advert with a landrover climbing a wall years ago.

Yes, but double decker buses were always tested on a ramp tipping them sideways to a frightening degree.

Here is an example of that testing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2_T4WVnnFU

But at speed you wouldn't want to weave a double decker bus at 70 plus, as it is just not designed for speed.  That is why racing cars are very low to the ground for greater high speed stability.  A Range Rover will never have that advantage.  I have lost count how many 4x4's I have seen on their sides over the years.  Weaving at even 65 mph is pushing your luck ;)
Are these 4x4's on their side through trying to avoid you Lizzie?

ssh, careful what you say, Big sister is watching......... :-X
Yes. I read that. :-X


Trouble is I have lost track of who is who! :o :o :o :o :o :o

Still their individual MO will show the truth. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: MR MISTER on 29 May 2013, 20:58:35
That's why this is occurring, Lizzie. So you won't know who is saying what. ;D
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 29 May 2013, 20:59:23
phew.. I cant follow the threads ???
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Vamps on 29 May 2013, 20:59:37
That's why this is occurring, Lizzie. So you won't know who is saying what. ;D

 :D :D :D
Title: Re: I know Land Rovers can go anywhere but......Oooooops!!!
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 29 May 2013, 21:00:10
That's why this is occurring, Lizzie. So you won't know who is saying what. ;D

Yeah, but you are already up to 747576 77 posts you crafty devil! ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D