Yeah, I'd buy this

Started by Payman, September 20, 2017, 07:37:17 AM

Cookie Monster

Quote from: veeman on September 22, 2017, 11:19:45 AM
Yes.  A motorcycle is at least more maneuverable and it is obvious that there is no crash protection.  If the  govt allows 4 wheel vehicles with no crash protection, there's nothing to stop the mass market from buying $5,000 new cars and having yearly road fatalities double.  Most cars in many 3rd world countries are rolling Iron Maidens.  That's not a good thing.  These 3 wheel vehicles are very niche and very very low volume.  A new 4 wheel vehicle for $5000 with a new car warranty might be very appealing to a lot of people who struggle to pay rent, put food on the table, and take care of their kids.  A Tata Nano in India costs $2500.  It's good for that market because it's safer than having a family of 4 travel by Vespa which is what a lot of people do.

A $5000 new car would still probably be safer than an equivalent 15 year old car for the same price...
RWD > FWD
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Quote from: 68_427 on November 27, 2016, 07:43:14 AM
Or order from fortune auto and when lyft rider asks why your car feels bumpy you can show them the dyno curve
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shp4man

Popular 3 wheeler in India, I guess.


giant_mtb

I'd rock one of those for sure.

RomanChariot

Quote from: Cookie Monster on September 22, 2017, 11:46:45 AM
A $5000 new car would still probably be safer than an equivalent 15 year old car for the same price...

No it wouldn't. There is no way a $5000 new car is going to come with air bags and anti-lock brakes which were standard equipment on all 15 year old cars.

FoMoJo

Quote from: shp4man on September 22, 2017, 11:55:01 AM
Popular 3 wheeler in India, I guess.


Might not pass a sniff test.
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Soup DeVille

Those are basically like 250cc two-stroker bikes with a house built on them. They're ridiculously awful (and sort of fun, if you're twisted a bit).
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Payman

Yeah, but do they autocross?

FoMoJo

Quote from: Soup DeVille on September 22, 2017, 03:55:01 PM
Those are basically like 250cc two-stroker bikes with a house built on them. They're ridiculously awful (and sort of fun, if you're twisted a bit).
They were the most fun thing during our trip to India last year.  The best part was during the roundabouts when there were about two hundred vehicles of all shapes and sizes, cars, buses, bicycles, scooters and motorbikes included, charging in from all directions and manouvering to line themselves up for their exit point. Each roundabout seemed 3 or 4 lanes deep.

The most memorable ride was with this old Sikh driver, he looked about 80, who never seemed to move his head.  Just kept looking to the front and nudging everybody else out of the way.  It was thrilling.
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." ~ Albert Einstein
"As the saying goes, when you mix science and politics, you get politics."

Soup DeVille

Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

1975 Honda CB750, 1986 Rebel Rascal (sailing dinghy), 2015 Mini Cooper, 2020 Winnebago 31H (E450), 2021 Toyota 4Runner, 2022 Lincoln Aviator

FoMoJo

"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." ~ Albert Einstein
"As the saying goes, when you mix science and politics, you get politics."