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Offline old joe

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« on: October 03, 2006, 08:39:39 »
morning all

yet another one

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/03102006/344/hidden-danger-school-run-4x4s.html

pity i find more blind spots on SWMBO little tigra sport then on old joe

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« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2006, 08:49:44 »
Hmm, funny, my Audi evolved into the A4 a few years later and they are the same chassis. Better visibility than a Disco? Hell no!

If people are aware of what they are driving its not a problem anyway, nother great example of stupidity in action.
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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2006, 09:33:21 »
My zafira had an horrendous blindspot on the A piller compared with the disco  :shock:
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2006, 09:57:28 »
this country is going to climb up its own ar***le. if the fact that your car has a blind spot needs pointing out by some under trained glass monky then  i think its time to say england shut the f**k up. ( :D rant over)
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2006, 10:06:53 »
what a load of toss, my rangie has awesome all round visibility

the worst in reality are obviously sports cars or those 5 metre long saloons
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2006, 10:22:09 »
my misses puma is sooooo much worse than my disco.,

so when are they gonna stop waisting all this good money that spend on these surveys on something useful ??????

i really want to use nasty words about these people that keep running 4x4's down without knowing anything about them  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:
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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2006, 10:36:30 »
They are at it again  :cry:  :cry:
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« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2006, 12:22:02 »
Quote from: "karlo"
My zafira had an horrendous blindspot on the A piller compared with the disco  :shock:


Agreed I used to drive a zafira and they are horrible for this

Mind you I now have a meriva, and they are just as bad
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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2006, 12:24:20 »
Research paid for by autoglass, what business is it of theirs anyway?

Does help explain why they charged £826 for my windscreen though :shock:
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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2006, 13:52:51 »
Rather disappointingly bad publicity driven research from an automotive company.  Sounds awfully like they don't want any 4x4 business to me.  I shan't be using them.

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« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2006, 17:20:26 »
TYPICAL ..




showed that the Jeep Grand Cherokee fared particularly badly in tests, with an A-pillar blind spot (A-spot) measuring 14ft 9in (4.5m) - capable of hiding two motorcycles from the driver's view.

Autoglass said the Land Rover Freelander and Hyundai Santa Fe did not perform much better, with both having A-spots of 13ft 6in (4.1m), capable of hiding up to 10 children from view.

Top of the 4x4 pack was the BMW X3 with an A-spot of 7ft 6in (2.3m) - still almost 10 times larger than the best-performing saloon car, the Audi A4. Other results included the Land Rover Discovery 3, with an A-spot of 11ft (3.4m), and the Nissan X-Trail, with an A-spot of 9ft 6in (2.9m) - capable of hiding a small car from view.
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« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2006, 19:45:45 »
My Vectra has a massive blind spot where the mirror is. When I go to the left I can't see anything without lowering my head. :roll:
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