While not defending the X5 driver in any way, my wife used to do something remotely similar while parking that she said she learned in Driver's Ed. She said the Instructor told them that the car turns sharper under power (because of the differential), so a little gas right at the end of the parking maneuver will help get your big-ass SUV squarely in the too-tiny parking spot easier. The first few times she did this, I nearly jumped out the window, fearing something exactly like this was about to happen. When she told me why she did it, I said, "Forget everything that guy taught you, and don't ever do that again".
Was this video filmed in Scottsdale, AZ? If it was I think we can find one of the culprits. #bmwx5
Good for Hyundai. I bet that buys a fair bit of customer loyalty, and makes others think that the company cares about their customers. Best and cheapest advertising they could have.
Personally, I'd rather get a car that an X5 can't crush so easily. #bmwx5
@CptSevere: Agreed. Contrary to many here that think it was solely a publicity stunt (and part of it certainly was), I think it was more of a "Don't be scared to drive a small car, even an ass-hat like this wouldn't kill you".... #bmwx5
@coupeZ600: Yeah, sure it was a publicity stunt, but what the hell, it did some good, and I'll bet that the person who got his car replaced is glad for it. Nothing wrong with positive publicity when a corporation does a good thing. Nothing wrong here at all. Good karma. #bmwx5
Hyundai PR Guy 1: "Should we give them a new car, or should we offer to pay their deductible?"
Hyundai PR Guy2: "Definitely a new car - our hard costs will be lower that way." #bmwx5
Yeah, It's not like anything a large company does is going to be anything but a PR stunt. That being said, this is the first of heard of it, so it's not like they're milking it. And besides, it warms the cockles of my heart, which is an improvement from their previous lukewarm temperature. #bmwx5
@FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Other than a certain amount of notoriety, the "62 year old Richmond Hill woman has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident".
@Ash78, gleaming the cubicle: Now that you have my mind in the gutter.. I'm sure the Bimmer left a streak of rubber on the nose of the Hyundai. So the correct term would be instead:
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See this link for some true life Proto Spirra hoonage. enjoy.
[www.facebook.com] #hyundaigenesis
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I read about how they might fit a 590hp bi-turbo V6 in it. Now that's something Koreans could be proud of. #hyundaigenesis
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'asian vette'
Looks like an anime version of the ZR1 #hyundaigenesis
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@jbh11126: I now know what the headlights remind me of. #hyundaigenesis
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But now this puts the car in a whole new light for me...
some kind of asian propaganda sent to the US to destroy all....
take over the streets and, NO, I definitely didn't say it but...
actually beat a vette? #hyundaigenesis
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Was this video filmed in Scottsdale, AZ? If it was I think we can find one of the culprits. #bmwx5
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Personally, I'd rather get a car that an X5 can't crush so easily. #bmwx5
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Time to call in CSI #bmwx5
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The bad news is that he got a new Hyundai. #bmwx5
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this was the replacement they sent... #bmwx5
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Hey! Maybe Saturn will give me a new car!
Oh, wait... #bmwx5
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Hyundai PR Guy2: "Definitely a new car - our hard costs will be lower that way." #bmwx5
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From the Globe and Mail: [www.theglobeandmail.com] #bmwx5
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Dirty Sanchez
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Good PR is good. #bmwx5