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    Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Has nobody seen this vid before? It's been around for years... IIRC the story was that this was at an Autocross and the driver overtorqued the lugnuts to the point of stripping every single one of the studs.


    good game nooblar.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/03/09

    @Plecostomus needs GALVANIZED SCREWS: I'm stupid, I didn't read the whole post.

    Nevermind.
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    Image of Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    To quote Nitro from "Down Periscope"


    [wavs.unclebubby.com]

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    Image of Chrisnyc1213 Chrisnyc1213
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    See all those lines on the "freeway?" It's called a "parking lot."
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    06/03/09

    @Chrisnyc1213: Ahh.. so you've seen the Don Valley Parkway.. (only real highway that goes north out of downtown Toronto)


    with that said.. a qotd..


    Why is it that parkways are roads, but driveways are parking spots?

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    Image of 1000songs 1000songs
    06/03/09

    @Chrisnyc1213: See all those lines of "letters"? Their called "words", and when you read them all they make "sentences" and "paragraphs".
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/03/09

    @1000songs: ZING!
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    Image of JackIrish JackIrish
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Just and FYI, this happened at a SCCA type event..not a freeway..
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/03/09

    @JackIrish: So does that make it better, or worse?
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Apparently his tire guy went to Tire College, but called in sick on Lug Nut Day.
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    Image of My X-type is too a real Jaguar My X-type is too a real Jaguar
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel...
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/03/09

    @My X-type is too a real Jaguar:

    ...With four flying tires and a car in the field.


    I've had some bad times,

    I've lived through some sad times,

    But this time the hurtin' won't heal.

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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    I lost a wheel on my truck once.. best i can figure is that someone was trying to steal the wheels and got scared off, how 8 lugs can come loose is beyond me.. was driving along and then BAM.. rear axle is on the ground.. driving on the brake drum.. (3/4 ton truck) and then i notice the wheel passing me, heading directly at a tow truck driver who just happens to be walking up the side of the road, who skips out of the way and give me the stink eye, like, how dare you throw your wheel at me..
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Losing all your rubber can be very bad. Just wait 9 months.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/03/09

    @.357-Wingman of Syrax: You don't even have to lose all of it.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    I wish you hadn't linked the video of that poor FD, because it makes me cry every time.


    What exactly were these Swiss folks thinking switching over to summer tires in June though? Unless they live way up in the mountains and have to deal with sporadic snowstorms, shouldn't they have swapped tires months ago? I'll hazard a guess that someone who drives on winter tires this late probably doesn't have much of an interest or concern in automotive things, so using the wrong bolts or not torquing things down properly isn't exactly inconceivable for someone like this.


    Hopefully it was a really crappy car...

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    Image of PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.
    06/03/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Or a really late winter, I just swapped off mine a couple weeks ago due to the fact that we were still getting snow here in Alberta.
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    Image of Steve Neill Steve Neill
    06/03/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Finally, I find the woman of my dreams.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/03/09

    @PowerTryp: Yeah, but you're in the fictitious land of Canadia. Switzerland is very mildly climatated, so I would imagine their snows have been gone for many months.
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    Image of PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party. PowerTryp is holding a Fiesta party.
    06/03/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: Fictitiously awesome! Wheres Dearthair to back me up here?
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/03/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: On a regular year you would be right, but I was just there two weeks ago, and there was still snow at 3000~4000' altitudes...

    I so glad I live somewhere (the SF Bay Area) where I can run summer tires year round!
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/03/09

    @Steve Neill: ...and she is already taken. Bummer... Isn't that how it always goes?


    Oh wait, not for me! :D

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/03/09

    @PowerTryp: I'm not Dearthair, but I'm here.



    Go Canada!
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/03/09

    @Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: I was too, until I came to the snowy lands of New York. I thought the all-seasons on my Miata would cut it, but nooooooooo...
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/03/09

    @.357-Wingman of Syrax: @PowerTryp: Heh, don't worry, I know there are a lot of you on here. Someday I'll make it up to America's Hat, I promise!


    (Do you guys have a term for the United States, like Canada's Sagging Potbelly or something? And if there are any Mexicans on here, I'd love to know what America's Beard refers to the US as!)

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    Image of .357 .357
    06/03/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: I just call it McDonalds.
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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    06/03/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: You do realize that Swizterland is 100% contained withing the Alps, right?
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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    06/03/09

    @DrewAzÉletCsászára: that's within of course. Dammit.
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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    06/03/09

    @DrewAzÉletCsászára: and...oh...screw it
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/03/09

    @DrewAzÉletCsászára: Oh, I know. But check on the weather in Geneva or Lucerne or Zurich or Bern- I bet you'll find it hasn't snowed in quite a while.
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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    06/04/09

    @Leeeeena, a Jalopchick: That's true, but if you drive any significant distance in Switzerland you'll soon find yourself on a precarious mountain precipice and those winter tires will come in handy.


    Plus, how vill you get to Zermatt for ze ski wacation wizout ze snow tires?

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Loose lugs leave lucky lad lonely.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/03/09

    @engineerd: Bolts bolt because bonehead bungles buggy!
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/03/09

    @engineerd: Pretty good.
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Torque the lugs
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/03/09

    @Dr.Danger...now with more smarm®: Use force to torque the lugs, Luke.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    I'm pretty absent-minded at times.


    I think I am capable of doing something like this, except I wouldn't improperly install the lug nuts- I would forget them altogether.


    Other than that, I wish we had video.

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    Image of v0ice v0ice
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Strangest freeway I have ever seen.
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    Image of SmaartAasSaabr SmaartAasSaabr
    06/03/09

    @v0ice: yeah that is not an AutoX course? Especially considering the USA-style plate... and the fact we saw the video years ago with it running around cones...
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/03/09

    @SmaartAasSaabr: From the post: Of course, upon hearing this we immediately thought of the above video classic where an RX7 loses all its rubber after the driver failed to torque things down, though it's on a cone course and at low speeds, not a freeway at high speeds.


    The video was added by Ben as not surprisingly the actual event depicted in the article was not filmed...

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    Image of FlakJack FlakJack
    06/03/09

    In reply to Car Loses All Four Wheels On Swiss Freeway
    Hey, it's Switzerland. Just pop it into neutral and everything will turn out fine.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    06/03/09

    @FlakJack: Great.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/03/09

    @FlakJack: +1 Funny man.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/03/09

    @FlakJack: That was funny. And here's a heart click (which I apparently have never given you, although you are very much deserving).
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    Image of goatrope goatrope
    06/03/09

    @boosted-lego-wagon -> now boosted to 350hp: I thought it was rather cheesy.
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    06/03/09

    @goatrope: I love cheese. I'm eating cheese right now!
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    @goatrope: Yeah, that story is full of holes too.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    06/03/09

    @FlakJack: That comment was pure gold. Heart-clicky.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    06/03/09

    @FlakJack: Too perfect. I click you now.
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    @FlakJack: Another clicky! You're cleaning up!
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    @FlakJack: Thanks for the love all! Sometimes even a blind squirrel finds nuts, etc.
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