Epic Fail's - Motoring [Read original post, no off topic discussion]

[nstg8a]

ive got pics of that somewhere, i think it lives in my area.

[nipper575]

Originally Posted by zdcol71

Saw this at a track day at Lakeside a while ago. Don't want to offend anyone but it just doesn't work for me. Others may see it as "Epic win"

This is a Skelta G Force, there is one that frequents Targa Tasmania and is always a front runner. As far as I remember, it runs a S2000 engine and gearbox, goes like the clappers.

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/254/skelta-g-force

Ugly as sin, but it destroys many of the exotics that show up.

[JimNiki]

too messy ...

it's like looking at a window sill with 30 knick knacks on it ... you brain doesn't know what to look at ...

[Mad Maxine]

That's gotta be a Lego car that melted in the sun.

[Road Games]

The number plate is miss-spelled , it should say 904 LOL

[zdcol71]

Checked out the link nipper575 posted and it appears it has some rather impressive pedigree. Obviously not an epic fail, but still, imo, a visual assault.

[nipper575]

Completely agree, they even look cheap in real life.

The performance speaks for itself. I'm also a huge fan of the F20C despite all of the negativity I read and hear about them.

[Ben73]

Few weeks ago I saw a dead stock hiace with a BMW badge.
Months ago I saw a ugly Ssaanngyong with a Mercedes badge

[naddis01]

Originally Posted by Ben73

Months ago I saw a ugly Ssaanngyong with a Mercedes badge

Thats not really different to the Chevy badges on Holdens though is it? Don't Ssangyongs have Merc designed motors?

[Danny]

Originally Posted by GTP006

Where is Ralliart these days...

Originally Posted by ebxr82nv

at some gay pride rally by the look of it

Nope, that is an insult to the gay community No self respecting mo would be seen dead in such a car... No chance... haha

This thread is great. Can't believe it took me till now to find it!

[Danny]

Originally Posted by I_Con

I can better that, this one came in for other unrelated work and the owner asked us to have a look at the brakes because their a bit "noisy".

I'm guilty of doing that with My Clio Sport.

Left it so long that it grinded out grooves so god damn deep that when I put the disc onto a record turntable it ACTUALLY played Daft Punk....

EDIT: I'm not dumb, I knew they were shagged, but I just didn't have the cash at the time to get them fixed

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Ben73

Months ago I saw a ugly Ssaanngyong with a Mercedes badge

Thought the SUV versions had them on the back.

[dylancox]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Thought the SUV versions had them on the back.

Almost sure that in some countries the Ssangyong musso was in fact a Mercedes model. In other countries, it was also called a Daewoo Musso. Identity crisis methinks. Go figure.

[Andy777]

my mate just sent me this RavFail by mms, liverpools finest cars

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Ben73

Few weeks ago I saw a dead stock hiace with a BMW badge.
Months ago I saw a ugly Ssaanngyong with a Mercedes badge

When Ssangyong first came to OZ they were badged MB aswell IIRC

[samsy351]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I agree with everyone else. The Chevy badges are ridiculous. I saw a police car with a Chevy badge not long ago.

Someone with a real Chevy should but a slogan on their back window having a go at Commodore drivers with Chevy badges.

Might have already been posted but this cracks me up every time !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkeMvvm5sGA

[nipper575]

LMAO, that floored me.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by samsy351

Might have already been posted but this cracks me up every time !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkeMvvm5sGA

but a goody all the same

[Zedjay]

Originally Posted by outside

i have seen a captiva running around town with the chev bow-tie on it

there are more chevy captiva's than holden captiva's in the world

[20focus05]

That post by I_Con
one way to make you car stop quick, with out touching the brake pedal.
so lucky the pad did not catch the rotor = spinning down the road
A bloke let his brakes do a similar thing. He is not around to tell you about it, because of it!!!!

[388cube_edxr8]

I'm going to buy an Audi, then put a Skoda badge on it just so I can be like all those really cool Commodore drivers.

[ltd_on20s]

http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1

enjoy the finest of british motoring.....

[Riksta]

With the AFF Toy Run tomorrow that I want to take the LTD on, I thought it would be a good time to fix the back brakes which have been a little bit squeaky lately.

I bought all the pads last week, didn't think about rotors. Thought I would start with the wheel that's making the noise, took it off and this is what I found:





So its going to be a quick trip up to get some rotors for it, but why not check the front ones to save two trips?

So I've pulled the front wheel off, to find that they're relatively newish, and so are the pads. They really don't look too bad.

What does look bad is what greeted me when I pulled the wheel off:



Both front tyres are down to metal on the inside, but deceivingly good on the outer.

The two fronts are getting new tyres as I speak, working on the brakes (just stopped for a bite and to post!) and hopefully she'll all be ready for tomorrow! After tomorrow will shed it until I can get it booked in for a wheel alignment, don't want two brand new tyres going the same way those fronts have!

[Alby1]

Hmmm, could be a camber problem.... Haha

[huggiebear]

Originally Posted by Alby1

Hmmm, could be a camber problem.... Haha

nope.. wheel alignment. if it was camber the wheels would look like this

[388cube_edxr8]

^^^^ That was a purpose built car for driving in pipelines, like Jeremy Clarkson did in the Fiesta.

[Jimmyd]

[Nikked]

Hodlens are a good car eh...

[martinijosh]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Hodlens are a good car eh...

Couldn't be any worse than those Holden things.

[Riksta]

Edit: never mind, I re-looked and just figured it out