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11,000hp put through pair of tyres.
ETA: Looking closer, I don't think that motor is feeling very well.
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11,000hp put through pair of tyres.
ETA: Looking closer, I don't think that motor is feeling very well.
Notice the size of the sidewalls. No low profile for them. Nor in F1 for many years. And yet you see loads of cars with hardly any rubber at all.11,000hp put through pair of tyres.
ETA: Looking closer, I don't think that motor is feeling very well.
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There is a good benefit of ultra low tyres though. You barely notice a blow out. Unlike something with a high sidewall.
I have had a few on cars with 20" wheels and 35 or 40 sidewalls and you can barely feel the difference.
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You'll notice the ultra low profile when you hit a 3" deep pothole.
Exactly that's why I had to be recovered 5 times. No spare wheel. 19" wheels were fine. 20s were a menace.You'll notice the ultra low profile when you hit a 3" deep pothole.
Boy racers would always say nice wheels mate. What size are they. I would reply 245s. They would look baffled - they only judge cars by the diameter of the wheel not the width
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Tesla are better made in China and Germany nowBut I don't disagree on leccy cars - only the fact that to achieve further range many of them are fitted with tyres that optimise economy over ultimate grip.
I wouldn't mind a Tesla - only they are shoddily built in America
As a side you go on about thin tyres, just checked and my skinny tyre ev has wider tyres than my late merc c220
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Dunno what the issue is. Plenty of chargers about.
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All these cars, all these issues, all the boasts about speeding around all these potholes that you manage to find, are you finally confessing to be a very poor driver ?Exactly that's why I had to be recovered 5 times. No spare wheel. 19" wheels were fine. 20s were a menace.
Boy racers would always say nice wheels mate. What size are they. I would reply 245s. They would look baffled - they only judge cars by the diameter of the wheel not the width
Nearly all of the weight is on the back wheels, and at higher speeds they actually get narrower and taller, acting as a higher gearing.Dragsters
Why are the wheels at the back so big? Down force doesn't apply until you reach higher speeds!
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Its all acedemic as the safety lobby, will have 20 mph and maybe 40 if your lucky on motorways, to reduce accidents caused by all the folks playing with all the cars widgets as the drive is so boring
I suspect the steady reduction of speed limits (even on roads where there's no extra houses, junctions etc for 30-years), while cars brakes, suspension, handling & safety have improved massively - is because the unspoken purpose (Pauses to don Tinfoil Hat
).......is to erode the journey time advantage and convenience of personal motorised transport v buses, trains etc.
People won't voluntarily "give up" the car (in whatever form) - so I expect we'll see the steady, relentless, inexorable squeeze applied to take away their attraction and advantages - through increasing costs and restricting speeds and limiting where the car can go, park, be used at all (all in the name of public safety, health & savings the planet, natch) - until the car falls out-of-favour.
To that end (& to replace revenues lost from the ICE) I would bet a tidy sum that the EV (and more besides) that uses the highway - will be focussed on and increasingly charged in turn.
Logic says that the EV is "Stage 1" to get us out of the ICE. Achieve that - and the next stages logically are to drastically cull all personal motorised transport (my guess the "reason" will be the damage to the planet of all the resources, so the Govt are "forced" to draconially tax "for our own good").
Then, the fossil fuel & the minerals will last maybe hundreds of years longer, to be enjoyed by the very wealthy - to whom the expense is irrelevant.
It's not "Tinfoil Hat" lunacy when you take an overview of the direction the world is taking.
Sadly it's very true. Particularly amongst the left.I suspect the steady reduction of speed limits (even on roads where there's no extra houses, junctions etc for 30-years), while cars brakes, suspension, handling & safety have improved massively - is because the unspoken purpose (Pauses to don Tinfoil Hat
...is to erode the journey time advantage and convenience of personal motorised transport v buses, trains etc.
People won't voluntarily "give up" the car (in whatever form) - so I expect we'll see the steady, relentless, inexorable squeeze applied to take away their attraction and advantages - through increasing costs and restricting speeds and limiting where the car can go, park, be used at all (all in the name of public safety, health & savings the planet, natch) - until the car falls out-of-favour.
To that end (& to replace revenues lost from the ICE) I would bet a tidy sum that the EV (and more besides) that uses the highway - will be focussed on and increasingly charged in turn.
Logic says that the EV is "Stage 1" to get us out of the ICE. Achieve that - and the next stages logically are to drastically cull all personal motorised transport (my guess the "reason" will be the damage to the planet of all the resources, so the Govt are "forced" to draconially tax "for our own good").
Then, the fossil fuel & the minerals will last maybe hundreds of years longer, to be enjoyed by the very wealthy - to whom the expense is irrelevant.
It's not "Tinfoil Hat" lunacy when you take an overview of the direction the world is taking.
The Welsh assembly wants everyone on public transport so they can be controlled and manipulated. They have said the new 20mph limit is to stop people using their cars and switch to busses and bicycles. Or walk more. In Wales in December. Not going to happen!
They have also refused to upgrade the M4 near Newport.
They spent millions on a huge upgrade to the A465. And have imposed a 50mph limit. It used to be 60. Loads of sections on the M4 are now 50mph as well. People hate it but keep voting them in due to the name of the party!
If it was me I would ban all political parties and only allow independents.
I live in a very rural area. This is Wales. The roads are shocking. Too narrow to swerve to avoid a pothole. 20" wheels are the problem. But I don't get to choose on a hire car.
Clean licence and touch wood only 1 non fault accident since 1988. Considering I do very high milages not bad I think. Although I was given a driving ASBO which I had thrown out. Rather amusing at my age
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No, not a shortage. It’s just now highly taxed and beyond the means of the great unwashed.
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Yes you do, it’s called rejecting, if the vehicle is not fit for your personal use you can choose another. Ie, one suitable for hooning around and aiming at potholes. Maybe even an EV.
Sadly the best cars were usually on very low profile tyres. Not a problem at the moment. I am in a swb Sprinter van. Next I hope to have a Ford Ranger Wildtrack. Need something to tow my trailer I have almost finished building.
I would have an EV. Be ideal for my 40 mile each way commute.
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