Ignition Test - Danger Knee Shutoff Results

"McMike" (mcmike) 06/16/2014 at 10:00 • Filed to: will it knee, chevrolet camaro, recalls, GM, tutu153, mini, jaguar, vanagon

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Yesterday, I decided to run Patrick George's !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with the cars at the house.

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I am very happy to report that I should be OK.

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Stay tuned for next week's edition of #dangerkneeshutoff

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:01

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Best Vine ever this week.

Racescort666 > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:02

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The last one is killing me.

Crocket Bernet > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:02

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Do it for the vine!!!!!!!!!

spanfucker retire bitch > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:04

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Thanks to push-button start, I don't got shit to worry about either.

Now I just have to play the waiting game to see if Mazda is affected by all of this Takata crap.

oldestyoungn > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:06

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These are beautiful. Thank you sir for this great start to my day.

willkinton247 > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:12

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I really hope this makes it to the FP. Absolutely hilarious.

Also, you have some very wonderful cars. What VW and Honda do you have?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:20

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I have nothing to fear, #pushbuttonstart

Highball! > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:25

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No problem here! Thanks Saab!

Victorious Secret > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:29

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#pushbuttonmasterrace

MrHands1 > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:29

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Someone please put a SAAB ignition Vine in there. I would, but I don't have a Vine. XD

PumpedSump > Highball! 06/16/2014 at 10:31

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Well... I ran into a problem with the ignition turning off on my Saab three times. First time was about 30mph in town. Buddy hit it as he was reaching for a bag in the back seat. Figured it out before we hit 20mph. Second time was at about 70mph on the highway with my then-GF and we decided to try... uhhh... yeah. Freaked out, but figured it out very quickly. Decided to try again about 2 minutes later... ended the same way. Called it quits on that.

Scootin159 > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:33

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I know an S2000 would fail this test - we've had a few cars die on course due to the driver hitting the key with their knee.

jbmadness > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:35

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Danger Knee Shutoff? Silly world, you don't know where to put the key, BORK!

Pcleez > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:35

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This is fantastic. Flying shoe in the mini had me losing it.

KommanderKool > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:36

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Oh my god! if you accidentally bump this you'll have no power steering, airbags or power to drive away! The federal government should totally fix this somehow!

tonered > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:38

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Crap. Just recovered from a seizure. Need. Video. Game. Warning. =P

FlyFlyAway > Victorious Secret 06/16/2014 at 10:39

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That button position looks dangerous. If I were to extend my middle finger, whilst selecting third gear...

Scaggnetti > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 06/16/2014 at 10:40

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Our SHO locked up a primary turbo this weekend while my wife was taking the kid to the swimming pool. At only 70k miles. She loves the car, hope this thing isn't going to turn into a huge headache. :(((((((((

Victorious Secret > FlyFlyAway 06/16/2014 at 10:42

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Well...I guess I should test this...

If I die in a fiery death, you know why.

Jason Parker > Victorious Secret 06/16/2014 at 10:42

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Veloster Turbo?

Mailbox Cancer > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:42

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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:42

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These made my morning haha

iaintafraidofnoghost > FlyFlyAway 06/16/2014 at 10:43

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What if you were trying to hit the hazard button and hit a bump?

Dave T > PumpedSump 06/16/2014 at 10:45

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Second time was at about 70mph on the highway with my then-GF and we decided to try... uhhh... yeah.

Best argument against buying a Saab that I've ever heard.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Scaggnetti 06/16/2014 at 10:45

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Primary turbo? It's a twin turbo, not sequential or compound. So probably a front or a rear turbo?

Do you have extended warranty? Otherwise I imagine you still have a shot at Ford at least picking up part of the tab on the repairs. Because that shouldn't fail that early, I'd love to know what caused it to lock up though...

LongbowMkII > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:45

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Hey! You stole my shoe!

PumpedSump > Dave T 06/16/2014 at 10:46

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And for bench seats? God, I miss when you could get bench seats in something that wasn't a pick-up.

PS9 > Victorious Secret 06/16/2014 at 10:49

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Raptor Jesus cannot be destroyed by mere gasoline flames!

Meteor flames however...

Racescort666 > KommanderKool 06/16/2014 at 10:49

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I can't tell you how many times I've stalled a motorcycle in the middle of an intersection. Thank god Harleys can be restarted in gear with only the clutch pulled in.

Victorious Secret > PS9 06/16/2014 at 10:49

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Lets not talk about those days :(

PS9 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 06/16/2014 at 10:50

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It's gotta be an oil line thing.

LTK > McMike 06/16/2014 at 10:52

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In all seriousness, why do their airbags still stop working if the engine dies?!

Takuro Spirit > Highball! 06/16/2014 at 10:52

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#DANGERWRISTSHUTOFF

KommanderKool > Racescort666 06/16/2014 at 10:53

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I've never ridden a bike that can't be started in gear with the clutch in. My GSX-R just cuts off if you drop the kickstand while in gear

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > PS9 06/16/2014 at 10:56

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Maybe, the F150's are having trouble with buildup in the Intercooler being sucked into the turbo's. Highly recommended to install a catch can. But since this a SHO (with the same engine) I am curious what the cause is.

McMike > LTK 06/16/2014 at 10:57

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It has nothing to do with the engine not running.

If you stalled your car, run out of gas, or the engine quit on its own, the key would still be in the "on" position, and the airbags would still work.

Switching the ignition off (either by knee, or the bad switch in the Cobalt) also kills the engine.... but also kills everything else but the radio.

Racescort666 > KommanderKool 06/16/2014 at 11:19

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Most of the time (I think every bike I've ridden) will let you restart with just the clutch if you stall it. However, I have ridden bikes before that won't start cold (i.e. you didn't just stall it) without being in neutral.

The kickstand is a good one too. I took a motorcycle class that had a bike (Rebel 250 I think) with a bad kickstand interlock. It wouldn't crank but we could bump start it so the instructor and I pushed it up to as fast as we could, I jumped on and bumped it. I was the only one he let ride that bike. Good times.

Jerk Dently > FlyFlyAway 06/16/2014 at 11:21

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or if your front seat passenger is an asshole

PatBateman > McMike 06/16/2014 at 11:24

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Number 4.

#dangertoeshutoff

McMike > PatBateman 06/16/2014 at 11:27

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Apply only after #danger sole shutoff is not unsuccessful

SpikeFiend > KommanderKool 06/16/2014 at 11:29

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Don't forget that you are also directed into the nearest tree when you lose power.

Stradale > FlyFlyAway 06/16/2014 at 11:30

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If you were serious and actually wondering on my Nissan you can push the button all you want and it don't do nothing while driving.

Strange Noises Alou > McMike 06/16/2014 at 11:37

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because in a life or death situation, I want the *radio* to be the one thing that works.

McMike > Strange Noises Alou 06/16/2014 at 11:44

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How about the Radiohead?

TheCrudMan > Stradale 06/16/2014 at 11:57

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Yup. Hold for three seconds or whatever.

TheCrudMan > Victorious Secret 06/16/2014 at 11:57

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Big-ass traction control off button hahaha.

Scaggnetti > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 06/16/2014 at 12:40

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It goes in tomorrow morning first thing, I will keep you posted. ( I just assumed they were sequential) It is definitely the rear turbo that was squealing and then went silent. Car runs and drives right now, just like a slug. Sucks.

yurikaze > McMike 06/16/2014 at 13:15

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If I try this with my Datsun Z, I'm losing a kneecap.

PragmaticPanda > McMike 06/16/2014 at 13:44

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#4 had me laughing out loud, thank you sir!

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > McMike 06/16/2014 at 20:07

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You might want to put a disclaimer in case someone decides to test this, only to get a nice gash.

McMike > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 06/16/2014 at 20:18

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I ENCOURAGE IT!

KommanderKool > Racescort666 06/16/2014 at 22:29

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I nearly tore the damn ignition switch apart before realizing the kickstand was down and I was in gear. So fucking glad I tried to push it and realized it wasn't going anywhere

Racescort666 > KommanderKool 06/16/2014 at 23:57

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Ouch!

Forrest > Victorious Secret 06/17/2014 at 11:36

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what car is this?

FlyFlyAway > Stradale 06/17/2014 at 21:46

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Huh, that's probably a good idea.

FlyFlyAway > FlyFlyAway 06/17/2014 at 21:48

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Sarcasm was intended in my first comment. A difficult thing to convey over the interwebs.