"Agrajag" (Agrajag)
03/11/2014 at 22:04 • Filed to: None
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"Agrajag" (Agrajag)
03/11/2014 at 22:04 • Filed to: None | 0
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Didn't know these existed until today. Just saw someone driving around with one of these hanging off the back of their 5 series. I can understand deploying this after you're parked, but driving around with one?
Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:07 |
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Yeah, the city. People destroy your plastic bumpers on these new cars. My old Mercedes I take has no problem, hit me with your best shot, no marks!
Dusty Ventures
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:07 |
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Too lazy to take it out and put it back in every time
jkm7680
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:08 |
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I've got the plastic strip, dime store version. I only use it while parallel parking, you actually aren't supposed to use them while driving. Some people hat them and think they are ugly, but you are keeping your car nice by having one.
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Agrajag
> Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken
03/11/2014 at 22:09 |
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They must have been a commuter because there is maybe 1 mile worth of street parking in my whole county. W123 right? I got one myself.
carcrasher88
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:15 |
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There's actually at least one case of this over on IMCDb !
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Agrajag
> Dusty Ventures
03/11/2014 at 22:16 |
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Amazon reviews seem to confirm what I thought. Leaving it hanging there causes the straps to wear through and scratch your paint.
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Dusty Ventures
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:17 |
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"Yeah, but I'd rather deal with the damage later than the extra 20 seconds to retract and deploy it now"
/typicallazydriver
Lekker
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:17 |
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I just kept the bumper that was rear ended on, new one sits on the living room. And the damage? Well its a scuff and all, but so what? I got a brand new bumper sitting on it. I'll keep it for when I NEED to replace it, or shit even make a buck off it if you get rear ended again with the old one! haha.
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Agrajag
> carcrasher88
03/11/2014 at 22:18 |
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Someone there linked to this .
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Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:19 |
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I am retired, I go to Tokyo on the bus and train mostly, but other places I drive. When I'm in San Francisco I usually find a garage but sometimes you can get lucky, I see many bumpers pock marked in SF.
cbell04
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:20 |
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Question: Dude is your car wearing a fanny pack?
Answer: No! Its a bumper bully!
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Agrajag
> cbell04
03/11/2014 at 22:21 |
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Haha. I'm going to make one of these with a flap so you can store stuff in it. It will be called the Trunk Trunk.
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carcrasher88
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:21 |
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Yeah, that was me. Same username.
I help out a lot there. I've posted a couple cars, helped identify many vehicles.
Most people there are quite friendly, just like many here.
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Agrajag
> carcrasher88
03/11/2014 at 22:23 |
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I had no idea that site existed. As a movie and obvious car fan I am intrigued.
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cbell04
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:24 |
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That one got me good. Was just thinking when you cover the front of a car its a bra they could have at least come up with a suggestive name. :)
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carcrasher88
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:25 |
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They've also got one for vehicles in video games, too. I've helped out a lot there, too.
They're both great websites.
It's a "Porch-uh"
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:28 |
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I see these all over Manhattan every time I'm out there.
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Agrajag
> carcrasher88
03/11/2014 at 22:35 |
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Link? Also, I'm an idiot for not looking at the username, haha.
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Agrajag
> It's a "Porch-uh"
03/11/2014 at 22:37 |
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I live a far cry from street parking, so it seemed quite weird to me.
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carcrasher88
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 22:39 |
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JasonStern911
> Agrajag
03/11/2014 at 23:42 |
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smart husband.
ReallyColorful
> Agrajag
03/12/2014 at 00:38 |
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I get surprised when I see a car in NY without one.
appguy
> Agrajag
03/05/2015 at 02:09 |
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When you drive with that hanging over your bumper, it moves around and causes more wear than it's protecting you from. Even taking it out when you park isn't good because it contacts the same part of your bumper paint every time and wears out that part. Here is the solution. It's called the Bumper Bot. (Caveat: I invented it.) thebumperbot.com. The second generation model will have cameras that activate when someone hits your bumper and video the offenders' license plate and upload the video to your phone.