"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
10/09/2018 at 21:34 • Filed to: None
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"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
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Spanfeller is a twat
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/09/2018 at 21:56 |
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Yet ANoTHER PrEtTy car fALls VIctiM tO THE Us’ sTupiD BumPeR REgUlATiONS. iF I OWNeD THIS CLS450, i’D fIND A WAY tO reMOvE THeSE poSThASte.
AdverseMartyr
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/09/2018 at 22:03 |
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Well, I mean... its true. Perhaps Mercedes would worry about if the market refused to buy their cars with the stupid thrown on things, but it’s been a cost effective solution for decades so why should they change. My guess is it’s almost a selling point/tradition for them at this point.
Nauraushaun
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/09/2018 at 22:06 |
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Eh. It’s always just a US thing. It depends how much they want to redesign the car to fit US regulations.
The car is perfectly fine in countries such as the UK, Germany, Italy, China, Japan, Australia and NZ, Canada I should think, and probably a hundred other markets as well.
It’s 1 country with these stupid laws, and if the citizens of that country have to suffer, maybe Merc just doesn’t really care.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/09/2018 at 22:16 |
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The S class looks like a jellybean but this looks like it passed through the origami dimension
The Dummy Gummy
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/09/2018 at 22:25 |
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I actually like Mack a lot. I hope Jalopnik drafts him in the first round when he graduates college. His articles were well written and funny.
Svend
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/09/2018 at 22:26 |
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Ye’, but it’s just a North American only thing.
Why should car companies spend so much R&D on something just for two possibly three countries?
Hell Ford aren’t even going to sell the Fiesta and Focus in North America so why should a foreign company invest more than they need to to make it compliant for such a small number of countries with a small number of sales?
Also the U.S. who brought in the dumb rule have such lax vehicle inspections they can simply remove them, what police force, etc... is going to know any different, it’s Canada following the U.S. silly rule that have inspections.
Milky
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/09/2018 at 22:32 |
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Side note: Steve is good people, I miss my old neighbor.
Gave me a ride in these back in the day.
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Milky
> Spanfeller is a twat
10/09/2018 at 22:43 |
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Tell me where my mans is wrong tho.
PM_ME_YOUR_TURBO
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/10/2018 at 03:25 |
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Why spend money to ruin the design of a car just for only * one country* ?
Does that make sense to you?
jimz
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/10/2018 at 04:42 |
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Worrying about a couple of little “bumps” when the EU pedestrian impact regulations have basically ruined the looks of every car on the market is... well, let’s just say he sounds like every other 12 year old who thinks pretending to be a self loathing American makes him sound smart.
BigBlock440
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
10/10/2018 at 07:29 |
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I don’t even see what he’s talking about.
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Milky
> BigBlock440
10/10/2018 at 09:41 |
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These are the new impact bumpers.
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BigBlock440
> Milky
10/10/2018 at 10:36 |
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Wow, I thought that ended in the 70's. Though that garden edging on the back they’re protecting doesn’t help the looks much either.