Brum goes global

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TerryG
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Brum goes global

#1 Post by TerryG »

25,000 miles in an Austin 7, I wouldn't want to do that in a Rolls Royce, can you imagine how numb their bottoms must be after that many miles in an 80 year old car?!?!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-23854135
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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#2 Post by kevin »

fantastic adventure though eh!

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#3 Post by Martin Evans »

Didn't they have pneumatic seat cushions in some Austin 7s :?:
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#4 Post by TerryG »

It depends what the owner had for lunch ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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