No. Some people need to learn the hard way.
I have never seen that level of stupidity.. but I have seen enough people tie and strap things to the roof of their car and then realize they can't get in 
Nope. I'd pull over, get out the camera and wait for hilarity to ensue. But then again, my faith in humanity is gone. Gone to the point of "F it, I'm going to sit over here, drink my rum and watch it burn."
Pop a beer and wait for the show.
Notice that this is on the side away from the driver, so there is a good chance he will not notice his problem until he lets the clutch out. Heeheeheee.
I think that problem took care of itself pretty quickly. Kind of like this one:
dculberson wrote: I think that problem took care of itself pretty quickly. Kind of like this one:
What? Ain't all them furrin cars front drive? 
In reply to dculberson:
I hope that was just for a joke photo. If not I wanna see the video of that "run".
mad_machine wrote: I have never seen that level of stupidity.. but I have seen enough people tie and strap things to the roof of their car and then realize they can't get in
Did that once on purpose because I couldn't find any other safe tie-down points. Rolled the window down before tying everything in place, and jumped in Dukes boys style.
That's gonna be fun. 
I've seen both of these pix, and I only wish they were shopped. But I think I see where the straps have chafed on the fender, like he drove it. The only upside is, looking at the plate on the car in the background, that this is evidence that the US doesn't have an exclusive on stupid. Whatever the deal is, I'da happily paid money to witness what happened next in either photo..
dculberson wrote: I think that problem took care of itself pretty quickly. Kind of like this one:
When I had my E28 BMW smogged, the "smog tech" put the front wheels on the rollers. I thought he was gonna pull forward further but then started the test then I yelled out "rear wheel drive!".
I saw some stupid car show that put a awd Lambo Diablo on a 2wd dyno and tied the front wheels. The owner had no idea his car was not rear wheel drive.
Still my favorite of all time.
In reply to Curmudgeon:
towed behind a motorhome?
Ian F wrote: No. Some people need to learn the hard way.
As long as it doesn't put other people or themselves in danger, sure.
If it puts themselves but nobody else in danger, explain what is wrong.
If it puts other people in danger, STOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!
Tom_Spangler wrote:dculberson wrote: I think that problem took care of itself pretty quickly. Kind of like this one:What? Ain't all them furrin cars front drive?
I'm pretty sure that photo WAS staged... the car needed to be parked in that bay, and as a joke they put the tiedowns on the wheels and took a photo.
However, I do recall a guy on USENET who had to have the engine in his Miata replaced and there was a huge gefuffle over it. I forget why it was towed, but the tow company pulled it rear wheels down, and the car was in 1st gear. How fast does a Miata engine rev in first gear and 60+mph?
And then there was the time I narrowly caught the city trying to tow my Subaru away. (I was one minute late on a no parking after 7am street) Subaru lived its entire life shifted into 4wd. They were trying to tow it without dollies.
Ian F wrote: In reply to Curmudgeon: towed behind a motorhome?
Yep. Story goes the owner hooked it up, forgot to put the T case in neutral then took off. I bet that tire smoked like hell before it blew out!
dculberson wrote: I think that problem took care of itself pretty quickly. Kind of like this one:
and that kids is how exocet donors are made
Makes me wonder what a FWD Miata would be like. Would not have been the hit it was, eh?
pinchvalve wrote: Makes me wonder what a FWD Miata would be like. Would not have been the hit it was, eh?
You mean this?
aint nothing wrong with some self-tightening-while-driving straps 
Tom_Spangler wrote:pinchvalve wrote: Makes me wonder what a FWD Miata would be like. Would not have been the hit it was, eh?You mean this?
Or this?
Curmudgeon wrote:Ian F wrote: In reply to Curmudgeon: towed behind a motorhome?Yep. Story goes the owner hooked it up, forgot to put the T case in neutral then took off. I bet that tire smoked like hell before it blew out!
is it wrong that my mind immediately went to the dog in the movie "Vacation"?
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