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The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!This is a discussion on The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans! within the The Garbage Bin forums, part of the Website Forums category; In the German elk test, The Land Rover Defender flipped, doing only 60 km/h - trying to avoid an elk ... |
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06-27-2007, 10:47 AM
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  |  The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!   In the German elk test, The Land Rover Defender flipped, doing only 60 km/h - trying to avoid an elk in the road. The test blames the bad weight-distribution, bad shock-absorbers and that it's very hard to get a feel of what the front wheels are doing.. The brakes is also reported to be "the worst brakes on a car -ever". The Germans criticize : - no ESP (stability system) - no Airbags, even after the last refurbishment of the model Other cars that have flipped over in the Elk-test is the Suzuki Jimny, Dacia Logan - and the most famous one: The Mercedes-Benz A-klasse - in 1997. Source: and more photos at: News, Auto + Produkte- Elchtest: Land Rover Defender kippt um - auto motor und sport What sort of cornering ability the Germans were expecting of such dinosaur? It's a 59 year old car victim of the British disease what Jeremy Clarkson cleverly described as "Mini Syndrome". Over the years, the United Kingdom have developed an unfounded obsession for "traditions".
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06-27-2007, 10:52 AM
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| Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans! LR Defender is built to run over a poor elk, not to avoid it.  |
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06-27-2007, 11:09 AM
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| Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans! lol second that^.. i dont like this car less for this test.. heck who is as stupid to drive 60 through tight bends with a monster like this? PS The brake issue is worrying though
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06-27-2007, 11:26 AM
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| Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans! I third that. |
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06-27-2007, 12:31 PM
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| Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans! With the Defender you don't swerve around the elk YOU SIMPLY DRIVE THROUGH IT!
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06-27-2007, 12:50 PM
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 | Re: The "No shit Dr. Obvious award" goes to... the Germans!  I like the way the Defender looks -- they should fix its problems -- and modernize it. It's the closest thing to a G class there is ----so it must be cool.   |
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