2nd Gen R59 Roadster Most liked posts in thread: How does your roadster looks like right now

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  1. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #22 minimark, May 9, 2016
    Stu..stutter...
     
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    #23 BlimeyCabrio, May 9, 2016
    Couldn't find a roadster rollover test. But here's the first gen cabrio, plus some other cars with active roll hoops. Note that ALL the cars' occupants' heads make lethal contact with the pavement.

    [ame="http://youtu.be/K6h7wqLqJ0U"]Rollover test 3 cabrio - Test αναÄÃÂοÀή ÄÃÂιÎν cabrio - ADAC - YouTube[/ame]

    Also note that the vast majority of roll-over accidents don't happen on a race track. And many are induced by collision with another vehicle.

    There's a reason my car has a roll cage, halo seat, and six-point harnesses. Because that's the only way to reliably survive a rollover incident in pretty much any convertible. I've walked away from one... Because of the first real roll bar and harness.
     
  3. TG.

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    #24 TG., May 9, 2016
    Last edited: May 9, 2016
    I knew you would comment...
    Still no roadster :biggrin5:

    Ouch, poor dummy....

    What was the circumstances of your roll over? Street or race?

    I totally agree a lot of roll over will happen on the road.
    One can never predict being hit by an other vehicle. That said I still think the statistics are in our favor and I'm not going to worry too much about it for as long as I'm an attentive and aware driver, which I am 99% of the time.
     
  4. Crashton

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    #25 Crashton, May 10, 2016
    I was resisting posting here, but since minimark posted twice here goes. :D

    Mine is the one on the right.
    [​IMG]
     
  5. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #26 minimark, May 10, 2016
    Twice. Actually I couldn't decide which pic I liked better...so I posted both. Had just taken my dog for a run up to Hanging Rock!

    Nice NA by the way! ;)
     
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    #27 minimark, May 10, 2016
    Here's two more!!! :)[​IMG][​IMG]
     
  7. MCS02

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    #28 MCS02, May 10, 2016
    Is that an MG?:devil:
     
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