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Old 07-06-2016, 06:49 AM
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Default our cars are safe!

i'm amazed this guy is alive and well (thankfully!)

https://www.reddit.com/r/S2000/comme..._hydroplaning/

also a reminder to have good tires.
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Looks like another S2k to be bought at auction and sold for parts in Toronto by shady assholes just became available.

Swarm! Swarm!
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Wow, someone on the reddit thread spotted the tires were bald.

I couldn't tell at all!
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to bad nice car good think the guy fine
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Tires, tires, tires. Never skimp on this. For a few hundred dollars, this could've all been avoided.
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Its also very important to check the life of your tires frequently, even more often then every oil change. Soft tires can lose tread very quickly, especially our rear tires.

And I'm always super impressed with how our car holds up in a rollover, usually the windshield frame isnt even fully collapsed, its practically a roll bar it seems
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Originally Posted by CR EH
Its also very important to check the life of your tires frequently, even more often then every oil change. Soft tires can lose tread very quickly, especially our rear tires.

And I'm always super impressed with how our car holds up in a rollover, usually the windshield frame isnt even fully collapsed, its practically a roll bar it seems

It definitely is, I work with Hydroformed A B and C pillars including bows for cars like the Corvette and the tubes are made of special galv steel that are high strength. Before they are sent for assembly they are inspected for splits or cracks to ensure rollover safety.
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Originally Posted by deanob
Originally Posted by CR EH' timestamp='1467832592' post='24010402
Its also very important to check the life of your tires frequently, even more often then every oil change. Soft tires can lose tread very quickly, especially our rear tires.

And I'm always super impressed with how our car holds up in a rollover, usually the windshield frame isnt even fully collapsed, its practically a roll bar it seems

It definitely is, I work with Hydroformed A B and C pillars including bows for cars like the Corvette and the tubes are made of special galv steel that are high strength. Before they are sent for assembly they are inspected for splits or cracks to ensure rollover safety.
From what I understand, Honda states that the window is a reinforced hoop but stops short of calling it a roll bar officially. This is why ASN Canada won't let me get on the track with any event that they are affiliated with, with the stock roll over protection. It isn't officially called a roll bar thus I officially don't have one that is over my head.
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