Corsa VXR... it's mad!

motorguy

Manxman_in_exile wrote: »

The reduction in the number of road deaths over the last 40 years has been amazing. Even more so when you consider the increased number of cars and miles covered.

And the amount of dolts driving on our roads.

fred246

In Germany the doctors go on ambulances to road accidents. A German doctor was telling me how he went to one accident where a group of teenagers in a hot hatch had hit a bridge. He said it was like the scene of an IS execution. The heads had come off and they were trying to match them up with the bodies. It just makes you realise how people get worked up over terrorism but nobody bothers about road deaths. The answer as usual lies with technology. Google knows exactly how people drive. Whenever someone speeds the data should go straight to the police and their insurance company.

motorguy

fred246 wrote: »

In Germany the doctors go on ambulances to road accidents. A German doctor was telling me how he went to one accident where a group of teenagers in a hot hatch had hit a bridge. He said it was like the scene of an IS execution. The heads had come off and they were trying to match them up with the bodies. It just makes you realise how people get worked up over terrorism but nobody bothers about road deaths. The answer as usual lies with technology. Google knows exactly how people drive. Whenever someone speeds the data should go straight to the police and their insurance company.

Accidents happen. A tiny percentage will drive like idiots and have accidents.

Those same people would have killed themselves doing similar in a 1.2 Corsa. When i was younger i'd a friend die in a 90BHP fiesta and another in a 60BHP mini. A passenger was killed when his teenage mate crashed his Metro.

There are black boxes for inexperienced drivers. I think those should be mandatory for new drivers of ANY age.

fred246

What's wrong with black boxes for all drivers?

Retrogamer

Fred246 did you only join this thread to find random ways to wind up and antagonise people or do you have something positive to contribute?

Strider590

[quote=[Deleted User];73016579]No more discussion of road safety then?

More seriously, why on earth not, provided they're not identified individually?[/QUOTE]

Because it's an unrelated subject, one which does not belong here and I myself don't like to see it trivialised by left wing propaganda, which ultimately where this comparison with road accident/deaths comes from.

fred246

I'd better not mention emissions related deaths then?

Johno100

fred246 wrote: »

In Germany the doctors go on ambulances to road accidents. A German doctor was telling me how he went to one accident where a group of teenagers in a hot hatch had hit a bridge. He said it was like the scene of an IS execution. The heads had come off and they were trying to match them up with the bodies. It just makes you realise how people get worked up over terrorism but nobody bothers about road deaths. The answer as usual lies with technology. Google knows exactly how people drive. Whenever someone speeds the data should go straight to the police and their insurance company.

Germany? It's a good job that we have safer roads than Germany and most of the rest of Europe as well.

fred246 wrote: »

I'd better not mention emissions related deaths then?

Yes, please tell us about them.

motorguy

fred246 wrote: »

What's wrong with black boxes for all drivers?

They're not necessary and a privacy intrusion for those of us who can and do drive safely.

If i were an inexperienced driver and needed to prove i was a safe driver, then i'd happily have a black box fitted to my car.

Retrogamer

I bet Fred is a lot of fun at parties.


Back to the topic though, just be weary of hooning the VXR from cold. Cylinder 4 if i remember right tends to run slightly cooler than the rest and it's not uncommon for them to crack pistons if driven hard or at higher miles.
They're one of the few smaller engined cars that sound quite good with aftermarket exhausts as well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXeWXXgxa0