The offical Mythbuster "Car Skip" Thread by BMTFIERO
Started on : 12-16-2009 09:16 PM
Replies : 161
Last post by : Tiny on 12-21-2009 09:28 PM
Dec 16th, 2009
BMTFIERO Member Posts: 1187 From: Beaumont, TX Registered: Dec 2007
If you are like me then you are glued to the TV after the show post your thoughts
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87antuzzi Member Posts: 11151 From: Surrounded by corn. Registered: Feb 2009
I'm watching it as I type. Koula commerical is on now
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Mike Gonzalez Member Posts: 5093 From: Colorado Springs, CO. USA Registered: Jul 2001
When they "painted" (photoshopped) the car yellow it looked like they swapped cars to me for some reason, gonna hafta rewing and look closer.
Also looked like Mr. Mikes seats in the first White one
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Larryh86GT Member Posts: 1757 From: Near sunny Buffalo NY Registered: Jan 2008
Epic fail
------------------ Without question the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza. -- Dave Barry
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thedrue Member Posts: 1104 From: Vancouver, WA USA Registered: Feb 2009
so... why did they jump it? of course its gonna flip! RIP yellow GT
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87antuzzi Member Posts: 11151 From: Surrounded by corn. Registered: Feb 2009
That was awsome!!! Poor fiero
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americasfuture2k Member Posts: 7131 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Registered: Jan 2006
quote Originally posted by americasfuture2k: oh my god no no no no nien nien nien !!!!!!!
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Mike Gonzalez Member Posts: 5093 From: Colorado Springs, CO. USA Registered: Jul 2001
She held together pretty good though.
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Jordan87SE Member Posts: 167 From: Henderson, Ky, U.S. Registered: Nov 2009
the car held up really well though!
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winger1955 Member Posts: 579 From: toledo-ohio-usa Registered: Jan 2008
i wonder if they will sell it for parts?
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americasfuture2k Member Posts: 7131 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Registered: Jan 2006
yea it did. i want those tail light reflectors! screw the clear lenses, theyre trashed anyways
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CenTexIndy Member Posts: 3061 From: Waco, Texas, USA Registered: Mar 2006
The car was the same. I liked the overspray that was on the tailights where they used "Mythbusters" to cover the "Pontiac". Nice set-up for the remote driving (nothing new for them). At least it wasn't a true Yellow GT. I would've liked to have had the Mr. Mike's seats though before they wrecked it.
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jscott1 Member Posts: 21676 From: Houston, TX , USA Registered: Dec 2001
What was the title of this episode? Trying to set TIVO for upcoming show
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Mike Gonzalez Member Posts: 5093 From: Colorado Springs, CO. USA Registered: Jul 2001
quote Originally posted by jscott1: What was the title of this episode? Trying to set TIVO for upcoming show
"hidden nasties"
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pete 2m4 Member Posts: 867 From: allentown pa. Registered: May 2009
It was sicking to watch!!!! Why why a Fiero? Theres plenty of japanese junk out there to destroy. Well mythbusters are on my do not ever watch this show list. I wanted to kill all of them when they started laughing at the destroyed fiero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO fiero deserves that fate. #(*^%$# &**$#@ hole mythbuster!!!!!!!!! RIP Fiero
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Jefrysuko Member Posts: 3491 From: Oreana IL Registered: Apr 2000
That was BS. They fubared the ramp in order to intentionally make it flip. I hope they don't try it again.
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thedrue Member Posts: 1104 From: Vancouver, WA USA Registered: Feb 2009
lol, mythbusters has been on my wont watch list before... the episode where they stuck a dead pig in a nice C4 for like 4 months made me sick... At least this is more interesting than that, and to be honest if I ever have to skip across water I will know if it is at all feasible or not.
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katatak Member Posts: 7136 From: Omaha, NE USA Registered: Apr 2008
Stay tuned. They are not done. They are going to jump another Fiero in a few minutes.... Looks like a notchie this time around
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americasfuture2k Member Posts: 7131 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Registered: Jan 2006
that wasnt the one with the front end metal fire flames over the bumper. theres more to come...
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yellowstone Member Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
They wanted to have a car with similar weight distribution to the Lamborghini...
quote Originally posted by pete 2m4: It was sicking to watch!!!! Why why a Fiero?
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yellowstone Member Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
No, they were replicating the movie theme and there was a ramp there. Now they're trying again with different parameters.
quote Originally posted by Jefrysuko: That was BS. They fubared the ramp in order to intentionally make it flip. I hope they don't try it again.
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rpro Member Posts: 2920 From: Rockledge, FL Registered: Jun 2006
The ramp was short an steep. All it did was jolt the car into a nose-down attitude. Sheesh, that was 30 minutes I'll never get back.
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NCTyphoonKid Member Posts: 1277 From: Trinity, NC USA Registered: Jun 2008
they're going to be using the gold se they have it looks like anyway
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redwingshat Member Posts: 108 From: Reisterstown, MD Registered: Feb 2009
Hopefully this one will turn out better
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heavyRfoot Member Posts: 627 From: york, pa Registered: May 2007
i think they are about to do it again with another one. what a$$es they are i will never watch them again. that was a waste of a good runnig fiero. they should have found a crappy jap car like a honda or something in that iffect. i know for one i would have like to have tha poor fiero
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katatak Member Posts: 7136 From: Omaha, NE USA Registered: Apr 2008
That second one looks to be in pretty nice shape!
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redwingshat Member Posts: 108 From: Reisterstown, MD Registered: Feb 2009
Jessi has no faith in the Fiero saying since its older i can't get up to the speeds they need tsk tsk tsk
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Jake_Dragon Member Posts: 32990 From: USA Registered: Jan 2001
Car one
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ironhead Member Posts: 16 From: St. Francis, MN Registered: Mar 2009
what a waste
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katatak Member Posts: 7136 From: Omaha, NE USA Registered: Apr 2008
Nothing like a little NOS to get a little more punch from the old 2.8!
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BMTFIERO Member Posts: 1187 From: Beaumont, TX Registered: Dec 2007
My Car can reach speeds of 100MPH all day long
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Darksyde Member Posts: 611 From: Tonawanda,NY Registered: Oct 2009
here we go......what will happen......
well i'll be damned........it skips better then a veyron
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Jordan87SE Member Posts: 167 From: Henderson, Ky, U.S. Registered: Nov 2009
it made across
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americasfuture2k Member Posts: 7131 From: Edmond, Oklahoma Registered: Jan 2006
it made it!!! it made it!!! it made it!!! it made it!!! it made it!!! it made it!!! it made it!!!
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Mike Gonzalez Member Posts: 5093 From: Colorado Springs, CO. USA Registered: Jul 2001
It worked ! Lost the nose though.
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redwingshat Member Posts: 108 From: Reisterstown, MD Registered: Feb 2009
That was cool, to bad it lost its nose Grant need to react faster
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Jefrysuko Member Posts: 3491 From: Oreana IL Registered: Apr 2000
quote Originally posted by yellowstone: No, they were replicating the movie theme and there was a ramp there. Now they're trying again with different parameters.
You didn't get my point. They made the ramp much shorter than it was in the movie with the intention of upsetting the pitch and getting to nose down.
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Mike Gonzalez Member Posts: 5093 From: Colorado Springs, CO. USA Registered: Jul 2001
they both still run/ drive
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thedrue Member Posts: 1104 From: Vancouver, WA USA Registered: Feb 2009
so why didnt they have a better exit strategy? The car would have come out better if it didn't go crashing into the dirt!
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yellowstone Member Posts: 9299 From: Düsseldorf/Germany Registered: Jun 2003
Both !!!! Fieros still drive under their own power! Even the yellow one that cartwheeled.
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