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I've had some POS vehicles.....

3K views 38 replies 29 participants last post by  steveo 
#1 ·
But nothing like this.

Outside the Warren Home Depot on Hoover.



Has an impressively bent frame.


Not sure how the driveshaft stays in this thing.
 
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#5 ·
Those generation trucks from '95 up, the front of the bed was mounted by sheet metal standoffs from the back of the cab. When the cab mounts rot off, the bed only falls 2 inches, the cab falls 6, taco'ing the truck.

GM designers best work!
 
#8 ·
I can't help but think that at one time that was a nice vehicle. it's a shame when people drive something into the ground like that and couldn't care at all. just like contractors that spend 40K on a new truck and not more then 3 months later it looks like a damn demo derby car.
 
#10 ·
Wtf you talking about? That is a sweet chev. It probobly has 300,000+ miles on it like most I see in that shape.

I know what you mean about people trashing their work trucks.If a contractor shows up in that old pos,I have no problem.If a contractor shows up in a two yr old truck full of dents and a wasted box side,his bid goes in the circular file.If you cant take care of your equiptment,you cant work for me.
 
#13 ·
I saw one like that at scrap yard. Hauling stuff in. Saw better looking trucks in the scrap pile. I have pic on my lap top that I cannot post. When opened the doors almost hit the ground. And two bigger people piled out. Kind of like clowns in a circus car.
 
#19 ·
I too wish we had inspections.....not to the level that pa or ca has....just something to keep unsafe shit off the road. Working in the auto repair industry i know the amount of broke ass unsafe shit that is out there driving around and its down right scary. And, with no inspection, people have no motivation to fix it....they will keep blowing their cash on fast food, beer and smokes while driving their broke shit till it does not move. It would be great to be able to red tag it so they either fix it or park it. I don't care if you drive a old rusty pos....but atleast make sure the critcal systems ( stopping, steering, ect) are in good shape rather than endangering everyone you share the road with

:end rant:
 
#20 ·
but atleast make sure the critcal systems ( stopping, steering, ect) are in good shape rather than endangering everyone you share the road with

:end rant:
define your thresholds of "good shape" - anything that takes more distance to stop than say a porsche 911 gt2, or can't corner like a Rossion is unsafe in my opinion. it's a miracle we don't all die every day we get in a car.
 
#22 ·
Not having emission checks or annual inspections is one of the great things about living in Michigan.

All trucks have the bed sag over time.

People drive what they can. I have driven A LOT of pos just to get me to A-B. Usually until I flew by a cop going 20+ over then I parked it for a few weeks.

That truck is not that bad at all. The owner may have gotten to the IDGAF stage. Or maybe they found a truck on CL for 1k they they could haul stuff around while remodeling there house then sell for parts.

Lots more you need to know before taking a picture of someones ride and bashing it publicly.
 
#24 ·
I have seen truck that looks like piles of fuck, but are mechanically perfect, all the best parts, good steering, brakes and suspension. I have also seen trucks that looks super nice and the steering and suspension is loose, and brakes don't work worth a fuck.
 
#37 ·
The video of the chevy truck taco'ing, the extricator is at fault, nobody rolls vehicles over end for end, it should have been pulled from the side. My guess is they deliberately bent the frame in half, for whatever reason unknown. Probably because the rest of the truck was totaled by the frozen water and ice body work that took place.
 
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