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Old 09-19-2009, 12:23 PM
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So I was driving down I95 and...........





Thought this was funny. and a little dangerous.
 
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Old 09-19-2009, 12:28 PM
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What a moron
 
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Old 09-19-2009, 12:29 PM
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1st Gen S10 FTW!!!!



P.S. us texans see this far too often with trucks and cars going to Mexico. Example here's one i saw a while back.

V6 F150:


 
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Old 09-19-2009, 12:35 PM
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I think you got me beat.
 
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Where do they think they are, Indonesia?
 
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Old 09-19-2009, 01:00 PM
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Is tandem towing like that even LEGAL in Texas?
 
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Old 09-19-2009, 01:36 PM
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Is tandem towing like that even LEGAL in Texas?
It might be if the driver has a commercial license.

That arrangement looks pretty unsafe, though.
 
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Old 09-19-2009, 02:00 PM
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You CANNOT get on I35 without seeing packs of those cars heading to Mexico. They will always have "IN TOW" written on the back window of the last car. I saw one a couple weeks ago where the guy misspelled and wrote "IN TOWN" on the back.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 12:48 AM
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Those v6 f150s will run circles around everything... eh? lol
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 12:50 AM
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That white F-150 looks like it survived a Mad Max movie.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 12:53 AM
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Is tandem towing like that even LEGAL in Texas?
I know it isn't in Ohio, where I grew up. It is definitely unsafe.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 02:00 AM
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Thats awesome.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 03:28 AM
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That white F-150 looks like it survived a Mad Max movie.
Was in one... I'm not sure it survived.
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 06:43 AM
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Look at the front wheels - camber just a bit off?
 
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Old 09-20-2009, 11:20 AM
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Look at the front wheels - camber just a bit off?
increased camber means sports car like handling, even while towing two cars
 


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