Alan B
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 11:50 PM |
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New middie...lots of wheels...
Erm......not my cup of tea TBH.....what you think?
http://jalopnik.com/5105964/six+wheeled-covini-c6w-heading-to-production
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wrigglypig
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 11:53 PM |
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Frrom the back its very nice but the front looks like a cut n shut!
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londonsean69
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| posted on 13/12/08 at 11:59 PM |
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looks w@nk
not to mention more complications, expense, maintenance (those last 3 sound like my new woman)
Sean
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 12:10 AM |
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i like the idea of a 6 wheel car (something different) but there's actually no need for that
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clairetoo
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 07:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i like the idea of a 6 wheel car (something different) but there's actually no need for that
Yep - a solution for a non-existent problem .
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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907
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 08:32 AM |
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Nah!
I had enough trouble fitting a 5th wheel. 
Paul G
 
Rescued attachment spare-wheel-s.jpg
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Humbug
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 08:42 AM |
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Apart from the 6 wheels it looks like a Ferarri with different back lights. Plus, the reasoning for 6 wheels seems a bit suspect, e.g.:
- Less risk of front tires deflating - why? Surely each one will still have the same chance of deflating?
- Less risk of aquaplaning - surely more risk, because there will be less weight on each of the front wheels, so increasing the risk of
"floating"?
Don't like.
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designer
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 08:47 AM |
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Some people just have too much money!!
A waste to build it, and a waste to buy it.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 09:49 AM |
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reasons for creating his modern-day six-wheeler:
• Less risk of front tires deflating
• Less risk of aquaplaning
• Better braking
• Better grip
• Better comfort
• Better absorption of frontal impact
My reasons for not creating a modern day six wheeler:
• Cost of having to buy six rather than four new tyres.
• Increased road noise
• Increased fuel consuption due to higher rolling resistance
• Looks rather fugly imo
Anyone else care to add to the list?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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tegwin
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 12:39 PM |
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However... if the EU prevent people from buying FAT tyres for their supercars...
Then having more than 4 wheels might help get round the problem!
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A1
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 01:33 PM |
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whats that about the eu stopping people buying fat tyres??
dont like that...dont see the need to be honest.
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Rod Ends
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 posted on 14/12/08 at 03:57 PM |
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Nothing's new
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Phil.J
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| posted on 14/12/08 at 05:08 PM |
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Lady Penelope's weekend toy!
I think it looks dreadful.
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dinosaurjuice
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| posted on 18/12/08 at 08:21 PM |
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just a thought regarding the above pic,
you could lodge a potato between the two wheels and it would rotate as you drive but not fall out
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akumabito
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| posted on 19/12/08 at 09:04 PM |
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I like that Covini thing though. Just because it's such an oddity. Sure, there is no real point to it. But then again, there really wasn't
any proper reason why the Cizeta Moroder V16T had that odd engine... Nor did the Mercedes 300SL had any real benefit from its gullwing doors.. And
nobody will ever find out what Vector was thinking sticking a 3-speed auto box in a supercar..
They're all collector's items now though just because they are so different from everything else..
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TheGecko
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| posted on 20/12/08 at 02:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by akumabito
Nor did the Mercedes 300SL had any real benefit from its gullwing doors
Actually they were there for a very good reason. The 300SL chassis
uses very deep sill beams and there just wasn't anywhere for a conventional door to go thus, the the gullwings. And an legendary shape was born
Here's a chassis pic snatched from the net to give some idea.
Dominic
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