Toppled Scorpio on Golf course road,Ggn

esteem_lover · 13th June 2007, 16:06

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

No vehicle can be safe so long as you have a crazy driver in it.

Wise words seem to be flowing out of you this week. Well said. It is one thing to drive fast, totally a different thing to attempt some stupid maneuver at that speed.

lohithrao · 13th June 2007, 16:37

Opps looks bad!

Have seen couple of innova's toppled too.

gd1418 · 13th June 2007, 20:46

I left my pad at 9:10 this morning and how come I didn't see this?? Did this happen after that or much before or on the stretch of road after crossing genpact? And if it happened much before then the cops were fast enough to remove the wreck.

The impact seems quite intense as the vehicle toppled and rolled over the pavement and landed on the Exotica lawns..

NIP · 22nd June 2007, 20:13

passenger shell looks intact. seems like it wasn't fatal in spite of turtling. gotta hand it to the scorpio there. seems like another case of idiotic and rash driving.

mobike008 · 22nd June 2007, 20:42

This is getting scary. How come people are still buying the scorpios after its so infamous. Suspension rectified or not, it looks likey paying a price to get toppled. In fact, i saw in some magazines a couple of female celebrities who own this vehicle vouch for it in mumbai traffic as they feel safe and guarded in this big vehicle, looks like it aint so true after all.

Godfather · 22nd June 2007, 20:47

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Originally Posted by mobike008

In fact, i saw in some magazines a couple of female celebrities who own this vehicle vouch for it in mumbai traffic as they feel safe and guarded in this big vehicle, looks like it aint so true after all.

Go at 40 Kmph and this is like a Tank.. Go faster and it will turn Turtle before you can say SAFE.

Godfather

NIP · 22nd June 2007, 22:29

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Originally Posted by Godfather

Go at 40 Kmph and this is like a Tank.. Go faster and it will turn Turtle before you can say SAFE.

Godfather

thats hardly true. i drive my scorpio extensively on the higlways and feel perfectly safe. depends who's at the wheel and how you drive.

zenopio · 22nd June 2007, 22:48

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Originally Posted by NIP

thats hardly true. i drive my scorpio extensively on the higlways and feel perfectly safe. depends who's at the wheel and how you drive.

ya buddy even i drive my scorpio at high speeds on high ways. feel the same, that too after istalling fat rubber the road grip also increased a lot in my scorpio, i never felt unsafe at high speeds, i did 155 km/h with out any problem. it all depends upon the person who is driving, but, donno why people dont like scorpio. if u handle it nicely its a good vechicle.

even safaris can topple at high speeds

w 12 · 23rd June 2007, 06:42

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Originally Posted by Godfather

Go at 40 Kmph and this is like a Tank.. Go faster and it will turn Turtle before you can say SAFE.

Godfather

Ridiculous. how many scorpios have you toppled at 40.1 kmph to make that statement?

You can love your ride and think it is the best by all means but that does not mean you make sweeping generalisations on vehicles you do not know.

P>S> the safari handles like Porsche boxster or the ferrari at high speeds and it does not topple or turn turtle even with brain dead morons at the wheel., as it defies laws of gravity and physics.

rks · 23rd June 2007, 09:24

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Originally Posted by zenopio

ya buddy even i drive my scorpio at high speeds on high ways. feel the same, that too after istalling fat rubber the road grip also increased a lot in my scorpio, i never felt unsafe at high speeds, i did 155 km/h with out any problem. it all depends upon the person who is driving, but, donno why people dont like scorpio. if u handle it nicely its a good vechicle.

even safaris can topple at high speeds

Fatter rubber will increase track and make vehicle less prone to toppling. If vehicle is top heavy, grippier tyres could make it more prone to toppling. Take care.

vkochar · 23rd June 2007, 11:34

Hmm.. And I was in this other thread reading comparisons between a Safari & Scorpio as to which of the 2 is better, I also added on there that it is my wish to own one of these cars one day as my family thinks SUV's are dangerous ( have heard too many bad stories about accidents in these ). I am just thinking these cars are made so tough, I suppose this is a good example of Bad driving / Drunk driving - maybe. Or is it just that these cars should not be driven after a certain speed limit crossed ??

Godfather · 23rd June 2007, 15:06

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Originally Posted by w 12

Ridiculous. how many scorpios have you toppled at 40.1 kmph to make that statement?

I have driven a Scorpio from Bangalore to Tirupur.. I know how it handles.. I am not making baseless statements..

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Originally Posted by w 12

You can love your ride and think it is the best by all means but that does not mean you make sweeping generalisations on vehicles you do not know.

Again.. Read my reply above.

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Originally Posted by w 12

it does not topple or turn turtle even with brain dead morons at the wheel.

I did not know that you drove the Safari..

Godfather

pogusingh · 23rd June 2007, 17:50

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Originally Posted by Godfather

I have driven a Scorpio from Bangalore to Tirupur.. I know how it handles.. I am not making baseless statements..

Again.. Read my reply above.

I did not know that you drove the Safari..

Godfather

And I thought the Scorpio Vs Safari battle was on in some other thread

low_bass_makker · 23rd June 2007, 17:56

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Originally Posted by rks

Fatter rubber will increase track and make vehicle less prone to toppling. If vehicle is top heavy, grippier tyres could make it more prone to toppling. Take care.

how come sir....what is the reason...

mobike008 · 23rd June 2007, 18:01

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

how come sir....what is the reason...

Even i am

. Please explain

13th June 2007, 16:37	#17
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Opps looks bad! Have seen couple of innova's toppled too.
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13th June 2007, 20:46	#18
gd1418 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,578 Thanked: 728 Times View My Garage	I left my pad at 9:10 this morning and how come I didn't see this?? Did this happen after that or much before or on the stretch of road after crossing genpact? And if it happened much before then the cops were fast enough to remove the wreck. The impact seems quite intense as the vehicle toppled and rolled over the pavement and landed on the Exotica lawns..
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22nd June 2007, 20:13	#19
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,180 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	passenger shell looks intact. seems like it wasn't fatal in spite of turtling. gotta hand it to the scorpio there. seems like another case of idiotic and rash driving.
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22nd June 2007, 20:42	#20
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,800 Times View My Garage	This is getting scary. How come people are still buying the scorpios after its so infamous. Suspension rectified or not, it looks likey paying a price to get toppled. In fact, i saw in some magazines a couple of female celebrities who own this vehicle vouch for it in mumbai traffic as they feel safe and guarded in this big vehicle, looks like it aint so true after all.
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23rd June 2007, 11:34	#26
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	Hmm.. And I was in this other thread reading comparisons between a Safari & Scorpio as to which of the 2 is better, I also added on there that it is my wish to own one of these cars one day as my family thinks SUV's are dangerous ( have heard too many bad stories about accidents in these ). I am just thinking these cars are made so tough, I suppose this is a good example of Bad driving / Drunk driving - maybe. Or is it just that these cars should not be driven after a certain speed limit crossed ??
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