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Ron-P
Ron-P Posts: 8,520
edited June 2008 in The Clubhouse
YouTube - BMW GINA Light Visionary Model: Premiere

Wonder if they provide a sewing kit instead of a spare tire?
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited June 2008
    A shrink wrapped BMW?
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited June 2008
    I do not want to be in that car for the crash.
    Michael ;)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2008
    You'll need a sewing kit if someone keys it.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited June 2008
    This is a car that you'll need a lot of duct tape to fix.
    Carl

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited June 2008
    Bah!
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited June 2008
    Looks like somebody over at BMW had a pair of Vandersteen and thought, "hey, why don't we drape our cars in fabric!"
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  • mule
    mule Posts: 282
    edited June 2008
    Dam cool, but, at 80 its got to be like sheets flappin in the wind
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited June 2008
    1 rock thru that cloth an into your chest would not be fun.

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,201
    edited June 2008
    It's a cool desing. Alot of questions I have. I'd like to see it at the next auto show.

    I got an open mine. It's kind a cool. You could change the color is 2 hours yourself.

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2008
    Neato.

    I'd love to know what you guys think the plastic shell of a modern car does in a crash (hint : nothing).
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited June 2008
    mantis wrote: »
    I got an open mine.
    Dan

    You got an open mine? COOL! Where is it? What do you mine? Can I ride my dirtbike in it?
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited June 2008
    Jstas wrote: »
    Can I ride my dirtbike in it?

    You want to ride your dirtbike in his open mine?
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited June 2008
    Depends, is it a strip mine of a tunnel mine??
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited June 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Neato.

    I'd love to know what you guys think the plastic shell of a modern car does in a crash (hint : nothing).

    I don't think that sheetmetal contributes much to the crash worthiness of a car, either. Granted, more then plastic, but still not much.
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited June 2008
    Anything but inovative. The BMW insignia is that of an aircraft prop in motion; it harkens back to their aircraft building days that ended with the fall of the Third Reich.

    In those days aircraft were covered in fabric. Think of the Piper Cub, the Taylorcraft and the Beechcraft Stagerwing. In fact, virtually all the aircraft from the Golden Age of Aviation were fabric covered. And no, they do not flap in the wind; even at 150 knots.

    You would definitely want to keep that car garaged. Fabric and sunlight don't mix that well.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited June 2008
    Demiurge wrote: »
    You want to ride your dirtbike in his open mine?

    Sure, why not? If it's an open mine like a strip mine, might be fun. If it's a "conventional" mine and has railroad tracks, I might get my hat and whip and play Indiana Jones.

    Wanna come along?
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited June 2008
    For all those single guys and gals, your car can wink for you.LOL

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2008
    Wow, that's pretty awesome. I haven't decided how practical it really is, but it is an awesome idea with a lot of cool possibilities.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited June 2008
    I was thinking the same thing as dcmeigs. Take a look at any ultralight plane. They're all just simple structures wrapped in a fabric. Kind of cool but durability, reliability and maintenance are hard obstacles to overcome.
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