Notices
Scion tC 1G Owners Lounge
2005-2010 [ANT10]

Why so many flipped tCs?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 06-08-2006, 05:49 AM
  #21  
Junior Member
5 Year Member
 
jcflowers84's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Washington,PA
Posts: 14
Default

a kid i went to school with rolled a pontiac feiro around 2000 with a friend in the car and they both got pretty messed up but lived
jcflowers84 is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 02:12 PM
  #22  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
Scikotics
SL Member
Team ScioNRG
 
krdshrk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Posts: 3,712
Default

Originally Posted by ack154
Someone said it... I have to post it!



You're welcome.



I just cracked up at work.
krdshrk is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 03:54 PM
  #23  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
lludacrisboy's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: NY
Posts: 202
Default

if a Tc flipps is that entire glass roof going to just shatterd and cut us all up to pieces or is it stronger then that?
lludacrisboy is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 03:57 PM
  #24  
Senior Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
1ahBSP's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: RenoBiggestLilCityMyAss
Posts: 318
Default

lol VTECCCC vroooOOOOm VTEC
1ahBSP is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 04:05 PM
  #25  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Team ScioNRG
 
atodak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NH
Posts: 1,046
Default

Originally Posted by lludacrisboy
if a Tc flipps is that entire glass roof going to just shatterd and cut us all up to pieces or is it stronger then that?
not if its tinted
atodak is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 04:28 PM
  #26  
Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
MR2Racer28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Temple City, CA
Posts: 35
Default

it is because stupid people do stupid stuff. The tC wont rollover in any normal situation.
MR2Racer28 is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 04:32 PM
  #27  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
R2D2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 985
Default

Originally Posted by MR2Racer28
The tC wont rollover in any normal situation.
^ On the same token any car going fast enough can potentially roll over.
R2D2 is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 04:38 PM
  #28  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
scionofPCFL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Redneck Riveria
Posts: 2,409
Default

Originally Posted by lludacrisboy
if a Tc flipps is that entire glass roof going to just shatterd and cut us all up to pieces or is it stronger then that?
Razor sharp shards of skull splitting silicon based shrapnell will slice through your skin like a thousand Ninja swords of death! You would consider yourself lucky if you were to survive with 3/4 of your limbs in tact


Nah, I'm just kiddin. The term you are looking for is "tempered" glass. No sharp edges on the broken pieces, but you still wouldn't want to swallow them or have any lodged in your eye.
scionofPCFL is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 10:49 PM
  #29  
Junior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
 
WannaTc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 12
Default

My brothers flipped when we hit one of those big wooden fench posts....sideways going 60. Flipped over on the roof skidded 25 feet, hit an enbankment nosefirst, then flipped back over onto its wheels and came to a stop.

http://www.wreckedscions.com/gallery/SciontC/8b53
WannaTc is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 11:33 PM
  #30  
Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
wolfe's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 87
Default

Just ouf of interest, is the tC's power steering speed sensative?
wolfe is offline  
Old 06-08-2006, 11:54 PM
  #31  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

SL Member
iTrader: (1)
 
jwaggz82's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Earth
Posts: 6,259
Default

Originally Posted by wolfe
Just ouf of interest, is the tC's power steering speed sensative?
no.
jwaggz82 is offline  
Old 06-09-2006, 02:40 AM
  #32  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
06SuperWhite_SoCal_tC's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,761
Default

Some cars are more likely to flip than others, but all can potentially flip. With given circumstances.
06SuperWhite_SoCal_tC is offline  
Old 06-09-2006, 01:03 PM
  #33  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
Team ScioNRG
 
atodak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: NH
Posts: 1,046
Default

Does having sway bars make the car more prone too flipping?
atodak is offline  
Old 06-11-2006, 01:06 AM
  #34  
Senior Member
10 Year Member
5 Year Member

SL Member
iTrader: (3)
 
toeveryhour's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 6,024
Default

I doubt it's stronger than that... Whole weight of the car when it flips over will surely shatter the top, and thus, cut us into diced tomatoes.
toeveryhour is offline  
Old 06-11-2006, 03:26 AM
  #35  
Senior Member
5 Year Member
SL Member
 
Brakefade's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 179
Default

Most people have no concept of what understeer is so they end up taking turns without properly setting them up. So they hit things on the side of the road, flip over blah, blah... and seeing how the tC is top heavy it makes it a lot easier for the momentum to carry it over. Still, that's no excuse. Go the track people!
Brakefade is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
alexdrummerr30
Scion xB 2nd-Gen ICE & Interior
7
09-08-2018 12:18 PM
PseudoKirby
Scion tC 1G Owners Lounge
23
03-28-2016 08:45 PM
neneago
Scion tC 1G Owners Lounge
3
10-27-2015 04:47 PM
StxArOne
Scion xA Aero & Exterior
1
08-29-2015 03:29 PM
stenger
Scion tC 2G Drivetrain & Power
0
07-15-2015 01:03 AM



Quick Reply: Why so many flipped tCs?



All times are GMT. The time now is 07:27 AM.