The BMW Gina - a CLOTH car...

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  1. QuickSilver

    QuickSilver Hemi? SRTenly.

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  2. 1bad4dr

    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    Intereseting...
     
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    kingnate Full Access Member

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    huh well thats kinda cool
     
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    StevoSRT Moderator

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    yeah its all good till you get into an accident....im sure its real safe lol

    but it is interesting i will give them that....

    wonder how it does in cold weather
     
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    DRKNE55 The Badguy

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    the steel structure is still there im sure, just not the skin of the car. instead they replaced it with this cloth. i think its awesome, i would def take one.

    flat black m6....omg, i just grew 2 inches.
     
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    StevoSRT Moderator

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    well then moving on....what happens when its cold or hot....it better have one HELL of a heater/ac hahaha
     
  7. DRKNE55

    DRKNE55 The Badguy

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    insulating fabric mano.
     
  8. StevoSRT

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    -10 is pretty cold for that stretchy fabric...if its that good they should make a side business of selling them as jackets! hahaha
     
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    DRKNE55 The Badguy

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    haha, i so feel sorry for you east coasters.

    coldest it gets here is 60 something, hottest is 90 something.
     
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    alli can say is...i am picturing driving that thing to work when i worked up in Vermont....

    it was -21 at NOON...and -40 at night (i worked night shift up there)

    dont think that a nice little piece of fabric would cut it hahahahha
     
  11. DRKNE55

    DRKNE55 The Badguy

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    dude, neither would steel in that type of cold. wow, i would need to wear a dry suit under my clothes in that type of weather.
     
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    yeah my truck ran for an hour before i left work....and even after driving home...you could see my breath on the inside of teh truck with the heat on high lol
     
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    DRKNE55 The Badguy

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    wow, just one question dude.....

    WHY LIVE OVER THERE??????
     
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    StevoSRT Moderator

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    work....and the correct term would be "lived" hahaha...i do not work up there...i came down to a different part of the project cuase that was just unacceptable hahahaha
     
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    Goats God of skittles

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    that looked cool
     
  16. DRKNE55

    DRKNE55 The Badguy

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    dont you work in IT like me? i know you can get a better job out here for more money than you do in ny. i dont know what your skill-set is, but im sure you would make a more than decent wage.
     
  17. Quick

    Quick Mgmt. - I can't help you

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    I think with the temps issue you guys are assuming it's breathable. I doubt it. Probably has better insulating properties than sheet metal.
     
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    forget about throwing it in the washer, its bmw, im sure it dry clean only.
     
  19. StevoSRT

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    lol yes i do...its not lack of $$...its cost of living hahahaha