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Old 02-12-2008, 02:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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potholes?

I'm #1204 and waiting for a black/silver passion. At the moment I have an honda civic 2000 and I was wandering what is the fortwo behavior when hitting potholes? (ideally is it better than my honda civic?) I live in DC and we have more potholes than people

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I'm #1204 and waiting for a black/silver passion. At the moment I have an honda civic 2000 and I was wandering what is the fortwo behavior when hitting potholes? (ideally is it better than my honda civic?) I live in DC and we have more potholes than people

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Speaking of potholes - there's a story that some of them are created by motorcycle riders. There's a tradition called a "gremlin bell" in the bike world. If you ride a motorcycle a loved one or friend is supposed to give you a small bell that you mount to the frame. It's purpose is to attract any gremlins that might take up residence in your bike. the ringing of the bell as you ride attracts the gremlins, who climb up into the bell, but the ringing causes them to put their hands over their ears and they then fall out of the bell, onto the road, creating a pothole.

I'm wondering if we should adopt this tradition, or come up with something similar, to keep gremlins away from our smarts?
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Getting into the potholes is easier with the smart. Getting out is harder. Actually, potholes have not been a problem.
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