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Offline slowmover

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Backing up a trailer NGC
« on: February 11, 2016, 02:28:48 PM »

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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2016, 04:27:53 PM »
Very clever! Kinda cheeting...kinda like that TDI stuff... What will Volkswagenwerke do next?

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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2016, 05:06:14 PM »
OK, that's all well and good...

Germans out Germaning themselves yet again.

The thing I really take from it is... Where the hell do I get some of that "transparent foil" cheaply?

Cool stuff and clever Krauts!


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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2016, 05:06:42 PM »
They're screwin' with my eyes/mind!!   :shocked:  Gotta quit drinkin' that Ripple.    :boxing:

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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2016, 05:12:40 PM »
Now that's cool! Thanks :grin:
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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2016, 05:21:49 PM »
In the traffic circle I noticed the trailer wheels had steered.  Nice trick.
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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2016, 01:58:17 AM »
... so the clever trailer is pulling the Passat?

Must be very weird for the bloke in the car as he's going backwards a30 miles an hour
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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2016, 04:04:17 AM »
That was cool!  :thumb:

However, driving that on crowded roads with normal drivers ..... I can see a lot of confusion and some 'rubber necking' accidents easily happening.


What the ... ?
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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2016, 04:51:07 AM »
.... and this is how not to do it


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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2016, 05:27:52 AM »
That was cool!  :thumb:

However, driving that on crowded roads with normal drivers ..... I can see a lot of confusion and some 'rubber necking' accidents easily happening.


What the ... ?



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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2016, 11:55:14 AM »
The answer to questions never asked?

Are the younger generations too stupid to learn?

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Re: Backing up a trailer NGC
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2016, 06:22:25 PM »
Bump.. some of the 900 have not seen this yet.
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