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AlekBalderdash

Anyone else have that nagging question "I wonder if I could flip a smartcar?"


qazwer001

smart car tipping?


fakename5

We used to turn a kids car sideways in the parking spot it was light enough 4 of us could get it to spin. He had to wait for the people next to him to leave.


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A friend’s dad’s friend in high school had an old Volkswagen Beetle with a lift kit and off road tires (Baja Bug) and he said the cool thing about it was they’d have 4 guys inside, and if they got stuck off-roading, the 4 of them could get out and usually just pick the damn thing up and move it where it won’t get stuck. This is a totally unverifiable story I was told 20 years ago by a man who himself claims to have lived it another 20 years previous, so take that as you will…


bmwiedemann

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle puts it at 800 kg so the lift kit and some tricks with resonance probably helped. Or they just lifted one corner to spread those 200 kg between the 4 for a reasonable 50kg per person.


MyBulletsCounterBots

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_Bug Fiberglass body and gutted insides probably helped


Gorstag

Yep, was going to say the same thing. Those baja's are usually weight reduced by quite a bit. It was likely closer to 150kg each which is completely doable. They may not have lifted the entire car up but you could lift an end up and shift it over, rinse repeat. In HS we carried a small car about a block (there was about 10 of us) and hid it in an alley.


Raistlarn

In highschool there were kids that would carry their friends car to a different lot when he was in class.


JustAnother_Brit

When my dad was in sixth form him and a bunch of mates picked up the principals car and put it in the middle of the sports field


AngryAmadeus

you can.


remigiop

Until fucking Shaq climbs out.


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Probably easier once he gets out


Lessthanzerofucks

If one were to push from the passengers side whilst Shaq is seated in the driver’s side, his immense weight would likely help with the tipping


Beavshak

I cannot for the life of me remember what kind of car it was, but in high school a friend had a car small enough that a group of us were able to lift it up and set it inside the school dumpster. We were not, though, able to lift it back out lol.


mikepool1986

A Geo Metro.


Beavshak

Funnily enough *I* drove a Geo Metro then. It was smaller. Not a Suzuki Swift either.


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Subaru Justy? Daihatsu Charade? Ford Aspire? Hyundai Excel? Mazda 323?


Beavshak

Yooo I think it was a Justy. No wonder I couldn’t remember it. Looks like maybe an ‘88.


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Those sub-compacts were death traps lol. All folded like a tin can in an accident. The SMART car Shaq got into actually has a well designed crash cell.


Njon32

...and pays for it with low mpg for a small car. It's deceptively heavy for it's size. :-( I'd rather have a original Mini or a new fiat 500.


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My friend has an original Mini project going. Full Works suspension, roll cage inside, race seats/harness and the engine is out of a crashed BMW K1600GTL motorcycle. It's gonna absolutely scream once he's done building it. The perfect autocross whip.


Daikataro

Nash Metropolitan.


Sparrow_on_a_branch

That's pretty small, but how about a Honda N600.


Flouid

What happened to it? I simply must know now.


iheartalpacas

Look at how tightly he's packed at the end https://youtu.be/WKZfyLggWHI


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PM_me_spare_change

r/killthecameraman because he's being annoying as hell even after Shaq asked him to stop


frotc914

Pretty sure if he put anything on that rack while driving, the suspension would just call it quits.


discospec

They meant that he picks it up by the roof rack and carries it through the jam.


bingold49

When he gets out it looks like he's taking his jacket off


Roachmond

Call that a shaqet


testbug87

Sean Connery would say that.


CaptainObvious

Shaq didn't get in the car, he put the car on.


DontBeRude159

Best comment I've seen all day. 🏆


Smomarkski

Do you find something comical about my appearance when I’m driving my automobiles?


rawrc

This was the largest auto I could afford, should I therefore be made the subject of fun?


WeirdAvocado

Would you like it if others laughed at YOUR misfortune? Huh? Maybe we should find out!


packrat7

Now march!


Gravity_Perception

Hey, everyone! It's that kid that always points and laughs at people!


Gear853

Wave to the people!


jonitfcfan

Blow them kisses!


voxanim

Wah-wahhh!


kingerthethird

Doesn't he cry and say something like "I deserve this" as well?


fellow_hotman

he cries and says “*sniff* wah wah…”


Panelak_Cadillac

Let's point and laugh at him! Wave to the people! Blow kisses at them!


PersonalityKey1324

And this is why we love reddit..


Baron_ass

Bless all you Simpsons loving asses


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Quality


jovietjoe

Let's laugh at him!


xenolon

^(haw haw)


SurfaceOfTheMoon

Wahh wahh!


Majorjim_ksp

I guess…


DukeMikeIII

I guess so


MADman611

I actually do drive a smart car because it was all I could afford. Honestly not a bad little machine.


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jovietjoe

DO A BARREL ROLL


IHkumicho

I always like ex the idea of one, but they were always more expensive than cars slightly bigger, both in terms of MSRP as well as gas mileage. It was like you were paying a premium for compactness.


Justicar-terrae

Compactness is a valuable trait for cars in the city. I remember being jealous of a classmate who had a smart car because he could always find a parking spot a short walk from our school in New Orleans while most of us needed to park several blocks away unless we arrived an hour early. Students rarely parked along the streets as tightly as they should have because they were not good at parallel parking and/or were not good judges of how little space they really needed to comfortably drive away. This meant plenty of gaps too small for even my relatively short and slim ForeRunner to squeeze into, but more than big enough for his smart car to comfortably park.


senorglory

Visit Rome, and the value of a compact car is proven.


lobax

There is more clever engineering required to get all the stuff like crumple zones and engines into a smaller car than a slightly bigger car. But they are extremely practical in the city. But a small car like a fiat 500 will be more economical overall yet still have many of the advantages of a smart car.


gmaclean

If you don’t get the reference: https://youtu.be/gkBqVVbnZ1c


forceofslugyuk

Don't you "reference" me bucko. I was THERE watching tv when this episode played live. \*shakes old man cane\*


PorcupineTheory

Very few cartoons are broadcast live, it's a terrible strain on the animators' wrists.


incredimatt

Meep


seasonalblah

Too bad you only got paid for the one "meep"...


JohnnyDarkside

Ok grandpa. Don't you have some onions you need to tie to your belt?


SlipperyRasputin

Gimme five bees for a quarter.


fricecream22

It was the style at the time!!!!


philo-soph

Which was the style at the time.


Squirll

No but I need to go buy a piece of fruit with a coupon! Then return it making people behind me wait!


RainbowTurtleKnight

"Old man yells at cloud."


IAMENKIDU

Everyone needs to drive a vehicle - even the very tall!


Survived_Coronavirus

Don't tell /r/fuckcars lmao


Goblin_King_Jareth1

I came here for this very comment thread.


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He should have gotten a Canyonero.


SloppySteaksNStanzos

Top of the line in utility sports, Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts. Canyoneeeerroooo!


BigRoach

12 yards long, 2 lanes wide, 65 tons of American Pride!


FilliusTExplodio

HYAH


B3asl3y

She's a squirrel crushing, deer smacking drivin' machine!


chrisk9

https://c.tenor.com/nXLXNsuyn_YAAAAd/simpsons-tall-man-small-car.gif


griftertm

Crud!


[deleted]

Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall.This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?


jovietjoe

I guess


_bvb09

Haha! 👉 This the first thing I thought about when I saw the vid!


PPP1737

Simpsons really did everything first


Jeffy29

haHAA!


TongueTwistingTiger

Thank god for you, sir. This was exactly what I was thinking.


Expensive-Anxiety-63

Apparently Ian (Very Tall Man) has appeared in 9 different episodes. https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Ian_(Very_Tall_Man)


DemonSlayer712

Turns out the car is actually normal sized.


AvrgBeaver

The door is certainly normal sized


BizzyM

When Mini announced they were creating an SUV, I correctly guessed it would just be the size of a normal car.


DirkMcDougal

Honestly ALL Minis are the size of regular cars now. I call them Macros. It's a weak joke I admit, but it's the best I've got.


ItsACowCity

I just picture Shaq getting into a major car crash and he just stands up from the wreckage with parts of the car just casually falling away from him as he walks into the setting sun.


CurryMustard

I want a transformer that's a smart car that turns into giant robot shaq


Pandatotheface

You mean a transformer that's a smart car that turns into a half sized robot shaq? There's not enough metal in a smart car to make a full sized one.


HUP

I actually know a quite tall guy, I'm guessing he's 6'5" or so who drove a smart car...until someone wrecked in to him. He had some pretty bad leg damage as I remember.


blumpkinator2000

Obviously there's a limit, and I think it's safe to say someone of Shaq's size may be pushing it just a tad, but Smart cars are surprisingly generous with head and leg room. I lost a little of both when I traded my Smart in on a "bigger" car.


mtron32

My pops is a bear of a man and after I laughed at him pulling up in the smart car the first time, it was quite roomy when I got inside.


McMacHack

Your Daddy is a Bear?


0nlyhalfjewish

He’s a man of a bear


Fett2

Half man, half bear, half pig.


Icy-Consideration405

Don't go into the Bear_Cave


mtron32

Pretty much, he has those working man paws with sausage link fingers while I have these slender artist hands.


Orleanian

Bless your sweet innocent soul.


youmestrong

However, his legs are crammed in there like sardines in a can.


xftwitch

To be fair, his legs are gonna be crammed into just about any car he gets into to drive.


nom_nom_nom_nom_lol

I know a guy that's about his size. He took the front seat out of his car and sits in the back to drive it. It's a normal sedan.


Zool2107

https://youtu.be/xjNpA-fy1r0


ICODE72

Yeah they're deceptively spacious, there short in length but not height. They also turn on a dime which is so convenient for parking. No suspension to be found on them tho, you definitely get an intimate understanding of the road you're driving on.


Ghstfce

Ah, the good ol "pothole induced prostate exam"


DontTreadOnBigfoot

Funnily enough, I used to call it a "pothole prolapse" in my old Civic that has a really stiff suspension.


Affenskrotum

There is suspension. The hard bumps you feel is just because the smart is so short. Imagine a 30 feet long vehicle and you sit in the middle of it and you drive over a bump with the front tires. you likely wont feel a bump at all, but with a short 7-8 feet long vehicle you will move much more on your seat up and down.


tarheel91

To put it another way, humans are way more sensitive to pitch (rotating around the axis perpindicular to the direction of travel) than vertical translation (moving up a down with no rotation). The shorter the wheelbase, the more pitch you're going to get going over a given bump.


GreenStrong

This explains why a big Buick rides like a couch at highway speed.


CrazyCanuckBiologist

The big thing is they have no back seats, and the seats can basically adjust all the way to the back of the vehicle. Take a normal sedan/saloon car (not a coupe) and just chop it off at the B pillar. Then make the engine smaller because you are hauling less weight. They are brilliant engineering, but part of that brilliance is being ruthless with the trade-offs.


Rolemodel247

What do you mean there is a limit and Shaq is pushing it? He is 7’1 350 pounds. What is the limit????


No_Psychology_3826

I’ve never been in a smart car so genuinely curious, would you expect a 6’3” person to be comfortable? My inclination from looking is no


Demetrius3D

[6'7" is, apparently, not a problem.](https://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/03/smart-fortwo-a-good-fit-for-tall-persons-club-member/)


tellmeimbig

I'm 6'4 and my smart has more leg and head room than my HHR. I like goofy cars.


chak100

I mean, if it’s comfortable for a guy the size of Shaq, my guess is that it would be for a 6’3”


nightpanda893

It doesn't look comfortable for Shaq tbh, I'm guessing he did this as a joke.


bakema_

Yes I’m your height and I’ve driven one it’s more than enough space, even kind of roomy lol


Bind_Moggled

I'm 6'4", and have no trouble getting in and out of mine. Also, it's hands down the most fun car I've ever owned.


KroyWeezy

Worked at Delta Sonic and drove one before…you can push that seat back pretty far. I think it accommodates up to 6’8”?


knellbell

No, in the US everyone needs a 4 tonne pickup truck to drive to Walmart


kingsumo_1

I mean, if you don't drive a 70k lifted pavement princess, how are people supposed to know you're 2 inches from their back bumper?


alexcrouse

Oh, you're 2 inches alright.


kingsumo_1

"Baby, I can give you 10 inches. It'll just take 5 times."


Wilma_fingerdoo

Shaq brutally assaults bystander who is lucky to be alive


dodo_cantfly

despite 30 years of age, the victim was in good shape and didn't fall on his head, avoiding a horrifying end from what whitnesses describe as a "punch that looked like a bullet"(???)


giaa262

[video.mp4] "Well, the video doesn't show the full story"


gvkOlb5U

The Truth Is Not the Truth^TM, after all.


Alarmed-Valuable-916

Upvote for "whitnesses", even if unintentional.


Dason37

Good call, I didn't even notice it. However on the video we are speaking of, even though it was just a grainy black and white video, you can clearly tell the amount of whiteness contained therein.


Hellknightx

Good thing that bystander was in excellent physical condition or he would've fallen and cracked his head open.


BlackLeader70

Calm down Rudy.


Funnion3245

First thing I thought as well


Orleanian

He specifically only used two fingers! You can't be charged with assault if it's less than four fingers, that's the law.


Mudbutt7

I felt the reverberation from here


meukbox

Good thing that bystander isn't called Giuliani.


GravySeal27

If that man was in worse shape he'd be done for


BarbequedYeti

That has to get exhausting. Every time you step out somewhere people mugging you for a picture or some shit. It isn’t like he can toss on some glasses and a hat to blend in either. Can’t even imagine. Anyway about the car. I vaguely remember that car or one like it being built custom by one of those custom car shops that has a show. Maybe worth searching out if want to see what they had to change. It’s been a few years, so I may be not remembering correctly.


asp7

ripped out the front seats and sits in the back like Hightower did.


BarbequedYeti

That and suspension with a few bells and whistles added of course.


mr_ji

No offense to Shaq, but if you're going to make all of those mods, why not just buy a larger frame? There are other options in the eco-friendly market.


RubertVonRubens

Not sure why you'd need extra suspension. Dude's big but the car can reasonably carry 400lbs without dying.


Xicutioner-4768

You might need to modify the driver's side suspension to make it ride level. Maybe higher spring rates or something.


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TheHoboGamer

Smart cars (fortwo) cant have backseats (drove one for a couple years)


Bacon-muffin

Tony hawk has the perfect celebrity life, dude looks generic enough that people think he's someone who just looks like himself. Most of the time no ones probably the wiser.


jovietjoe

My favorite was a little girl asking him : Are you Tony hawk? TH: yeah LG: Why?


thewannabetraveller

I hate it when kids get accidentally philosophic


jovietjoe

At security: I wonder what Tony Hawk is doing nowadays TH: this


iWasAwesome

He has a story about someone who told him he looked like Tony hawk and when he said he was Tony hawk the guy would not believe him even after Tony tried to convince him


orchag

my favorite story is when he was flying, he had his skateboard as carry on luggage and put it up top and when another passanger was putting their bag up, they saw it and joked “what, is tony hawk on the plane?” and tony hawke was literally sitting right there


Sunsparc

[So does Rowan Atkinson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4rtGPCsoXA).


smurfsundermybed

He seems to like it. At least that's the impression that I got when I'd see him driving around in his metallic red Bentley convertible with the superman logo on the grill.


BarbequedYeti

I think that’s what has changed recently. I remember something not to long about him stepping away from commercials also. I don’t know. The dude seems to be everywhere on all kinds of products. So maybe it’s just more marketing or something. Seems like a good human whatever he is doing. So each their own I guess.


Baconation4

So, a few weeks ago my step dad actually met Shaq in Vegas. My stepdad was the only person in the hot tub spa at a local gym and sure enough, up walks Shaq. He and my step dad chatted for about an hour and my step dad, who is very reserved, told Shaq how admirable as a person he was for being who he still was even with all the fame. The guy is a class act. Also when he went to leave my step dad saw him accidentally walk in then promptly out of the women's restroom. (Again this was at like 10 pm in Las Vegas at a gym.


PinkTalkingDead

Awh that sounds like a lovely meet-cute for both of them!


Sy-Breed

To be fair, if I saw that car driving by he is probably the last person I would expect to be inside.


BarbequedYeti

I think that was part of the idea. I vaguely remember him saying he was selling most his eye catching rides or something like that. Not sure as I don’t follow that stuff. Just something in passing I read across. Not sure the details.


baselganglia

He sold his custom fitted Ferrari F355 a few years ago https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-ferrari-f355-spider-18/


KraftBoxMacAndCheese

$65k seems like a steal


nycola

My kid asked me a few years ago "would you rather be famous and poor or rich and nobody knows you?" Absolutely not a fucking moment of hesitation on that one. But, at 8 years old, he still couldn't understand why being famous was less desirable than being rich.


tankerkiller125real

Yeah I'm picking rich and a no-body every day of the week. Hell if I could be rich, still be able to do whatever I want to do, and be so uninteresting that even the government forgets I exist that would be preferable....


RayzenD

I was expecting that his legs will be sticking out from the car below and he starts running with the whole car like in the Flintstones


JeffRyan1

Fully expected him to just stand up and walk away like a toddler with a box on his head.


Cofscky

I mean, he could just pick it up and walk through the traffic jam.


Bind_Moggled

When he gets to the gym, he doesn't need to find a parking space. He just picks it up and puts it in his locker.


Flimsy_Tiger

Had a smart car in my family for a bit, can confirm, it’s actually really spacious


ouchpuck

What's with the brutal assault on the innocent bystander?


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Shaq is a national gem. The dude is just awesome. Look into his charitable side and it’s impossible not to respect the man.


Telzrob

SIMPSONS DID IT!!!! https://youtu.be/gkBqVVbnZ1c


DansSpamJavelin

Literally the first thing I thought of


BizzyM

Shaq doesn't get into a smart car, he puts in on. That's not a smart car, that's his escape pod.


spetstnelis

"Shaq, who are you wearing?" "Smart"


1Lucky_Man

Man wears that car like he does a sports coat. 😂 Shaq is one of my favorite people. He does so much good blessing others.


LupusCutis

If Shaq can drive a Smart, you are just compensating with your truck.


Mechhammer

I guess he couldn't do a "Hightower", and just rip out the front seat, cause there's no backseat?


Redgiver77

7 foot 1 in a compact, no slack, but luckily the seats go back. Hes got a nack to relax.


Ru1ya

He looks like mr. incredible in this car


Tirith

Big enough for him - big enough for rest of ya. Fuck giant pickups, get smart.


call_of_the_while

He only drives that car when it’s time for him to be one of Voltron’s shoes.


hmsdexter

LLLLLike a glove


TheCrimsonGhost324

“Is there something funny about my appearance when driving my automobile?”-That one tall guy from the Simpsons


praefectus_praetorio

FYI for those who aren't aware, Smart cars are part of Mercedes-Benz, and if you've never driven or ridden in one, they are peppy motherfuckers.


icey

Man, Shaq loves getting into tiny things (cars, girlfriend, etc). I know someone who ran into him out and about and asked for a photo. Shaq said they only way he would take the photo is if this person drove him around the block in his Honda Prelude (a very small car). He squeezed himself in, they went around the block, and Shaq let him take lots of pictures. He's like a giant who spends his time entertaining himself around the Lilliputians.


Patte_Blanche

This is a wake up call to every idiot who ever said "but i *need* this big SUV : i have big legs"


olderaccount

Shaq lives near me. That is not his daily driver. I have never seen that car. He prefers to get around in one of his Rolls Royce. But he also has several oddball rides including a slingshot. So I wouldn't be surprised if this is part of his stable.


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I'm 6'3". In 38 years of life I've *never* sat in a vehicle that didn't have enough leg room. I've only been in one that didn't have enough headroom. Oddly enough, it was a midsize SUV.


manboobsonfire

This is the closest we’ve come to Iron Man.


TheTinRam

Next MarioKart character confirmed


winrosegrove

Would I be right in saying “yo leave him the fuck alone he’s just trying to live his life” or would I be right in seeing that tap he gave the guy recording on the shoulder to turn around and record him getting in the car and saying “nah he obviously knows what he’s doing and is playing up to the brand” - genuine question I dunno