Interesting observation...
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Once a week I head out into the country to a local golf club, that has a cafe, to meet up with car minded people like myself to have a coffee, and an old man gossip session.
We park up next to the practice fairway and tell lies about our cars, and what we've been up to.
A couple of days ago I was standing there and began to wonder if I was having a stroke as the ground started moving around.
Took a moment to realise we were having a pretty reasonable earthquake.
Looking at the Elan it was quite vigorously moving from side to side.
Interestingly, amongst all the Porches, Jags, Mercs etc, it was the only one with supple enough suspension to do so.
Or maybe, the only one that needs a suspension rebuild.....
Ralph.
N.Z.
We park up next to the practice fairway and tell lies about our cars, and what we've been up to.
A couple of days ago I was standing there and began to wonder if I was having a stroke as the ground started moving around.
Took a moment to realise we were having a pretty reasonable earthquake.
Looking at the Elan it was quite vigorously moving from side to side.
Interestingly, amongst all the Porches, Jags, Mercs etc, it was the only one with supple enough suspension to do so.
Or maybe, the only one that needs a suspension rebuild.....
Ralph.
N.Z.
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USA64 wrote:Hopefully a frequency thing rather than your suspension.
I think so.
Being the lightest car there probably had a bearing on it also.
Not the first time this has happened.
Last time I was waiting at traffic lights and wondered why the car was shaking from side to side.....
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It was a pretty good earthquake, so much so that we were under our desks in palmerston North, about 200km away.
There were two shakes in close succession. At least it wasn't destructive as that would be all the Hawke's bay would need after Cyclone Gabrielle!
There were two shakes in close succession. At least it wasn't destructive as that would be all the Hawke's bay would need after Cyclone Gabrielle!
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reb53 wrote:We park up next to the practice fairway and tell lies about our cars.
Ralph.
N.Z.
Love that part…. Good story, thanks for sharing
Kindest regards
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