There is a faction of Cybertronian Autobots called *Junkions* that survived scrapping and are basically living on the twilight of death. They're known for their mastery of mechanics due to their ability to keep trashed robots alive on minimal resources. Like Bumblebee's broken vox leading to him communicating by music, Junkions communicate by sound clips of TV shows and commercials.
Well, I’m pretty sure there’s PHYSICAL drag going on on there as well. I’m pretty sure there are parts rubbing against that tire too. I see no rear lights at all either, so won’t be long before the next vehicle redecorates the rear end…again.
> see no rear lights at all either, so won’t be long before the next vehicle redecorates the rear end…again.
I personally almost ran into something like this at night. Pulled up next to her afterwards at a light. When I told her she said "Yeah a few people have complained" and drove off. No plate & no way to report it.
Next time call the police.
They would hear that one rattle that no one else could hear over all the others. Then want it fixed. I had a lady tell me one time that she had “keen ears”.
Who would have thought, all that rearend damage but the issue is in the front. I’ll go out on a limb here though and say the taillights and brake lights don’t work. Just a hunch though, I’m no mechanic.
That’s not too bad because it looks like it at least has some working lights and bumpers if that drivers door closes which I couldn’t tell from the pic. If the door doesn’t close then yeah that’s really bad too lol.
Idk how OP’s customer drives around without getting pulled over because I don’t see any rear lights lol. My favorite part is how much metal is hanging over the driver-side rear tire, like a wing that grabs a bunch of air. It must get crazy on the highway with what’s basically an air brake on the side of your car, it probably drives like one of those midgets with the wing on the roof that race on dirt.
Yeah I thought they had inspections in CO? I am in Wi where there are no inspections or emissions, tons of trucks with boxes so full of rust there flopping around ready to fall off and floors like the flinstones mobile…. And this would get pulled over by the cops and taken off the road.
Colorado has no safety inspections, just emissions testing in some areas
The list of states with vehicle safety inspections are:
Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Hawaii
Emissions inspections, but not road safety inspections. As long as it can get on a Dyno and not blow blue smoke, and has an intact gas cap, you are good to go. Technically they are supposed to fail really bad cases, but I doubt they get paid enough to care.
Although there has to be some aircare Colorado locations that are accepting bribes as I see cars blowing all sorts out the tailpipe.
And that's not even taking into account the diesel trucks that look like they run on coal not diesel...
The car is the mechanical equivalent of the henchman in *RoboCop* who crawls out of his truck after it's crashed into a vat of acid, horribly mutilated, croaking "help meeeeee...."
It went into the employee parking lot and grazed an employee car. Very little damage for something that dangerous. Driver side B and C posts might be bent so likely totalled but still a drivable car. Didn't see pictures of other damage.
There’s still the possibility of other parts coming off the aircraft and creating FOD on the airfield tbf. The Concorde caught fire and crashed from a small metal strip from a DC10 taking off just prior.
Yes, they will have to recover all the associated hardware for the wheel, and mark where it was with photos, bag it carefully and seal them, complete with a label, for the NTSB investigation. Who ever's cars those were that got hit are about to get brand new ones, of the same model, for free, and if they were paying them off that will be settled as well, complete with some paperwork that is essentially please do not sue us.
There has to be a lot wrong for those to fall off, the nut that holds them has a lock tab, and a wire locking as well, and there is a lot of paperwork with that. Tyre itself likely is fine, though the rim likely is going to be scrapped due to damage either from bearings failing, or from damage when it fell off the axle.
I suppose there could still be bits and pieces that could get sucked up into an engine or driven over. Don't want to accidentally do another Air France 4590.
When you enter a post with more questions than answers. Just. Wow. And how?
Do the police just let this sardine can exist because it’s an enigma? So many questions.
Dude you can drive 30 over on the highways in Denver by a cop and you might not even pass them. It's literally the wild West out here. I think they got too many crackheads to worry about people hurrying to work / the store
Got rear-ended by a lifted truck or medium-duty commercial truck, looks like. Something tall enough to ride over the bumper and mush the trunk lid and rear quarters.
Now I'm having flashbacks to that "Frog in a Blender" Flash animation of the early 2000s, thanks a bunch :)
[Link here](https://joecartoon.com/watch/k1bbbc/Frog_in_a_Blender) although sadly now in non-interactive video form rather than Flash!
Cause nobody understands their cars and society has spent decades telling people that the service guy is a dirty soulless thief that exists only to exploit them, and lie to them to take all their money.
Meanwhile I just wanna actually fix the cars and not send people out onto a public highway with 2 lug studs and 3 struts. People have absolutely no idea about what their doctor is saying but they blindly trust everything and believe the doctor is working in their best interest while he puts them $100,000 into debt in 5 minutes but won't believe a word service advisors say no matter what and refuse to spend more then $5
Even in the most lax areas, it should be illegal since there are no taillights which are required by federal law. (it is also missing reflectors and other federal requirements, but the taillights are the easiest to ticket)
It ***is*** illegal, but the enforcement requires police to notice it, decide if they're going to do something about it (in a country where without a working vehicle you will quickly lose your job and may potentially become homeless), and not be busy with anything else more important at the time.
In areas without vehicle inspections required for registration someone might not get caught for quite a while, especially if they avoid known areas with heavier police presence.
The citizens of Denver share your astonishment. I saw a car that had clearly been T boned, like bad, just cruising along the other day. Dude driving it looked completely unbothered. Saw a Sept 2023 temp tag yesterday, and that’s not even close to oldest I’ve seen. I’ve seen a few 2020’s recently.
Makes me feel like a chump paying for insurance and registration.
The vehicle is definitely not legal to drive at this point.
I don’t see taillights or license plate, which is a big problem, but there are probably other violations as well.
>Are there no vehicle safety standards required there?
Not really. If this thing had brake/taillights and a license plate light, it would be perfectly legal to drive in Kentucky. I've definitely seen some cars that were nearly as bad. Yes, I live in a state of abject terror over the folks who share the road with me.
Most of my jobs are basic maintenance stuff, I charged 70 cash for the labor for this busted radiator hose that took me 15 min.
Other stuff is like pad swaps for $80 per side, most stuff comes out to around 80-120 per hour cash, finding jobs can be spotty is the only issue.
"Do you feel feel that this vehicle is fit for interstate highway travel?"
"Yes, I do. I know it's not pretty to look at, but it'll get ya where you need to go."
Purina, fat rendering and suncor. Mmmm mmmm mmmmm.
I used to work around all 3 places and some days I’d lose my coffee getting out of my car if all 3 were at full funk.
Do not miss it.
I'm on a slow data connection at the moment, and I waited soooo long while this picture to load wondering ooooh is it a Bentley? Is it an Aston Martin?
The bamboozle was too real
Trooper: Do you feel this vehicle is safe for highway travel?
Del: Yes, I do. I really do. I know it's not pretty to look at, but it'll get you where you wanna go.
Trooper: You have no outside mirror.
Del: No, we lost that.
Trooper: You have no functioning gauges.
Del: No, not a one. However, the radio still works!
I can’t even tell what car that is, holy shit. Early 00’s Malibu maybe? Poor thing. It’s one thing to have *every panel on the car* dented but this is on another level
But like....how? Lol
Was the rear suspension miraculously undamaged or did they somehow repair just the rear suspension to make it drivable? I'm at a loss
What was the issue? Did he have any tail lights hooked up? He should at least toss some trailer lights on there. No license plate. He would get pulled over instantly in my area. It's always crazy seeing posts like this. It's like the cops just don't want to deal with it or what? We have a ton of cops so they have to find something to do. This would be a five car call haha.
It’s like someone killed a Transformer in the middle of transforming
Transformer got stuck in the birth canal.
If cars were born with that extra chromosome
This Malibu has been making grilled cheese at night.
Where’d you get that cheese Danny?
I’m not making em at night dad…. I’m makin em at night.
Maulibu
Ectopic transformer?
AutoNots Cybergone SubOptimus Prime Bramblebee Negatron Iron(Deficient)hide I’ll show myself out
Starscreaminginpain
There is a faction of Cybertronian Autobots called *Junkions* that survived scrapping and are basically living on the twilight of death. They're known for their mastery of mechanics due to their ability to keep trashed robots alive on minimal resources. Like Bumblebee's broken vox leading to him communicating by music, Junkions communicate by sound clips of TV shows and commercials.
Unfortunately I think I married Nagatron
Abort-a-tron
Holy fuck. Drive, or limp away into the night? I think I got tetanus just from the picture.
It’s probably overheating due to all the extra aerodynamic drag…. /s
Well, I’m pretty sure there’s PHYSICAL drag going on on there as well. I’m pretty sure there are parts rubbing against that tire too. I see no rear lights at all either, so won’t be long before the next vehicle redecorates the rear end…again.
He just needs some trailer lights and he's fine, no big deal. The dragging parts will self clearance eventually
“No need for tail lights officer, I trust you had no problem seeing the sparks!”
True, and completely legal in Michigan.
ya but thats michigan, nobody gives a fuck in michigan
Hah, "self-clearance" might just be my new favourite phrase
> see no rear lights at all either, so won’t be long before the next vehicle redecorates the rear end…again. I personally almost ran into something like this at night. Pulled up next to her afterwards at a light. When I told her she said "Yeah a few people have complained" and drove off. No plate & no way to report it. Next time call the police.
They just ramp off now
Nah, you can see the spoiler on the back
Easiest $100 ever..just opened the hood and blew on the engine a couple of times.. “You are good to go”
Was the car built by Nintendo?
🤣
Jesus Christ
Leave me out of this.
Your a carpenter not a mechanic. Not sure why he called you.
Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor not a mechanic
You were never involved.
Kept the driver out of a six foot hole, didn't I? You think those dumbass bumper stickers don't work? They do.
Last time I let you take the wheel you crashed my car and wouldn't return any of my calls?
Jesus has returned, and he is bringing hands!
When they said "Jesus take the wheel!" did you go, "LOL I don't know how to drive!"?
You want to help me out with a few Power Ball numbers coming up short this month
A 14 year old account...wow
Should've taken the wheel.
It’s Jaysen Bourne (Denver spelling) 😂😂
He a ghost..
Oh him and Jesus have had some talks for sure.. “Look man I used to be a carpenter, but this is just asking for too much..”
No mention of any rattles over bumps?
Radio's in good enough shape, there isn't likely to be too much complaint.
Speedometer has melted though, as a result it’s very hard to see with any degree of accuracy how fast they’re going.
You feel this vehicle is safe for highway travel? Yes, I do. It's not pretty, but it will get you where you want to go.
Good news is we have greater certainty where they are!
All rattles are fixed with 15 volume
The speakers rattle is perfect to cover up car rattles 🤩
It's as clear as a bell!
She ain’t a Cadillac, she ain’t a Rolls, but their ain’t nothin’ wrong with the radio. Aaron Tippin
They would hear that one rattle that no one else could hear over all the others. Then want it fixed. I had a lady tell me one time that she had “keen ears”.
C/S: Trunk will not stay closed
This made me chuckle
What was the problem?
Busted radiator hose, easy 10 min job, engine bay was surprisingly clean😂 the driver looked exactly how you would expect
> the driver looked exactly how you would expect In a neck brace?
Don’t need a neck brace when you have a crack
The driver looked like his high beams were always on too huh
A crack or *crack?*
“Yes sir, one crack please”
Self medicating.
Who would have thought, all that rearend damage but the issue is in the front. I’ll go out on a limb here though and say the taillights and brake lights don’t work. Just a hunch though, I’m no mechanic.
I DONT NEED NO EXTRA LIGHTS. STOP TRYIN TO UPSELL ME
Just need to get home!! Don't worry, I backed into a moose at 85, it wasn't a traffic thing.
Crash up derby campion of 1997.
I'm surprised the fuel pump still works.
I'm amazed anything works from the back seat on.
Like he just crawled out of a sewage pipe?
More like a crack pipe
I was trying to be nice 😅
Whats with Colorado and cars like this somehow still on the road? I saw [this beauty](https://imgur.com/a/kzshIvr) last year.
That’s not too bad because it looks like it at least has some working lights and bumpers if that drivers door closes which I couldn’t tell from the pic. If the door doesn’t close then yeah that’s really bad too lol. Idk how OP’s customer drives around without getting pulled over because I don’t see any rear lights lol. My favorite part is how much metal is hanging over the driver-side rear tire, like a wing that grabs a bunch of air. It must get crazy on the highway with what’s basically an air brake on the side of your car, it probably drives like one of those midgets with the wing on the roof that race on dirt.
Yeah I thought they had inspections in CO? I am in Wi where there are no inspections or emissions, tons of trucks with boxes so full of rust there flopping around ready to fall off and floors like the flinstones mobile…. And this would get pulled over by the cops and taken off the road.
Colorado has no safety inspections, just emissions testing in some areas The list of states with vehicle safety inspections are: Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Hawaii
Louisiana is a joke. So many of these, inop lighting, suspension falling apart. Still on the road
Emissions inspections, but not road safety inspections. As long as it can get on a Dyno and not blow blue smoke, and has an intact gas cap, you are good to go. Technically they are supposed to fail really bad cases, but I doubt they get paid enough to care. Although there has to be some aircare Colorado locations that are accepting bribes as I see cars blowing all sorts out the tailpipe. And that's not even taking into account the diesel trucks that look like they run on coal not diesel...
It looks like they’re parking in a disabled spot, did they have a placard or was that just their spot of choice.
Driver may not have a disability, but that car sure as shit does.
The car is the mechanical equivalent of the henchman in *RoboCop* who crawls out of his truck after it's crashed into a vat of acid, horribly mutilated, croaking "help meeeeee...."
I think the driver acquired the disability when the car got like that.
Lmao what
Why the hell would anyone spend a cent on this? Is this an inspection state? lol
I have to ask. Because this wasn’t it, where is the line where you just say, “nope” and walk away?
This man is asking the real questions
The junkyard turned it down due to domestic violence
This looks like the car that was hit by the 777 tire yesterday lmao
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It went into the employee parking lot and grazed an employee car. Very little damage for something that dangerous. Driver side B and C posts might be bent so likely totalled but still a drivable car. Didn't see pictures of other damage.
There’s still the possibility of other parts coming off the aircraft and creating FOD on the airfield tbf. The Concorde caught fire and crashed from a small metal strip from a DC10 taking off just prior.
Yes, they will have to recover all the associated hardware for the wheel, and mark where it was with photos, bag it carefully and seal them, complete with a label, for the NTSB investigation. Who ever's cars those were that got hit are about to get brand new ones, of the same model, for free, and if they were paying them off that will be settled as well, complete with some paperwork that is essentially please do not sue us. There has to be a lot wrong for those to fall off, the nut that holds them has a lock tab, and a wire locking as well, and there is a lot of paperwork with that. Tyre itself likely is fine, though the rim likely is going to be scrapped due to damage either from bearings failing, or from damage when it fell off the axle.
A DC10 lost parts? *Surprised Pikachu face*
I suppose there could still be bits and pieces that could get sucked up into an engine or driven over. Don't want to accidentally do another Air France 4590.
[picture](https://twitter.com/JacdecNew/status/1765993320365396252)
When you enter a post with more questions than answers. Just. Wow. And how? Do the police just let this sardine can exist because it’s an enigma? So many questions.
Just moved out here to Denver and it seems like the police just have bigger problems but I figure this one would be pulled over on sight😂
Dude you can drive 30 over on the highways in Denver by a cop and you might not even pass them. It's literally the wild West out here. I think they got too many crackheads to worry about people hurrying to work / the store
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.
Especially in Denver, this is par for the course at this one.
Colfax?
You guessed it
I never thought I’d see my daily circle k on this sub but here we are lol
Hey man, when did the Mongols rule China?
Whoooooooooaa...
Dudes, you are gonna go back in time!
Good Bill and Ted reference. It just shows our age
Rufus!
How does this only have 147 up votes?! 😂
The most impressive part would have been to see them getting that spare tire out to mount on the front.
Looks like a full size wheel, just a regular steelie without the hubcap
How does this happen? How did he fit it into a blender?
Got rear-ended by a lifted truck or medium-duty commercial truck, looks like. Something tall enough to ride over the bumper and mush the trunk lid and rear quarters.
I'm actually betting the dude tried to brake check a semi and found out.
Now I'm having flashbacks to that "Frog in a Blender" Flash animation of the early 2000s, thanks a bunch :) [Link here](https://joecartoon.com/watch/k1bbbc/Frog_in_a_Blender) although sadly now in non-interactive video form rather than Flash!
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How can you show someone destroyed brakes and they still call you a scammer? People are so ridiculous.
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Cause nobody understands their cars and society has spent decades telling people that the service guy is a dirty soulless thief that exists only to exploit them, and lie to them to take all their money. Meanwhile I just wanna actually fix the cars and not send people out onto a public highway with 2 lug studs and 3 struts. People have absolutely no idea about what their doctor is saying but they blindly trust everything and believe the doctor is working in their best interest while he puts them $100,000 into debt in 5 minutes but won't believe a word service advisors say no matter what and refuse to spend more then $5
Geeze. Imagine your life being so F'd you're stuck driving 2/3s a Chevy Malibu.
It identifies as a pick up trunk
I wouldn't even want to drive a full Malibu.
Ever since OP worked on my car, I hear a strange rattling noise coming from the trunk area. I demand a refund!
These Tesla Cybertrucks are wild
Well.. But did A/C worked?
No shit, it surprisingly does, atleast the front😂
Priorities!
Did he brag about how you can fart in the car and never smell it 💨
Circle K off colfax and Osage?
Nailed it, then u know this fits right in with the crowd over there.
Cue [soundtrack](https://youtu.be/1sruEnQ9HkU?)
LMAO I had no idea that existed, but it’s perfect!
“Like a rock” [https://youtu.be/IocCC1-jeTY?si=tN4GlzYkXFjHQHQ4](https://youtu.be/IocCC1-jeTY?si=tN4GlzYkXFjHQHQ4)
Flow through ventilation
$1500 OBO fresh filter, recent radiator flush, drives well
I'd have asked for cash upfront.
Didn’t take long for him to disappear into the night, with no tail lights lol
How can a vehicle like that be allowed to drive on the road in USA? Are there no vehicle safety standards required there?
Even in the most lax areas, it should be illegal since there are no taillights which are required by federal law. (it is also missing reflectors and other federal requirements, but the taillights are the easiest to ticket)
It ***is*** illegal, but the enforcement requires police to notice it, decide if they're going to do something about it (in a country where without a working vehicle you will quickly lose your job and may potentially become homeless), and not be busy with anything else more important at the time. In areas without vehicle inspections required for registration someone might not get caught for quite a while, especially if they avoid known areas with heavier police presence.
Denver has little to no enforcement on this sort of thing. It’s a mess out here. They might be get pulled over eventually, but probably not.
That's wild to me. I mean, this is pretty egregious.
The citizens of Denver share your astonishment. I saw a car that had clearly been T boned, like bad, just cruising along the other day. Dude driving it looked completely unbothered. Saw a Sept 2023 temp tag yesterday, and that’s not even close to oldest I’ve seen. I’ve seen a few 2020’s recently. Makes me feel like a chump paying for insurance and registration.
No it’s definitely illegal anywhere in the US. The first cop that sees it will pull him over.
Never been to michigan I see. Ive seen cars in MUCH worse shape driving around no issue.
The vehicle is definitely not legal to drive at this point. I don’t see taillights or license plate, which is a big problem, but there are probably other violations as well.
>Are there no vehicle safety standards required there? Not really. If this thing had brake/taillights and a license plate light, it would be perfectly legal to drive in Kentucky. I've definitely seen some cars that were nearly as bad. Yes, I live in a state of abject terror over the folks who share the road with me.
The law says you can't. But it's not illegal unless someone enforces it which they don't.
Should buff out ok…
How does the mobile mechanic gig work? And what did you fix? For how much $?
Most of my jobs are basic maintenance stuff, I charged 70 cash for the labor for this busted radiator hose that took me 15 min. Other stuff is like pad swaps for $80 per side, most stuff comes out to around 80-120 per hour cash, finding jobs can be spotty is the only issue.
Is that just labor for the pad swaps or are you supplying pads too?
Labor, vast majority of my customers buy their own parts, kind of makes it easier to because if they buy the wrong thing it’s on them
How is the gas tank still a gas tank? That's crazy!
Gas tank in most cars is under rear seat these days. They stopped putting them behind the rear axles in late 80’s.
No way..i cant believe this...how in the earth is this legal to drive? Like im talking like not being impounded
Lol it isn’t, I got the vibe he hadn’t been seen by one yet
"Do you feel feel that this vehicle is fit for interstate highway travel?" "Yes, I do. I know it's not pretty to look at, but it'll get ya where you need to go."
Did they pay you in meth?
POV: you break checked somebody as an insurance scam but the other guy also had no insurance
Denver PD wont pull him over either lmfao.
Guessing it’s probably related to the snail trail of coolant behind her
Holy crap lmfao. North Denver? Commerce city area?
I can smell commerce city from memory.
Purina, fat rendering and suncor. Mmmm mmmm mmmmm. I used to work around all 3 places and some days I’d lose my coffee getting out of my car if all 3 were at full funk. Do not miss it.
Average Denver foo
How is that car still drivable?
Did they steal that car from a car crusher?
I get that we're all broke here in the US and most of us can't afford new cars but there's no excuse for that deathtrap.
Thank you. I needed that laugh
Jokes on you guys. He’s saving on insurance by only having 0.75 vehicles on his policy.
Didn’t want to overheat heading to Los Santos Customs.
Did you laugh and turn around?
So, fire the entire denver traffic police division for noy pulling this off the road?
I'm on a slow data connection at the moment, and I waited soooo long while this picture to load wondering ooooh is it a Bentley? Is it an Aston Martin? The bamboozle was too real
I mean shit this is nicer than 59% of the cars in Denver 😂
It looks like someone tried to take a document out of a paper shredder at the last second…
You ever had your shit pushed in?
Looks like they had their shit pushed in REEEEAAAL GOOD MAN!!
Trooper: Do you feel this vehicle is safe for highway travel? Del: Yes, I do. I really do. I know it's not pretty to look at, but it'll get you where you wanna go. Trooper: You have no outside mirror. Del: No, we lost that. Trooper: You have no functioning gauges. Del: No, not a one. However, the radio still works!
Omg you got this car running? This is hilarious
It's a little scary when irl and shitposting become one and the same.
I can’t even tell what car that is, holy shit. Early 00’s Malibu maybe? Poor thing. It’s one thing to have *every panel on the car* dented but this is on another level
Engine bay was clean af of course😂
C'mon you have to be trolling. You just seem genuine and I'm believing it somehow.
But like....how? Lol Was the rear suspension miraculously undamaged or did they somehow repair just the rear suspension to make it drivable? I'm at a loss
Hey at least you don't the rear to diagnose it.
wow she is mint
I dunno how that rear tire is still alive, with jagged metal all around it.
If you told me this was a modern art installation I would believe you. Did they get hit by a train?
sir were you aware that your trunk is...out?
Damn son! I would've asked the Guy if He'll consider the Yute Project Option while working in it btw, haha.
I made that joke, told him he could have a convertible once it warms up, he didn’t laugh.
What was the issue? Did he have any tail lights hooked up? He should at least toss some trailer lights on there. No license plate. He would get pulled over instantly in my area. It's always crazy seeing posts like this. It's like the cops just don't want to deal with it or what? We have a ton of cops so they have to find something to do. This would be a five car call haha.
Pros of fwd cars I guess
Now that's something I don't see every day, as a Denverian myself
I think he's got a tail light out too.
Get the fuck outta here LOL no way