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  1. Have you looked at the aerial photos of the roadway? Have you reviewed the safety systems of the vehicle? Do you understand how they are supposed to work? Do you realize it has been reported by police that there were no skid marks? Isn't this very odd? Pray tell how a vehicle with active collision avoidance and active steering gets you into a ditch, after crossing multiple lanes, across the central median, thru two oncoming lanes? No skid marks? I pondered reasonable questions. I consider your perspective pure speculation if you haven't looked at those facts. It is astounding to me that a vehicle (unless it is a Tesla) with such systems could take or allow a driver to take such a trajectory. Perhaps you do not understand how these safety systems are supposed to work. I recently considered both the G90 and GV80. No impressed. Hard pass. Bought something else, based largely on my perception of safety.
  2. Not cool. I'd like to see where the transmission entered the passenger compartment. Maybe right around his lower right leg. To my eyes, the photos make it appear that the motor and transmission breached the passenger compartment. If so, is that good design? Not something I want to own but I made my mind up long ago about which motor vehicle companies are serious about safety. 100% for sure, my car never would have left the road and the motor would not have been in my lap if I had the active lane assist and collision assist off. If I slightly get near the center line, it steers me back. Maybe Tiger did not have the vehicle's active lane assist activated. Maybe he did. The fact that there were no skid marks or any evidence of corrective measures is quite disturbing, almost as bad as those suggesting he might have been on pain meds. Mgg's marketing literature claims, the GV80 will do everything possible to steer you out of harms way. In other words, this active steering. The vehicle takes over. Clearly, the vehicle failed in this mission. It is possible that Tiger disabled these safety systems? How could the vehicle leave a two lane road into the oncoming two lane road without any skid marks? Again, this vehicle comes standard with active lane keeping.
  3. Having owned Camrys and ES as daily mules, the body, motor, and suspension is identical. From a safety perspective, there is no difference. Calling me a racist is unacceptable.
  4. I think I got raked over the coals saying about the same thing somewhere online but I almost agree. The difficulty of a Royal Melbourne or an Oakmont or Winged Foot or Merion setup for tournament conditions is not reflected in the CR or Slope. A 10 Hcp player might break 80 on an open, shorter course with slow, flat greens but might not break 100 on one of the aforementioned courses setup with deep rough, narrow firm fairways, and fast, hard greens. I have seen it dozens of times. Solid players getting annihilated. OTOH, few regular amateurs break 80 on those "tracks" under difficult conditions
  5. 140m 8i is about 155 yards. 220m driver is about 245 yards. Both are decent for an older gentleman. I do not force my short irons. I am the age of your dad. I hit 8 iron about 155 but can push it to 160. My driver carry is 282 on the button. 270 on a miss. Something is wrong. Sorry, no help for you
  6. I am not sure what traditional attire is. Ricky looks good to me. I remember being a guest at conservative club that hosted many USGA championships. My host told me to wait in the proshop until he arrived. He said I could wear shorts but would have to change to play. Waiting in the proshop, I noticed a humidor with real cubans. I asked the pro if they were worried someone would squeel on them? No, because they would never come here again and the Chief of Police would never do anything. We played in pants. I am not sure why, I play bettd er in slacks. Went back to a cottage. Changed into shorts. Drank, smokecigars, played cards in shorts, lied about stuff that never happened. Then, we dress in jacket and tie for dinner. I guess it is about respect for rules. Untucked shirts and hats on in the clubhouse is rude. Personally, I don't get the ban on cargo shorts. I like the pocket for the GPS unit. I suppose there are not too many clubs not allowing shorts these days
  7. Ok. Sorry. I am just sad for his accident. As one who deals with safety professionally and one who only owns certain cars, my bias is perhaps misplaced. Hope he is ok
  8. It depends on your age and ability. I went from breaking 90 to 80 as a young lad. It was easy. Less than 2 years. Breaking 70 on any regular basis is 2 orders of magnitude harder. Maybe 3
  9. I place no credence on JD Power. Germans make the safest cars. Hundai is shit
  10. He seemed fine to me, too. As a fellow degenerative back issue sufferer, I can understand how Tiger could not commit to The Masters. He has to see the medical results, his MD's direction, and then can he hit it. Too soon for him to know. Unless someone has had real neuro pain like Tiger, you have no clue.
  11. Let's pray he is ok
  12. He should have been in German steel, not a piece of tin from Korea
  13. Germans have a word for that....schadenfreude.....pleasure seeing the failures of others, but I think particularly from the high and mighty. I did not see DJ's shot being anything other than very difficult. The rough was very juicy, Lie was bad. Some trees. A crapshoot. He is done
  14. I did study for 6 months by hiring a tutor (a colleague's wife who was on maternity leave), I can understand what you wrote but it has been 20 years since I went there much on business. I can order a schufule, Kartoffelknödel, and Weisse bier but not much more at this point. French is better, was nearly fluent at one point. Getting old is terrible. Entschuldigung I had a very difficult time swinging with a partially torn rotator cuff and it was painful to put my coat on or reach for the seat belt etc. It took me some stubborn years to get mine fixed. Best decision I have ever made. Have your dad get a medical opinion on his. A rotator cuff issue could certainly make him lose distance. My bad one was the left and I am right handed although I play hockey left handed, go figure.
  15. Germans are different than Americans. I would not say she is dismissive or passive aggressive. She is probably a very smart, type A person, and I would guess a German or at least schooled there..
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