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Old 11th October 2018, 10:00   #11
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I’ve only travelled in a stretched limo once and wasn’t overly impressed.
Sitting sideways you have no protection even if the driver simply braked you were thrown sideways.
Purely a gimmick to give an extra thrill, personally I would prefer a nice large car with proper seating and seatbelts for any such occasion.
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Old 11th October 2018, 10:06   #12
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What are the regs in this country regarding stretch limos? Is a similar accident only a matter of time over here?
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Not entirely sure about legal advice on limo seat belts but a while ago my wife and I along with other parents hired a limo for my son's prom do about 8 of them in a Lincoln I believe but ALL had seat belts either lap or normal 3 point belts so it can be done properly
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There was a program on TV on how they are made, as has been said they are cut in half slid apart and new steel is welded into place, when you see how much longer they are than standard it is amazing the don't bend in the middle. I was told the doors wont open if they are jacked up.

Most of my cars in the past (nothing amiss with them) have shown some distortion when jacked up at a corner. My Granadas I seem to remember would feel different when in the air, trying to open and close a door. My 75 is the only car I have had which shows not even the slightest twist or distortion when jacked up at a corner. It says a lot for the rigidity of the 75's body shell, but we all knew that anyway.
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In a former life I inspected vehicles for the Police. I have never inspected one of these american import limo’s. However my colleagues have and many of these vehicles were very poor. They would not be my choice of transport.

I guess they are sold to us near the end of their useful life.
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In a former life I inspected vehicles for the Police. I have never inspected one of these american import limo’s. However my colleagues have and many of these vehicles were very poor. They would not be my choice of transport.

I guess they are sold to us near the end of their useful life.
I would like to think things are better now - but when young and driving a Ford Anglia 105E I simply accepted that when a jacked a wheel off the ground you could not open the doors.

I mean physically- you could not budge them
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I would like to think things are better now - but when young and driving a Ford Anglia 105E I simply accepted that when a jacked a wheel off the ground you could not open the doors.

I mean physically- you could not budge them

That was quite normal for cars of that era, they were very lightly built of poor quality steel. Which was why they rusted away so very quickly.
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Old 12th October 2018, 22:08   #19
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That was quite normal for cars of that era, they were very lightly built of poor quality steel. Which was why they rusted away so very quickly.
My 105E was very good at rusting.....
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