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Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« on: Saturday,October 19, 2019, 12:25:36 PM »
Of course! With room to spare.
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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday,October 19, 2019, 01:41:17 PM »
Those photos made my day  :beerchug:

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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday,October 19, 2019, 04:39:43 PM »
There was a member of the yahoo group who care fully checked out if his Europa would fit under a parked semi-trailer.  The next day he drove under at speed with his passenger screaming all the way..

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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday,October 19, 2019, 04:50:38 PM »
Who was it? I don't want to ride with him! ;)

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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday,October 20, 2019, 04:43:29 AM »
I fantasize about changing lanes on the highway by ducking under a semi, but an over developed sense of self-preservation has prevented me from actually trying it, so far.
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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday,October 20, 2019, 05:28:23 AM »
I stay out of cars when owners say, let me show you how it handles or how fast it goes. Any indication of reckless driving and I’m not getting in the car.    Nice photo op by the way  :beerchug:
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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday,October 20, 2019, 08:07:14 PM »
I checked and double checked before driving under. I can't imagine driving under a moving trailer :o.
To whom ever tortured a passenger by driving under a parked trailer at any speed- :trophy:
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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #7 on: Monday,October 21, 2019, 08:13:17 AM »
Cool photos.

A Europa will fit under the toll gates at the harbour bridges in Halifax, too. No pictures unfortunately, as the act of demonstrating this capability put me in violation of a local law, and thought it prudent not to stick around.
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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #8 on: Monday,October 21, 2019, 03:36:05 PM »
  Why?  Yes it can . Why try?
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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #9 on: Monday,October 21, 2019, 10:44:44 PM »
LOL.  That was me.  I always thought it would fit, and when I saw a trailer one day, I tried, and it did.

By chance I was back at the mall later that day with my buddy, and I saw the same trailer, parked in the same spot, so I knew it would .... but I didn't tell him that before we drove under.

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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #10 on: Saturday,October 26, 2019, 08:53:45 PM »
LOL.  That was me.  I always thought it would fit, and when I saw a trailer one day, I tried, and it did.

By chance I was back at the mall later that day with my buddy, and I saw the same trailer, parked in the same spot, so I knew it would .... but I didn't tell him that before we drove under.
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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #11 on: Sunday,October 27, 2019, 08:37:00 AM »
A very long time ago, I was playing with another Europa on Rt 87 upstate NY and he juked under a trailer while we were at speed. I just said to myself "See ya, buddy. I am out.". Is that insane person on this list?

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Re: Does a Europa fit under a semi trailer?
« Reply #12 on: Monday,October 28, 2019, 06:20:00 AM »
 :huh:
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