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...Now this may be an age old question taken for granted or answered a long time ago, but i've puzzled over this a bit off the back of people asking me how heavy the cars are, and referring to either Wikipedia (because we all know how precise a source of correct information THAT is!) and the VIN plate on my car.
Wikipedia states:
Curb weight: 1,230 kg (2,712 lb)
VIN plate states:
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating: 3180 lbs
Gross Axle Weight Rating FRONT: 1244 lbs (converts to 564.268 kg)
REAR: 1936 lbs (converts to 878.154 kg)
So this is the split of the vehicle weight distribution between the front of the car and the rear. Everyone knows there is more weight in the rear of the car, so no surprise.
SO....add the split figures together and you get 1,442.422 kg. This matches the 3,180 lbs on the VIN plate when converted back to lbs.
SO....again. What the HELL is Wikipedia on about? Am I missing something, or is just another good example why Wikipedia can't be trusted to have the 100% correct truth about everything??
(Would be interested if anyone has actually weighed their car on a vehicle scale...)
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The "Gross" or GVWR is the max permissible weight of the car, passengers and luggage combined.
The curb weight is the car empty. Not sure if that is a "dry" weight, without fluids, petrol etc. or what the exact definition is.
The VIN plate values changes also from 81, 82 and 83 cars too. Not sure why
There was an interesting thread about this on DMCTalk a while ago:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?6030- ... ight=scale
Three "standard' cars had been weighed at various times - 2811, 2832 and 2868 lbs, empty, with a full tank of petrol.
Nick R weighed his with the LS1 V8 engine and it was 2974lbs.
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...That's interesting, cheers
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Er.....................it depends on the earths gravitational pull
Heavy !
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bttf brian Wrote:Er.....................it depends on the earths gravitational pull Heavy !
:lol: Things are only heavy in the future, not in the present....apparently.
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Boys! ...please!
Some seriousness would be appreciated if you don't mind.
(The Earth having a problem with its gravitational pull in the future is no joking matter. Although....saying the future isn't correct is it!? It was 1985 where there was a speculated problem with the Earths gravitational pull, so that's well in the past now. ...it still hasn't helped us develop anti-gravity skateboards or cars though has it.
)
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I don't know if you are aware Chris but hoverboards actually do exist - the ones in the film especially. There is a piece about it in the 'Making Of' features on one of the bttf DVD's.
They are not production as of course they are too dangerous. But the technology was there even then it seems.
As for your gravitational pull comments guys, I can confirm this.
Every year I get on the scales, I'm a bit heavier.... THATS why everything is so heavy in the future!
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I thought they were so heavy because of the stainless alloooooominum body panels! 8)
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When I was at tech college …many moons ago, I remember a fellow student really un-setteling our lecturer when we were discussing how to weigh a long lorry on a short weigh-bridge. He wasn't satisfied with driving over and weighing the front and back and adding the weights together….he said what about the weight in the middle? The arguments went on for the rest of the session !
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Rissy Wrote:Boys! ...please!
Some seriousness would be appreciated if you don't mind.
(The Earth having a problem with its gravitational pull in the future is no joking matter. Although....saying the future isn't correct is it!? It was 1985 where there was a speculated problem with the Earths gravitational pull, so that's well in the past now. ...it still hasn't helped us develop anti-gravity skateboards or cars though has it. )
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A very serious response there Chris :lol:
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TheOriginalMrP Wrote:I don't know if you are aware Chris but hoverboards actually do exist - the ones in the film especially. There is a piece about it in the 'Making Of' features on one of the bttf DVD's.
Successful troll is successful :lol: :wink:
