Yeah but it was freaking cool when you saw the wall-door they open at one of the entrances to get it in there, and see them moving it in —signed 10 y/o me.
When they introduced the Geo I got to drive one into a mall spot. Was fun to do but they gave us strict instructions to drive slowly. Anyway, R.I.P. Geo.
Sold those back in the day. Metros were a total (heh) nightmare. Parents were always coming in to look at one for their kid, until they saw the insurance rates. A swift kick to the bumper would total one. Because the bumper was filled with foam. No lie.
Took a man on a ride and he rocked it down the interstate at 70mph. We got back to the lot, popped the hood, and the little 3-cylinder (again, no lie) lawnmower engine was hopping on it's engine mounts and venting an alarming amount of vapor.
I so wanted a Storm, but they would be creaking and falling apart at 30K miles. Roommate had one that was only a few years old, paint mostly gone, clear coat long gone, and it rattled like it was full of washers and ball bearings.
32 Comments
papalonian@lemmy.world · 77 pts · 1y
Boring AF when you find out the answer is literally "they open the door"
Cort@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y
Shut up, shut up! Don't give the Americans any ideas, or we'll end up with a freeway through each aisle of the grocery store.
That would solve the issue of massive parking lots though 🤔
critical@reddthat.com · 22 pts · 1y
Drive-through malls...
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 5 pts · 1y
No, actually shut up now
WordBox@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
They're already real. They're "outdoor" malls.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
That's a high level of stupidity, delivering seams much more efficient
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
Usually that term doesn’t mean you drive around them. Usually it means malls that are not enclosed. Sometimes called “shopping centers”.
ryathal@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
The one nice thing about Ohio is drive through liquor stores.
lnxtx@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 1y
Drive Through Supermarket Concept 1
doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 3 pts · 1y
We do have drive through convenience stores. But I like to park and go inside.
ramble81@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 1y
Yeah but it was freaking cool when you saw the wall-door they open at one of the entrances to get it in there, and see them moving it in —signed 10 y/o me.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I had no clue until I saw it done.
Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 58 pts · 1y
40 year old me wondering how Romans always built their ruins so close to city centers.
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 1y
For the museums, duh
Zimroxo@lemm.ee · 55 pts · 1y
clearly they built the mall around the car
LouSlash@sh.itjust.works · 34 pts · 1y
You fool
They actually disassemble the car before entering the mall and assemble it again inside
ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
You fool
clearly the car was transported there using the technology from star trek.
MIXEDUNIVERS@discuss.tchncs.de · 17 pts · 1y
You fool
clearly the car was lifted in on an hidden elevator under the podest
dumbass@leminal.space · 15 pts · 1y
You fool
Clearly it was willed into existence by 3 wizards.
critical@reddthat.com · 14 pts · 1y
You fool
It was always there.
Tyoda@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Isn't this only for the Swedish models?
Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
No way, they clearly drop it in through the roof using at least 3 helicopters!
DrSleepless@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
When they introduced the Geo I got to drive one into a mall spot. Was fun to do but they gave us strict instructions to drive slowly. Anyway, R.I.P. Geo.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Sold those back in the day. Metros were a total (heh) nightmare. Parents were always coming in to look at one for their kid, until they saw the insurance rates. A swift kick to the bumper would total one. Because the bumper was filled with foam. No lie.
Took a man on a ride and he rocked it down the interstate at 70mph. We got back to the lot, popped the hood, and the little 3-cylinder (again, no lie) lawnmower engine was hopping on it's engine mounts and venting an alarming amount of vapor.
I so wanted a Storm, but they would be creaking and falling apart at 30K miles. Roommate had one that was only a few years old, paint mostly gone, clear coat long gone, and it rattled like it was full of washers and ball bearings.
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
God I miss small cars
entwine413@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
They definitely still exist
SPRUNT@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
A Robin Sparkles fan, I see.
jaxxed@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 1y
Helicopter
affiliate@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
could also be a secret underground tunnel
Godric@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Oh, I've done that before!
I may have been 13 beers deep and it was the local liqour store, not mall, but I've done that before!
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Could it be just the outer shell ?
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
You're an outer shell