Augh – Car shopping is so frustrating!

[Piotrsko]

The shark fins are multi band: am fm cell ( 5 different bands there) sattelite. Mine has 2 coaxes and one shielded power pair

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

I wonder how much of an MPG hit those millions of cars with unutilized shark fin antennas have?

Even though XM radio is AFAIK not available in my country, I used to see shark fin antennas being fitted to cars mostly for aesthetics, and their aerodynamic profile didn't seem to be so detrimental at all.

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

I wonder how much of an MPG hit those millions of cars with unutilized shark fin antennas have?

I wonder about vehicles with the window rolled down and a dog's head sticking out.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I wonder about vehicles with the window rolled down and a dog's head sticking out.

My dog usually doesn't stick her head outside a rolled-down window anyway.

[freebeard]

It can't help when they do.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

I usually see only much larger dogs actually sticking their heads outside the window, and presumably they have a much greater aerodynamic impact. Unless it's a Whippet.

[redpoint5]

I wonder how small yappy dogs on the lap fare in crash testing.

[Piotrsko]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

I wonder how small yappy dogs on the lap fare in crash testing.

Poorly. Either crushed by the airbag or needing to be scraped off the nearest vertical surface. Up side, those people tend to not have that style accident

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

I wonder how small yappy dogs on the lap fare in crash testing.

There are restraint systems meant for dogs, yet sometimes being quick enough to grab the dog before it hits the dashboard is the only thing to do...

[freebeard]

So you're saying it happens? What if grabbing the dog causes the accident?