Did it get stuck?

[Capt Worley PE]

Obama's car got stuck yesterday. They said it got high centered, but from that loud bang and the sudden camber change, it looks to me like the suspension broke.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/obamas...xy9G_video.html

 

[MA_PE]

I saw a clip on the news this morning. It looked to me like it bottomed out and got stuck on the crest bewteen the steep drive and the street. I wonder how they got it in there. I would expect it to the same thing. Maybe all the additonal presidential occupants caused it to ride lower.

The things a tank, they should've just pushed it from behind with the SUV following and kept motoring on.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I bet the guy who did the recon for that site was fired yesterday. BIG security problem.

 

[Master slacker]

I agree that the suspension took an early retirement. There appears to be no recoil at all.

 

[Road Guy]

i cant see the video but itsnt it like a huge SUV or is it a limo?

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^Its is on a Chevy Topkick chassis. You're call.

 

[DVINNY]

That's freakin' funny.

 

[Master slacker]

I guess the GM bailout didn't quite work out as anticipated. :dunno:

 

[snickerd3]

can't see the video at work

 

[MA_PE]

It looks like the BMW that led the way scraped the bottom ont he way out, too. The extra length on the limo is what prevented it from traversing the high spot.

At the end of the video they show the car backing down into the drive. I don't believe the suspension broke. Is it a front drive? They probably just put it in reverse and moved it back.

In the beginning you can see it bouncing as it heads towards the gate. They said that vehicle weighs ~ 8 TONS!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

The vehicle backing down the driveway is a backup car. I think you can still see The Beast stuck on the ridge...

 

[jmbeck]

I don't think that's the Beast. They both look like the 2005 Bush cars.

I would think the Beast has a higher clearance.

I'm in the "broken suspension" camp also.

 

[momech]

I'm in the "broken suspension" camp also.

Ditto.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I don't think that's the Beast. They both look like the 2005 Bush cars.

You're right. They are the Bush cars.

I'm in the "broken suspension" camp also.

Something definitely went on with the front suspension. I tend to think it broke, but maybe it has some super secret Ninja squat skills for some reason and it was inadvertantly activated.

I think they towed it off...

 

[EE_Mike]

I think I heard someone yell "need a push?" I love how they blocked the view of the crowd with a big van.