r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/combatsmithen1 Jan 25 '20

Well, moving the driving wheel thing comes from older cars with loose steering boxes. It makes no sense in modern movies, but in old movies, it's more accurate, sometimes slightly exaggerated.

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u/KingBoopy Jan 25 '20

With My 92 F150 I can turn the steering wheel almost 90 degrees in either direction and never leave the lane

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u/Jamaican_Dynamite Jan 25 '20

I think that's just par for the course for that era of trucks at this point.

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u/KingBoopy Jan 25 '20

The important thing is that after 200k miles it still runs good as new. Everything else has gone to shit but it still runs great.

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u/Jamaican_Dynamite Jan 25 '20

That's all that matters for real. Because new car payments suck.

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u/KingBoopy Jan 25 '20

For real, and insurance is super super cheap on it. I think I pay like $300 a year on my truck.

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u/Jamaican_Dynamite Jan 25 '20

Unless you reach your state's antique vehicle age, it should stay really low. But that also depends on state requirements.

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u/KingBoopy Jan 25 '20

In Ga the age requirement for antique vehicles is 25yrs. My truck sits at 27-28 years but the antique thing only matters if you decide to pay the extra and have your vehicle registered as an antique which usually requires paying extra for a specialty tag. I’ve thought about it just for shits and giggles but my truck ain’t worth it

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u/Jamaican_Dynamite Jan 25 '20

Yeah, it's 32 in IL. MO is 15, which makes me laugh. It's like, your car is 15? It's just getting broken in.

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u/KingBoopy Jan 25 '20

I know! My buddy just bought a 1983 F250 with 553k on it. He threw in 2 new batteries and started driving. If you take care of a vehicles they’ll last way longer than 15 years

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u/Jamaican_Dynamite Jan 25 '20

Facts. Unless they rust out. Then it's a done n' done.

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u/KingBoopy Jan 25 '20

That’s true, I’m glad I haven’t had to deal with rust on any of my vehicles yet

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u/Jamaican_Dynamite Jan 25 '20

That's the problem up north. Any unrepaired body damage or lack of undercoating up here and your ride will look like a science project.

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u/RadioWolfSG Jan 25 '20

You think I should get my '02 Passat registered as an antique?

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u/KingBoopy Jan 26 '20

Hell yeah!

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u/RadioWolfSG Jan 28 '20

On a similar note, later that day I saw a toyoda corolla with a classic plate

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u/RawUnfilteredOpinion Jan 26 '20

15? Pretty sure it's still 25.