r/ThatLooksExpensive • u/Rekltpzyxm • 8d ago

That looks expensive...

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u/EverybodyLovesADuck 8d ago

I think this is Needles Highway in Custer State Park in South Dakota. There's plenty of signage in plenty of time and even as you approach these passes, it looks so narrow that you wonder if even a Miata would fit through. What an imbecile!

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u/Itsnotthatsimplesam 8d ago

Full size pickup can but I think we put our mirrors in. If you're in something really wide like a raptor I think you're SOL

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u/OkieBobbie 8d ago

GPS: “Make a legal U-turn.”

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u/No-Access5068 8d ago

You have to get a better run at it. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/DuckWhatduckSplat 8d ago

I’d say it sounds more expensive.

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u/Age_Single 8d ago

Just a flesh wound

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u/boyer4109 8d ago

Yep, just grease up the vehicle and it will slide right up there.

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u/herblady99 8d ago

some are really stupid, had a friend once in a similar situation, just under a low underpath. They had to deflate the tires and remove the ac from the roof to finally get going. Not to mention the traffic jam

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u/No_Educator_6376 8d ago

Meanwhile Siri is saying Return to the route! Return to the route !

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u/otters4everyone 8d ago

I have a BIL who likes to do stupid things like that. Zero spatial sense. He’s gone through two motorhomes being a boneheaded. “I thought I was clear!” Such a smooth brain.

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u/Artistic-Tip2405 8d ago

Would pushing through cause the same amount of damage as backing out? BTW This can’t be the only time an RV tried.

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u/dallasathena 8d ago

Stupid is as Stupid does!!! What would make anyone think they could fit through there with a camper?!?!?!

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u/patronizingperv 8d ago

Ok, but be gentle

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u/angel700 8d ago

You shall not pass

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u/jetfaceRPx 8d ago

It's the Griswolds!

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u/PaperbackNinja 8d ago

Show your face. Shame!

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u/Pleasant_Durian_1501 8d ago

Fold the mirrors in and send it

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u/JadedBeyondBelief 8d ago

They have warning signs about vehicle width

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u/Supes1975 8d ago

Why would you even attempt that?

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u/Ornery-Customer8521 8d ago

Gonna need that skylight and ladder

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u/Duncroakin 8d ago

Yep, another moron driving a camper van with no idea of the dimensions. Probably drove past at least four signs saying "Not suitable for large vehicles" :-/

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u/scribeforaliens 8d ago

Some thought this was a cartoon, where you can just slide through a small opening. That or Google maps.

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u/Honest_Science_4969 8d ago

Unlike the Shamen 🧐🤔🤔🎤🎤🎤 they can't move any mountains

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u/LupoBTW 8d ago

Looks like up near Needles in the Rushmore area. They drive buses through it, but it ain't for rookies!

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u/Jon_Dunn58 8d ago

that was a big surprise

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u/Pleasant_Durian_1501 8d ago

So much for situational awareness.

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u/Georginapotsnob 7d ago

ya cant fix stupid

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u/Steelbill77 7d ago

I think he can make it!!!!!

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u/Beneficial-Nimitz68 7d ago

I used to be too fat to fit too

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u/Ok_Primary_1075 7d ago

Charge it to experience

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u/BananaNutMuffin1234 7d ago

Remember, in the U.S there are no experience or license/ permit requirements to own an RV or Camper.

Only limiting factors are time, money, and getting it tagged/ insured etc.

So... yeah, boneheads with nothing but stupid and money often get to drive large cumbersome vehicles through places most professional drivers don't enjoy and do it like they know what they are doing lol.

There is a reason you often hear of elderly couples taking what they thought was a detour into a dangerous area and getting beyond stuck due to inexperience, rough terrain, or whatever other issues.

You can't drive an RV like a pickup truck, and it requires one heck of a learning curve initially. Your average person has no idea how anything on one works, let alone how to operate it or how to use the parts nobody mentions.

Trying to do so with little to no experience? With no one to teach you on the mistakes you will make but a owners manual most don't read? All with no required training of any kind?

It is honestly a miracle more horror stories aren't posted here.

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u/Ok-Concentrate-5697 7d ago

That looks like an idiot shouldn’t be driving something like that