Just watching OP Live, and seeing a guy wrap one of these around a tree makes me want to come down and rent a Sling Thing! If you're in Cola Town, stop by and Do a Sling Thing! read more

Just now catching the OP Live episode where the guy takes Richland Co. officers on a high speed chase in the orange & blue Slingshot & ends up wrapping it around a tree...I gotta say I was thoroughly impressed by how well the vehicle actually held up in the event of a pretty serious collision! But I was also pretty impressed with how the engine never even shut off & continued to run the entire time, despite being slammed into a tree at an extremely high speed. Now, that being said...I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing! If that's a "good thing"/safe or an indicator of the vehicle's durability & safety, great! But I'm not a mechanic, so I can't make that determination (I'm absolutely NOT qualified to do so). But If that's dangerous & poses a safety risk, no one at the scene of the accident, including the police officers, seemed to be too concerned about it. There was no fire, fuel leakage concerns, or anything like that going on. But based on what I saw, & in my personal/UNQUALIFIED NON-PROFESSIONAL opinion, these vehicles seem to be pretty safe in the event of a collision and/or extreme circumstances/situations. Obviously, don't do stupid things like run from police/take them on a high-speed pursuit in an expensive & RENTED sports utility vehicle, and don't plow them into any stationary objects, especially trees, & ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEATBELT! I'm not 100% sure if the driver in this case was in fact wearing his seatbelt, but I feel like I can make a pretty educated guess that the driver would not have been standing outside of/next to the vehicle when the police caught up & arrived on-scene to the collision. More importantly, the driver WALKED away with not even a scratch on him! He may have been in handcuffs & had some felony charges, but he lived & was able to walk away uninjured withal his life. I can only imagine what these business owners have to put up with, so they should be applauded for maintaining & taking such great care of these vehicles! This entire situation should have never happened, & I'm sure this caused a huge headache for them & a mountain of red tape, which absolutely isn't fair to them. Thank the Lord for insurance & moral & ethical business owners who follow the laws & do what they're supposed to do in these situations! I hope they got a shiny new Slingshot & business is going great! FREE PUBLICITY! read more