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I just checked the video out and definitely European model Jeeps, rear bumper ridges in stepwell and reflectors way out on the bumper too. 392 looks like it has a satin wrap on it? The only larger blue overseas plate I could find that might match is a China plate it’s wider and not as long as others. Someone out there has to know
or did I just miss it written somewhere as usual?

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They are Chinese plates. It's too blury to see where though. No way you are on the road in Europe with a stinger bumper.
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I just checked the video out and definitely European model Jeeps, rear bumper ridges in stepwell and reflectors way out on the bumper too. 392 looks like it has a satin wrap on it? The only larger blue overseas plate I could find that might match is a China plate it’s wider and not as long as others. Someone out there has to know
or did I just miss it written somewhere as usual?

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Good find on figuring out where the license plate is from.
Dash cams are super common in China so this all makes sense.
 

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Damn, that’s hard to watch!
 

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Interesting case so I did some research on Chinese social media, not a lot of information but I did find the original post on Chinese TikTok aka 'Douyin'. It appears that the red Jeep driver claiming his Jeep gas pedal was jammed open for some reasons on top of the hill. No other information available though.
 

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Welp, that's a no for me on getting the Rhino rack.
Looks like he should have had a better roof rack mount. Was that a Rhino Rack?
Not a Rhino Rack, the mounts on the roof are wrong to be a RR pioneer platform. It might just be a raingutter mount with a platform, unsure... but whatever it is the rack is stronger than the mounting to the roof.
 

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Good find on figuring out where the license plate is from.
Dash cams are super common in China so this all makes sense.
Once I looked at the rear bumper I knew it was a non US version. Also the front fog lights are more away from the center I spent some time in Poland last year and there were only a handful of Jeep Wranglers all diesel that I had seen around. Interesting thing is that they all had the mirror housing turn signal indicator on them. Here I believe they were only available on the 4 door High Altitude
 

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Clearly driver related. Not mechanical or even a combination.
On CB radio.

Not sure what they were doing but looks fun before the tragedy.
 
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Did the windshield crack?
 

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Not a Rhino Rack, the mounts on the roof are wrong to be a RR pioneer platform. It might just be a raingutter mount with a platform, unsure... but whatever it is the rack is stronger than the mounting to the roof.
Probably a knockoff. Still, if I put a rack on the '21, it's gonna be another Gobi. I've seen them survive endos and help protect the Jeep.
 

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Clearly he had poor caster and this caused his throttle pedal angle to be off and thus he rammed everyone. Only possible answer.

Jeep Wrangler JL 3 Jeeps destroyed in 3 seconds! Fucking Caster
 
 







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