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iirr the rear suspension and some body subframe assemblies are off a mid-90s Benz E-class.

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Hah! Perfect!

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I think they are in most tech areas. Those and Teslas

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It may or may not have been mentioned downthread but here it is.

NATO's Article 5 has been invoked once since the formation of NATO. Only once. By us. We invoked it after 9/11. All other NATO allies honored the treaty..

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I've got a '66 Karmann Ghia...where am I supposed to get parts now? Oh...yeah...the intertubes. Never mind, carry on.

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Heh so we're both right! German-owned British nameplate with EITHER Brazillian-made German/US or German/French powerplants.

Point still stands.

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Same up here in BC. Not just tech workers up here but also Asian brand-whores!

And I personally fall into both baskets!

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Got a pic?

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Winner winner schnitzel dinner!

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Well played.

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You must not live in Florida. Nobody knows how to operate a turn signal in Florida. It is against the law to use a turn signal in Florida.

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You haven't seen Vancouver, BC (and its 'burbs) yet.

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And only 99.9% of the wealth created by those jobs will go to the rich.

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VW got pissed when Tennessee Republicans convinced their constituents working at the plant to vote down the union. The union gives VW management a clear hierarchy to deal with concerning their employees. It's more cost-efficient that way.

But state reps and congresspeople couldn't keep their fucking noses out of VW's business.

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The D.C. suburbs had an informal system worked out where people would wait on corners, cars would come along, and the drivers would announce what agency they were heading to. Anyone who worked near there could get a ride, and they got to use the carpool lane. The reverse happened at night in D.C.

It was such a great success that the city stepped in and formalized it and fucked everything up.

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In my experience. I've never run across a "Cock of the Walk" who wasn't a dickhead.

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