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Discussion in 'Australia' started by scud, Jan 29, 2009.

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  1. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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  2. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Idiot.
     
  3. Aircon

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    well, you say that....BUT...and this is serious (for once)

    yes all the noises and feel are part of the buzz of owning this car....but I bone up just looking at it...it's beautiful!

    If and when the time comes that there is just no way to run the mechanicals for it, either through a lack of fuel or parts or expertise, then I think going EV is the only thing that would save it from the scrap heap.

    Anyone got any better ideas?
     
  4. IanB

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    The world won't run out of oil in the next hundred years, consumption will peak in decades then start to decline, in part because of the transition from oil fired electricity to gas. There is vastly more gas underground than oil and vastly more oil used by industry than motor vehicles.

    Petrol will get more expensive, as govts pile on taxes to pay for the renewables folly, but it will be available for a very long time. After that will come alternatives made from natural gas: LPG, methanol, etc.
     
  5. au-yt

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  6. Aircon

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    You may be right...I have no clue about that, but that doesn't mean petrol will be socially acceptable OR available.

    Taxes?? They'll just pile it on to electricity and gas instead...simples
     
  7. Aircon

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    Great...now we'll be a takeover target for some hostile country.
     
  8. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    better check the date on that article (2013!) - Linc is bust!
     
  9. au-yt

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    Who cares, it don't mean the oil aint there
     
  10. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Maybe, maybe not... these guys seem to have been pretty good at overstating their finds.
     
  11. au-yt

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  12. au-yt

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    #2413 au-yt, May 29, 2017
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  13. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
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  14. Steve355F1

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    I wish they would (and Ferrari, and Lamborghini, etc. etc.) but it'll never happen.

    It pisses me off that they supposedly limit these cars to "special" people who have a "real passion" for the brand yet they drive them for two weeks then sell them for a profit which is several times what real passionate car people make in a year.
    It's poor form.
    (And yes, I am jealous). :D

    Yep. 911? Yawn. Dime a dozen.
     
  15. AKA

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  16. Aircon

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  17. FazzerPorscheman

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    It's the opposite of saying "it's the best in the world." ;)
     
  18. simon klein

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    I notice he's well versed in the Porkerparking method.
     
  19. Nintendo64

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    Is it no wonder they want to move here!:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jux_5PhZbM

    Thank God the coin landed the right way and my grand-dad chose AUS and not ZA!

    Mind you Vic. is not the safest place these days, NO mention of the gender/colour of whom is behind this crime spree.... "just saying" tm. USA
     
  20. Aircon

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    Observant and skilled porsche driver!
     
  21. IanB

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    We're not allowed to state the obvious, but we all know the truth.

    For a scientific and evidence-based explanation, I recommend reading "The Bell Curve".

    Obama famously condemned this book without having read it.
     
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  23. au-yt

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