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Title: OT - Tailgaters....sigh....
Post by: PakRat on February 14, 2001, 07:16:00 PM: (http://home.att.net/~ahpakrat/tailgate.jpg)

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Post by: Ozark on February 14, 2001, 07:58:00 PM: OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
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Post by: Dux on February 14, 2001, 08:42:00 PM: Love it.

(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Post by: TheWobble on February 14, 2001, 09:04:00 PM: HIT YER BRAKES! scare him...after that, watch for missles.
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Post by: Hangtime on February 14, 2001, 11:11:00 PM: I always keep a few empty tall necks under the seat fer occasions like these.

Don't miss tho. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Post by: Tac on February 14, 2001, 11:50:00 PM: SCISCORS! SCISCOR! Aaaagh its too fast!
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Post by: straffo on February 15, 2001, 03:17:00 AM: Isn't she lovely ? (speaking of the Rafale)
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Post by: Lephturn on February 15, 2001, 06:52:00 AM: I'm gonna hit the brakes - he'll fly right by! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

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Post by: Mk10 225th on February 15, 2001, 09:37:00 AM: Break left, break left!

Mk
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Post by: Moose11 on February 15, 2001, 09:57:00 AM: Straffo,

I don't believe that's a Rafale

Looks more like a F/18-C
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Post by: straffo on February 15, 2001, 10:23:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Moose11:
Straffo,

I don't believe that's a Rafale

Looks more like a F/18-C

Wrong (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) you loose the jet trivia (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

the clue now :
(http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/rafale/images/rafale7.jpg)
sound familiar no ?
(http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/rafale/images/rafale1.jpg)

and the car in front (the black one is french) a twingo obviously and I don't thing any american will buy such a little car (from 1 to 1.2 liter (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif))
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Post by: Moose11 on February 15, 2001, 10:27:00 AM: Ok - what actually gives it away more is the height of the wings relative to the fuselage.

And yeah, I saw the Euro cars before... but it didn't look like it had the delta wing.

::hats off::
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Post by: straffo on February 15, 2001, 10:35:00 AM: I got myself a twingo for some time it's like a beetle (no hp but lot of fun).
What's impersive with this car is what your can put inside personnal record : 4 basket player (average 1.85m) + their bags (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
have a look to the power of this car : http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2090/specs.htm (http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2090/specs.htm)
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Post by: Moose11 on February 15, 2001, 10:48:00 AM: The Saturn (http://www.capecod.net/~amuse/saturn/saturn.htm)

(http://www.capecod.net/~amuse/saturn/saturn-feb01.jpg)

(http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) My Saturn will own your Twinko.

[This message has been edited by Moose11 (edited 02-15-2001).]
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Post by: straffo on February 15, 2001, 10:51:00 AM: looks great !
but how many liter/100 kilometer ? I pay the gasoline 3.5$/Gallon here (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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Post by: Jimdandy on February 15, 2001, 10:53:00 AM: LOL just another commuter. LOL 666666!

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Post by: Moose11 on February 15, 2001, 11:00:00 AM: Gets almost 40 miles per gallon.

At $1.50 a gallon here, and a 10 gallon tank, I can go 400 miles on $15 worth of gas.

Saturn's are probably the most economic car in America, and pretty to boot! Paid 3k for mine and I love it. (replaced the car below)

(http://network54.com/Realm/eagledriver/aries/side.jpg)

/edit - can anyone see this image? The link is right, maybe routing problems or something...

[This message has been edited by Moose11 (edited 02-15-2001).]
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Post by: straffo on February 16, 2001, 02:17:00 AM: ok let try the convertions functions (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
1 mile = 1.609 kilometer
so 400 miles = 643.6 km
My car suck 8 liter/100Km (optimals consomation at an average 130kmh/81mph)
so (643.6*8)/100 = 51.488 liter for 643.6 km.
Gasoline cost is 6.39FRF/liter cost for 400 miles is : 329 FRF
Oups I've to convert in USD 7.198 FRF per $
329/7.198 = 45.7 $

Interesting we have the quite the same cost !
But I will be first (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) if I recall good your speed limit is 70mph no ?

btw my car is a Megane Renaut :
(http://megane.renault.fr/clic/couleur/tber/10.jpg)
not the best car but at least I can pay it (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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Post by: Sancho on February 16, 2001, 02:43:00 AM: Quote
Originally posted by straffo:
But I will be first (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) if I recall good your speed limit is 70mph no ?

There is no national speed limit in the USA. You will find it varies from state to state with 55-65 in city very common and up to 85 in the countryside. Montana for a time had no speed limit at all... is that still the case?
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Post by: Moose11 on February 16, 2001, 09:33:00 AM: Not sure about the Montana stuff Sancho, I'm pretty sure they instilled one by now.

If I remember right what happened was the US govt. let go of control or something to the states to decide a speed limit or let them govern their own roads...

Montana (bunch of sheep herders) simply forgot to hold a town meeting for the 10 people in the state and never decided a speed limit by x date, and thus a speed limit was never implemented. Think they had to wait until after the hunting season to have another campfire talk about the whole deal.

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Post by: Sancho on February 16, 2001, 10:59:00 AM: I don't think anybody actually lives in Montana. Have you ever met anybody from Montana?? If somebody says he's from Montana, he's FBI as far as I'm concerned. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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Post by: Moose11 on February 16, 2001, 11:05:00 AM: "I would have liked to have seen Montana"

Name the movie. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) Should be an easy one.
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Post by: Sancho on February 16, 2001, 11:17:00 AM: Hunt For Red October. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Post by: Moose11 on February 16, 2001, 11:24:00 AM: Good call - I thought the XO (Alan Grant in Jurrasic Park, can't remember the guys name)was great in that one.
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Post by: Kratzer on February 16, 2001, 11:25:00 AM: um... I'm (was) from Wyoming... that is even more chimerical, I would think.

But we have a speed limit... 75 in school zones.

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Post by: Nash on February 16, 2001, 11:35:00 AM: Moose? Are those fuzzy dice I see hangin' from the mirror of yer Saturn? Mmmpphhh... (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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Post by: Moose11 on February 16, 2001, 11:42:00 AM: Fuzzy dice have been with me over two vehicles and 2 years. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) Good luck charm, tee hee hee.
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Post by: Saintaw on February 16, 2001, 11:50:00 AM: How can French cars be so UGLY when French planes are so pretty ? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Saw
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Post by: straffo on February 17, 2001, 09:01:00 AM: Ratatatata

Saw you are dead (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)