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Old 02-04-2009, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SirNik84 View Post
thats what you get.

you want to save the world and get better mileage all while keeping your snooty nose in the air and driving a luxury car?

Option 1
Mercedes Diesel. based on the experience of building tanks for the Nazis. The engine can take a direct hit from a 50 cal round and still run like nothing happened.

Option 2
buy a Lexus Hybrid. based on the experience of the Kamikaze... keep a fire extinguisher handy.
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Originally Posted by 86560SEL View Post
Thats right. It was a car bomb and the man was seriously injured. You can clearly tell in the photo that the car was not damaged by fire... at least as far as I can tell.
In retrospect, that first quote sure looks claaassy don't it?
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