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The Osama Bin Laden files: all documents and key findings

You're leaving out the best part: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/osamas-grand-plan-destroy-america-president-biden
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- Post #8
- May 3, 2012
- Forum: Politics and News
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The 2012 Formula One Thread

Still, one can't forget about the F92A when talking about the worst F1 car that Ferrari has ever produced. Now that was a terrible car.
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- Post #177
- Mar 19, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Time to put up or shut up

If anything, I lean right, so I'll aim my criticism at the Republicans. Anything having to do with preventing equal rights for homosexuals is a lost cause. Even if you personally are for bans on gay marriage, adoption, whatever, the overall demographics are shifting where this will be a...
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- Post #71
- Mar 15, 2012
- Forum: Politics and News
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Goldman exec blasts firm on the way out in NY Times Op-Ed

I just figured he was leaving for a job at the Fed.
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- Post #16
- Mar 14, 2012
- Forum: Politics and News
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Talk me out of getting a Trans Am...

I really think that the SS / WS6 contributed to the death of the F-body. I paid ~$25K for my Z28. Brand new, signed the papers before the car was even on the lot. Start adding the SS package ($5000+ alone), the various special edition / anniversary packages on top of that, and hell, why...
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- Post #28
- Mar 9, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Have to laugh: GM's Archaic Assembly Line...

This is one of the primary reasons I left GM. I could show someone in purchasing hard warranty claim data to prove that a part from a particular supplier was driving an additional $0.10 / vehicle in warranty costs over a part from a better supplier. They didn't care because the subpar...
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- Post #90
- Mar 9, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Talk me out of getting a Trans Am...

It's depends... core build quality is good, it's typical 90's GM though - ancillary parts sourced from lowest-bid suppliers are going to fail. Anything made by Valeo during that time (like power window motors) is a ticking time bomb. It's a lot of car for the money though. The engine and...
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- Post #16
- Mar 8, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Best thing ever? Quite possibly.

Car porn.
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- Post #19
- Mar 8, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Talk me out of getting a Trans Am...

The guy that bought mine flew out from Texas with a friend and drove it back. A few years ago I flew out to Phoenix with my old man and spent two and a half days driving a '66 Nova SS back home. If it's the right car, it's worth it to make a trip. Besides, it's a hell of a lot more fun...
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- Post #8
- Mar 8, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Have to laugh: GM's Archaic Assembly Line...

Automotive assembly lines do some snaking to fit in a smaller area. If you put the car on the ground with no way to turn the wheels, it makes turns a bit of a hassle. We always waited until the car could make a straight shot out the door before it ever touched the ground. Keep in mind...
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- Post #86
- Mar 7, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Talk me out of getting a Trans Am...

I had one of the last '02 Z28s built. Great car. Everyone knows what the LSx engines are capable of in terms of acceleration. On top of that, with a little bit of money in tires and suspension mine handled great. Had Eibach springs w/ Bilstein shocks valved to match the spring rate, some...
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- Post #5
- Mar 7, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Is the 2012 Audi TT-S fast?

Not that this is what happened to Jules, but one of the things I hated about having a fast(ish) car was that people assumed you were racing just because you took off hard from a stop light. I had an LS1 Z28 that would do mid 12's, and sometimes it was just plain fun to stomp on the gas...
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- Post #55
- Mar 7, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Have to laugh: GM's Archaic Assembly Line...

Probably a final assembly / prep area. The lighting screams inspection. Also, any time you can wait to mount a painted part, you wait. Bumper covers fall into that category. Paint damage causes rework, and plant managers are obsessed with direct run percentage. That's really not odd...
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- Post #84
- Mar 7, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Is the 2012 Audi TT-S fast?

What are we talking about when we say "heavy hitter sports cars" nowadays? Plenty of amatuers on stock 600 race replicas posting mid 10 timeslips. Is it nines before you consider yourself a heavy hitter now? Am I going to need to overnight parts from Japan?
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- Post #40
- Mar 6, 2012
- Forum: The Garage
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Obama's nanny the tranny

My thoughts exactly.
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- Post #41
- Mar 5, 2012
- Forum: Politics and News

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