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Aerodynamics my arse - they are just trying to out-ugly each other.
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About as aerodynamic as a wardrobe! :dozy:
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white exec wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 12:27 About as aerodynamic as a wardrobe! :dozy:
myglaren wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 11:46 Aerodynamics my arse - they are just trying to out-ugly each other.
I just knew they wouldn't be universally popular!

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You may have missed some of the finer details gentlemen :-D

Anyone know much about Japanese Woodwork?
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"The polycarbonate used in the Ariya's shield is the same as what's used in the headlights, just opaque, with some metallic flakes in the paint to create the distinctive kumiko pattern (kumiko is a Japanese term for a woodworking technique that makes a pattern) that fits within the company's Timeless Japanese Futurism design language. Nissan designers have compared the look of the Ariya shield to a "sheet of silent water" with a still pattern underneath."

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Reads rather like a William Burroughs manuscript.
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A sheet of silent water . . . just like the garage floor after a bit of a coolant leak. :-s
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 13:07 Anyone know much about Japanese Woodwork?
No, but I've learned not to fret about it... :bd:
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VW reckon they are onto a winner with the ID3.
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ID.3: just as inexpensive as a car with an internal combustion engine

Silke Bagschick, Head of Sales and Marketing, e-mobility Product Line, commented:

“The price is no longer an argument against but rather an argument for the electric car. Leasing offers make the changeover easy and reduce uncertainty. In future, the electric car will also be attractively priced even without subsidies.”
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myglaren wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 14:29 Reads rather like a William Burroughs manuscript.
white exec wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020, 16:09 A sheet of silent water . . . just like the garage floor after a bit of a coolant leak. :-s
Silent water? Talking Heads lyrics, from Once in a Lifetime
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Mmmm, same as it ever was...
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Same as it ever was...
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Do you know Pierre Leclercq?


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Wasn't he the pianist in 'Allo Allo' :)
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No, that was Roger Leclerc.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086659/ch ... =tt_cl_t17
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Or possibly Ernest Leclerc
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086659/ch ... _fc_cl_t20
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