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Aug 25th 2015, 8:51 pm

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Nutek

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing

There's probably more chance of Maldonado finishing a race.

He had a great weekend you know. Fully on form.

Aug 25th 2015, 8:53 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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He had a great weekend you know. Fully on form.

So I heard ...

Aug 25th 2015, 8:54 pm

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Nutek

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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So I heard ...

Sooo... wanna buy a gearbox?...

Aug 25th 2015, 8:56 pm

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Sooo... wanna buy a gearbox?...

Let me guess, only used once? Fell off the back of a ... well, not lorry, but you know ...

Aug 25th 2015, 8:57 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Let me guess, only used once? Fell off the back of a ... well, not lorry, but you know ...

Lotus

Gears? There are some in there somewhere sir... Just stir it up a bit.

Aug 25th 2015, 9:01 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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There's probably more chance of Maldonado finishing a race.

Did Maldonado buy his seat?

Aug 25th 2015, 9:04 pm

#4282

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Did Maldonado buy his seat?

Most of the car I believe. Though at the rate he goes through them it's not much of a bargain.

Aug 25th 2015, 9:16 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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...... Gears? There are some in there somewhere sir... Just stir it up a bit.

Don't you mean "paddle it around a bit" these days?

Aug 25th 2015, 9:17 pm

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Most of the car I believe. Though at the rate he goes through them it's not much of a bargain.

Well...he did make it to Lap 3 at Spa.

Aug 25th 2015, 9:44 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Most of the car I believe. Though at the rate he goes through them it's not much of a bargain.

Like the sign in the china shop, "you break it, you pay for it".

Aug 25th 2015, 9:53 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Like the sign in the china shop, "you break it, you pay for it".

He seems to have reversed the order of those two phrases.

Aug 25th 2015, 10:09 pm

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He seems to have reversed the order of those two phrases.

Well, he's sponsored by the Venezuelan government. Given their current problems, he may not be given the chance to break too many more.

Aug 25th 2015, 10:13 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Well, he's sponsored by the Venezuelan government. Given their current problems, he may not be given the chance to break too many more.

Maybe they've decided they can't afford to have someone so accident prone driving around the streets of Caracas?

Aug 28th 2015, 6:26 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

Now if you get out of your car and leave the engine running it is the manufactures fault!

Cars' keyless ignitions called 'deadly' in lawsuit - Aug. 26, 2015

Aug 28th 2015, 6:30 pm

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Re: Let's talk about cars

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Now if you get out of your car and leave the engine running it is the manufactures fault!

Cars' keyless ignitions called 'deadly' in lawsuit - Aug. 26, 2015

They have something of a point with the hybrids though - the engine will restart after the vehicle has been parked.

Even my ride-on mower cuts off if I get off the seat!

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