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525Kev Admin we might have a BMW owner in the inner circle lol
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Peugeot 407sw all the way. |
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Seriously....The A8 is a bigger bargain than the S9....And possibly cheaper on ebay too....might have lower running costs as well
The D2/D3 is a *LOT* of car for not a lot of money. Great reliable beasts that don't look their age and have already depreciated to almost nothing!
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Current : 2005 A8 Sport 4.2 V8 D3 - LPG working! Previous : 1998 S8 PF 4.2 V8 D2 - Gearbox died ~120k 2002 S8 FL 4.2 40v V8 D2 Prins LPG - Engine valves met pistons ~230K Also : 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0l (Post Apocalyptic makeover) 2003 Brabus Smart FourTwo (should sell) 2003 Mazda Rx8 2.3 (might sell) |
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Currently 8less 2011 Q7 S Line 3.0TDI, 2016 Tesla Model S 90D 8 history: 2006 A8 Sport 4.2TDI quattro SOLD, 1997 S8, reached end of life with gearbox failure |
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Still awesome for international transfers and for paying for stuff on holiday by card! Crypto seems to be falling this week. Then again I wasn't looking at selling so it's just numbers atm!
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Current : 2005 A8 Sport 4.2 V8 D3 - LPG working! Previous : 1998 S8 PF 4.2 V8 D2 - Gearbox died ~120k 2002 S8 FL 4.2 40v V8 D2 Prins LPG - Engine valves met pistons ~230K Also : 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0l (Post Apocalyptic makeover) 2003 Brabus Smart FourTwo (should sell) 2003 Mazda Rx8 2.3 (might sell) |
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-q...ing operations
That can only be good for the rest of us if it reduces China's dominance of mining, although the other big mining operations will probably move just like Bitmain. |
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Certainly there's some crypto-bargains to be had right now. This FUD about South Korea seems to be partly responsible for the present cryptocurrency 'sales' too ... No, Mainstream Media, That Country Did Not Ban Bitcoin. Again. Link: https://news.bitcoin.com/no-mainstre...bitcoin-again/ Quote:
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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It seems to me that the excessive fees of bitcoin is more likely to ruin it as a viable currency than any government shenanigans. It costs me two day's mining effort just to move anything I've earned, let alone spend it.
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Unless the scaling issues are resolved, I think Bitcoin is destined to become just a store of value, ie digital gold. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but other cryptocurrencies will take its place for smaller transactions if the fees remain high, further reducing its dominance. The frustrating thing with Bitcoin is that there are are number of proposed working solutions to fix the high fees, but a majority consensus is needed before any of them can be deployed (which is of course a good thing). Ironically, the wheels of consensus seem to turn nearly as slowly as those of bureaucracy.
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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BTW if you don't need to move things quickly, drop the fees down, may take a while but definitely saves BTC for just shifting to a store!
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Current : 2005 A8 Sport 4.2 V8 D3 - LPG working! Previous : 1998 S8 PF 4.2 V8 D2 - Gearbox died ~120k 2002 S8 FL 4.2 40v V8 D2 Prins LPG - Engine valves met pistons ~230K Also : 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0l (Post Apocalyptic makeover) 2003 Brabus Smart FourTwo (should sell) 2003 Mazda Rx8 2.3 (might sell) |
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