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Old 30th August 2017, 04:00 PM
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I thought the Germans were logical?

"Let's put some numbers on the back which bare no resemblance to our actual power figures and use a code book which is imprecise and no one will understand to decode them..."
So there's the reason ..... it's an enigma!
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Old 31st August 2017, 08:59 AM
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Does anyone actually give a **** what it says? All the effort involved in making changes that don't do anything at all. What a waste of time.
They could just have a device in the seat base that just measures the size of your penis and displays it on the back of the car via a HUPSD (heads up penis size display) on the rear window. Fitted as standard of course Girls i don't know what you're going to do.
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Old 25th September 2017, 08:53 PM
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This isn't actually new.....

They've had this designation in China for years.

You could see the Chinese exports going through the factory with odd badges on years ago.

It will make more sense when there is more electric cars out there, but given Audis clear lack of any progress in this area, the rebadging is probably a bit premature
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Old 25th September 2017, 09:23 PM
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It will make more sense when there is more electric cars out there, but given Audis clear lack of any progress in this area, the rebadging is probably a bit premature
Agreed - even little ole' JLR seem to be moving forward more quickly than VAG on this - the bigger the supertanker, the harder it is to turn, it seems...
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the bigger the supertanker, the harder it is to turn, it seems...
I assume there will be no need for supertankers when the demand for fuel drops off? or not so many anyway. Or i suppose we could convert them onto bulk carriers for coal from china to power the stations. Ohhh i've just invented a new ship. Coal and nuclear waste carrier combined that way we can send nuclear waste flasks to China and then bring coal and waste for proccessing back. What you think David's8?
I've built a couple of electric ships but they do need heavy oil to run. Not sure a battery powered ship would do 12000NM?
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Old 26th September 2017, 08:21 AM
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The Damon's for oil will always be there, maybe not as much due to alternative transport but it's still required for lubrication, farming chemicals, drug manufacture, jet fuel, generators, the list is endless and battery powered cars won't change that
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I've built a couple of electric ships but they do need heavy oil to run. Not sure a battery powered ship would do 12000NM?
How about a sail to save on the heavy oil?

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How about a sail to save on the heavy oil?

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It has been done, however it was trialed a few hundred years ago on sailing ships and the same old problem always exists, wind in wrong direction or no wind at all, stowage and deployment.
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I don't know, struggling for words.
Don't like it !
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