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Impalamino — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:39:43 EDT

@lascauxcaveman: The Omaha metro area is significantly larger than that. Screw you, Des Moines.

Impalamino

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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:11:11 EDT

@Armand4: Oh, I do not wish in ANY WAY to diminish your well-deserved COTD recognition... my arguement would have been to award co-prizes to both candidates... I really hate causing hurt feelings, especially in a forum driven by people doing what they do out of a shared passion and interest. We all interact with civility and consideration, and our only jibes to one another are good-natured, done with a wink and a nudge...

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brandegee — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:28:07 EDT

@Drujon: I thought all of England already stank of curry.

brandegee

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Drujon — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:09:51 EDT

Do you think the smell of fine English hides will be replaced with the stench of curry in the new XJ8?

Drujon

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Inverness — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:52:06 EDT

You know, the sun setting on the British Empire is all good and well, but let's take a moment to recall that Land Rover & Jaguar were already sold off to new, "colonial" proprietors a while ago.

Inverness

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.: R32-PΩWER ™ — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:22:53 EDT

@Maymar: Commence basking!

.: R32-PΩWER ™

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Maymar is convinced M.C. Escher engineered his car — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:17:51 EDT

@estern: Thanks, although I feel like I should have something substantial or witty to say now!

Bringing it back close to the orignal topic, as I understand it, Maruti still sells the early 90's Suzuki Swift as the Esteem. If that means there's any chance we can get the Swift GTi back, I welcome our Indian overlords.

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Number_Six — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:03:53 EDT

Incidentally: to paraphrase Chris Rock on Winehouse vs Spears: "at least their crackhead can sing."

Number_Six

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Number_Six — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:02:16 EDT

This reminds me of the time the Mongols conquered China and then got pwned by the Chinese later.

Number_Six

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smokeydog001 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:54:50 EDT

@RoyLFuchs:

Yes, considering the only business model they have is British Leyland, 7-11 and Motel 6.

smokeydog001

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Armand Bengle — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:36:47 EDT

@charles_barrett: That was an interesting "Reversal of Fortune" in itself, and I felt a little weird about it. Having said that, I love playing by the rulebook, especially when it benefits me.
And I should probably say that as a student of history, a British car owner and a bit of an Anglophile, I don't think there's any way the Indians can mismanage British industry worse than the British did. At least they still have Morgan and the Rock of Gibraltar.

Armand Bengle

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graverobber- My Yugo Nova! — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:18:00 EDT

This is the Indian Empire with which I am familiar:
[www.pechanga.com]

graverobber- My Yugo Nova!

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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:14:17 EDT

Hmm... "Reversal of Fortune" edition... kinda like yesterday's "furry Tatas" COTD that got superceded by Armand4's post about D.B. Cooper as COTD...?

Oh well, we all play by the Jalopnik rulebook...

Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing

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leberkäs — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:03:46 EDT

Well, Simon Cowell pushes a Veyron. So, there is that.

leberkäs

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.: R32-PΩWER ™ — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:00:04 EDT

Congrats! I feel like the guy who threw the home run pitch. Well done Maymar!

.: R32-PΩWER ™

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Ω ß®ªғғ — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:55:10 EDT

@lascauxcaveman:
@Citroen_SM:
Wow! They ruled almost 1/6th the population of Orange County, CA...
pretty wild...

Ω ß®ªғғ

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lascauxcaveman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:47:55 EDT

@Citroen_SM: That's like, the entire Omaha metro area...

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Citroen_SM — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:44:42 EDT

Half a million people? Damn, wow..

Citroen_SM

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Andrewpetty — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:35:12 EDT

That whole list of posts should be COTD. All of the comments (with the exception of mine) were way above par. Jalopnik deserves some props there too. Excellent QOTD. I nominated it for QOTDOTY.

Andrewpetty