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Automotive: I once had a job to do in that jail ...

... we had to mount 3 fans against an outside wall but every time we tried to drill a hole the bricks simply fell apart, I am not lying here my friend. Those walls were so humid and rotten, the whole building was/is(?) a complete ruin. When we entered the prison with our car the guards were statione
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Automotive: And Saint-Gilles ;-)

The hellhole according to Trump
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Automotive: 2014

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Automotive: Don't call me names !

I have a good lawyer ;-)
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Automotive: 911 or Cayman ...

GT3 Looks like the same car ... although a bit different color
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Automotive: Be aware ...

.. that many if not all of the cars here already mentioned have no power steering and the gap between these cars and the modern cars you're used to drive is quite big. You could also consider a 1970/80ies Mercedes for that matter. They also give a nice and old fashioned driving experience but are a
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Automotive: I take my cars to ...

... the 'parc à conteneurs' ... the car gets weighed with the 'trash' inside and after dumping the trash it gets weighed as well ;-). But the car ( if it is a van) also gets weighed at the 'controle technique'.
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By: bimbeano
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Automotive: Confusion galore now :-) ...

I found some more tech specs stating the Cooper D auto has a kerb weight of 1335 kg which sets it in between my Clio (1240) and Megane(1460). I had the opportunity to weigh the Renaults and came out at 1230 for the Clio and 1460 for the Megane. So I will have to check out the weight of the Mini myse
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Automotive: Yes two !

In 2005 we had the R53 phase 2 Cooper 1.6 petrol. From 2007 till 2011 the R56 Cooper Diesel 1.6 And now after 16 years again a Mini. Actually the Clubman is a much bigger car as it literally sits on a BMW platform. About the weight, apparently it's 1500+ kg ... Torque is 350 (not 330 as I mentioned)
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Automotive: Ahh finally !

Mini Clubman diesel !!! 2 litre 150 hp / 330 Nm. Plenty powerful enough and the Clubman is the best steering Mini of the range with a lot of comfort on top of it. I think I will like this one for the long distance hauls, engine and gearbox are basically the same a I had in my BMW 120d, although that
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