Superthread LXXI - Honouring Phil Hughes. 63*

[Dutchy]

Maybe because the whole f**king world is imploding. Daft merkin.

 

[Bazal]

Holden isn't Australian owned and hasn't been for many years.....BF can't even argue insignificant issues properly

 

[Drew-Sta]

I also don't think the Prius is built in Aus by Toyota; the other hybrids are, but not the Prius (which I believe is imported). Useless and ugly car, anyway.

BF, the previous car was bullet proof and semi-bomb proof in that it had additional armour. So you're wrong on that too.

The BMW is bomb proof because that's how BMW make them. Why is it a problem that the PM has a bomb proof car?

 

[Red Bear]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30828694

'In dog we trust' misprint on US sheriff's office rug

A rug has been removed from a sheriff's office in Florida after it was noticed that it read "in dog we trust" instead of "in God we trust".

The $500 (£329) mat lay at the entrance to the office in Pinellas County for two months before someone noticed, a spokeswoman said.

The error was made by the rug's manufacturer and it is being replaced.

Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said they were looking at auctioning it for charity, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

There have been several offers to buy the misprinted rug .

"I'd buy or donate to a charity to get one," wrote one user on the office's Facebook page.

"I'm a great dog person and really find that a rug like that would be wonderful for my dogs to have for beds," wrote another.

The rug was put away on Wednesday after a deputy spotted the mistake.

"In God we trust" was adopted as the national motto of the US in 1956. It is also the official motto of Florida.

finally a deity I can get behind

 

[Bulldog Force]

Holden isn't Australian owned and hasn't been for many years.....BF can't even argue insignificant issues properly

Yes I know Holden is owned by GM, but at least Holden Australia is it's Australian subsidiary.

 

[Bulldog Force]

Maybe because the whole f**king world is imploding. Daft merkin.

Clearly he'll be hit with a bomb! Clearly.

 

[Dutchy]

Yeah, because a world leader is least likely to he a target in the worlds current rampant terrorosw state.

 

[Bazal]

I can't possibly imagine why a divisive world leader would need security in the modern era. BF must have been lobotomised with an edging tool

 

[muzby]

in defence of BF (can't believe i'm jumping in here) whilst holden isn't aussie owned, any aussie built car is still helping out the economy - through both jobs, as well as the smaller businesses who supply parts to the major manufacturers.

i don't believe our economy is truly ready for 2017 - the impact will be far wider than just the job losses on the automotive factory floors.


but..

in rebuttal to BF - the reason the PM bought the BM is case in point for why the australian car manufacturing industry will be no more - they aren't making the cars that customers need.

whilst a bomb & bullet proof car is a micro-niche market here, globally if you added up demand these could be produced at scale.

but outside of outliers like the PM's car, the bulk of the shift has been a divergence away from the standard large sedan/wagon (our industry's bread & butter) to smaller cars & large SUVs.

yes, holden makes the cruze, and ford the territory, but the bulk of the volume they run through their factory is the large sedan format - the fastest declining segment in the market.

my question - why didn't they diversify earlier? was it easier to just sit there and accept government handouts rather than improve your business?

 

[muzby]

and another point of discussion - should australia convert to LHD (and shift to driving on the other side of the road) post the car manufacturing shutdown?

- 75% (approx) of all countries are LHD - if we are importing, we limit the amount of vehicles available to us, or add additional cost into producing smaller runs of RHD cars?
- sweden managed to achieve this. yes, there is initial pain, but they've now been driving on the other side of the road for nearly 50 years..

 

[Eelementary]

in defence of BF (can't believe i'm jumping in here) whilst holden isn't aussie owned, any aussie built car is still helping out the economy - through both jobs, as well as the smaller businesses who supply parts to the major manufacturers.

i don't believe our economy is truly ready for 2017 - the impact will be far wider than just the job losses on the automotive factory floors.


but..

in rebuttal to BF - the reason the PM bought the BM is case in point for why the australian car manufacturing industry will be no more - they aren't making the cars that customers need.

whilst a bomb & bullet proof car is a micro-niche market here, globally if you added up demand these could be produced at scale.

but outside of outliers like the PM's car, the bulk of the shift has been a divergence away from the standard large sedan/wagon (our industry's bread & butter) to smaller cars & large SUVs.

yes, holden makes the cruze, and ford the territory, but the bulk of the volume they run through their factory is the large sedan format - the fastest declining segment in the market.

my question - why didn't they diversify earlier? was it easier to just sit there and accept government handouts rather than improve your business?

Why help the economy at the expense of his safety?

If Holden were half as good and smart as people claim them to be, they'd be a lot better off than they currently are.

 

[Drew-Sta]

Why change what isn't broken? The investment of changing is, in my mind, not worth the payoff.

This is also why Holden are tards - they had a niche market and nationalistic backing yet still didn't pull their finger out.

 

[muzby]

Why help the economy at the expense of his safety?

i'm sure there are some people out there who may say the latter would lead to the former..

 

[Bazal]

The problem for Holden isn't anything to do with whether they make a bullet proof car or a lunar rover or a space shuttle or anything else....the problem is their cars just aren't very good, particularly for the modern market

 

[Monk]

If the PM had a Hilux id probs vote for him

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Australian made cars are terrible. Used to drive a Toyota Camry, a motorised shopping trolley would have been better.

 

[Bulldog Force]

and another point of discussion - should australia convert to LHD (and shift to driving on the other side of the road) post the car manufacturing shutdown?

- 75% (approx) of all countries are LHD - if we are importing, we limit the amount of vehicles available to us, or add additional cost into producing smaller runs of RHD cars?
- sweden managed to achieve this. yes, there is initial pain, but they've now been driving on the other side of the road for nearly 50 years..

I can't imagine that to be a legitimate cause. In my opinion, we have plenty of good cars available to us. Shifting to LHD isn't something I'd support... I've drive LHD overseas and it can be as confusing as f**k because what you're used to doing while behind the wheel will take a lot of getting used to doing from the other end. Also given that amount of cars on our road, it'll cost a bucket load - most people wouldn't want this additional expense.

 

[afinalsin666]

God damn, f**k Aussie cars. We're not good at them, especially not compared to freaking Germany of all places.

 

[Dragon2010]

ebolaids?

Not quite. I had small neufibromas (tumors) growing on nerves in my chest, they've since spread to my brain. Best news to get while living abroad...

 

[afinalsin666]

Did it cost 86,000 dollars for them to tell you that? You know, living in America and all.