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Old January 28th, 2006, 09:38 AM   #81
 
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15,000 ? I think that's quite an underestimate
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I know I know I know I was going to write after it "I'm probably wrong but, meh.."

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Well I looked it up, and in 1997, there was a total of 600,000,000 cars in the world.

In 1990, there were 500,000,000, cars, so if you extrapolate those numbers, you can assume a total of 700 million cars? on the world TODAY...
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I read his question as if he were asking how many different types of cars (models) are there. Don't know why...but that explains why I guessed 15,000.
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Took delivery of a jet black 325xi touring. Pretty sweet, I like the iDrive system. Steering is pretty tough, but still cool.

One major complaint. The car manual and other papers (which are contained in a leather pouch) do not fit in the glove box. It is the smallest space I have ever seen...insane
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In 1990, there were 500,000,000, cars, so if you extrapolate those numbers, you can assume a total of 700 million cars? on the world TODAY...
are those cars driving around, or cars ever produced? including the dissassambled ones
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those are the cars currently driving around

that means there's 1 car per 8 people (if you take 6 billion people and 700 million cars)
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wow, 700 million cars. that explains traffic.
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I have no freaking idea whats going to come out of this post but this is the Random thoughts thread right
bihus and oliB!

sometimes i still have difficulties keeping them apart
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I have no freaking idea whats going to come out of this post but this is the Random thoughts thread right
bihus and oliB!

sometimes i still have difficulties keeping them apart
More like bone and bihus, the first week I thought you two were the same person!

zenkidori and swek, too, they must have been cloned at birth or something.

I really should get rid of my avatar. Animated GIF's are soooo 2005.
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Took delivery of a jet black 325xi touring. Pretty sweet, I like the iDrive system. Steering is pretty tough, but still cool.

One major complaint. The car manual and other papers (which are contained in a leather pouch) do not fit in the glove box. It is the smallest space I have ever seen...insane
Congradulation.

I've tried the iDrive at an auto show, and did not find it difficult at all, I guess all the journalists who say its too confusing are just a bit dim whent it comes to techno-gadgetry. That's my random thought for the day.
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BlaRo, mebbe you should replace it with a vid of you stuffing the xterra
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Similar FinalGear members

I'v always thought:

Big J & Hokiethang are similar
Swek & HAAz
jensked & Jeffy (probly cos of avatars)
pdanev & Overheat

I have no freaking idea whats going to come out of this post but this is the Random thoughts thread right
bihus and oliB!

sometimes i still have difficulties keeping them apart
More like bone and bihus, the first week I thought you two were the same person!

zenkidori and swek, too, they must have been cloned at birth or something.
I'd put SL65~AMG~WOWBABY!!!! & Leppy together, if only because you two are the most obvious aussies here!

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Quite funny: today I realised Shawn 230 and Matt Shaw (sp?) are too different guys

One of them studies political science and if I remember correctly I joked about it to the wrong guy, my mistake...
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why is the forum so quiet today?
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