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Blockheaded Blubberboy
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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 04:13 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
i feel sorry for someone who thinks getting a tinted windshield is an event worth mentioning to other people as real news

especially if that person lives in a poor neighbourhood


Even more sad, this place is the only thing new in your world. :olo:




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plained
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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 04:54 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


yea he's end of testing now but b4 he was serious!

seriously limited on perspectives out of his comfort zone

no offense tho ey just trying to prompt you into a little much needed personal evelotion



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Etile
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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 08:25 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
seremtan wrote:
i feel sorry for someone who thinks getting a tinted windshield is an event worth mentioning to other people as real news

especially if that person lives in a poor neighbourhood


Even more sad, this place is the only thing new in your world. :olo:


even sadder still, this post makes no sense :|




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Blockheaded Blubberboy
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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 09:13 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
even sadder still, this post makes no sense :|



The saddest, you don't understand a simple statement.

stupidtan :olo:




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Digital Nausea
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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 09:24 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I don't think we ever got an answer out of Gramps. Did he really tint his windshield? Unbelievably moronic...




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Etile
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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 11:07 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


when you live in a poor neighbourhood with no sidewalks having a tinted windshield probably counts as pretty pimp among all the other white bread rednecks :|




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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 11:45 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


And he'll still wear his Oakleys while driving :olo:




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Blockheaded Blubberboy
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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 12:29 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
when you live in a poor neighbourhood with no sidewalks having a tinted windshield probably counts as pretty pimp among all the other white bread rednecks :|


I guess when you're a poor, jealous old man you'll make up things to feel better about your own pathetic existence. :olo:




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PostPosted: 10-13-2016 02:09 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


whoa backpedal city ey!

it demiens you to think that people would believe it isnt



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Karot!
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 02:15 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Our rental car in Korea a few years back was a tinted one. Had never been in one really (they're exceedingly rare here), so i was surprised to see what it did to your visibility at night; reduce that shit significantly, to the point where we were uncomfortable driving after dark.



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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 04:28 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Tinted windows look awesome but tinting your windshield? Isn't that illegal? At least it is where I'm from, hell if you tint any window too dark around here the cops will pull you over and make you remove the tint.




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Karot!
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Oh yeah, same here from a certain % up. I believe there a possible correlation between that fact and the fact that they're very rare indeed.



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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 04:51 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It's Florida... Grow up naive chumps...




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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 05:25 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Yeah I think here it's 50% for rear windows and 25% for the front passenger/driver windows and absolutely no tint on windshields.




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Digital Nausea
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 06:01 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Tinted windows is extremely common and I prefer it, keeps the vehicle cooler. But tinting the windshield is unheard of. And if you do it, you're a complete retard...




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Long and Strong
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 06:12 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote




Still breakin' necks!

I'm holding off on the crowd pleasers for now, No crazy multi color light shows. I picked up the zAutomotive TaZer that allows me to enable a bunch of performance features and the police Light shows that attract some attention with all my lights strobing. .




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Long and Strong
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 06:15 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Κracus wrote:
Yeah I think here it's 50% for rear windows and 25% for the front passenger/driver windows and absolutely no tint on windshields.


http://tintlaws.com/ this site has up to date laws for each state.
Been tinting my windows, since I have some mental issue with leaving my car at a shop overnight... practicing with the cheap stuff will move to the more expensive stuff in the spring.




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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 06:47 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Nice ride man, really love that car. So based on that site you mentioned then what Gramps is doing with his car is in fact illegal.

http://tintlaws.com/florida-window-tint-law.php

edit: btw, did you know there's actually 4 species of Giraffes? :p




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Etile
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 09:28 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
seremtan wrote:
when you live in a poor neighbourhood with no sidewalks having a tinted windshield probably counts as pretty pimp among all the other white bread rednecks :|


I guess when you're a poor, jealous old man you'll make up things to feel better about your own pathetic existence. :olo:


yes that was my point PoorJellypa :olo:




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Etile
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 09:28 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Captain Mazda wrote:
And he'll still wear his Oakleys while driving :olo:


he likes things really dim :olo:




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Long and Strong
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 11:58 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Κracus wrote:
Nice ride man, really love that car. So based on that site you mentioned then what Gramps is doing with his car is in fact illegal.

http://tintlaws.com/florida-window-tint-law.php

edit: btw, did you know there's actually 4 species of Giraffes? :p



Thank you.

Most cars at least in my area with (no front tint allowed) are illegal, it's just a matter of paying the ticket. ..,of course I read about the new species of giraffe a while back. Here is another reason why Giraffes are awesome.




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Hah! That's awesome!




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Blockheaded Blubberboy
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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 01:09 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Κracus wrote:
Yeah I think here it's 50% for rear windows and 25% for the front passenger/driver windows and absolutely no tint on windshields.


Who would have thought window tinting would cause such a stir? Our car is 35% all the way around. Tinting the front is quite common (legal or not). It's great for shorter people like my wife who don't benefit from sun visors. It also helps keep the car cooler and protects the interior. Our last car had a tinted windshield like this one and there have never been any noticeable difficulties driving at night. The interior was also in perfect shape after 5 years and 170,000 miles.




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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 01:11 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
yes that was my point PoorJellypa :olo:


Now that you've come to grips with your problem do something about it.




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170k? That's a lot of miles.




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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 03:00 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Every day driver. 100 miles round trip to work every day. 230 X 5 x 100 = 115,000 miles just back and forth to work.

Got to be comfortable for all that windshield time.




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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 10:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Big news in Thailand. I get to wear black to work for a year.



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PostPosted: 10-14-2016 11:29 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Whiskey 7 wrote:
I am off to the Gold Coast tomorrow for a week Image


Returned and have to catch up reading and throw you all some photos perhaps tomorrow :dork:



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PostPosted: 10-15-2016 01:29 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


YourGrandpa wrote:
Every day driver. 100 miles round trip to work every day. 230 X 5 x 100 = 115,000 miles just back and forth to work.

Got to be comfortable for all that windshield time.


I guess that's the norm for such a large country? Mines now 42 per day. 21 on the way home can take 60 mins. One of the issues of living in a very old town.




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PostPosted: 10-15-2016 01:49 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


feedback wrote:
Big news in Thailand. I get to wear black to work for a year.


that's a whole lotta R.E.S.P.E.C.T.




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PostPosted: 10-15-2016 02:41 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


seremtan wrote:
feedback wrote:
Big news in Thailand. I get to wear black to work for a year.


that's a whole lotta R.E.S.P.E.C.T.


Absolutely. It's like if JFK ruled for 70 years before the Jews got him.



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PostPosted: 10-15-2016 02:52 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Doombrain wrote:
YourGrandpa wrote:
Every day driver. 100 miles round trip to work every day. 230 X 5 x 100 = 115,000 miles just back and forth to work.

Got to be comfortable for all that windshield time.


I guess that's the norm for such a large country? Mines now 42 per day. 21 on the way home can take 60 mins. One of the issues of living in a very old town.


I travel to a different County for work most days. It's a 70 mile round trip but I car share to keep costs down. £6.50 a day parking, £6.60 for the bridge and £8 in fuel every day takes its toll on the wallet.

But it does mean I keep my mileage down to 12k a year this way. Also sounds like Gwamps does a long motorway stint so the engine damage would be minimal.




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I do a ~50 mile roundtrip to work and back - ~1.45 hours a day. The distance is fine, getting stuck behind slow moving buses and lorry's on B roads where overtaking opportunities are minimal is not. Don't get me started with school traffic >:(.

Looking to moving to doing a couple of days a week working from home though. 20 second commute can't be beat.




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PostPosted: 10-15-2016 05:47 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Don Carlos wrote:
I travel to a different County for work most days. It's a 70 mile round trip but I car share to keep costs down. £6.50 a day parking, £6.60 for the bridge and £8 in fuel every day takes its toll on the wallet.

But it does mean I keep my mileage down to 12k a year this way. Also sounds like Gwamps does a long motorway stint so the engine damage would be minimal.


That's my wife's to-and-from. Her commute is just under an hour one way as we don't live too far from the interstate highway. I drive a company vehicle and put in a lot more windshield time. Yesterday my round trip was 250 miles. The 2014 Nissan I drive has 113K+ miles on it.




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feedback wrote:
Big news in Thailand. I get to wear black to work for a year.

You're not obligated to though. :alert:




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