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Old 07-06-2016, 11:48 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by HKz View Post
I always thought the twins were very good looking, especially for a cheaper vehicle. To be fair, sports cars age well comparatively to other types of vehicles...I'm sure the twins will hold up for a while
240Z. Light, minimal and ready to go. A high school teacher bought one new when I was there. We were all drooling over it. Affordable. I wanted one so bad it hurt.
(she was way hotttt: teacher)

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Nerd speak: "Dyes and pigments work by absorbing certain wavelengths of light and reflecting or transmitting the rest. When a dye molecule absorbs a photon, an electron is excited to a higher energy state.
When a photon blasts into an object the residual energy has to go somewhere. Usually bumping something out of the way next door.

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An analogy is like how they are now making 11 speed groupsets for bicycles with electronic shifters and auto trimming. I think they just need something seemingly cutting edge to sell with no real performance benefits.
That. I've still got friction shifters on the downtube.
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