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Old Apr 28th, 2024, 10:07   #1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snst8htbwBo
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I like it! Careful where you dig, Eric 😂

The City Safe in my V70 activated once, in slow moving traffic, when the driver in front caught me off guard and slammed on their brakes. Scared the life out of me but prevented a collision.

That vid was followed by this:

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No warnings necessary...just beautiful!
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Volvo have made some good ads/ vids over the years. My most favourite is this one for the V90 cross country with Alan watts. So true of todays world that we live in.

https://youtu.be/IcF9NMhN2AQ?si=lTUkDmuWeqDNq4do
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Made before H&S went nuts 🤪
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Being an old fart whose workplace is full of banter and dark humour I had a laugh, but I'm surprised they got away with it even 7 years ago.
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Being an old fart whose workplace is full of banter and dark humour I had a laugh, but I'm surprised they got away with it even 7 years ago.
Apparently, us old farts aren't allowed to use punctuation in our text messaging nowadays. What's next I ask you?
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My favourite was the mass hanging scene, hahaha!
I bet they were tesla owners with pink hair and septum piercings, hahaha!
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