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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    Do what you gotta do then. Notice I have not insulted or attacked anyone at any point. Appease your complainers, keep the peace. Let them fill your forum with quality posts full of inspiration. But...
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    "After having withdrawn from Formula One at the end of the 1962 season, Porsche focused again on sportscar racing. The 904 debuted late in 1963, for the 1964 racing season, as a successor to the 718,...
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    I am doing great. How about you? Do you have anything of value to add to this thread or are you just taking cheap poke shots from your keyboard of glory?
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    Don't hide behind a one word statement thrown from the comfort of your keyboard. Learn to build effective sentences if you want to converse as a responsible adult not afraid to express himself. Just...
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    Great pictures Stephen!
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    Buddha once said, "I am not what you think I am", "You are what you think I am". Think about it. Nothing changed on my end.

    Audio always was and always will be a niche market. That statement has...
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    Nope, the motherland never left me. I grew up around people that had integrity, solidarity as well as a healthy amount of respect for each other. Complainers and whinners were not tolerated from...
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    No music. No words. Just the raw footage of the greatest cars on Earth. This week, the Porsche 901 (No. 57).



    https://youtu.be/S5F0hpIgBDE
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    THE FIRST PORSCHE 911, WASNT A 911 | PORSCHE 901 STORY



    In September 1963, Porsche presented the Porsche 901 at the IAA in Frankfurt as a successor to the Porsche 356.Series production of the...
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    In October 1958 the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) announced that for the 1961 Formula One season, engine capacity would be limited to the same 1.5 litres as in Formula Two (F2). ...
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    Porsche 718 History


    . The car made its racing debut at the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Umberto Maglioli and Edgar Barth. The car failed to finish the race due to an accident.

    In 1958,...
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    Watch this amazing footage of Sir Stirling Moss driving his own Porsche 718 RS 61 up the Goodwood Hill as part of the 2011 Festival of Speed.

    Whilst not usually associated with racing Porsche...
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    Re: Porsche: A living legend

    “Once you get it on song, get up to 7,000-plus-revs, it was absolutely amazing,” says racing driver Derek Bell, “…and the fact you could brake so perfectly, flick it into a corner, put the power...
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    Re: New Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Roars to Life

    Very cool!

    I was always more of a NA fan but had my share of Turbo cars, Porsche and some other brands... Some years back I picked up a 997TT and bought my son his first dream car, a lightly...
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    Re: EV Cars

    How many trees were planted in 2019?


    About 7 billion trees. Planting trees to help alleviate the impacts of climate change was pretty much the theme for 2019. There were thousands of...
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    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZXBcBqK4KXI/maxresdefault.jpg


    https://blogstudio.s3.amazonaws.com/onetreeplanted-2/39f9f3516e84d126c0d3ed298849c3e7.png
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    It was a beautiful autumn day where I am. Nice foliage and a great day for a drive in my ICE car.

    Bolsonaro is into the rainforest deforestation for profit, can’t say I agree with that personally...
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    Relax, you sound like you are about to have a coronary. There was nothing political about a post of baby boomers acquiring wealth through a strong market. It’s a fact and good for all that gained....
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    Back in the day there were more dealers around my area and it was very common for a few to loan out the various preowned pieces for home auditions. Preowned gear was a big part of their business and...
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    What politics? It was a post about wealth
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    Now is the time like no other to be good to your elderly clients. ;)


    The obvious health toll notwithstanding, older Americans have largely prospered from government efforts to salve the economic...
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    High End Audio is a very niche market. Very small segment of the population has the disposable income or the understanding and passion for music and shiny audio gear to spend as much as a luxury...
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    Absolutely. I do know at least a few! But not one is running a high end audio business to lose money either. ;) Veni, Vidi, Vici... :cool:

    Nothing wrong with making a healthy profit and enjoying...
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    Re: Todays C8 ZO6 Reveal .........

    I have run into this issue some 20 years back, I don't know what the current situation is but I would imagine Corvette certified mechanics are more plentiful today.
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    Re: High End Audio Dealers

    I happen to know quite a few examples of AUDIO DEALERS that are doing quite well in life... There are smart business owners that know how to cater to and retain clients and sell them luxury items...
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