HereIamnotstartingadebate.Whatyouareseeingisafact-sheetonanAmericancarIexperiencedoverastretchoftwoweeks.Holdonyourapplausesorbricksbeforereadingthrough…
DuetothenatureofmyworkIrentcarsregularlyfromHertzonweeklyormonthlybasis,ofcourseIdon’tpayforfrommyownpocketsJ.TypicallyIrentedamidsizecarfor$162/weekincludingtaxbuttheyalwaysgavemesomethinglikeSonata,ToyotaCamry,Rev4,SubaruOutbacketc,asabon...[
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Howdidyourecordyouransweringmachinemessagesatyourhome?Listontowhatothersdidandtrytoreadloudly-theseareactualmessagesinUS:
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MywifeandIcan'tcometothephonerightnow,butifyou'llleaveyournameandnumber,we'llgetbacktoyouassoonaswe'refinished.
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Aisforacademics,Bisforbeer.Oneofthosereasonsiswhywe'renothere.Soleaveamessage.
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Hi.ThisisJohn.Ifyouaretheph...[
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Amandrinksashotofwhiskeyeverynightbeforebed.
Afteryearsofthisthewifewantshimtoquit,soshegetstwoshotglasses,fillsonewithwatertheotherwithwhiskey.
Shegetshimtothetablewiththeglassesandhashisbaitboxtheretoo.
Shesays"Iwantyoutoseethis."
Sheputsaworminthewateritswimsaround.
Sheputsaworminthewhiskeyandthewormdies.
Sternlythewiferemarks,"Sowhatdoyouhavetosayaboutthisexperiment?"阅读全文]
AfterreadingNoso's美国颂,IrememberedIreadasimilarmovingarticleyearsago.SoIlookedatmyinventoryandgladlyfoundit.Hereyougo...
TRIBUTETOTHEUNITEDSTATES
(This,fromaCanadiannewspaper,isworthsharing.
America:TheGoodNeighbor)
Widespreadbutonlypartialnewscoveragewasgiven
recentlytoaremarkableeditorialbroadcastfrom
TorontobyGordonSinclair,aCanadiantelevision
commentator.Whatfollo...[
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Ireadthisafewyearsago.Becauseofitssimplewritingandnicestoryline,Imemorizeditfromdayone.Noticetheusageofbutthefactremainstwice...Enjoy!
NeverLietoYourMother
Johninvitedhismotheroverfordinner.Duringthemeal,hismother
couldn\'thelpnoticinghowbeautifulJohn\'sroommatewas.ShehadlongbeensuspiciousofarelationshipbetweenJohnandhisroommateandthisonlymadehermorecurious.
Overthecourseoftheeveni...[
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Hey,thereisnothingtobrag,justforfun.砸砖可以但砸不着我,hoho.
Already20yearsold,thisbeautystillrunslikeachampandlookslikenewinsideout.Idon\'tdriveitmuch-weekdaysdriveacompanycar(rented),weekendsonceinawhiledriveonhighwaytooutoftown(onhighwaythiscarperformsnice).168kmiontheclockstillyoung(dieselenginecanlastfor300kmi-500kmieasily).Reallynotmuchmaintenance,onlyfixedengineoilminorleakfromvaccumbox...[
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/03/08/cars.fish.popsci/index.html[
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Ihavehadthis"vantage"carMB300SDLforawhileandnotmuchtroubleatall.AfewmonthsagoInoticedasmallfuelleakfromtheendofonefuellines(6coppermadeofalloymaterial)neardistributorinsideofenginebody,whenenginewasrunning.Theleakwasindeednotbad.Icouldlivewithitforyearsnoproblembutitjustsmellsbad.IhadaMBshopcheckedandtheyquoteitfor$250.
Afterresearchandtalkedtodealerpartsguy,Irealizedarubbero-ringcouldbeharden...[
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走在大街上,时不时看到xxxlander从身边飞过。Hoho,你看是不是?
ToyotaSUV:Highlander
MitsubishiSUV:Outlander
IsuzuSUV:Uplander
ChevyVan:Uplander
plusaToyotaLandCruiser
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Inthepastmonthorso,Irenteddifferent07carsonweeklybasis,onpurposetofeelhowtheyperform.Idrovevirtuallyalllocal(highwaywithhightrafficlikedlocalanyway),andpaidparticularattentiontogasmileageofeach.HereiswhatIfound:
1)Camry,I4-smooth,morepowerthan01's,flittlenoisierthan01's,stillfeltfloating,~21mpg
2)Outback,V6-fastpickup,muscular,hardsuspensions,choppyfeeling,roadnoiseheavy,~20mpg
3)Fores...[
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