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Old 06-17-2013, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SylverSS/SC
Up north now. Down at the farm this time of year visiting people and moving vehicles around.

Those are just G35's and 37's to me
Bolded is the problem then - the name was changed for the North American market - even though the home/domestic market for the car is Japan, where it is still badged as a Nissan...

Infinity is just Nissan's attempt to classify some of their cars akin to a Caddilac, or Mercedes - an upper scale buying market...
They do this becuase it's been proven that to many upscale American buyers, the marque, is more important than the car - wholly seen as a status symbol, so marketing a 'Honda'(1), 'Nissan'(2), or 'Toyota'(3) to the upscale American buyer is virtually pointless - because those are layman's brand cars, and hold no status symbol...

(1) Acura
(2) Infinity
(3) Lexus

Why do you Think Chevy is once again diluting their own cars, but marketing a version of the Cruize as a Buick?
Old 06-17-2013, 02:02 PM
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Toyota has even now taken it a step further by creating Scion for the North American market (tested in USA for several years before coming to Canada);
They have created what Pontiac was (supposed to be, before minivans & cross-overs) to GM - a sporty, youthful brand...

Toyota Zelas = Scion TC

Toyota 86 = Toyota GT86 = Scoin FR-S
Old 06-17-2013, 04:59 PM
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And Subaru brz
Old 06-19-2013, 02:34 PM
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Is this a normal discharge??
Old 06-19-2013, 06:21 PM
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Discharge of what?
Old 06-19-2013, 07:13 PM
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Well I haven't gotten any in a while so...........
Old 06-19-2013, 07:47 PM
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Ahahah

Looks like grease
Old 06-19-2013, 08:33 PM
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Lol ya, I guess it gets like that after a while
Old 06-19-2013, 09:49 PM
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Did you have fun cleaning it up?
Old 06-19-2013, 11:51 PM
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Threw some soakers down and it's all good lol
Old 06-20-2013, 12:03 AM
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Those pad things?

We have white and grey one. White only picks up hydrocarbons, grey soaks everything up
Old 06-20-2013, 12:49 AM
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Lol tell me something I haven't known for 6 years
Old 06-20-2013, 12:24 PM
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so everyone is a-buzz around here because the town of High River is flooding like mad!

I guess I'm not going for any walk today... even if I wasn't having a half-day.
Old 06-20-2013, 12:43 PM
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Is there water in the streets?
Old 06-20-2013, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
Is there water in the streets?
From the pictures I've seen, I think it's safe to presume that pretty much all of down town has water over the streets...
It looks like some areas are over a foot deep...
Old 06-20-2013, 07:51 PM
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Damn glad I'm in edson now. Looks rough down there.

Extra day of Jonathan? Haha
Old 06-20-2013, 08:18 PM
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I don't know what you guys are complaining about, it's +30's and sunny up here! Lol
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It's gonna be mid twenties and sunny up here the next few days!
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So I saw a mandatory evacuation for riverbend. You leave yet Jonathan?
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From the looks of his Facebook status he did not, but he also woke up to now power.
Old 06-21-2013, 05:37 PM
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Now power? Is that like insta power but now now?? Lol

Thought the evac was manditory
Old 06-21-2013, 06:27 PM
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A lot of them are, and enmax is shutting power off to every evacuated area. Downtown has to be cleared out by 5.
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I'm on 4 hours notice to move. We already sent 3 squadrons out from my unit.
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I was on QE2 today. Sooooo many troops going down to help out. It's awesome to see the support from the troops.

Hopefully everyone here is safe with little damage.
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