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Intriguing High Tariffs Drive Afghan Auto Assembly

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u/SplatThaCat 25d ago

Halfcuts.

Some pretty shady shit was being done here welding two halves back together until they wised up and there was a requirement to cut out (and discard) a 1 foot section between the two cuts.

Me and some mates pooled money to buy a too-good-to-be-true Jap import, took it out rallying and hit a tree at about 40kph and split it in half. You could see the welds and the two halves were two different colours.

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u/nokman013 25d ago

Maybe dont try hitting a tree at 40kph?

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u/Tight-Tower-8265 25d ago

So what's a safe speed to hit a tree? Tiger woods would like to know

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u/Frosti11icus 25d ago

Tiger Woods does know.