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Old 2nd June 2020, 20:23   #7
hogweed
I really should get out more.......
 
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brave man going there lol - I hate that area, though that car park isnt too bad, the Tesco side is awful.
Heh - still alive then Alan! Sandra & I reckon we had the virus back in early Feb - she was extremely ill, and the doc at Whiteabbey Hospital couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. Then I felt very odd for about 2 weeks...

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I wonder why they designed the car like that? It is not as though it creates more space for the opening. I can only think it is easier to press the side panels without the closing curve at the rear. It makes the tailgate heavier, therefore heavier duty struts, plus the additional rear lights, ie extra costs, plus if they could do the closing curve, it would make the rear panel more substantial and vibrate less?

Search me mate. I think a lot of the time the car manufacturers are just desperately trying to find something that'll look clever...
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