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Old 06-08-2009, 02:10 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MSD View Post
Either way, a joke someone on another board made about what he'd do if he had a silent car like a Tesla is worth repeating. Swap in a train horn, paint it flat black, put IR-only bulbs in the low beams, put on night vision goggles so you can see the IR, sneak up on pedestrians in a poorly lit area at night, flip the high beams on, and lean on the horn.
OMG, it's a stealth car that goes from 0 to 60 in 4.4 seconds!
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