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California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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Uh, they stick an ozonator (ozone) in the car at the end of the factory run. Used car dealers frequently use them. Due to the fact the Ozone will bind to almost anything volatile, the air is effectively sterilised and gives it that "new car smell". tl;dr: you're a douche; your internet access should probably be revoked

Ozone is a well known cancerigen. Maybe they shouldn't do that anymore ?

Ignorant guy talking here: Wouldn't it just "fly away". I mean, its a gas. Why would there be any sticking around when delivered to the dealer?

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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Don't overly idolize the concept. The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car (brand new, the SL55 was a bit over $100k vs. the SL65, which looked the same but had a bigger motor and was almost _double_ the price). Among car nerds, Jobs' choice of the 55 model showed a lot of restraint. It's a nice car, but far from one of the finest cars in the world. And lastly, I'd bet that he didn't actually get a brand…

>>It's a nice car, but far from one of the finest cars in the world. I'm not trolling and this is a sincere question. Which car would you consider among the finest in the world? Edit: Thanks for the replies.

There are a slew of more expensive cars. Whether they are finer is a matter of opinion.

For example, I think that the bugatti veyron is one of the finest cars in the world.

As for price, the hermes-modified veyron is about 10 times more expensive than the SL65.

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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>>It's a nice car, but far from one of the finest cars in the world. I'm not trolling and this is a sincere question. Which car would you consider among the finest in the world? Edit: Thanks for the replies.

There are certainly cars that go above this one, but once you cross the $100k threshold, you're basically in the "I don't care what it costs" territory. (Personal dream cars that cost more than this): Ascari A10 Koenigsegg CCX Ariel Atom V8

There's a whole class of cars in the 100-250K class (more expensive BMW/Mercedes/Porsche) which are a notch below the 350-450K range (Bentley/Rolls Royce)

That first range is generally for the rich professionals who do care, to some extent, about price. I would say the "I don't care what it costs" territory starts at around 400K

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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Except there's no loophole. Registering the vehicle at purchase (or at beginning of lease) is required. Cal DMV will then send you plates. At which time your paper stickers expire. Besides, his vehicle wasn't displaying the temporary plates either. Look, MacObserver and all the rest of you fanboys: Steve Jobs just decided to disobey the law. There's no loophole. There's just a guy who thought the lines of his car wer…

he's a billionaire and the laws didn't apply to him. It is more likely the other way around. People who see that kind of major success are people who refuse to listen to others. Not obeying the law of displaying a license plate is just an extension of the demeanour that allowed him to become a billionaire in the first place.

I see dozens of people failing to obey traffic laws every day. Few of them appear to be billionaires.

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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> Now that's what I expect out of a multibillionaire. I suppose it makes up for him not living in a gated fortress.

The thing that's fascinating about people with that much money is that they have a lot of freedom to express themselves within their lifestyle. Cars are a very particular expression of that. So Larry Ellison has a custom all-aluminum roadster, Steve had his German sedans, and ESRI's Jack Dangermond is noted for driving a Taurus wagon. But just having a Mercedes AMG isn't the same as leasing a new one every six months…

I see no reason why a guy who owned a hundred identical black turtlenecks should not also have owned a succession of identical Benzes.

It's not what I'd do, but hey, I'm not (yet) rich enough to be eccentric.

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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Don't overly idolize the concept. The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car (brand new, the SL55 was a bit over $100k vs. the SL65, which looked the same but had a bigger motor and was almost _double_ the price). Among car nerds, Jobs' choice of the 55 model showed a lot of restraint. It's a nice car, but far from one of the finest cars in the world. And lastly, I'd bet that he didn't actually get a brand…

>The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car [..] a bit over $100k Are you out of your fucking mind? $100,000 is a fairly modest car? That's as much as a lot of us make in two years .

Modest by the definition of, no one notices your driving it. In any affluent area a Mercedes stands out no more than a Toyota.

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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Don't overly idolize the concept. The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car (brand new, the SL55 was a bit over $100k vs. the SL65, which looked the same but had a bigger motor and was almost _double_ the price). Among car nerds, Jobs' choice of the 55 model showed a lot of restraint. It's a nice car, but far from one of the finest cars in the world. And lastly, I'd bet that he didn't actually get a brand…

>The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car [..] a bit over $100k Are you out of your fucking mind? $100,000 is a fairly modest car? That's as much as a lot of us make in two years .

The SL55 AMG is a mid-range Mercedes. It's modest compared to what he could have had. (Rolls-Royce Phantom, Bugati Veyron, etc.)

> That's as much as a lot of us make in two years.

It should be inspiration to hustle, if anything. I hustled for many years, and I was able to buy my first Mercedes last year.

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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>The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car [..] a bit over $100k Are you out of your fucking mind? $100,000 is a fairly modest car? That's as much as a lot of us make in two years .

Modest by the definition of, no one notices your driving it. In any affluent area a Mercedes stands out no more than a Toyota.

San Francisco comes to mind. You don't blend in unless you drive a low end Mercedes, BMW, or Audi.

Re: California DMV Loophole Allowed Jobs to Drive Sans-Plates

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post #82

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Don't overly idolize the concept. The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car (brand new, the SL55 was a bit over $100k vs. the SL65, which looked the same but had a bigger motor and was almost _double_ the price). Among car nerds, Jobs' choice of the 55 model showed a lot of restraint. It's a nice car, but far from one of the finest cars in the world. And lastly, I'd bet that he didn't actually get a brand…

>The SL55 is, relatively-speaking, a fairly modest car [..] a bit over $100k Are you out of your fucking mind? $100,000 is a fairly modest car? That's as much as a lot of us make in two years .

Relax, the author said "relatively-speaking" - Jobs wasn't making $50k/yr. No need to jump to "out of your fucking mind" over that.
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