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Peter Anderson

@zerogeewhiz.bsky.social

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Cars and bad takes. Award-winning writer. Contributor drive.com.au and owner theredline.com.au. Regularly on ABC Sydney and ABC NSW. Vorsprung derp Technik. Confirmed Arctic winter fan. That same boring dude from the other place.

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 2h

Oh there were cars with the tacho in front of the driver but I think we had the speedo there in Australia but a few slipped through. Because Italian.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 3h

Blimey.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6h

Pakistan has launched two missiles at Kabul, Afghanistan. The target was a vehicle believed to belong to Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban.

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 4h

Tacho in the middle. Wonder if there was some ADR drama?

Dashboard, centre console and steering wheel of a 1977 Alfetta GTV

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 5h

It’s all going absolutely splendidly.

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 5h

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 5h

It’s more fundamental than that. He’s saying he’s there to make oppressed people laugh but he’s being paid by the oppressors.

That makes no sense at all.

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 14h

Bill Burr is a colossal moron and is digging in the wrong direction.

https://www.avclub.com/bill-burr-responds-riyadh-comedy-festival-backlash

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 15h

Fine. Have it your way.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 15h

I had no idea about the Nissan Twin Spark and my first reaction was that it was in the Nissan Cherry/Alfa Arna thing. But no, whole different thing.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 15h

According to Wikipedia it was the Z engine. Stanza might have had it too.

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

That will have been a NAPS engined thing which I just learned about.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

Oh yes @mattgreencomedy.com in Slow Horses. Get in.

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

I think Alfa was the only one silly enough to try that. With Italian electrics no less.

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

Just two. Maybe this person had more spark plugs than is considered sensible, they loved a twin spark plug per cylinder setup.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

Lovely.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

Few do. The person who buys that car is getting a bargain in the sense that the total spend will be $10k fewer than…lemme see…about $300 million.

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

Oooh. Yes, I think so. On non-FB device now

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

I did not! I used to have a 77 Alfetta in my youth and I loved it

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

You say that like it’s a bad thing

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 16h

There is a 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV on FB Marketplace for $10k but "open to offers" and it's just lucky I do not have the money for such fun.

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NosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · Aug 3

1st base: kissing

2nd base: petting

base 10: math stuff

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 17h

I met you at the second-gen launch in Tokyo! I remember you liking it 😀

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the manifestation of “I” @bencreelman.bsky.social · 19h

Raise your child the balanced way:
8 hours sleep
8 hours learning
8 hours 4chan

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Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 21h

At least half of these cars are already here in one for or another and none of those on the list are either remarkably cheap or are at least considering coming here. So I’m not sure what the point of that is?

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 21h

There are some not very good reasons for a lot of affordable cars we don’t get here. Like non-existent crashworthiness. We’re getting a lot of the good stuff

Peter Anderson @zerogeewhiz.bsky.social · 21h

I’m baffled by the “looking past the problem” approach.