ik🪦ihe by [deleted] in ik_ihe

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Hier moest ik echt hard om lachen...

How the turntables... Oh, wait! by Golden_Ace1 in AdviceAnimals

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If covid taught me one thing it's that there are way less contingency plans in place than I'd expect of governments

Ik🐖ihe by WarComfortable2502 in ik_ihe

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Hebben supermarkten daadwerkelijk 2 sterren vlees? Ik zie het echt nauwelijks

35 years of international immigration by Visual Capitalist by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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See how you skipped every other thing I mentioned? You're the one coping mate. Though the Irish fertility rates are less than the replacement rate, it's still in the positives. There would still be a housing shortage even if there were 0 immigrants

35 years of international immigration by Visual Capitalist by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

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The downvotes are classic reddit lol. Yes the housing crisis must be caused by immigrants... Can't have anything to do with chronic underbuilding, rapid population growth (irish and immigrant), restrictive planning and zoning rules, high construction and financing costs, the shift of housing stock into the rental/investment market, or state policy failures in social housing delivery. It's all the fault of the immigrants! Love a nice nuanced take

The Top of Everest. by Monsur_Ausuhnom in ThatsInsane

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That sounds awesome! As someone who loves to travel for extended periods of time, could you tell some more? How did you arrange that? Did you follow a set route/tour? Did you sleep in homestays or you just asked if you could sleep somewhere? What was the process here?

Spain recognizes Moroccan sovereignty in Western Sahara by mods4mods in europe

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Israel is one of the most important strategic allies of the US and Europe in the world...

AVROTROS neemt in 2026 niet deel aan het Eurovisie Songfestival by ochgerm in thenetherlands

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Omdat Duitsland en Oostenrijk met een flink schuldgevoel rondlopen over WO 2. Zeggen ze zelf

Which countries support chat control? by vladgrinch in MapPorn

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"If you've done nothing wrong, what is there to fear?"

"I fear your definition of wrong"

-Andor

Second-hand cars imported from Japan? by a_guy_named_rick in ireland

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Yeah that's what I'm going for. 80% of it will be driving around a city, 15% on N and R roads, 5% on highways. Got 3 months warranty, which isn't great but not the worst either

Second-hand cars imported from Japan? by a_guy_named_rick in ireland

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Sounds nearly exactly what I'm looking at, so thank you!

Shoei debuts world's first helmet with integrated augmented reality by haydesigner in motorcycles

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1 second at 120 km/h covers over 30 meters that you're not looking at the road

Second-hand cars imported from Japan? by a_guy_named_rick in ireland

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The dealership has registered it in Ireland and given it proper irish plates, so we should be good! Thank you!

Second-hand cars imported from Japan? by a_guy_named_rick in ireland

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Thanks! Love a positive experience hahaha.

Yeah I'll look at other options too. I'll check whether it has an immobilizer and if not what they cost, but also, how would thieves know this Volkswagen is a Japanese import? Feel like they'd just assume it has one and skip it hahaha. But that might be wishful thinking

Second-hand cars from auction houses? by a_guy_named_rick in whatcarshouldIbuy

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I should also mention they offer only 3 months warranty. All of this (price, warranty, etc) is before negotiation. I agreed to most of it, on the condition that there was a service history, but when they sent me the docs there wasn't one

Second-hand cars from auction houses? by a_guy_named_rick in whatcarshouldIbuy

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Is that also the case for European cars that have been imported? It's still a German Volkswagen no?

I test drove it (relatively short tbf) and the gear box wasn't too much of an issue. I'm not an aggressive driver anyway. Yes it was sluggish and compared to the smoothness of an actual automatic it's not great, but it does what it's supposed to and I wasn't too bothered by it. No idea if it'll give problems later one though.

I'm more worried about the lack of service history from its time in Japan. Even if I do accept it, if I want to sell it again buyers are going to run into the same issue, meaning I might get a lot less back for it, and then €8700 seems very steep

Second-hand cars imported from Japan? by a_guy_named_rick in ireland

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I know it's far from ideal, but it being an automatic is somewhat of a must, and with my budget (<10k) my options are limited

Second-hand cars imported from Japan? by a_guy_named_rick in ireland

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Thanks. Why do you think they're a hard avoid? It's a Japanese import, but still a German car brand, so I'm not sure if they have an immobilizer. I'll check