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Boy, we are lucky in America

Discussion in 'General 4Runner Talk' started by The last breed, Nov 15, 2021.

  1. Nov 15, 2021 at 7:51 PM
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  2. Nov 15, 2021 at 7:53 PM
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    I also heard a Toyota Corolla is $90,000 in Singapore.
     
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    I just saw a new Saturn SUV on the road last month! Freakin badass!
     
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  4. Nov 15, 2021 at 7:57 PM
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    Saturn is made by GM, right?
     
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  5. Nov 15, 2021 at 8:00 PM
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    Not mine. I left a gallon of milk in the trunk for two weeks.
     
  6. Nov 15, 2021 at 8:04 PM
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    OH MY GOD, my hears say is right. No man, I am not moving to Singapore ever! Looks like a 500% tax.

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    Here's use car prices from Sri Lanka (where I was born). I have put the currency conversion to USD as well.

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  8. Nov 15, 2021 at 8:36 PM
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    Horrible man! Who drives cars there then, surely not middle class.
     
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    2015 Prado $186,000, that's more than a house. I am sure small houses in Sri Lanka cost less. Man, you have to be super rich to drive a Prado in Sri Lanka.
     
  10. Nov 15, 2021 at 8:41 PM
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    Thank God I am in America. Even a minimum wage worker here can drive some piece of crap.
     
  11. Nov 15, 2021 at 8:44 PM
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    By the way, I am a huge huge huge fan of the Sri Lankan great, Sanath Jayasuriya. I hope you know him.
     
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    Toyota Premio / Allion / CH-R / Prius is the top choices among my friends (in IT field) for sedans.

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    They are the last era I watched cricket. Like till 1999ish..


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    Before you ask; I'm not much of a fan of good cricketers after 1999ish because they focus on personal records vs sportsmanship.
     
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    Once Jayasuriya, Muralitharan, and Vaas retired, I stopped following Sri Lankan cricket. Ranatunga, and Sangakara were also my favorites. Cricket is over for me now. The greats are gone. Jayasuriya was the 3rd gen 4Runner of batsmen :D
     
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    My wife has a team in India!74031963-7452-4743-91AF-9474B91D5043.jpg
    I usually pray to the “deer God” but at this point I ask Ganesh!
     
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    India is amazing. I have been there twice. What an amazing country.
     
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    My favorite Indian god is the badass and womanizer Krishna :)
     
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    I cashed checks for $180,000 for my friend Vepul at the check cashing shop!
     
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    Every two weeks!!!
     
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    A friend and coworker of mine went to India to get his teeth fixed, quality work at cheap price :D Most doctors there are trained in the US and UK.
     
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    I probably need his help too.lolD5655878-57B8-4D52-A918-C49250E74981.jpg
     
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    Dude was a badass warrior with music skills. The legend says he had 16,000 wives :bananadance: :D

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    America! Where you can take them apart and put them together.66FD1925-C0F6-4BEC-A6AF-9219F25D36C7.jpg
     
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    Or build them yourself!74B56D98-4D3D-43EF-B8ED-B46E1BB47182.jpg
     
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    There is also another point to consider. A minimum worker's daily wage after taxes is enough to fill up a 4Runner, that's 23 gallons or 88 litres of gas. Can a minimum wage worker's daily wage in say India get him/her 88 litres of gas? Not at all. So yeah, life may not be ideal in America, but it is by far the best compared to other countries. We are kinda spoiled here
     
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    If they depreciate in the UK how they do in the US, anyone earning minimum wage should be able to afford one after a few years lol
     
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    8442C62D-CACE-49DD-81AC-11736F5ACF6E.jpg I would go with Ford!
     
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    Ford is still decent, much better than the other crappy domestic brands.
    I read the other day that Chrysler on average spends $1,500 per car on advertising and $500 on research and development :D I am not buying their crap, hell no. Toyota and Ford have much better numbers than that nonsense.
     
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    Dodge guy at the car show had a stock 1,000 HP Charger. And that Demon!:yes:
     
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