Comments on: The Black Cars of the Guardia Civil http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/10/the-black-cars-of-the-guardia-civil/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 01:56:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kris Peeters http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/10/the-black-cars-of-the-guardia-civil/#comment-9550 Kris Peeters Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:36:43 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1249#comment-9550 In East-Berlin the governmental quarter of the city was called 'Volvograd', because of the fact that the nomenklatura drove Volvos. In East-Berlin the governmental quarter of the city was called ‘Volvograd’, because of the fact that the nomenklatura drove Volvos.

]]> By: Natan http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/10/the-black-cars-of-the-guardia-civil/#comment-9463 Natan Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:10:28 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1249#comment-9463 They were a top-selling car in Argentina for a couple of decades; I think they stopped making them in the mid-80s. Interesting that the VW isn't associated much with its origins in '30s Germany, but I guess they weren't used much by the Gestapo, either. Nitpicking: It's the S.I.D.E. (Secretaria de Inteligencia del Estado), not the Guardia Civil (Spain). They were a top-selling car in Argentina for a couple of decades; I think they stopped making them in the mid-80s. Interesting that the VW isn’t associated much with its origins in ’30s Germany, but I guess they weren’t used much by the Gestapo, either.

Nitpicking: It’s the S.I.D.E. (Secretaria de Inteligencia del Estado), not the Guardia Civil (Spain).

]]> By: Omri http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/10/the-black-cars-of-the-guardia-civil/#comment-9456 Omri Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:53:54 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1249#comment-9456 In Africa, the term for a corrupt government bigwig is "wabenzi." I.e. "mercedes rider." In Africa, the term for a corrupt government bigwig is “wabenzi.” I.e. “mercedes rider.”

]]> By: Dave in KY http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/10/the-black-cars-of-the-guardia-civil/#comment-9426 Dave in KY Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:46:15 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1249#comment-9426 Hummer. I like the bumper sticker you can attach to someone else's, that reads: "I'm changing the world! Ask me how!". Hummer. I like the bumper sticker you can attach to someone else’s, that reads: “I’m changing the world! Ask me how!”.

]]> By: PaulD http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/10/10/the-black-cars-of-the-guardia-civil/#comment-9328 PaulD Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:33:12 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1249#comment-9328 See, in Australia when we see a Falcon we just assume there's another meathead behind the wheel. Unlikely to nick you off the street and torture you, but quite likely to torture you with their driving. See, in Australia when we see a Falcon we just assume there’s another meathead behind the wheel. Unlikely to nick you off the street and torture you, but quite likely to torture you with their driving.

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