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Old 03-17-2009, 02:38 PM   #11
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To my mind the only real reason to employ air suspension is for the ability to raise and lower the suspension in SUVs. Otherwise, standard steel springs, properly tuned and used in conjunction with adaptive dampers are a far more cost-effective, lighter and more elegant solution.
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Old 03-17-2009, 02:47 PM   #12
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Actually... the real question at hand is:


Are you human? Or are you dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm ooon myyy knees, looking the answer...
are you human...

Aw shuddup already martin!
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Old 03-17-2009, 03:10 PM   #13
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Old 03-17-2009, 03:16 PM   #14
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Actually... the real question at hand is:


Are you human? Or are you dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
and I'm ooon myyy knees, looking the answer...
are you human...

Aw shuddup already martin!

lol, so it is really is 'Or are you dancer'? Haha, I always wonder when I hear that song cause why the heck can't you be both? . Of course, stupid me to try make sense out of techno lyrics.
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lol again! I was wondering about that too the first time I heard it, but it is definitely correct
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I think it also has to do with reliability issues, coil springs and dampers are far more reliable especially in the SUVs.
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are you human...
If you read any articles from Hunter S.Thomson you will understand why the term "dancer".
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BMW have proven many times they are not dancer ...

Human vs dancer ... Homo sapiens (wise human) vs Homo automaticus (automated human) ... Independent thinking vs mass hysteria ... Leading vs following ... New steps vs accustomed steps.

It's that simple.
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I've noticed that user "human" hasn't had anything more to say on the matter
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