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      10-09-2007, 05:41 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by silverbmwz3 View Post
Actually typically his cars lag behind what he would have if he were elsewhere in industry, perhaps even in construction. He has a 520d SE, which doesn't seem *that* grand for a managing director of a company with a turnover of millions.
Groundworkers and plumbers usually have the best cars - he's obviously playing it cool so that he doesn't give the impression that his company is excessively profitable.

The plumbing contractor on one of my recent projects had a Mclaren SLR.

Ask him to explain "continuous flight auger" and "de-frictionalised" piles - they love that sort of stuff - that and looking in holes.
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