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It's a good thing I'm too old to look for work. That's because I no longer understand much of the reasoning that seems to pass for wisdom in the business world these days. I don't like generalities either so let me get to the point. I read that luxury cars cost a fortune to fix after even low-speed thumps. We're talking about the powder puff fender benders that occur in parking lots where speeds are between 3 and 6 miles an hour. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 11 luxury 2007 models and came up with some pretty hair-raising results. Like, they found that taking the kinks out of an Infiniti G35 caused by a 6 mph tap are likely to cost over five thousand bucks. That was after a nose-to-nose hit. The repair price drops to only a little more than a thousand smackeroos if your Infiniti takes a love pat on the rear corner. If that seems like a bargain you've overlooked some automotive history. For comparison purposes the study tossed in an ugly old 1981 Ford Escort...
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