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humanpotato | 9 months ago

Steve Jobs did this, he got a new car every 6 months yet for years only drove a 911, then an MB SL55. Why have to learn a new car when you like what you drive?

https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/but-wait-theres-more/a1704...

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tough|9 months ago

he got the new cars every 6 months because he could avoid then putting car plates on it (california weird law on new cars) and then not be able to be given tickets when he would park on his disabled spot at cupertino

classy mfer lol

drfuchs|9 months ago

No, they always had legit California "temporary plates" for the allowable (at the time) 6 months. They were very ticketable; his motivation was to keep his car relatively anonymous when driving around. Source: Me, living near his house and walking by regularly.

RetroTechie|9 months ago

There's a story where The Woz pulled a prank on Jobs. Turned out he couldn't even be ticketed, because that parking spot was marked incorrectly:

https://folklore.org/Handicapped.html

(Apple personnel @ the time probably unaware of that technicality. Story says it wasn't fixed)