# \#brooklands

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## [We said it first here](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-said-it-first-here/73991)

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**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-said-it-first-here/73991 "2012-08-11T17:07:11Z")

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There is an article about how to protect yourself when buying a car in USA Today. It reads like the advice that everyone has been passing on for years here. Anyone care to grade the author on completeness? http://www…

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## [Will the police state bust you?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-the-police-state-bust-you/69341)

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**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Replies:** 91\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-the-police-state-bust-you/69341 "2011-12-02T14:05:11Z")

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There is an interesting case at the US Supreme Court today. A drug dealer was busted by DC police when he was found in a house with 200 pounds of cocaine and oodles of money. How did they get the tip? GPS. They got a…

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## [We need another government agency](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-need-another-government-agency/63353)

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**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Replies:** 47\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/we-need-another-government-agency/63353 "2011-04-15T12:45:28Z")

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Well, that's what a former CEO of Shell Oil said today in an interview. He thinks we need an independent federal agency modeled after the Federal Reserve. He contends that we have no coherent energy policy, even though…

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## [Happy Thanksgiving](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-thanksgiving/57925)

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**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/happy-thanksgiving/57925 "2010-11-24T22:45:05Z")

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Have a great time with your loved ones this week. We Americans aren't getting any younger and any excuse to enjoy each other's company is a good one. I'm going over the river and through the woods tomorrow, so I want t…

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## [Is ethanol a scam?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-ethanol-a-scam/49034)

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**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-ethanol-a-scam/49034 "2010-06-11T02:35:56Z")

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If you think so, tell us where and when it becomes one. I'll start: Ethanol in the USA has been oversold. It helps corn farmers make more money, but I doubt that it is a cost effective replacement for gasoline, ev…