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Upstruckz

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A high security shut down military base that was sold to a company that uses it behind barb wire and walls for a car test site for new cars not on the market that are a few years out still with braking and winter driving
 

rod

Retired 22 years
A high security shut down military base that was sold to a company that uses it behind barb wire and walls for a car test site for new cars not on the market that are a few years out still with braking and winter driving

For about 5 years we had a local business that was hired by the BIg 3 auto makes to test drive their next years vehicles in real world conditions. They ran them 24/7 racking up thousands of miles a week on every kind of imaginable road. They only stopped to fill up or change drivers. There were always five of the same model traveling in a row. Most of the time they had camouflage wrap on them. The "new" PT Cruisers were especially hidden with fake body panels and wraps. Everyone thought that would be such a great job (just driving around---sound familiar?) but as usual it didn't pay crap. You also had a ton of paperwork to fill out at the end of your shift and the worst thing was they all had NO RADIOS in them. They wanted you listening for squeeks and rattles--not the lastest tunes. They still do some cold weather testing but I think that just involves letting them sit in a lot for an extended period of time
 
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