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JAY LENO

henever people come to my garage and I give them a tour, I always ask: how would you like to sit in the most comfortable car in the world? They look around for a moment, trying to figure out which car I’m talking about, but almost never get it right. When I tell them it’s my 1971 Citroën DS, they think I’m joking – until they sit in it. To a person, they say: ‘Oh my God, why can’t my car be this comfortable? Why is that

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