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The Unlikely Reason Steve Jobs Buys the Same Car Every Six Months

The Unlikely Reason Steve Jobs Buys the Same Car Every Six Months

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, drove a black Porsche 911 convertible and swapped it for another one every six months. Read the surprising reason why.

For Steve Jobs Unify his daily clothes -Simple black turtleneck and blue jeans- And he continued in his cars too.:He drove a beautiful black Porsche 911 Cabrio, Without the temptation of collecting legendary supercars – Like many emperors of the planet.

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Jobs were Wealth exceeding 10 billion dollars However, at the time of his death, he was only interested in owning one car. He’s been driving the same Porsche 911 for years..but not exactly the same.

Every six months, the American would replace the car with a similar one. Why would he do such a thing?

According to John Callas, a computer security expert and software engineer for Apple, Jobs exploited a loophole in California law. Which allowed drivers Do not use number plates for the first six months after purchase. New car.

Ο Callas He shared this story in an interview a few years ago.Saying: “It’s not a lot of money for a billionaire not to have a license plate. He was paying less than a thousand dollars a month, let’s say ten thousand dollars a year, without having a license plate.

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It’s not clear why Jobs went to such lengths to avoid license plates. Money certainly wasn’t an issue, so One theory is that he did it to maintain his anonymity. When driving on public roads.

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Jobs happily drove his Porsche for many years, but It was later traded for a Mercedes SL 55. however, Keep using the same trick.Buying a new car every six months, of course, anyone who wants to emulate Jobs’ idea is out of luck. California lawmakers closed this loophole in the law in 2019.

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