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Comment by pimlottc

1 year ago

Curious, what’s the origin of the term stripper here?

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WalterBright  1 year ago

I don't know the origin, but it means "stripped of everything but the base functionality".

Base model cars with no options are also called "stripper cars". Collector cars that are "fully loaded" with all the options fetch a much higher price.

jdsully  1 year ago

strip away the features that aren't 100% necessary

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