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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:40 AM
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just.....why?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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that thing looks like it belongs in death race or something lol
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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that's soooooo bad.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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its a third gen who cares lol. I bet it would burn nice
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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Holy **** its ugly
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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WTF is that, its not even like it has good parts in it either.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
WTF is that, its not even like it has good parts in it either.
its one of those starter logs for your fire lol
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haha wow. thats awesome.... not. over 50k into it? someones an idiot.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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WTF the worst part was it said over $50,000 invested! what a stupid f*ck
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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Oh he's right... not another one like it, for good reason.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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It looks like the frame of a parade float.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Hawk6spd
Oh he's right... not another one like it, for good reason.
Yea too bad that one's like it lol.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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looks like a bunch of pre-school auto body student's project car
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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guys, please stop picking on my work. i have allot of time and over $50k into that car. please be nice about it, your hurting my feelings
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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A 305 that spins its tires in 3rd gear? While its moving? How big of a shot would that take?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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It looks kind of like a trailer park threw up in the engine bay. The real bonus is that it comes with by far the ugliest 3rd gen hood or any hood of all time for that matter.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Because there is no cure for stupid or poor taste.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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that car is so nice that I am going to give him my car and $8,001 cash for it. Im going to win all sorts of shows, and the guys at the taco shack are going to be jealous.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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i like the hood, everything else is gay
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