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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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Flew down to florida yesterday a.m. bought car at 1 pm and had it home in the garage at 4 am. Was on a record setting pace until the snow/Ice storm in the whole length of ct at 2:30 am. avg speed including gas stops was 84mph on gps up until the white knuckle 55 mph crawl across 80 miles of black ice and llight snow on 95 in ct. Car is totally unmoletsted with cats, a.i.r., egr and factory air filter. Must keep it that way
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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for those of you who know how cheap I am. I did not buy the caprice wagon.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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Nice car! congrats!
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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That color has to be rare, and it's a hardtop too! Nice find!
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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Yeah a gold Formie hardtop is NOT a common car, nice find indeed.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Nice looking car man, some serious good time you made too.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 454mag
for those of you who know how cheap I am. I did not buy the caprice wagon.
the wagon can be a DD
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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definitely an awesome color man
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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thanks for the compliments. I hated the color at first but seeing it under lights last night at a gas station it really hit me. some different wheels and it will look pretty good.
It has been so long since I drove a stock F-bod I forgot how nice they drive and how quiet at speed with the full exhaust and 2.73 gears. Ive been driving a 4600 stalled longtubes no cats and dumped borla --- gives you a headache.

My mom had one of those caprice wagons when I was in high school. That was the ultimate car to take on dates.

it had a 305 , got low to mid 20s mpg and was virtually indestructible. If they still made a car like that I would trade the wifes minivan in a heartbeat. It would be gone long before my girls got to be high school age though.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Nice clean car! good luck with it.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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nice find ted... mind sharing what u paid for it? if not thats cool... oh and where the hell did u find it? ebay?
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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got it for 4150 plus the $89 airfare to florida and about 120 for gas and tolls.
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

bargin hunter huh? lol how many miles on that beauty?
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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sweet deal! did u not like the $5000 dumdumdumdumdum in the classifieds?
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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nice find...indeed a gold hardtop Formula is very rare. oh and welcome to the club..
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Nice find Ted. Do you really think you can keep it stock ?
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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lol i doubt that!
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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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Not a 98 ,right?
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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 07:42 AM
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bling bling
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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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Ted,
Good score!
I know you were torn between the gold F Body and the Gold Caprice, but I think you made the right move going with the F Body.



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