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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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Somebody f@*%ed one up already!
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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it looks like he just barely rear ended someone. it looks like just the front bumper cover needs replacing.

hell, judging by that pic, idt it was even in an accident. it looks like the front bumper cover was just removed
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:47 AM
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It happens when the gt500's first came out in 07 and were bring 20k+ over sticker I saw an article about an old man totaling his. Hopefully he had gap insurance!
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 10:47 AM
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if you look on the ground behind the camaro u can see the front bumper laying there. seems like an accident to me
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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I would pull over and punch him square in the face!
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by NW-99SS
I would pull over and punch him square in the face!
******* kick him square in the nuts
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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You can see it on the shoulder behind the car

Good job dude. Should give him a swift
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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I agree, burn this ****** for not being the perfect human you are.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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Hope everyone is ok
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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Sign in the background sez, "Caution Horses Crossing"...

Apparently, this guy qualifies as the "business end of a horse"...
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by blown4.6
It happens when the gt500's first came out in 07 and were bring 20k+ over sticker I saw an article about an old man totaling his. Hopefully he had gap insurance!
Not the same but I saw a video about a kid driving his dad's '07 Eleanor Mustang and driving it straight into the rear of the garage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32T7JLbstu8
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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Had to happen sooner or later!

A Toast to premature Carnage!
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by PowerPro01
Sign in the background sez, "Caution Horses Crossing"...

Apparently, this guy qualifies as the "business end of a horse"...
Those damn draft horses. They think they can go where ever they want.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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that color looks awful
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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that car in general looks like ****...not digging it at all... i think id rather have a 4th gen... just MO of course. maybe he hit a horsE?
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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good its a heavy ugly slow pos
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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^^ no offense, but its probably faster than either one of your Z28's with out motors...lol

you know that person feels like a complete retard, so hopefully that wasnt a wife driving their husbands new car...
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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it happens... i can almost bet its gonna happen again with a few more of the new camaro's... some people just dont have any luck
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by venomhp
^^ no offense, but its probably faster than either one of your Z28's with out motors...lol

you know that person feels like a complete retard, so hopefully that wasnt a wife driving their husbands new car...
This is a ctf car...they posted this on camaro5 week's ago
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Thats a pre-production car that someone from GM let someone else drive (should not have)....this was the end result..just front bumper damage though.
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