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Old May 25, 2020 | 02:33 PM
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Hey Everybody,

I got an 02 TA for a Christmas gift from my awesome wife and I have been lurking around here for a little while. I just joined after seeing a bunch of cool stuff listed in the market place.

great site and plan to get a lot of ideas from here! Love all the pics of the beautiful Pontiacs!
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Old May 25, 2020 | 02:41 PM
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Wow. That's a hell of a gift.
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Old May 25, 2020 | 06:18 PM
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Lol, yes it was. She's a keeper! And the wife too!

She knew I had wanted one since high school and I had been looking for one for awhile. When I ran across this one I couldn't pass it up, so she gave the "green light."

She knows I came from a car family, and needed a toy. But she's quick to remind me she wants a C10 truck like her dad had back in the day, so that will be on the list sooner than later I suppose! Lol
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Old May 29, 2020 | 05:32 PM
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Congrats and got pics? Of the car of course
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Old May 30, 2020 | 01:56 PM
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​​​​​​Black in black with 6 spd man tran. I was set on am 02 to get one of the "last of the breed" and this one popped up with an Aug 02 build per door tag. I wanted a ws6, but this was just too good to pass up as a one owner with 29k miles.

The first pic was right after picking it up in chicago. Drove home all night and had to stop in Texarkana for a pic as huge Smokey and the Bandit fan! Trip went smooth except for semi that threw a rock and chipped the windshield at 2 in the morning!
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Old Jun 6, 2020 | 03:35 PM
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Very nice low mileage ride that has many years of wonderful driving ahead. That rock chip is a heartbreaker and hopefully not in your line of vision. The 'fill in the cracks' repair guys do OK but you can always see it. If it's in a bad spot, get a new windshield. I hope you enjoy your T/A as much as I have. Bought it new way back in the day and had a 1996 Formula before that. F-bodies are just wonderful enjoyable cars.
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Old Jun 6, 2020 | 04:47 PM
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Old Jun 9, 2020 | 11:39 PM
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Nice ride! Gotta love a black Trans Am
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Old Jun 11, 2020 | 11:06 AM
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Thanks for the compliments!

The chip is in the line of sight, but I will just do a fill for now. That way I can put $ towards an exhaust! I don't drive it enough to have it bother me that much.

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Welcome to the board from a fellow Texan.
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Welcome from Houston!
Very clean car!
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Old Jun 18, 2020 | 10:37 PM
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