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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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What are you sorry about cant get much older then you

haha, but off topic can you PM me some picks of your black spoiler my car suffered some damage from the tornados that hit my nieborhood, and was thinking of getting it painted black...
lols. Yeah I think Matt is actually older than me! He might be right though as I've been in the business for over 8 years now.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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I would say get and LS1 at about 13K Im sure you can find one.. it wont be that expensive and they about 21mpg highway and 19city.... look nice and fast...
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by kevin's_00ss

The K20 is a Highschool kids dream engine..
How is it a highschool kids dream engine? Because its reliable, has plenty of potential, gets good gas mileage?
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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I would say get and LS1 at about 13K Im sure you can find one.. it wont be that expensive and they about 21mpg highway and 19city.... look nice and fast...
He'll get better than that if it's 6 speed. Mine got almost 28mpg avg. on a trip to Austin and back. That was with some city driving mixed in too.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Your'e a funny guy Kevin..
Yeah, i'm an old guy that run's twice per week, hit's the gym 3 days per week, as well as a Combatives Instructor in the Army.. Still raise 3 children, Work 12 hr days in the Medical field...
and still have time to get on here, and put up with you young guys busting my *****..

Man, i can't get no respect...

Sorry to hijak thread brother... Yes, Kev, i will shoot you some pic's via PM.



Originally Posted by kevin's_00ss
What are you sorry about cant get much older then you

haha, but off topic can you PM me some picks of your black spoiler my car suffered some damage from the tornados that hit my nieborhood, and was thinking of getting it painted black...
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Morpheus
He'll get better than that if it's 6 speed. Mine got almost 28mpg avg. on a trip to Austin and back. That was with some city driving mixed in too.


those are the factory numbers.. I think each one ours is different I get 320miles to a full tank and some guys just get about 260miles..specially on long drives
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 02:47 AM
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M6 Camaro's get well over 25 mpg. i would like an LS1 but cant find one. My credit score is over 750. thanks for the info guys....
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