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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 04:54 AM
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 05:02 AM
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has that thing been sitting on the ground ?
poor car
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 05:12 AM
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Hope you saw that before you bought.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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Yuck
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 06:23 AM
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has that thing been sitting on the ground ?
poor car
I think it's been a beater in a snowy area that uses salt on the roads. Notice the snow tires.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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Stick a fork in that frame...it's done.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:52 AM
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Sometimes it's not worth fixing.

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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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I thought mine was bad. What does the rest look like?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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It's not my car it's on ebay right now. I don't know what I would do if that was my car!
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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I'm surprised the jack didn't go right through that!
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each time I see something like that, I got a strong feeling of going outside to check my car again just to make sure its still in good condition!!!
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by HamadUP
each time I see something like that, I got a strong feeling of going outside to check my car again just to make sure its still in good condition!!!
Always thinking I may have missed something
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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Thay want $1800 for that car to. It's been setting in a field for 24 yrs.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Thay want $1800 for that car to. It's been setting in a field for 24 yrs.
Do you have a link for this car? Not interested, but would like to see what it says....
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