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Old May 14, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Drive the thing already
"car is very VERY fast" How would he know

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Old May 14, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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The chances that that car has 70 original miles are beyond slim and none. With that hood and the "improvements" on the motor it is very doubtful. And they weren't fast in stock trim at all
Old May 14, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Surely he MEANT 70,000.....
Old May 14, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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He should have left it stock,with only 70 miles on it.
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The other 69,930 miles were "un"original.
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[QUOTE=capevettes;1577615398]The chances that that car has 70 original miles are beyond slim and none. With that hood and the "improvements" on the motor it is very doubtful. And they weren't fast in stock trim at all


there is no way that car is the is the real deal.
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Maybe it has 100,070 miles.
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Surely he MEANT 70,000.....
He forgot the K. It looks like it should read 70K.
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WOW! That Vette only stopped for fuel I'm guessing?
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