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Old Oct 3, 2024 | 08:15 PM
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Is there any angle that is not great...although I do favor the chrome bumper design.





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Old Oct 3, 2024 | 08:18 PM
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Is there any angle that is not great...although I do favor the chrome bumper design.

Nope….not a bad angle at all.
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 03:40 PM
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Every angle! 💗
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 09:19 PM
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Surprised no one else posted this.
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 09:40 PM
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Surprised no one else posted this.
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That's one reason why I bought a C7. Actual lines to the body. Not the c4/c5/c6, "bulbous-round lines."
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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 09:44 PM
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Old Oct 5, 2024 | 05:17 PM
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The first time I sat in a C3 and saw those fenders from the driver's viewpoint I knew I had to have one.

(ps: Beautiful color.)
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Beautiful, love the wheels & the spinners !! What a great LQQK !!! details ? brand rims / tires ? sizes ? spacers ? stock height suspension ?
Inquiring minds wanna know ...............
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Old Oct 9, 2024 | 04:17 PM
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Beautiful, love the wheels & the spinners !! What a great LQQK !!! details ? brand rims / tires ? sizes ? spacers ? stock height suspension ?
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Originally Posted by 427 BMF
Thanks, I appreciate it.
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Old Oct 9, 2024 | 11:17 PM
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There is nothing else like the view from a C3.
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Old Oct 10, 2024 | 06:46 PM
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Same car, same paint job, never looks like the same color in photos.
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