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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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So guys so far my C4 has been cheap to maintain. Whats the most money you have ever spent to get a car repaired at a shop??
Domestic or Foreign?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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Darth, baby, even though you mention "C4", this really is a subject for Off Topic.....

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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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I gave a guy once $9,000. That was for a stroker unit with a whole bunch of parts and mods. Does that count?
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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I respectfully decline to participate in your halucination.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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I respectfully decline to participate in your halucination.
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Old Feb 16, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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[quote]Darth, baby, even though you mention "C4", this really is a subject for Off Topic.....

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I respectfully decline to participate in your halucination
OMG I almost peed my pants when I read that Should we expect anything else from Darth Vadar??? Dude... Darth... if you only have 14k on your ride... you certainly shouldn't have anything more than normal wear and tear on your car.

Mines so reliable I often spend the $$$ that I would spend in repairs on new sequined Western shirts and hats so I can blast "Rhine Stone Cowboy" on the Bose as I travel down mainstreet with my targa off... ah the memories
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Just wondering. A guy told me he took his Ferrari in for a Tune-up.
He almost fell over when the bill was 8 grand....
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth Vader
Just wondering. A guy told me he took his Ferrari in for a Tune-up.
He almost fell over when the bill was 8 grand....
This is really starting to get old. You think, in the history of man, no one has ever spent 8 grand repairing a Corvette? Please.

Not to mention, I imagine any engine work on a LT5 would put most foreign cars to shame, bill-wise. At least foreign cars are usually parts-compatible with a few other models.
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We need a new smiley just for responding to darth threads.

Something that indicates "run for cover!"
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Originally Posted by steve9899
We need a new smiley just for responding to darth threads.

Something that indicates "run for cover!"
Try:

I think my line covers a multitude of sins.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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Now I know why I come to General every evening
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Originally Posted by Darth Vader
Just wondering. A guy told me he took his Ferrari in for a Tune-up.
He almost fell over when the bill was 8 grand....
Did he need new cats or floormats?
Boy, I just kill me sometimes.....(j/k guys)
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Originally Posted by Jeffvette
Hell yeah... now that is what I'm screamin!!!

But in Vadar's defense, he does have a college degree and has spoken to Mario Andretti so he is very successful and knows other successful people who have the $$$ to spend on a Ferrari
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Originally Posted by Darth Vader
Just wondering. A guy told me he took his Ferrari in for a Tune-up.
He almost fell over when the bill was 8 grand....
Dude! Magnum P.I. makes so much money busting people's chops in Hawaii, he told me 8g's was nothin' to him.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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The actual 308 Magnum drove is in the Petersen Museum as we speak. The seats don't exactly look too inviting...But it is a ferrari
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Originally Posted by bogus
Try:
I usually use to make a comment about what I said rather than what somebody else said.

I was thinking more along the lines of but kindler and gentler.
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
The actual 308 Magnum drove is in the Petersen Museum as we speak. The seats don't exactly look too inviting...But it is a ferrari
As I understand it, the 308 the Selleck drove was modified so he could fit.

Having sat in a couple of 308s, I can tell you that you would have a tough time fitting.

And those seats? Only rivaled by the seats in our Vettes... sooo comfy.
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