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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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Default One less pace car...pics ;)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW


That hurt...
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Looks like it was caught in a twister.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 12:25 AM
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Ouch!!
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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Who the hell would want to buy that at any price?????
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 12:46 AM
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A little duct tape and some NXT and it will be good as new! That sucks to see that!
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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Wow! Doesn't look good at all.

Anyone know the story on this car? (the wreck, the owner, etc.)
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:11 AM
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It WAS a beatiful car. Amazing, I wonder if they will get that much for it?
It looks like about the only thing you'd get out of it would be internal engine
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:13 AM
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Who the hell would want to buy that at any price?????
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Yeah defintely would say totaled...
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Automag928
Yeah defintely would say totaled...
But it has a clean title.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:30 AM
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:43 AM
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Quote on the EBay page:
car is wrecked
Oh really?!?
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:44 AM
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So this means mine just went up in value, right?

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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:50 AM
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 02:01 AM
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They want $8500 for that piece of junk? Are they crazy? Ahhh they are giving a Warranty that must be why. SHEESH!
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 02:09 AM
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Wow,no warranty-damn
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425hp motor?!
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Good greif what happened?



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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 05:21 AM
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Isn't 8500 a little much? Also, how'd he get 425 HP?

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