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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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I call it graffiti........

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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I call it ugly. I guess it's suppose to say Z06 on the side??

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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But its not a Z06

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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I thought maybe it was on 06 and the car was tracked but yeah it looks like it says Z06. It's hideous. Who would put straight, rectangular graphics on such a smooth and curvy car?
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:31 PM
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There went my lunch....
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:32 PM
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how much extra for the crooked pipes?

and where did they get those seats?
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Is the plate screwed on the plate cover?
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Originally Posted by pewter99
how much extra for the crooked pipes?
my pipes are straight compared to those
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Not for me

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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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What were they thinking..
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The other side is Z06 backwards...nobody is going to realize what it says anyway.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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That has to be some kind of bad joke, very bad joke
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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Looks like a 7th grade shop project.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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Sad
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Definately "custom".
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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Thats just plain butt a$$ ugly....that dealer must have bought that car very very cheap!!!
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Wow...
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Hell, that looks like painters tape to me. What a mess.
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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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looks like it was photo shopped...
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