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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:28 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:54 PM
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Congrats man!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:54 PM
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Congrats on the purchase...beautiful car...
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 12:57 PM
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Congratulations. You will love every minute behind the wheel.
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 01:01 PM
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Ha Ha!!! Thats exactly what my car looked like when I bought, then I found the forum, and the guys here were so kind to help me spend $25,000 on mods to my car!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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Good looking car! Congrats!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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Very nice. Yellow is a great color
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 01:47 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 01:47 PM
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looks like a great purchase!!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 01:52 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DA1984VETTE
Congrats on the purchase...beautiful car...
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 03:47 PM
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Very Nice...Enjoy your new ride
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 04:11 PM
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Congrats - I love my vert and I bet you will too!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 04:30 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg
Ha Ha!!! Thats exactly what my car looked like when I bought, then I found the forum, and the guys here were so kind to help me spend $25,000 on mods to my car!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:28 PM
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Very nice. I've never been a fan of yellow, but your car looks clean and straight. Enjoy!
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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welcome to the forum.. we can help you spend your money more efficiently... don't buy something cheap when you will eventually buy the right thing making the purchase more expensive than if you just bought the right product first.
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Old Jul 18, 2013 | 05:30 PM
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Nice car, good luck with it, now get out & drive it!!..
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