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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
You're ignoring the evidence. Look again at the silver convertible. The door with the BSM is not damaged at all. Proof positive of the advantage of having BSM's.
That is so true!!! Those body side moldings are very unstable at high speed! OOPS! time for my medicine...
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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by C5R USA
This is what happens when a $40K+ car gets older and sold for $18K. Not all circumstances of course but, you get people that buy these cars that have no business being in one and the 4 listed above are probably prime examples of the end result of the car being pushed past it's capabilities. You can't fix stupid.
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A man should know his limitations, many don't.
More car than driver.

Combine that with the fact that there are far more motor-vehicle-operators out there than there are drivers and, well........
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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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Wait till they hit 5 grand, I'll run them in a local smash up derby.
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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Camjamsdad
Wait till they hit 5 grand, I'll run them in a local smash up derby.
C4s and some C3s have already reached that price point.
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 03:59 PM
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So some of you are saying that only low income people that manage to some how get a vette have accidents???
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 209TIME!!!
So some of you are saying that only low income people that manage to some how get a vette have accidents???
and BSMs can be a contributing factor, yes.
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Jean
A man should know his limitations, many don't.
Just as Dirty Harry said!
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by roadbike56
C4s and some C3s have already reached that price point.
I have not seen any decent C3s at or near that proce point.
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