What's your car's theme song?

"The Swedish Bandit" (swedishbandit) 10/09/2013 at 17:12 • Filed to: qotd

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For many of us, a car is more than "just a car". It is something alive with it's own characteristics and history. And like most things alive it has a story to tell. And! , like most good stories it's gonna need some kind of theme song to go along with it.

So Oppo, I ask you, based on your car's story, what would be its theme song?

For my Firebird I'd say it would be something along the lines of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Call Me the Breeze". It's a 70's car with some real smooth lines, and is a true !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! (ok, maybe not really). But at the same time it never takes itself too seriously and is in no way perfect. This combined with the laid back nature of "the Breeze" makes it a winning combo in my book.

scoob > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:14

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Don't have a car, but if I did and it was terrible:

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:14

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Fuckin' Skynyrd!

505Turbeaux > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:15

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90 VW Fox wagon, California Girls by David Lee Roth, why? Because I said so, thats why

maximillious > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:18

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2002 Focus SVT

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:19

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These two

The Swedish Bandit > 505Turbeaux 10/09/2013 at 17:19

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Well I can definitely see a connection in there, between girls and wagons... Right?!

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:19

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1996 S600 Mercedes. This is perfect.

I kinda feel my car is a bit paranoid. Especially that 6L V12 is really paranoid.

505Turbeaux > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:21

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maths is easy, more room, more girls. As long as you have the game to pack em in a 25 year old Volkswagen

The Swedish Bandit > maximillious 10/09/2013 at 17:23

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Easy listening - Easy driving. Brilliant!

POD > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:24

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Mazdaspeed3 Gen2

Theme song Dangerous:

Don't judge me.

Bandit > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:26

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Since you took the best answer, I submit "Hair of the Dog" because it is a awesome driving song that fits the personality of my car (also cowbell). 70sstreetmachines playlist FTW.

The other option would be East Bound and Down (the theme from Smokey and the Bandit), but in any context that is not intentionally cliche, I really hate that song.

The Swedish Bandit > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/09/2013 at 17:27

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Can't watch that video in my country for some reason, but I'm guessing it's that song "Paranoid". Which of course makes perfect sense for a 20 year old luxury car.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:28

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Sophia likes this one.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:30

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Well, it's Garbage-I Think I'm Paranoid.

The Swedish Bandit > POD 10/09/2013 at 17:31

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But!, but... 5-star safety ratings...

POD > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:33

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I was thinking the torque steer and the "Hold on tight, you know she's a little bit dangerous" part. That and the song has that happy up-beat 80's theme to it and the Gen2 is just so damned happy to see you.

EL_ULY > maximillious 10/09/2013 at 17:33

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niiice! lol

EL_ULY > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 10/09/2013 at 17:33

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Skynyrd duuuuude!

EL_ULY > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:36

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Yes, my A6 Avant Quattro isn't as tame as it looks

\m/ 666 \m/

Takuro Spirit > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:36

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For my Camry. I dedicate this to you:

The Swedish Bandit > Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:36

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WTH man?! I was saving East Bound and Down for you :P otherwise I might have picked it myself!

Though HOTD is truly an awesome song, as is really any song from the 70sstreetmachines playlist. So much so that I've ripped the whole thing and play it in the firebird from time to time. Only one speaker?, Who cares?!

EL_ULY > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 10/09/2013 at 17:36

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Gran Tourismo 2 :]

BJohnson11 > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:37

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My teams Formula SAE car was named Black Betty after the legendary Ram Jam song.

The Swedish Bandit > BJohnson11 10/09/2013 at 17:41

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If my car would have been black, this would also have been my choice. Fuckin killer song man!

EL_ULY > Takuro Spirit 10/09/2013 at 17:42

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psychostick \m/ !!!!!

The Swedish Bandit > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/09/2013 at 17:43

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What one? And who is Sophia?, I seem to have forgotten...

The Swedish Bandit > EL_ULY 10/09/2013 at 17:46

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You should totally replace the 4 rings on the grill with 666.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:49

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Damn, I was nibble'd! This!

Vid won't insert for some reason....and Sophia is my Fiat.

Dusty Ventures > 505Turbeaux 10/09/2013 at 17:50

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VW Fox you say?

EL_ULY > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:51

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DUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!!!!!

The Swedish Bandit > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/09/2013 at 17:55

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Ohh yeah then it makes sense. Sure seems like a perfect match to me!

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 17:59

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2005 Lexus IS300. Why this song? Well, for some reason it just feels right playing odd 80s music in my car, and who doesn't want to swank to this song?

The Swedish Bandit > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur 10/09/2013 at 18:06

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Can't stop staring at that man's crotch. HALP!

But yeah 80's music generally work well with almost anything.

Dusty Ventures > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:07

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A fitting song for a truck that gets raced in 24 hour stints through the open desert. And the line "I gasp and hold my breath" is a perfect sentiment for the (surprisingly frequent) times during the race where you're faced with a four story blind crest and you hit it WOT trusting the road doesn't turn or steeply drop off on the other side.

Apparenlty Tuba Art Films had the same thought:

Decay buys too many beaters > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:08

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For obvious reasons, whenever I hear the following I really want to go for a drive in the FR-S. I guess that counts as a theme song of sorts.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:18

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It suits her.

Who needs sway bars anyway > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:19

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For the Cherokee I am going to say Footstompin Music by Grand Funk Railroad. Its mostly a gut thing when I am driving it and having a good time, the song just goes with it.

PRBot II > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:24

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Car: 1999 Saab 9-3

In every Saab, there is a preset station on NPR. So here's a song that would fit right in on their Sunday night programs "Echoes", or "Hearts of Space" back in 1999.

Nightmares on Wax — "Argha Noah"

It's different, but cool. Like the car.

The Swedish Bandit > Dusty Ventures 10/09/2013 at 18:24

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Must be something in that "Baja truck culture" that just works with songs like this. I remember when I played Dirt 2 on the xbox, which has a lot of that type of truck racing. That game had an awesome soundtrack and they all had a very similar type of feeling as the song you linked.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:35

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Do you have that lead picture without the text? I sense a new slot in my background rotation.

The Swedish Bandit > Who needs sway bars anyway 10/09/2013 at 18:37

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Agreed. Didn't really think there was much music fitting for technical offroad driving, but this totally works.

The Swedish Bandit > PRBot II 10/09/2013 at 18:40

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Yeah they sure work prefect together. Now, how you interpret that is up to you...

Kugelblitz > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:42

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E46 M3, in Imola Red. She was every bit of this song (Lola), and I loved that car.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:45

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Alive. Consdering where I live and all the stuff we've been through, it's kind of a big deal that my Tipo's still going.

Plus, I play a lot of Pearl Jam on it. And I mean a lot, to the point where my colleagues have already nicknamed it Eddie, or Undead Eddie.

You know, it actually kinda has a ring to it. Undead Ed. I think I'm gonna call it Eddie from now on as well.

The Swedish Bandit > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/09/2013 at 18:48

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OMGOMGOMG you want a picture of my car? I can't believe this! It will truly be an honour to serve as a part of your background rotation.

PRBot II > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:50

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What are you hinting at?

Your boy, BJR > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:55

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2012 Hyundai Sonata-

Because i say so.

1973 BMW 2002

2002 Saab 9-3 Viggen

The Swedish Bandit > PRBot II 10/09/2013 at 18:57

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Hey!, hey... hey... I ain't sayin nothin

Kugelblitz > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:59

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Because I was this kid, because this was my first Ford and because it was the first car that I ever tracked. It KILLED in brackets.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 18:59

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Absolutely. It's such a badass car. Any other pics you're proud of would be welcome additions as well :)

There's something undeniably cool about old American V8s, especially expat ones with boat fuel tanks in the back.

Kugelblitz > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 19:01

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Holley 4-bbl!

PRBot II > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 19:02

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The Swedish Bandit > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/09/2013 at 19:07

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Who told you about the boat fuel tank?! Oh yeah right!, I did when I came here whining about some sort of fuel problem ;P

Got nothing too fancy on the car other than this atm, though I do plan on doing a real "photoshoot" soon, along with that video I promised you some time ago.

The Swedish Bandit > Kugelblitz 10/09/2013 at 19:08

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And craptastically tuned at that!

911e46z06 > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 19:08

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Super fun!

VW Bus: Grateful Dead- Truckin'

K5 Blazer: Zac Brown Band- Knee Deep

e39: Sublime- Greatest Hits

Bronco: David Allan Coe- Cheap Thrills

911: either Curtis Mayfield- Superfly or Tribe Called Quest- Check the Rhime

M3: Beastie Boys- Hold It Now, Hit It

Lynyrd Skynyrd: I Ain't the One

Burban: Roger Miller- King of the Road

Z06: Van Halen- Panama

Unpictured boring e39: Macklemore- Thrift Shop

Unpictured '93 Explorer: AC/DC- Highway to Hell, Beastie Boys- Sabotage, NWA- Appetite for Destruction, Dr. Dre- Xxxplosive, Pitbull- Fuego, Rolling Stones- Doom and Gloom, Bob Dylan- Knockin on Heaven's Door, DJ Quik- Trouble, 50 cent- Many Men (Wish Death on Me), Brad Paisley- Playing with Fire, Kurupt- I'm Burnt, Eric Church- Ain't Killed Me Yet, Levi Lowrey- I've held the Devil's Hand, N2Deep- Blaze, Lloyd Banks- On Fire, Ohio Players- Fire, Bubba Sparxxx- Heat It Up, Busta Rhymes- Light Your Ass On Fire, Mystikal- Danger, Redman-Suicide

PRBot II > Your boy, BJR 10/09/2013 at 19:09

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I would love a Viggen.

The Swedish Bandit > PRBot II 10/09/2013 at 19:10

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YEEESS! Disaster aborted!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 19:14

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Sweet :) what was the cause of that in the end? I can't remember.

The Swedish Bandit > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/09/2013 at 19:21

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The new fuel pump I bought turned out to be a faulty one. A minor engine tear down and another new fuel pump later, and the problem was fixed.

LeadfootYT > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/09/2013 at 19:21

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E24 BMW. The first song on the first CD I put in for the road trip back from WV (where it was prior to my purchase) up to Vermont was the song that I most associate with this car. The driving rhythm sounds good on the nearly thirty-year-old sound system, the sound is cool, it was used on Top Gear, and, strangely, it's a song that seems to be in the same key as the car. So any time you step on the gas in a highway gear to bring the speed up a little, it doesn't interfere with the music. It just... fits.

PRBot II > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 19:21

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A disaster??

Alright, you've got my attention. What's going on here?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 19:24

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Good to hear. I keep getting told to never discount new parts as being part of the problem as they could be faulty themselves, but this is the first I've actually heard of it.

The Swedish Bandit > PRBot II 10/09/2013 at 19:28

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Ohh no please I really have to go to sleep.

Let's just get this over with then; In Sweden there are 2 types of people. Those who hold saab above all else and those who think that they're the most over engineered and stupid cars ever. Let's just end by saying that I unfortunatly might not be a part of the first group...

LeadfootYT > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 10/09/2013 at 19:31

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Wait, why did my post respond to yours? Strange. Very strange.

PRBot II > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 19:48

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I said the car was different but cool, not holier than thou.

Sheesh.

My92SSEisn'taTardis > The Swedish Bandit 10/09/2013 at 20:36

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1992 Pontiac Bonneville SSEI

I can't imagine a more fitting theme song than....

Although in reality its probably ....

The Swedish Bandit > My92SSEisn'taTardis 10/10/2013 at 04:02

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Yeaaaaah... it's probably the latter.

The Swedish Bandit > PRBot II 10/10/2013 at 04:06

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Puh. Didn't knew how you'd react. Some saabophiles go completley apeshit when you tell them that you really don't like the brand.

The Swedish Bandit > 911e46z06 10/10/2013 at 04:13

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Geez you got it all figured out don't you? My favorite combos you mentioned would be the suburban and the vette. And what the hell is up with that explorer?!

The Swedish Bandit > Kugelblitz 10/10/2013 at 04:17

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I envy you in so many ways for having owned and raced that mustang. Though I gotta say, in my humble personal opinion that you've got terrieble music taste.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > LeadfootYT 10/10/2013 at 08:55

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Very odd yeah. Blame nibbles.

Kugelblitz > The Swedish Bandit 10/10/2013 at 11:04

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This is the only track they (Saliva) did that I like, so fair cop...

But if you are saying that the other post with the Kinks singing "Lola" is weak, well there may be no hope you. EVAR!

The Swedish Bandit > Kugelblitz 10/10/2013 at 11:09

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Nope Lola is awesome. I'm just saying that maybe it should have been the other way around. Lola for the stang and this thing for the bmw...

Kugelblitz > The Swedish Bandit 10/10/2013 at 11:33

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That Mustang could only go straight, and Lola, well, you know.

The Swedish Bandit > Kugelblitz 10/10/2013 at 11:50

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Ehh, well yeaaaaah. I guess you're right then.

911e46z06 > The Swedish Bandit 10/10/2013 at 16:22

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Yeah man, I had fun with that. Awesome Idea.

The Exploder is a death trap. It lives where it's over 100 degrees for about 9 months out of the year, and up to 130 in the summer. Anything made of plastic or rubber either melts or rots instantly. So everything is broken all the time. Makes life interesting.

The Swedish Bandit > 911e46z06 10/10/2013 at 16:33

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LOL! "The Exploder"! Still, guess it would be kinda cool with an ever morphing interior. As you say; never a dull moment.

911e46z06 > The Swedish Bandit 10/10/2013 at 16:36

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Indeed. The interior looks like it came out of one of those Furai-era super-flowy Mazda concepts. Love your car btw.

The Swedish Bandit > 911e46z06 10/10/2013 at 16:41

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Thanks mate!, your collection ain't too shabby either.

911e46z06 > The Swedish Bandit 10/10/2013 at 16:44

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Thanks man

Desu-San-Desu > The Swedish Bandit 10/14/2013 at 23:59

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1991 Audi 80 quattro 5MT

Rammstein - Benzin

LimitedSlipDiff > The Swedish Bandit 10/15/2013 at 12:02

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Car: 1999 Saab Viggen

Song: Judas Priest - Turbo Lover

LimitedSlipDiff > Your boy, BJR 10/15/2013 at 12:10

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That Abba song is so awful, but at the same time so great!

PhiLOL (slowcarSLOW-MPGlol) > The Swedish Bandit 10/15/2013 at 13:47

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"I like little girls"