"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/13/2014 at 12:49 • Filed to: CCIARAT
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"EL_ULY" (uly)
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Time for our daily OPPO field trip to do what we always do, look at cars :]
Yesterday, we took the old rear engine, 4 rotary diesel, carbon fiber OPPO bus out to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in Tasmania, Australia. Tiger is making it difficult to review all the replies so I apologies if I do not get to everyone. It was a very nice hometown coastal town. Cozzy with hints of hoonage as XJ Dano pointed out. Things came in sets as Brian Silvestro and KnowsAboutCars showed. If not directly together then really close. Commodors and utes were plentiful as many of you noticed. There were some different things though and not just my zebra thing :] JawzX2 found an awesome Celica GTS. Babz found a dang Lada of all things lol. Rainbowdash found a bunch of radness including a dang R31. RazoE also came through in that department with an R32. Honors go to KnowsAboutCars for that spot on eagle eye finding the hidden stuff. I'm sure we'd have to stop and reverse the OPPO bus a bunch because of him if the trips were real :] Good job to everyone that participated, much much appreciate all the posts :]
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Today is a bit different. We are in Menaggio, Balaggio, and Varenna in !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Italy.
Because we are in the official OPPO rear engine, 4 rotary diesel, carbon fiber Bus from hell, we can excess these three places easily via the ferries. This is the most beautiful place by far on CCIARAT. I mean check it out..
Still, I have to is a WARNING: Hatchbacks
Here is what I !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! today
Sorry but, I really like the first gen IS :]
Good luck dudes and dudettes :]
Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 12:50 |
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Babz
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 12:52 |
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I've just picked a random location ... And got this :
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.02085…
dis gunna be good.
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 12:56 |
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I'd say about $4000 -$5500 on the high side. We (our wholesale person) doesn't give too much for something like that one if it was being traded in. $36,990 is a bit over high resale price figures. It is in very good shape from what I can see though
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 12:56 |
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EL_ULY
> Babz
03/13/2014 at 12:58 |
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daaaaaanm!!! Right off the bat and in the lead goes Babz. Good eye cap'n!
carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 12:58 |
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smart ForFour and what I think is an Audi A1.
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 12:59 |
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It's just that I'd rather have this car for around $10k more than a Fiesta ST, and with the Lotus I know it won't depreciate too much.
And I have an inside man (you) if I have any questions. It just popped up in my area so I figured I'd ask you before I pursue anything, thanks for the info.
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 13:00 |
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nice
nice
Lancia
reliable C class estate. Every time I see one of those it reminds me of the beast safety car from F1 at COTA last year. Sounded better than the SLS trying to keep up
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:00 |
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There's also a
Citroen C2
hidden in there, too!
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:01 |
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God that C class in F1 was amazing, so cool.
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 13:02 |
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no problem buddy anytime. I'm thinking the same way about that. If I was you and n the market, i'd defiantly check that out asap. It would be beyond amazing if you can drive that baby home.
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:03 |
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Is this a Fiat 500 or a 600? I can't tell the difference that well...
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:04 |
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The only reason I'm not on my way to it right now is that I have to convince my dad to let me buy it. Any suggestions to as what I should tell him? Toyota engine? The British build the very best electronic systems?
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EL_ULY
> carcrasher88
03/13/2014 at 13:04 |
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I think maybe an A3 but not too sure, you may be right :]
nice house at the corner, dayum!!!
TheJWT
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:05 |
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I spotted this (Fiat 124?), which seemed very appropriate for the area
Next was an e46 convertible by the lake
I can't for the life of me remember what this is...
And lastly was this Defender in a parking lot.
Hoccy
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:06 |
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Gotta love Italian parking:
Fiat 500 Abarth:
https://www.google.com/maps?t=m&ll=46…
But then I found I wonderful Ristorante, and forgot a bit about the cars..
https://www.google.com/maps?t=m&ll=46…
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EL_ULY
> carcrasher88
03/13/2014 at 13:06 |
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lol, awesome! I'd never ever guess that
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Babz
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:06 |
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No idea what this is :
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.02321…
Hello Neon, still hangin' there ?
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.03364…
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Babz
> carcrasher88
03/13/2014 at 13:07 |
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500 I believe.
gt6xxer
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:08 |
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I found two Fiat Pandas parked beside eachother in front of the 'Lariofrutta' a few miles north on SS340 from your IS. And right up the road from those, an funky colored Seat Leon. I can't do picture links. See if you can find them!
Edit, not a Cupra. A Leon
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Babz
> TheJWT
03/13/2014 at 13:08 |
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3rd one is a Renault 4.
therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:10 |
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https://www.google.com/maps?ll=46.020…
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gt6xxer
> gt6xxer
03/13/2014 at 13:11 |
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ignore
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:14 |
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SEAT Arosa (rebadged VW Lupo) and a Ford Fiesta.
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:15 |
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Meatcoma
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:15 |
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What kind of Peugeot is this? It looks like a CRZ but not the same. Also - not sure what this guy needs to keep warm but....
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:17 |
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Babz
> Meatcoma
03/13/2014 at 13:18 |
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It's a peugeot 207 CC
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 13:18 |
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LOL. It drives like a DREAM!!!! I've yet to drive a better handling car than the Elise and Exige hand to heart. The funnest and best driving car ever!! I'm telling you man, once you get those semi slick Advans warm, it is the best driving experience ever. BUT.... all in all besides the chassis geometry, the powertrain is the only positive I can say about it quality wise. I'm sorry , just being honest buddy. It's the little things that are just not good man. Plus lately, they've started to discontinue a lot of parts or take forever to arrive from England. Try to put aside everything you've heard on Top Gear and auto enthusiast stories and look at it real. It is a beyond fun car with a solid powertrain, but just has a very high chance of failure in various non driving components.
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:19 |
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I found a Suzuki Wagon R in Australia yesterday, here's it's Opel counterpart today, the Agila [A] !
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Babz
> carcrasher88
03/13/2014 at 13:19 |
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Damn, with that one it's the fourth I've seen in this area ... Strange as these thing are quite rare around were I live.
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EL_ULY
> therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
03/13/2014 at 13:20 |
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yup, that was spotted by Babz earlier
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EL_ULY
> carcrasher88
03/13/2014 at 13:20 |
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lol duuude awesome :]
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EL_ULY
> Meatcoma
03/13/2014 at 13:21 |
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yeah 207 cc, I rented one in Mexico DF once :]
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:22 |
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Daihatsu Feroza (Rocky) with a spare cover from it's replacement, the Terios.
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EL_ULY
> Hoccy
03/13/2014 at 13:22 |
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nice lol
Yup I sw that abarth also
Damn, I bet even the water taste incredible :]
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EL_ULY
> Babz
03/13/2014 at 13:23 |
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lol niiice!
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EL_ULY
> TheJWT
03/13/2014 at 13:24 |
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awesome!
M3 beh beh
lol no clue buddy
rugged \m/
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Meatcoma
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:24 |
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pretty cool little car.
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EL_ULY
> carcrasher88
03/13/2014 at 13:25 |
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lol niice :]
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Babz
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:26 |
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Also, 996 :
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.98798…
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Babz
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:29 |
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Random little Daihatsu Terios and Fiat "What is this-el camino" in one picture !
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.98526…
Saracen
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:30 |
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B5 A4 TDI: https://www.google.com/maps/@46.01361…
1st gen Audi S8:
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.00995…
Land Rover Defender: I saw it once and now I can't remember where it was.
Mercedes C250CDI wagon:
https://www.google.com/maps/@46.00995…
Legacy Turbo Wagon:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.97757…
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Saracen
> TheJWT
03/13/2014 at 13:33 |
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That red car in the second to last photo? Fiat 500 K.
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:34 |
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aka all of the electronics will fail/malfunction in one way or another.
I guess I'll have to learn how to take a wiring harness out and such...
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:41 |
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KnowsAboutCars
> Babz
03/13/2014 at 13:45 |
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That's Bonetti F100x.
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:45 |
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KnowsAboutCars
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:47 |
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I have a feeling that this one's going to be hard.
Toyota Celica , Lancia Y10 and Fiat Punto Abarth .
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EL_ULY
> Babz
03/13/2014 at 13:49 |
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NIIICE!!!
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 13:53 |
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not really electric since there isn't much in there. More like a/c items (evap case), column locks, radio, door stuff, window stuff, seals, various handles and trim, immobilizer stuff, headlight assemblies. Just a bunch of little random stuff.
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 13:55 |
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Fucking British handbuilt quality for you. From what I've heard, rain will leak in no matter what. Very well built.
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 14:01 |
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We have a LR dealer across the street. Sometimes we share special tools for the 3.2 I-6 engine in the LR2's and Volvo s60/80 XC 60/70/90. Sometimes when a fresh batch of new Range Rovers or Evoques come in the trucks, up to half will not start or have catastrophic failures in which they get sent back. Our first 2 2014 Evoras were also sent back for having waaaaay too many imperfections.
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 14:02 |
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i'd buy an Elise. i'm not trying to dog it. I'd hop on it in a quick second
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 14:05 |
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I would've gotten it either way, I love those cars and everything they stand for.
DDing one would be such a sarcastic adventure.
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KnowsAboutCars
> KnowsAboutCars
03/13/2014 at 14:09 |
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Alfa Romeo 146 and Audi S3 , e46 M3 convertible , BMW Z4 , Citroen C3 Pluriel , Renault Vel Satis and old Ford Transit based RV .
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carcrasher88
> KnowsAboutCars
03/13/2014 at 14:28 |
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I found an identical C3 Pluriel here .
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KnowsAboutCars
> carcrasher88
03/13/2014 at 14:33 |
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There's also MG ZR next to it.
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KnowsAboutCars
> KnowsAboutCars
03/13/2014 at 14:35 |
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Train on wheels , a Miata (possible US import again) and Mercedes SL .
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 14:39 |
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Went a little out of range, but found a Volkswagen Golf GTD in Acquaseria.
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carcrasher88
> KnowsAboutCars
03/13/2014 at 14:43 |
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...and an identical ZR here, I think.
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 14:47 |
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Dodge Caliber. Wonder if the owner has had any regrets yet...
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 14:49 |
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Fiat Sedici (rebadged Suzuki SX4)
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 14:55 |
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 14:57 |
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 15:01 |
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carcrasher88
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 15:03 |
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Not my cup of tea, but here's a Hummer H3 .
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 15:18 |
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Alfa 159 SportWagon. Can't see the badge clearly, but it has the right size chrome blurs to be a Q4-JTD Thats right; a brown (ok, fine, charcoal, but they ARE available in brown...) Diesel, AWD, (probably)Manual, Italian, Wagon ;)
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JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 15:24 |
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Fiat-based class-C motorhome . It just makes me giggle, my mother and her husband have one this size with a Ford E350 V10 cab... admittedly he DOES pull a boat with it.
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JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 15:28 |
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nice patina on that 2CV...
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 16:28 |
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i'd do it if I could. I'm eventually selling all my cars and truck to get an 2015 XC60 (wife and future muppet babies) A trade in Elise would be awesome as hell. Our wholesale guy gives people 6-10 grand for Elise trade ins
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 16:35 |
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Tell him I'll slip him $15k to pass one on to me!
He's really getting good deals off people who have no idea what they're doing.
trmoore09
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 16:35 |
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 16:44 |
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those usually just end up going to auction that is why dealer buy so cheap and independent lots sell so high, especially if they finance in house. I'll keep an eye out those. I'm wondering why your Aston keychain hasn't arrived lol.
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Brian Silvestro
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 16:46 |
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It has! It's just at my house, and I'm at college right now. When I get home tomorrow for spring break and see it, I'll dedicate a post to it, don't worry.
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EL_ULY
> Brian Silvestro
03/13/2014 at 16:57 |
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cool frijoles
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trmoore09
> trmoore09
03/13/2014 at 17:17 |
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trmoore09
> trmoore09
03/13/2014 at 17:30 |
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RazoE
> EL_ULY
03/13/2014 at 17:40 |
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Stayed home sick today, sorry I couldn't get in on this.
Love that IS200, same color as my IS300!
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EL_ULY
> RazoE
03/13/2014 at 17:44 |
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nice, those were my favorite car what I worked at Lexus... and a facelifted 06 LS430.... and 3rd gen GS430 in Matador red
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trmoore09
> trmoore09
03/13/2014 at 18:29 |
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EL_ULY
> Saracen
03/14/2014 at 11:43 |
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awesome A8