My Perfect 10 Car Garage

"E. Julius" (soonerfrommi) 01/24/2015 at 17:36 • Filed to: Dream Cars

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I wanted to include some nice pictures, so I thought I'd make a companion post to the Honda Man's original post (I promise it gets more interesting than a 911 turbo).

1. 80s Porsche 930 Cabriolet

Exactly like this one.

2. 80s Range Rover Classic two door

Also in white.

3. Ford Model T Runabout

I want to learn to drive one of these someday.

4. Citroën DS

Pure elegance.

5. 1911 Stanley Steam Car

These are absurdly complicated to operate, and I think they are the coolest thing ever.

6. 1989 Toyota Soarer Turbo 7MGTE AEROCABIN

Weird 80's JDM model with retractable roof and digital dash. The only thing I have to say is HNNNG

7. Maserati 3500

Because Ferraris are boring, and this blue is sublime. Positively gorgeous vehicle.

8. 1995 Mercedes SL 73 AMG

One of my favorite designs, so why not take the super rare version with the engine that went into the Zonda?

9. 2011 Cadillac CTS–V Wagon

Needed a ski car, something modern, and something American. Perfect combo.

10. Morgan 3–Wheeler

Finally, some inimitable British charm.

It's fun to dream, isn't it?

Steve in Manhattan > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 17:46

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Made my list and forgot to include a Citroen C6. Damn my eyes!

E. Julius > Steve in Manhattan 01/24/2015 at 17:48

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It's so hard to choose just 10! After seeing a ton of C6s in person here in Paris though, I find them even more beautiful in person. Awesome car.

Steve in Manhattan > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 17:49

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We were supposed to travel to Paris last November to celebrate me turning ... older, but the GF's dad got ill, then died, and she had to spend 3 weeks in Okinawa, so there went the vacation. I look forward to visiting your glorious city, probably this year.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 18:01

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Properly jalop.

Brian Silvestro > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 18:05

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Might as well put mine together here

Noble M600:

Alfa 105 Series Coupé Historics Racer:

Fiesta R1:

Towing Vehicle:

Morgan 3-Wheeler:

A Fiesta ST time trials car:

Ferrari 275 GTB/4 (maybe also historics racer):

V12 Vantage:

Spec Miata:

Supra:

E. Julius > Steve in Manhattan 01/24/2015 at 18:05

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Ah that's unfortunate. If you end up coming to Paris sometime before June and you're looking for recommendations on something or a guide to some local places, feel free to let me know. Love to grab a beer with some fellow oppos.

jkm7680 > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 18:06

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Awesome list! I was roped in by Ze Porsche in an instant, Haha.

E. Julius > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 18:07

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Love it.

Steve in Manhattan > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 18:20

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We'd booked at the hotel that has Le Comptoir , a brasserie recommended by Anthony Bourdain, only because we would then not have to wait 6 months to get in. A friend is a travel writer and said November/December is the best time to come. We'll see. Family issues are keeping us in Manhattan right now. Damn and blast.

And a beer would be great, as would any other recommendations you have.

BATC42 > Steve in Manhattan 01/24/2015 at 18:44

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The summer months are to be avoided, because too many tourists. November/December might start to get a bit cold though.

Steve in Manhattan > BATC42 01/24/2015 at 18:47

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I prefer putting on a sweater to sweating.

CAcoalminer > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 18:49

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I like your list. It's very varied.

Brian Silvestro > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 19:03

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I'm trying to stop making lists like this because I know I wouldn't want to have the same cars forever, it's better to have as much different experiences as possible.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 19:09

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too much Fiesta

Not enough Lambo

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 19:10

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Nobody can beat your list

Brian Silvestro > Manuél Ferrari 01/24/2015 at 19:11

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the Fiesta rally car would change as I get better at rallying

to a Murcielago stage rally car of course

CAcoalminer > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 19:11

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A very good plan. Different cars provide such different experiences and you'll never know what you like if you don't try it.

Brian Silvestro > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 19:12

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Exactly! I don't want to miss out on anything. It would be my biggest regret in life.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 19:14

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yesssssssss

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/24/2015 at 19:20

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Sure they can. They could have another sportscar or hypercar in the place of my Range Rover and replace my Speed 8 with an actual street car. Besides, I left out greats like the GT40 and F40 (I left it off because I knew everyone would have it).

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 19:23

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but leaving the Range Rover off the list would be bad. You need at least one big and practical car for situations where you're carying around a lot of people are stuff

And you can't leave the speed eight off the list either. It's too beautiful and unique

As far as the GTs go I have no answer to that. It is a shame to not have at least one of them on the list.

10 is not enough. A man of your taste needs a 15 car garage

CAcoalminer > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 19:27

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That's good to hear.

On a side note, look at this amazing 250 GT Lusso I found!

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/ferrari…

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/24/2015 at 19:29

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True.

True.

Well, I feel like that would have been too easy of a choice. I wanted to challenge myself a bit.

Indeed. Men like the two of us need at least 20.

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 20:15

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got you on #1 ;)

Brian Silvestro > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 20:48

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Unbelieveable! How do you find these?! It looks fantastic. The green compliments the lines perfectly.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 20:52

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I missed this comment earlier

Haha yes we should have 20

The crazy thing is that I swear I could actually drive all 20 cars

I am in the minority when it comes to driving cars

My Dad only likes to have one DD and one alternate for getting around town. He only drives his other cars on the weekends. He doesn't like switching controls.

I on the other hand switch so often that it's no big deal that different cars have things in different places. I will literally switch cars after just a day or two.

Manuél Ferrari > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 21:07

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watch this if bored:

http://cigarlounge.kinja.com/dont-hug-me-im…

CAcoalminer > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 21:08

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I just check occasionally and acquaintances or friends send me interesting finds.

It really does. As you have posted before, Ferraris need to be ordered in interesting colors much more often!

On a side note, the 250 GT Lusso market has some outstanding choices right now:

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/cars/ferrar…

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 21:10

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Yum city

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 21:10

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Wow, that is clean

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/24/2015 at 21:11

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I can respect him for that. You get used to your DD and it's just easier to use because you know where everything is in it and it's already set up how he likes it.

Haha. So you like a little variety in your life?

Brian Silvestro > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 21:12

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Wow I wasn't aware how flooded the market was!

CAcoalminer > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 21:20

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It's a buyer's dream.

Brian Silvestro > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 21:21

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Well now you know what to do

CAcoalminer > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 21:23

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Uh. You and Rusto are a bad influence.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 21:51

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I am lucky because I have a much shorter and easier commute than him. I can totally understand why you would want to be 100% confident that you have all controls memorized when you're driving 20 miles each way on the freeway. My commute is so short that it doesn't really matter.

Oh wait I'm not lucky, I moved to be closer to work and he didn't. We both lived by the beach and he decided to put the business where it is now in Anaheim. There were actually cheaper buildings in Santa Ana, which was much closer to Newport Beach. I was really pushing for Santa Ana but he didn't want to relocate the business out of North Orange County. It would have been awesome if it was near the Santa Ana postal hub. That is the ideal location for our business because all of our bulk mail gets picked up by a semi truck and taken to that hub. We probably could have had a later pickup time if we were by that hub, which would benefit production. And it that hub is at the southern edge of Santa Ana, which can be reached from Newport Beach using side streets if the freeway is jammed. Since he picked Anaheim he had to keep using the freeway and I decided to move to be closer to work. I do like where I'm at because you get more house for the money but the climate was much nicer at the beach. It's a lot drier inland and it kills your skin. My poor dog is having lots of trouble since the move. He sometimes scratches his skin so bad that it bleeds.

Sorry about the ramble about location. As far as variety I do love variety. I rarely ever have the same kind of food two nights in a row. That's why it's so hard to sell cars that I like. Even if I only drive them once every week or two I still drive them. And it's super fun and exciting every time I do because I haven't driven it in a while.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/24/2015 at 21:58

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No problem. Location is definitely an important factor. I can remember that my wife and I started with an apartment near downtown, moved to our first house which was still fairly close to downtown, moved to the suburbs and had a 35ish minute commute each way, and are now back in town kind of (we live in Highland Park).

I'm sorry to hear about your dog. Can you give him moisturizer or anything?

There's no problem with that. As long as you are happy, that is all that matters.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 22:10

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I looked up Highland Park. That is much closer to downtown than our Texas facility is. Our Texas facility is in Carrollton.

I thought of doing that too. I asked the vet and they gave me fish oil pills. They seem to help a bit. The desert climate out here gets very dry.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/24/2015 at 22:20

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Oh Carrollton. Very nice area. Our daughter and her family live east of there in Plano.

Hmm. Sorry to hear that. I guess it was good that we owned a vacation home in Carmel-by-the-Sea back in the day and not somewhere further down.

Brian Silvestro > CAcoalminer 01/24/2015 at 22:28

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Well that just depends on what you consider a "bad" influence.

CAcoalminer > Brian Silvestro 01/24/2015 at 22:32

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Indeed.

NJAnon > E. Julius 01/24/2015 at 22:37

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And sticks the landing with a 1980's Porsche. 8D I suspect there's some sentimental or nostalgia reason there for picking that era. Most pick the recent variants.

E. Julius > NJAnon 01/25/2015 at 02:11

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Well, I was born in '94 so I guess you couldn't really call it nostalgia, but I do have a strange attraction to things of that era. I would suspect my older brother who exposed me to a lot of TV shows like Macgyver and such played a hand in that.

E. Julius > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 01/25/2015 at 02:11

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One of the most under appreciated classic designs if you ask me.

E. Julius > wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series 01/25/2015 at 02:11

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Is this yours???

E. Julius > Steve in Manhattan 01/25/2015 at 02:17

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Yeah coming off the peak season is far better. A bit chilly like BATC42 said, but nothing you couldn't handle if you live in Manhattan. Just throw up a post if you happen to plan something, or feel free to email me at ekorch20 at gmail dot com. Haven't heard of Le Comptoir but it looks like something that would be cool to stop at if I'm in the area for lunch!

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > E. Julius 01/25/2015 at 16:41

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yessir!

E. Julius > wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series 01/25/2015 at 16:55

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Congratulations, you own my dream car. When do you want to meet up??? ; )

stuttgartobsessed > E. Julius 01/26/2015 at 02:51

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Your list is pretty sweet as well! I can't believe I for a RRC 3 door (what you call a 2 door)!!! Love the 3 Wheeler and the Maserati 3500 as well.

E. Julius > stuttgartobsessed 01/26/2015 at 02:55

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Ah they're probably more properly called a three door; I'm not really up on the lingo. In reality there's so many cars I'd like to have, this is just a small sample. Not too many talk about prewar cars on here though, or at least really early cars. Guess it's a bit of a different kind of hobby.

Thanks!

stuttgartobsessed > E. Julius 01/26/2015 at 02:58

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Technically the tailgate counts. I know, its weird. As for Pre-War cars, I would have loved to include more, specifically, RR Silver Ghost, Hispano Suiza H6B, Dusenberg Model J, Pierce Arrow, Delehaye 135, Bugatti Type 35, BMW 328, Chrysler Dual Cowl Phaeton, Alfa 8c, and others.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/29/2015 at 14:24

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Oh man Carmel-by-the-Sea is awesome!!! Which car did you drive when you were at that house?

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/29/2015 at 18:36

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Well, we owned the house for nearly 20 years so there were a few. I guess the car we kept there the longest would have to be the Miura SV or 250 GT/L.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/29/2015 at 18:41

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so pretty much a dream house with dream cars :)

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/29/2015 at 18:45

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I suppose you could phrase it that way. The whole family truly did love that house but about 2 years before we sold it, we started getting even busier and the kids were starting or throughly engrossed in their careers so we decided to sell. At least someone else could enjoy it.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/29/2015 at 19:16

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I wonder how much it is worth now

Like those cars probably a lot more!

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/29/2015 at 19:18

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Possibly.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/30/2015 at 16:56

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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/rare-maserati-…

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/30/2015 at 17:53

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Very nice.

I have some photos of my own to share with you tomorrow.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/30/2015 at 18:02

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nice! i look forward to them

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 11:07

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Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 15:24

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Oh what do we have here?

You're not buying a 16M, are you? :)

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 15:39

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I'm seriously considering.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 18:24

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Well you know I'm not going to talk you out of it!!

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 18:39

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There was definitely a part of me that wishes that I hadn't let the transport leave with it but I'm trying to be less impulsive with my decisions. So, I'll keep looking for another week or so.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 18:41

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This is a good call

Better to think about it more

Is it your fav color combo ?

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 18:45

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i just checked AutoTrader and there are 0 of them in so cal for me to check out for you

If you see one you like in so cal on another site let me know and I'll go check it for you

I think it's worth buying from out of state to get the color and price you want

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 18:58

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You know, I really did like it. The Nero with the red calipers and red contrast stitching worked really well together.

That being said, I'm kind of looking for a rarer color. Something like a Bianco Avus, Bianco Fuji, or Argento Nurburgring. I would like to see a blu TDF also. The problem is, there aren't many scuds in those colors, let alone 16Ms.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 19:02

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Thank you, my friend.

I agree. I just have to be patient.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 19:02

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that blue TDF 16M that was for sale in Salt Lake City for a while was soooo nice

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 19:05

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no problem at all!!

I seriously will drive anywhere in so cal, even if it's out of my area. San Diego is a bit far but worth it because sometimes there are a lot of good Ferraris there for some reason.

And LA is a breeze as long as I avoid traffic. I can make it to Beverely Hills in an hour if traffic is good.

And of course if one comes up in Orange County then that is easy.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 19:06

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It was indeed. I remember we discussed it while you were on the hunt for your F430.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 19:24

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That's very generous of you.

Speaking of Ferraris, how is yours? Did you ever get the paperwork issues sorted out?

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 19:44

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Yeah it was funny how it was for sale for ages and when I finally decided to go see it they had just received a deposit on it.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 19:46

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It's odd how things work out like that sometimes.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 19:47

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It's no big deal at all my friend. I would gladly take some time out to look at something unique. I know from experience how hard it is to find 16M's. There are not many of them so you have to cast a wide net.

No I still don't have it registered. It's been such a saga. I don't know what is wrong with the AZ DMV. But I think I found a way to expedite it. The only bright side is that I've been so busy that I haven't missed out much. Working round the clock right now so not much time to go for pleasure drives.

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 19:51

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Very true.

I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully, everything works out (both with the paperwork and at work) to where you can enjoy her.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 20:09

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thank you. the car will be sorted out before work because we had to let a key manager go and i'm doing his job until we find a replacement. which will take a while because we want to be patient and find the right person.

i hope you find the right car. let's have a race to see if you can find the right car before i find the right manager, haha

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 20:32

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Sorry to hear that. Situations like that are always though.

Haha. Alright.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 01/31/2015 at 20:35

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no prob, stuff like this happens. i'm used to being the guy that temporarily manages any given department when needed. i'm not a master in any one discipline but i can get by in all of them

nice, race on!

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 01/31/2015 at 20:37

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Then you are a very valuable asset.

Manuél Ferrari > CAcoalminer 02/01/2015 at 01:21

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Thank you

CAcoalminer > Manuél Ferrari 02/01/2015 at 01:24

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You're welcome.