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    Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    I don't care, I want that. Might place the dragon a little differently, though.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    Anyone who does this sort of crap to a Supra needs to be beaten.


    Clearly performance is not their goal, so why molest a decent car.

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    Image of kamikaze kamikaze
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    RHD Supra...interesting...
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    03/24/09

    @kamikaze: Yeah, turns out they sold a couple in Japan
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    nos blow off valve...? so what happens when he parks next to a car with a flame shooter exhaust?
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    03/24/09

    @damnelantra™: The dragon equivalent of a blow job.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    03/24/09

    @Alfisted: better than the dragon equivalent of a cleavland steamer i suppose...
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    Image of Sloop_John_B Sloop_John_B
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    My inner child is laughing with glee. My adult side wants to admonish those who would do this to a Supra.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    03/24/09

    @Sloop_John_B: Look at it this way: These guys are the reason you can buy an unmolested Mk. IV twin-turbo for what seems like stupid money today, but will fetch low eight figures (when we factor in inflation) at Barrett-Jackson in 20 or 30 years.
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    Image of .357 .357
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    This is a car prostitute. With the dragon decal, and the white mist shooting out the sides, this car is waiting to be Dragoned.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    Hey this gives me a great idea for my Wizard mural on my panel van. All I need to do is rig a tazer gun to shoot out of the top of his magic staff and I will be all set!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/24/09

    @OldeEnglishD: Dude... Jacob's ladder...
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    03/24/09

    @OldeEnglishD: Just keep your panel van, and your "magic staff", out of my subdivision. We have a neighborhood watch for that sort of thing.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/24/09

    @Alfisted: So you're saying panel vans, tazers, and magic staffs are not a good combo in neighborhoods?
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/24/09

    @OldeEnglishD: Not unless you offer free candy.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    03/24/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.: I'm concerned he'll be offering something a little harder.... Like Olde English.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/24/09

    @Alfisted: Charcoal filtered goodness!
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    Image of eurodriver eurodriver
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    Am I the only one who finds Jalopnik months behind when it comes the the automotive randomness that circulates the forums? This was floating around a good 12+ months ago.
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    03/24/09

    @eurodriver: Yes, you are.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    03/24/09

    @eurodriver: Maybe, but we're much funnier.
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    03/24/09

    @Alfisted: And literate, to boot!
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    I think I just found my answer to QOTD.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    Holy sweet mother of Jalopnik sainthood. That's actually kind of cool. Sure, in that ricer, ghetto with money kind of way. But a decent idea, none the less.
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    Image of MDMAtheSentiments MDMAtheSentiments
    03/24/09

    @aSoundofSleep hates working in cotomer sevis: "Holy sweet mother of Jalopnik sainthood." I can only assume you are referring to Megan.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    03/24/09

    @aSoundofSleep: I have to agree. I kinda like it. It's neat, creative, and shows a sense of humour. I have no objections to this whatsoever.


    I don't want it on MY car, but for someone else's car, no problem.

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    03/24/09

    @MDMAtheSentiments: Hail Megan, full of win, our Bruce is with thee. Blessed art thou among hot twentysomething celebrities, and blessed are the giant robot movies you star in. Pray for us hoons, now and during all Le Mons races, and at the hour we crash through the Pearly Gates backwards and on fire. Amen.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/24/09

    @Tomsk is leading the search for the preview button: This needs to be the Jalop Prayer, much like the man prayer on Red Green.
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    03/24/09

    @aSoundofSleep: I'd give him a bottle of this, thanks Leeeeena:


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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    03/24/09

    @A promenading performer: Awesome.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    God dammit, we need a "Save the Supras" T-shirt, don't we?
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    03/24/09

    @FurtiveParsnip: Yep
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    What a novelty.


    But can it fire lightning out of it's arse and crap thunder?

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Supra Takes Dragons To Whole New Level
    And...it's still retarded.
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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    03/24/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.: Who do you think you are, Obama?
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/24/09

    @Triborough: No, Paul Walker.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/24/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.:
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/24/09

    @Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin:


    Did you honestly think that I could resist?


    I am on a role with dumbass comments today, and I couldn't possibly let that opportunity go by. It was just too good.

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/24/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.: Hey I didn't say anything brother. I just wish I could update my profile with face-palm carl to better align myself with your avatar.
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    03/24/09

    @Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin: I find that the best way to change my avatar is uploading it twelve times in a row, coming back hours later, and uploading it twelve more times. It usually changes three or four weeks after that.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/24/09

    @A promenading performer: I don't even have an option to edit anything. There is an update status box that does absolutely nothing.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/24/09

    @Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin: That means you haven't bought the Premium package when you got your Gawker membership. Just fork over 20 stars to our overlord Herr Denton and you'll get your precious functionality.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/24/09

    @Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin:


    When you click on your profile page, it doesn't offer you the "edit profile" button to the right of your name?

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/24/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.: Negative. Just a little gold star taunting me.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/24/09

    @Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin:


    Have you contacted the commenting admin, a Mr. Pete Gaines, about this issue?

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    03/24/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.: No, but I tried the "report a bug" feature at the bottom of the page
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/24/09

    @Jo Schmo, Pauljones evil and opposite twin:


    Send Pete an email. He is usually very good at responding to user issues. Click on his name in the sidebar, and it should give you his Jalopnik email.


    He can probably figure out what the deal is.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    03/22/09

    In reply to 30 Epic Do-It-Yourself Automotive Fabrication Failures
    One of the guys on my forum has had this everchanging debacletrain of a twin turbo... then QUAD TURBO setup on a 4.6L SOHC...




    Looks like he deleted the rest of his fail lol

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    03/20/09

    In reply to 30 Epic Do-It-Yourself Automotive Fabrication Failures
    I love that fucking tuba.
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