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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    05:36 PM

    In reply to $5 Million Diamond-Coated Koenigsegg CCCXR Trevita For Sale

    I really like this Koenigsegg, even though the diamond dust is so subtle. If you got it, flaunt it, like this Mercedes. #koenigseggcccxr
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    Image of Steve_in_NC Steve_in_NC
    05:21 PM

    In reply to Ed Whitacre: GM Chairman, Shameless Self-Promoter
    Ooooh I wish I was Lee Iacocca! #edwhitacre
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    05:10 PM

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    It's gotta be the fact that Chrysler interiors are so bad the Taliban don't feel bad about ruining it.

    Oh, and that cash-for-clunkers scheme, oh man! #pickuptrucks
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    04:55 PM

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    What evar!

    Once "Puff the Magic Dragon" rains death from above on them it won't matter what truck they are driving. #pickuptrucks
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    04:50 PM

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    You know, this is deserving of a "What would be the best homemade Technical?" QOTD... #pickuptrucks
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    Image of Sloop_John_B Sloop_John_B
    03:57 PM

    In reply to Five Car-Related Clubs We Wish Existed

    Introducing the president of "Dragon Random Exotics": Where no exotic goes unloved.
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    Edited by Sloop_John_B at 11/10/09 3:58 PM Sloop_John_B was starred Sloop_John_B was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03:55 PM

    In reply to Indiana Ford Dealer Commits Suicide In Office
    I was permanently scarred by "Fargo" so I see a plot. He didn't really commit suicide, it was a hit. Or the story of his failed attempt to fake-abduct his wife--because he couldn't get that tan Cierra the hitman wanted--is about to come out. Or the head office wanted those VIN numbers right away. #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm
    04:08 PM

    @Novaload:
    One too many customers wouldn't buy the tru-coat. They install it at the factory you know. #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    03:46 PM

    In reply to Five Car-Related Clubs We Wish Existed
    Ford Topaz?

    I think a certain Fanatic is going to be upset. #topten
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    03:38 PM

    In reply to Five Car-Related Clubs We Wish Existed
    I propose the Cheap Bastard Auto Club. Ever bought a car for less than a week's pay? Love your 13 inch tires because you can take advantage of WalMart's marketing practices ($160 for a full set of tires, FTW)? Are dents and scratches not your nightmare, but a battle scar, worn with pride? We have a spot for you! #topten
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    Image of nataku8_e30 nataku8_e30
    03:50 PM

    @Maymar: gross pay or net pay? if it's gross, then i've only bought 2 cars that are more, while I've 'bought' 4 cars and 2 motorcycles, each for less than a week's gross pay, although most were from before I got my job. One of the 2 cars that was more was still less than a single paycheck, though. #topten
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    03:58 PM

    @nataku8_e30: I think we can make exceptions for either. To be honest, I went ritzy with my current car - it was a whole two weeks pay.

    Then again, I've bought two separate cars for $100, which at the time, was just a really good night's tips (like New Year's Eve). #topten
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    Image of econobiker econobiker
    04:23 PM

    @Maymar: econobiker like.

    If you go to the junkyard and same model and year cars are in better condition than yours...

    Or finding 4 matched brand/style tires on the your model vehicle wheels at the junkyard and the tires are under 4 years old with tread left is a cause for celebration...
    #topten
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    Maymar promoted this comment Edited by econobiker at 11/10/09 4:28 PM econobiker was starred econobiker was unstarred
    Image of JayXJ JayXJ
    04:31 PM

    @Maymar: I've had a few of those. It's pretty liberating to drive something with one whole paycheck invested. "Yeah, hit it. I care." #topten
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    04:32 PM

    @Maymar: _most_ of the cars I've bought were for less than a week's pay. If LeMons has taught me anything, its that you can find some marvelous deals for less than $1000 if you're willing to overlook minor issues such as non-functional accessories, marginal exhaust systems, iron oxide, and strange odors emanating from within. #topten
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    03:19 PM

    In reply to Five Car-Related Clubs We Wish Existed
    Charter member, Club #1 [jalopnik.com]
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    Edited by Alfisted at 11/10/09 3:22 PM Alfisted was starred Alfisted was unstarred
    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03:06 PM

    In reply to Indiana Ford Dealer Commits Suicide In Office
    As someone that has contemplated it about 340 of the last 365 days, allow me to speculate wildly.

    Wife is hot, guy is a dork. Good chance wife's family has the money. Regardless a divorce won't be good for business so they keep it together for show. She spends her nights on the prowl for younger guys while he sleeps on the couch in the dealership because that's all he has left. But she finally found somebody she wants to settle down with and now he'll lose that too.

    Just a wild ass guess...
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    Edited by mytdawg at 11/10/09 3:09 PM mytdawg was starred mytdawg was unstarred
    Image of Silvrt01 Silvrt01
    03:09 PM

    @mytdawg: Clearly you have "met Bill". #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03:13 PM

    @Silvrt01: I've been Bill, twice. I'm so burned out if there's ever another relationship it will have a time limit and be a straight cash transaction. #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of Ralph Wiley Is Poised Ralph Wiley Is Poised
    03:13 PM

    @mytdawg: AFAIK, they have a bunch of kids together. #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03:18 PM

    @Ralph Wiley Is Poised: I did qualify that I was speculating wildly. Maybe he could no longer live with hiding that he was gay and got infected by some tranny hooker in Tijuana. You know you've seen too much drama when you start making up back stories. #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    04:10 PM

    @mytdawg: Infected by a tranny hooker? Are you suggesting he was a dirty Burd? #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    04:13 PM

    @GreenN_Gold: Well played... #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    03:01 PM

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    I think it's more of a clueless artist drawing a random truck. #pickuptrucks
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    03:18 PM

    @Maxichamp: To back up my point that these journalist types know nothing about cars, did anyone read the NYT Sunday Magazine language piece about how Cadillac has not built a decent car since the 60s? Clueless morons! #pickuptrucks
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    02:46 PM

    In reply to Indiana Ford Dealer Commits Suicide In Office
    This is so sad. I can't imagine anything being so terrible that you'd commit suicide. #carpocalypse
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    Image of OA 5599 OA 5599
    03:02 PM

    @skaycog: I had a friend who blew his brains out this summer. He was very well liked and respected, and his problems didn't seem any more severe than the average person's.

    Some people can't see themselves they way other see them.

    RIP #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    03:24 PM

    @OA 5599: I'm so sorry about your friend. I guess some people can't handle certain problems or situations in their lives. #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03:58 PM

    @skaycog: It's not so much the situations (speaking for myself) as it is the internal dialog. Everybody has that little voice that says you fucked up but most get over it. Some of us have little voices that won't stop telling us, in mind numbing detail, exactly how much we fucked up. It becomes an endless experience of humiliation. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    04:19 PM

    @mytdawg: You said "but most get over it". I think that says it all, irregardless of what happened. I "got over" several things that might have been the undoing of somebody else in my shoes. Life is worth living! #carpocalypsenow
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    02:43 PM

    In reply to Indiana Ford Dealer Commits Suicide In Office
    Found
    On
    Rowe
    Dead #carpocalypse
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    02:35 PM

    In reply to Have the Taliban Abandoned Toyotas for American Pickup Trucks?
    The guys in the Dodge aren't Taliban. They're Detroit-area farmers. #pickuptrucks
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