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    World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I follow the news on the SSCs pretty close, they're built about 45 minutes drive from where I live... I've driven the road they used to make the record run.


    This area of Washington is not an engineering or manufacturing powerhouse, I haven't actually visited their "factory" but I would be willing to bet it's an industrial shed. The road they ran this thing out on is nowhere near flat (I can think of several that would have been better suited). What they managed to accomplish is truly astounding.

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I'm not moving past $50,000 until he peels off those tacky decals.


    Recaro? Pssht. Barcalounger or nothing.


    Could I get mine in grey? Two-tone is hard to maintain.

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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    You know, what this car really represents is the ultimate test of Ford Focus headlamp ballistic endurance. Go Ford!


    This being the case, FoMoCo really ought to fire up that PayPal account they've left dormant ever since the drunken buying spree they went on several years ago, which ended up with them waking up next to Volvo in their bed the next morning. Ford has spent the ensuing years trying to make an excuse to get her out of the house without some sort of committal cuddle first.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    Is that color so custom made that they have to put a freaking huge PPG badge on the car?
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    Image of .357 .357
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I wonder if they accept Tim Hortons coupons as currency?
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    Image of KepWinger KepWinger
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I don't like the color
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    Image of Captain Liverspots Captain Liverspots
    03/20/09

    @KepWinger:


    Earl Scheib will paint that car for $99.95.

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @Captain Liverspots ran when parked: I'll paint it for free if I can drive it when I'm done.
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    Image of CorporateFelon CorporateFelon
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    Is it bad that when I read the headline I immediately thought of the Mclaren F1? I know it has been de-throwned for a while now, but my mind still goes there.


    I guess the picture isn't helping at all either.


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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @CorporateFelon: Sweetie, that top picture is a Zonda, not a McLaren F1. It's mislabeled on supercars.dk.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Just searched "McLaren F1" on Google Images and CorporateFelon's version is the first one that popped up. Weird. Anyway, here's what you were looking for:


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    Image of CorporateFelon CorporateFelon
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Yeah my bad, I was sort of in a rush this morning. I had picked it becuase it was the first result. I realized after I posted it what I had done. I had hoped no one would notice, but I should have known better.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @CorporateFelon: Lol, it's happened to the best of us. Glad you know what to expect from the Kommentariat :)
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I'm thinking about it, but have one requirement.

    Can I get it with a Landau roof?
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I would buy it, but I would have to live in it. Maybe I should ask the owner if it has a galley and latrine.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: Hey, whatever, man! If you have to, you can live in your car. You can't race your house.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    03/20/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: Oh, the latrine's right through that door there.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/21/09

    @engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: Galley? Sure it does. The window will easily roll down to obtain food items at purveyors of rapid comestibles. Latrine? Also an affirmative. You just have to save the super ginormo-sized soft-drink cups from the aforementioned nourishment vendors.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    Okay, seriously?


    "I have spoken with several gentleman who own the Bugatti Veyron and have had the opportunity to drive the SSC Ultimate Aero and all felt this car delivers a much comfortable ride as well as giving the driver the complete feeling of being in total command of what they wanted the car to do."


    I thought the Veyron was an incredibly luxurious GT that just happened to be blindingly fast. I'd have to see some of these "testimonials" myself, or else I'm calling shenanigans.

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Just to piss them off more with more Veyron comparisons:


    Ultimate Aero:

    0-60 mph: 2.78 seconds

    1/4 mile: 9.90 seconds at 144 mph

    Top Speed: 257.41 mph (414.31 kph)

    Official Average: 256.15 mph

    Skidpad: 1.05 g

    0-100mph-0: 11.66 seconds

    60mph-0 (braking): 103 feet


    Veyron:

    0-60 mph: 2.46 seconds

    1/4 mile: 10.0 seconds at 144 mph

    Top Speed: 253.81 mph (408.47 kph)

    Skidpad: 1.3 g (est)

    0-100mph-0: 9.9 seconds (possibly 8.9 if AutoCar can't do math)

    60mph-0 (braking): 111 feet


    I wouldn't exactly call it a Veyron-slayer. You win some, you lose some.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: I guess the big difference is that when you buy a Veyron you stay at a chateau in Strasbourg near where they build the car...which is also at the chateau.


    With the SSC, you meet some dude behind a Vegas casino and swap briefcase with keys while some muscle backs you up.

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @brandegee: Not pictured in aforementioned scenario: hired muscle bashes both parties over head with briefcase full of money, takes keys, attempts to take car. Realizes he can't drive stick, tries anyway, grenades tranny with the power of 1183 horses. Gets stuck in bucket sport seat, awaits inevitable arrival of police and eventual mockery on internet.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Leno was one of them. Said he preferred the simplicity and basic, unsoftened, nature of the SSC.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I'm not sure if it will go up the steep hill in my driveway without breaking something off. I guess I could park it on the street.
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    Image of .357 .357
    03/20/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Depending on where you live, it may not be a good idea to park a $650,000 supercar in the street.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @.357: You could always throw a custom fitted cover over it designed to disguise it as something cheaper. You know, like an Enzo or something.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    I would buy it, but I live in Michigan which means 2 things:


    1) The roads by me have larger and more numerous potholes than the warzones in Beirut and Iraq, therefore I would be replacing wheels/tires daily.


    2) I am in constant fear about that I may lose my job, so this may not be a wise investment at this time.

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @OldeEnglishD: There's only one of these that holds the Guinness record, though. History, rarity and performance are what command top prices, so I bet the investment isn't as stupid as you think. It's bound to be better than buying a house right now.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Well as luck would have it I bought my current home in October of 2005, right at the height of the bubble. So yeah, a much better investment than a house. I will now go cry over a bottle of breakfast scotch as I think about all the money I have lost on my house...
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @OldeEnglishD: I'm sorry the market went to shit and your house lost a lot of its value :( Here, let me help you drown your pain with the fully stocked Jalopbar!


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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Dammit, I didn't mean to make them all huge. How did an ambulating artist get them all little like that?
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: I would shrink them using MSPaint myself. Then again, I do like to fix things with a hammer and a pair of pliers.


    P.S. I'm more of a bourbon kind of fellow

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @JCWhitless - I'm totally Re-Starded: That's one option, but I noticed that a strolling player managed to get them all small while still using the original image sizes. I guess I better just wait for him to wake up and ask.


    P.S. Bourbon coming up shortly :) I have a lot of schoolwork, though, so it may take me a day or so to get around to making it.

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick:


    I request a cop off of Maker's Mark, my favorite. Mmmmmm Maker's Mark .....
    *sips flask then slides back into desk drawer*

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @aSoundofSleep hates working in cotomer sevis: Request duly noted. That shall serve the dual purpose of keeping you and JCWhitless happy :)
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: That should be just about enough booze to make me forget just about any problem! Thanks!
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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: I think you can do "width=" at the end of the image source code, but without the preview button that Roy stole, you'd be risking it.
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    03/20/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: I just woke up!


    This is what you want for the full Jalop bar:

    <img src="http://members.cox.net/msketchler/wild.jpg" width=100

    <img src="http://members.cox.net/msketchler/scotch.jpg" width=100

    <img src="http://melinameissner.com/pictures/jalopwhiskey.jpg" width=100

    <img src="http://melinameissner.com/pictures/afternoongin.jpg" width=100


    Since there aren't any close brackets, putting each on a new line seems to place them next to each other. Oh, and check the URLs, I did yours from memory!

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    03/20/09

    @JCWhitless - I'm totally Re-Starded: C'mon, dude, Wild Mur'lee is bourbon.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/21/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: While you're at it, something in a Bushmill's vein would be nice, too.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/28/09

    @aSoundofF*cking: A little late, but as per your request:



    I'll try to post it in a newer thread too somewhere, because I doubt you'll see this.

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    The questions people asked the seller are GREAT!


    Q: What is the MPG on this car? Thank you

    A: At top speed..it burns 4 gallons a minute At 70MPH in top gear..it gets 20MPG


    Q: And how large is the fuel cell?

    A: Holds 34 gallons. Normal driving...you have a 600mile range. Thanks; Marv 954-873-6495


    Q: Hello It is possible the car in installments to buy? I can pay 100€ in a month Thank you

    A: If your talking about $100,000 a month for 12 mionths (plus interest)then call me at 954-873-6495 Thank you Marv

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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    03/20/09

    In reply to World's Fastest Production Car On Ebay, Priced At A Mere $640,100!
    Oh the questions to be asked...


    What is shipping? Can I pay with Western Union? Do they finance?

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    03/20/09

    @JCWhitless - I'm totally Re-Starded:


    Do you even want to know how much a month those payments would be for a standard 5-year loan at 6.5%?

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/20/09

    @aSoundofSleep hates working in cotomer sevis: They'd work out to $11,360/mo, or a new Hyundai Accent every month.
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