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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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Cleanest looking thirdgen I've seen so far

...opinions?
And yes, I have been known to be a little sarcastic once and a while.....
I saw this car in the parking lot at work today, was running late but figured being ANOTHER 2 minutes late wouldnt hurt, cause this was like.....holy poop-*****....
Lets just say i punched in 10 minutes late still trying to catch my breath.
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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Arghhhh!..the shopping cart
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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i posted this on another forum and apparently it really does have a twin turbo (According to the guy who's seen it before, it put down a nice pair of rubber stripes from 50MPH.....)
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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wow, that thing is in ****.... Id rather have the damn shopping cart


wait this car was takin in MASSACHUSETTS?? i gotta see this car and save it!
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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oh come on, you KNOW you love the gold hubcaps.
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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I like the louvers and someone should buy mine
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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From what i hear that car rips, just like speedingpenguin said.... i bet the guy made it look like that just to mess around with people on the street
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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still looks like crap... Fix it up and it be sweet
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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From what i hear that car rips, just like speedingpenguin said.... i bet the guy made it look like that just to mess around with people on the street
well then writing twin turbo on it in big letters isnt so smart.
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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well then writing twin turbo on it in big letters isnt so smart.
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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well then writing twin turbo on it in big letters isnt so smart.

Old Mar 3, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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well then writing twin turbo on it in big letters isnt so smart.
LOL hey its not my car
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:04 PM
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hmm dirty but either im losing my mind or theirs a import style spoiler on the louvers from the pics from the back and back corner but not their on the side pic ????
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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hmm dirty but either im losing my mind or theirs a import style spoiler on the louvers from the pics from the back and back corner but not their on the side pic ????
Werd,whats up with that
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:28 PM
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Originally posted by Airpak
well then writing twin turbo on it in big letters isnt so smart.
...
you mean to tell me that if you saw that car, you'd actually believe that there were turbos sitting under the hood?
First thing I thought when i saw it was "V6! V6! V6!"
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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That's got to be a joke, or a bet he lost, a college prank gone WAY too far. I mean who how could you drive that and take yourself seriously?!
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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U can see the wing in both pics if u look close enough
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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U can see the wing in both pics if u look close enough
Oh yeah ,its fricken ugly aong with the rest of the car.Why the heck did they put a wing on the louvers?
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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Hey.. what is that domain name on the back of it, i'd like to get some more pics of it for the gallery.


IBTL
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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hell of a car...

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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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i looked closer in the 3rd pic where the spoiler looks gone its really mounted on the deck but its just like 2 foot too high so it looks like its attached to louvers
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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Originally posted by speedingpenguin
last pic

i posted this on another forum and apparently it really does have a twin turbo (According to the guy who's seen it before, it put down a nice pair of rubber stripes from 50MPH.....)

I've seen a video once before like that...I'm pretty sure it was a thirdgen. I wish I had saved it. So if anyone knows where to find it, that'd be great.
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i would say something but it would just get filterd
but what the heck 4 stars work for me
Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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Thats the ugliest thirdgen i ever seen in my life.
Old Mar 4, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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It can't be twin turbo...its only putting 1/2 car length on the shopping cart...

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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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I dont know which is worse that or redraif's car
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Originally posted by speedingpenguin
last pic

i posted this on another forum and apparently it really does have a twin turbo (According to the guy who's seen it before, it put down a nice pair of rubber stripes from 50MPH.....)

still no excuse to have such styling as that.....I refuse to say 'to each their own' on this one
Old Mar 4, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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I dont know which is worse that or redraif's car
that's not very nice don't be a ****ing idiot.

redraif's car has class... this car is whitetrash.
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that's not very nice don't be a ****ing idiot.

redraif's car has class... this car is whitetrash.
Werd,redraifs car is the shizznet I love it!
Old Mar 4, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Originally posted by 82knightrider
Werd,redraifs car is the shizznet I love it!

werd,

But red window tint...what the hell?
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Come on people u have to do some bad things to your car when u run out of ideas and u cant leave it alone.
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true, when i wwas younger, i but " 'R' racing seat covers on.."
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Originally posted by easySPEEDcamaro
that's not very nice don't be a ****ing idiot.

redraif's car has class... this car is whitetrash.
Class eh? thats your definition of class? :shakeshead:
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Class eh? thats your definition of class? :shakeshead:
Its clean,isnt it?
Old Mar 5, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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my daily driver escort is clean, but it has no class...
Old Mar 5, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by easySPEEDcamaro
that's not very nice don't be a ****ing idiot.

redraif's car has class... this car is whitetrash.
So just because redraif posts on this site and that guy doesn't you kiss redraif's ***? Both cars obviously have a lot of work done to them however they're both gaudy as hell. I don't like the looks of either of them. Way too much. It seems like her car gets brought into almost every thread on this site. They're obviously in different leagues. One's a "show" car that might see daily status and that maro is a daily driver that doesn't get washed all the time. Which do you want, 5 spoilers or one really big one?

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Originally posted by 82knightrider
Its clean,isnt it?
Remember the old saying... can't polish a turd? Also, define clean. Redraif's car, unlike the one posted above is clean in that there is no buildup of dirt and grime. But the car is far from clean ... And I don't care how many BS "awards" it may have won.

vortech305 - I completely agree with you. There's an entire website that's almost dedicated on how distasteful redraif's car is!

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please post that website.
Old Mar 5, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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Marc- I completely agree with you on that
Old Mar 5, 2005 | 04:47 PM
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wow, you guys have no consideration for folks feelings do you?

redraif's car is not my style at all, but i would have a really hard time bashing it since she put so much time and effort into it. she really enjoys the car and enjoys thirdgens in general because of her car. regardless of how busy the car is, there is alot of really good quality work into it. everything she has done to the car has been a clean install, regardless of the fact that she has a ton of stuff on it.

the car posted above is an example of lack of body working skills and lack of absolute taste.

personally, the less on the car the better imho. no show, just business.
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wow, you guys have no consideration for folks feelings do you?

what would give you that idea?


i have a healty respect for any work done on a car..no matter how it looks to me, if the person who did the work, enjoyed the out come of his work...then
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I wonder where Redraif is? Oh, she's probably out winning ANOTHER trophy!

....Her car is not my taste either, but there was no reason to bring it up in this thread.
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Abubaca- this is a thirdgen website and her car is a thirdgen. It's also a car that everyone has seen. Seems to me like there's very good reason to bring it up.
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The funny part is, i bet redraif is laughing about this and some of are are actually insulted. Thats what makes message boards great and interesting. Some post their opinions, just as you posted yours. You really shouldnt let words get the better of you.
I still think its disgusting
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The dancing padlock says this one's done for!

Can't everyone just have a tactful opinion and leave it at that?
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