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Old 05-19-2018, 12:17 PM
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The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Had this happen today (not the first time either) and it made me wonder....

Why does my Thirdgen always die when there is a crowd of people looking at me?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

And why does my Thirdgen only break down when I'm having fun?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why does my 3rd gen seem surprisingly quiet and tight over rail road tracks when I am driving solo but sounds like a rattle trap heap when driving over tiny cracks in the road with others in the car?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why do co-workers visiting from China think my Thirdgen is a horrible car after riding in it? They own Chinese cars for gosh sakes!

(true story by the way)
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

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Why does my 3rd gen seem surprisingly quiet and tight over rail road tracks when I am driving solo but sounds like a rattle trap heap when driving over tiny cracks in the road with others in the car?
Why does my ThirdGen do exactly the same thing?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why do trucks always want to race my Thirdgen?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why do my Thirdgens fight me every step of the way when I'm just trying to make them better?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

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Why do trucks always want to race my Thirdgen?
I'm with you there!
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why does my third gen camaro not have IROC decals....Did you remove them?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why does my Thirdgen remind me of my buddies catch phrase, "It's always something..."?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

why does my thirdgen spend more time in the garage than on the street?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

why does my thirdgen make me want another third gen? lol
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why does my Thirdgen make me look back when I'm walking away from it?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

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Why does my Thirdgen make me look back when I'm walking away from it?
My wife gets crazy mad about me doing this........and if we are in her car and pulling up at the house I always say "there is my sexy beast"
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why does my Thirdgen make me want to take it for a drive every time I look at it?
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Re: The "Why does my Thirdgen...." thread

Why is ThirdGen.org so addictive?Because of threads like this.
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