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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 11:00 AM
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Getting some love :)

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-vid...wsletter_NewDD

See #4
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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 11:07 AM
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Re: Getting some love :)

The rest of the cars on that list read like a who's who of garbage 80s cars I'd rather forget.
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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 02:47 PM
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There are a few cars on that list I wouldn't mind having, namely a 928.
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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 02:56 PM
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Re: Getting some love :)

Originally Posted by Drew
The rest of the cars on that list read like a who's who of garbage 80s cars I'd rather forget.
Just as many people think the same thing about our 'shitbox' thirdgens. Different strokes for different folks. Seeing good examples of any of those cars listed in person is always nice.
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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 03:06 PM
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Re: Getting some love :)

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There are a few cars on that list I wouldn't mind having, namely a 928.



Shoulda left it in Lake Michigan.

Originally Posted by thtanner
Just as many people think the same thing about our 'shitbox' thirdgens. Different strokes for different folks. Seeing good examples of any of those cars listed in person is always nice.
But they'd be wrong.
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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 03:10 PM
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Shoulda left it in Lake Michigan.


He did escape Guido the killer pimp with it, though.
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Old Dec 27, 2019 | 07:08 PM
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I just had a 928 here at the shop that had been parked in storage for about 20 years. Electrical nightmare. The fuse/relay panel looked like it belonged in an apartment complex.

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