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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 02:41 PM
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Our '86 ZZ* died at the hands of a young female beetle driver......

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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 03:17 PM
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Damn! That really sucks, Im sorry man. I hate those new teen drivers whose daddies buy them beetles, those are the dumbest looking cars.. What are you going to do now?

Was it a silver beetle?
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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 04:46 PM
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I am sorry man. Those cars become something more than just cars, I am sure that you (like the most of us) have really loved your car and it is kind of like loosing a friend.

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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 04:50 PM
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Naah, she was a female beetle, black, of the pincher variety.......

We've had a '72 and an '86 both that died the same way, except the '72 killer was an 83 year old man in a brand new Monte Carlo.

I bought a 98 Ford Ranger to repolace it. I'll get another F Body soon.

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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 05:29 PM
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Man, that sucks...ticks me off, too.
I hope that stupid 'krautmobile' Beetle got banged up pretty bad, that should teach that dumb broad a lesson in right-of-way.
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups......" (my bumper sticker)

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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 05:46 PM
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I feel for ya. This past Christmas a KU Eletric truck back into my T/A. It didn't kill it but did $1700.00 worth of damage. I'm still fighting their Insurance to get busy and fix it! I guess it's time to call Judge Judy!

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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 05:47 PM
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Maybe you can take some comfort in the fact that she crashed a brand new car?

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Old Mar 27, 2001 | 11:53 AM
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Sorry to hear about your car, Dean. I hope you rolled out of the car holding your neck right after the accident...lol
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Old Mar 27, 2001 | 01:13 PM
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Died on my birthday....sory to hear that.

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Old Mar 27, 2001 | 01:27 PM
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Crappy. At least you got one of those damn beetles off the road.
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Old Mar 27, 2001 | 01:49 PM
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gah, i feel for you man. those are two really nice years to depart in such crappy ways. hope another one finds its new home in your garage soon.--at least its gonna cost her a ton of money, ins., her car, the ticket(if she got one), and hopefully a pretty penny for your car also
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Old Apr 1, 2001 | 03:40 PM
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Damn Dean, that really sucks! Thats about the same thing that happened to my Camaro, but luckily the damage to my car wasn't as bad and I was able to repair it. That was a beautiful car, and I hope Justin is OK. Looking at that WCG2000 pic brings back memories...

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