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holy poo poo it still exists? there was a contest to win that thing in Nintendo Power in like 2000 and I wanted it so badly. eight-year-old me had terrible taste in cars, but still
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I'm astounded nintendo power magazine had the budget to buy a PT in 2000.
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Oct 1, 2014 10:23
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MetaJew posted:Here's the article (video if you follow the link): I may or may not know anyone who grows  but if I did, they would use far, far, far, far, far (did I mention far) higher wattage lights than what you can get from a car headlight bulb. Unless maybe you're growing an adorable little single plant - but even that requires far more light than your typical headlight.
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Oct 1, 2014 11:03
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Oct 1, 2014 11:20
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I work for a bunch of dealerships and the most expensive headlight assembly I've seen so far was $1700. I think it was for a fancy Audi. $1300-$1400 is pretty common though.
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Oct 1, 2014 12:21
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VikingSkull posted:people that are stealing headlights to make grow ops probably aren't smart They're probably worn out from all the rainbow parties, and after all they've only got one kidney. With all that and the jenkem benders, they're probably pretty pooped, and not thinking very well at all.
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Oct 1, 2014 12:28
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tobu posted:I can imagine but give me a number! I replaced the headlights on my r34 at $700AU each (used) and thought it was excessive but I bet Porsche can top it. IIRC some of the Benz's headlamp assemblies were $6kish a side.
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This seems fitting to post here, I know you americans had your own scrappage scheme during moneygeddon a few years back. Here are some of the details that were recently released. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1448162&mid=0&i=0&nmt=RE%3A+Scrappage+carnage+detailed&mid=0 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-scrappage-scheme-in-2009 Also most of the cars are still sitting around on an airfield. http://www.urbexforums.com/showthread.php/12139-Scrappage-Scheme-Grave-Yard-March-2011 http://rovertech.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=123817 Also daily phail link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1263548/Now-did-say-left-car-The-28m-backlog-perfectly-driveable-vehicles-waiting-SCRAPPED.html Although these are fairly old links so I wonder if they ever bothered to strip and crush any of them. It wasnt like the us scheme where they were forced to destroy the engines.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:39
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The random hunk and hulk figures, combined with the pro-native-american (not a bad thing, just pointing it out) sticker, coexist sticker, and innocent my little pony figures is crazy enough, but the naked chick riding a dragon takes the cake.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:45
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Geirskogul posted:coexist sticker Look closer.
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Oct 1, 2014 19:50
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I like that the 'A' in the "EAT A DICK" bumper sticker is the illuminati pyramid
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Oct 1, 2014 20:19
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Plus a box of donuts and a Hobby Lobby bag. The rabbit hole goes ever deeper.
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Oct 1, 2014 20:38
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And the driver looks to be made of ham
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Oct 1, 2014 20:48
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"Love thy enemies" "To do good is my religion" "Eat a dick"
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Maybe he's just quite literal about his enemy-loving.
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Oct 1, 2014 23:26
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I did not know the Mad Max apocalypse was upon us
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BobHoward posted:I did not know the Mad Max apocalypse was upon us Mad Max happened years ago. We were all just too busy to notice at the time.
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BobHoward posted:I did not know the Mad Max apocalypse was upon us Those are plastic and hilariously fragile. You see a lot of trucks go into the bush with them, rarely make them back out intact.
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BobHoward posted:I did not know the Mad Max apocalypse was upon us I like to imagine everyone who fits these dies of tetanus the first time they change a flat.
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track day bro! posted:This seems fitting to post here, I know you americans had your own scrappage scheme during moneygeddon a few years back. I see a "Volvo 850 TSR" in there 
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track day bro! posted:This seems fitting to post here, I know you americans had your own scrappage scheme during moneygeddon a few years back. There's a lovely old renault megane that comes to my shop that's got a bumper sticker that says "I survived the scrappage scheme" and i do a little 
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Powershift posted:Those are plastic and hilariously fragile. You see a lot of trucks go into the bush with them, rarely make them back out intact. Seems like that's the durability you'd want on something like that anyhow. Less liability/chance of actually hurting anything.
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atomicthumbs posted:I see a "Volvo 850 TSR" in there Theres a Lancia Delta Integrale in that list. To be fair most of those cars scrapped were probably shitboxes anyway, but no doubt there were a fair few nice motors or ones that couldve been with a small bit of work.
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track day bro! posted:To be fair most of those cars scrapped were probably shitboxes anyway, but no doubt there were a fair few nice motors or ones that couldve been with a small bit of work.
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Oct 2, 2014 14:28
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You would think with the large greenhouse/beltline (compared to a compact sedan), small engine, and battery pack in the back it would have a better weight distribution. I guess not.
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Oct 2, 2014 14:31
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Gotta keep traction with the front wheels I you want to beat that Ferrari for the first fifteen feet!
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JazzmasterCurious posted:I agree. Even though the cars had to have a good MoT status when they were scrapped, a lot of things can happen in the timeframe from the MoT to the scrapping - sudden mechanical failures, crashes, etc. that would cause it to fail its next yearly check-up. I had a friend who got £3000 off a new suzuki sx4 for scrapping his corsa, he is a terrible driver and until I asked him about it wasnt serviced for about 60,000 miles. This thing somehow managed to scrape past MOT for several years somehow and it was a complete shitter. One of the rear wheels fell off after he got some poo poo mechanic to replace the wheelbearings, the oil pressure sensor came loose causing hot oil to hit the exhaust manifold causing a massive smokeshow and countless other things i cant remember. A few months ago he rolled the SX4 on the motorway doing stupid speeds in the wet trying to overtake a load of cars in the most reckless way possible, somehow managing to not crash into any barriers or other cars luckily. I'm kind of glad he doesnt have a car now tbh.
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The patrol car of despair.
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Oct 2, 2014 15:49
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 Looks like he rattlecanned the black fade up into the salmon(?), beige(?), taupe(?). gently caress it, I'm colorblind and I still know a bad paint job. Sadly it was in the shade so you can't appreciate its full glory.
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Oct 2, 2014 15:56
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Craigslist buyers are the worst. Trying to sell my son's POS PT Cruiser for $2500 and these are the kinds of people that reply.  Makes me wonder if for some reason this whole economy in the shitter thing is due to the fact that nobody can negotiate prices anymore! (Also, yes, I was kinda dickish but I'm tired of these people. New rule: never respond to "What's the least you'll take?")
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I've never understood that negotiation tactic. It's sort of like when they ask you "what were you making in your last job?" during a job interview. Granted, I haven't had much luck on negotiating on the spot either.
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Oct 2, 2014 18:09
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"What's the least you'll take?" "Well, I'll make a special deal just for you. List price plus $500 for being a dipshit."
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I've never understood that negotiation tactic. It's sort of like when they ask you "what were you making in your last job?" during a job interview. I think that question is designed to find out if you're a good liar. I would have told the CL miser $3500 and see if he's stupid enough to feel good about working that down.
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Oct 2, 2014 18:18
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I'm going to be buying a used car soon, what IS a good tactic for getting the price down?
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Oct 2, 2014 18:22
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Making an actual number offer and being prepared to provide reasons as to why you think your offer is valid. Of course, be aware that those craigslist fools can exist on both sides of the sale. Try to avoid dipshits that have an unreasonable price and are very insistent on "NO LOWBALLZ! PRICE IS SET IN STONE!".
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wipeout posted:I'm going to be buying a used car soon, what IS a good tactic for getting the price down? Be better informed than the seller, and be willing to walk away if they give you a hard time. Getting a good deal definitely requires a lot of work, especially in an age where anyone can google a thing and get its "true value," which somehow transforms the average owner into a haggler supreme.
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wipeout posted:I'm going to be buying a used car soon, what IS a good tactic for getting the price down? Show up with a fist full of money. Have a price you want to pay. Know more than the seller. Point out some flaws that weren't mentioned. Well I only brought X much. This is where you have extra money in an other pocket and you can dicker until you are either happy with the price, or go home.
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