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Old 08-21-2022 | 06:28 AM
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There is an old P.I. show on called Harry-O which I have never seen and he drives an A-H Sprite not a bugeye but one from the spridget era. Haven't seen any car chases yet!
Old 08-22-2022 | 04:29 AM
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Buyer beware…

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Old 08-22-2022 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by robb
There is an old P.I. show on called Harry-O which I have never seen and he drives an A-H Sprite not a bugeye but one from the spridget era. Haven't seen any car chases yet!
In most episodes he was either getting his car back from repair or it was breaking down and getting towed back in for service.
i happened to own my sprite at the same time, I loved it. I don't recall any chase scenes...
Old 08-22-2022 | 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by boltonblue
In most episodes he was either getting his car back from repair or it was breaking down and getting towed back in for service.
i happened to own my sprite at the same time, I loved it. I don't recall any chase scenes...
LOL Quite often he ended up taking the bus. I remember my midget moved about as fast as turtles racing on a peanut butter covered racetrack but I still enjoyed driving it.
Old 08-22-2022 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by MsPerky
Wow, that's bad. I heard of some this but the future doesn't look promising for new car buyers.
Old 08-22-2022 | 09:43 AM
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Wow, that's bad. I heard of some this but the future doesn't look promising for new car buyers.
We'll have to see where tolerance, common sense and greed cross.

As noted, over time, people start to expect, adjust and accept things like this. So having optional things that I choose to turn on/off seems like the path - offering a car with mandatory options seems like they should be called standard (and at a premium). At the same time, forcing people to pay monthly for safety features and the like, puts us back 100+ years,

I can buy a Tesla, and instead of Spotify, spend $12 for their streaming service As long as they aren't blocking that or preventing me to insert a flash drive or card to hear my music, it's my choice. Same with auto-drive. I can choose to buy it, rent it monthly or leave it. If you're forcing it, jack the price up and put it on the bill - then I can decide if its worth it up front.
Old 08-22-2022 | 10:11 AM
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More importantly , I will stil have my sneakers on, which will allow me to walk out f that dealers to another.
Old 08-22-2022 | 07:45 PM
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Wonder what this one will finally go for...
My Chicane Silver '08 has the same interior.
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Old 08-22-2022 | 08:56 PM
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Wonder what this one will finally go for...
My Chicane Silver '08 has the same interior.
Not bad, 20 yrs and doubles in value. Owner just bought it to flip it and only drove it 50 miles.
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Old 08-23-2022 | 05:41 AM
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My younger nephew who is the car and racing fanatic has a 2013 Scion FR-S he has done different mods to. He is prepping it now for racing in Oct at Grattan Raceway in MI. A friend is reserving the track for two days for his 50th birthday celebration.

His racing simulator and a few pics of the car. Ice racing is kinda cool.





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