Shit, I think my car was totalled today

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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by gnat » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:41 am

Cuda911 wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:36 am So, DT's out driving my car around today. Hope the shiny side stays up!
Depends on what you asked of him. If you didn't specify or asked for his "frank" input then odds are high that it may not be "like new" when it gets to you...

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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by DTMiller » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:13 am

He should buy that car. It has a few very minor flaws but nothing you wouldn't expect from a 40000+ mile car.
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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by DTMiller » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:15 am

Small oil leak, check engine light, mismatched rear tires, brake light warning, passenger seat is ripped, smokes on start up but not as much as it does under power, balky grinding noise when it shifts up and down but otherwise pretty clean.
2002 Guards Red Targa, Fister exhaust, H&R Sport Springs, semisolid motor mounts
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by FRUNKenstein » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:24 am

Thanks to the miracle of surveillance cameras on every street corner, I was able to obtain a video of DT test driving Cuda's new car today:
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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by Cuda911 » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:32 am

I think earlier this year I said I wasn't going to buy any more cars this year. Dang, this will be my 4th one this year. I need help.
Mike

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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by DTMiller » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:33 am

We were going much faster than that.
2002 Guards Red Targa, Fister exhaust, H&R Sport Springs, semisolid motor mounts
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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by DTMiller » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:34 am

True story: I probably should warned the very nice salesman that I was about to brake hard.

Good news. Cudas car has custom teeth imprints on the passenger dash.
2002 Guards Red Targa, Fister exhaust, H&R Sport Springs, semisolid motor mounts
1997 MX-5 track car
Friday at the Track, Chin Trackdays, SCCA WDCR Novice Classroom Instructor, SCDA, Audi Club Potomac, TrackDaze HPDE Instructor
June 16, 2017 Funland GoKart Champion (6:13 p.m. main event)
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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by gnat » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:37 am

FRUNKenstein wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:24 am Thanks to the miracle of surveillance cameras on every street corner, I was able to obtain a video of DT test driving Cuda's new car today:
From someone that has been in a car DT was driving, quoted for truth!!! :o

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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by gnat » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:38 am

DTMiller wrote: Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:34 am True story: I probably should warned the very nice salesman that I was about to brake hard.

Good news. Cudas car has custom teeth imprints on the passenger dash.
And apparently the passenger seat belt tensioner needs some adjustment...

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Re: Shit, I think my car was totalled today

Post by gnat » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:40 am

So DT, did you show up in the Targa to give the salesman some assurance that Mike isn't just wasting his time or in the Miata to scare the shit out of him? :lol:

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