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by Cereb Daithi » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:34 am
Fun with rentals
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by Mr Kleen » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:33 am
well, the Speed6 does have a TMIC...
for some real fun with rentals I would suggest an eBay NOS system.
nothing parties like a rental.
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by snaab » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:08 am
Mr Kleen wrote: nothing parties like a rental.
In Seattle, many of the curbs were more like ramps up to the sidewalks, so we drove the PT Cruiser on the sidewalk instead
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by Sabre » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:21 am
Nice work Dave!
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by complacent » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:48 am
ever dropped a rental in park at 35mph?
*backs away slowly*
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by snaab » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:56 am
complacent wrote: ever dropped a rental in park at 35mph?
*backs away slowly*
::shudder:: I hope that was unintentional!
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by complacent » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:58 am
snaab wrote: complacent wrote: ever dropped a rental in park at 35mph?
*backs away slowly*
::shudder:: I hope that was unintentional!
Mr Kleen wrote: Nothing parties like a rental...
*whistles, with hands behind back*
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by snaab » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:59 am
LOL. Statistically speaking, if you go by rental company records, I'm sure they indicate that no one has ever driven a car, prior to picking up the rental .
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by Libra Monkee » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:32 pm
You ever taken a rental and used it for spare parts? Not to say that
I have. I'm just saying...
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by Cereb Daithi » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:57 pm
nothing that drastic yet. although they are going to notice the rotors are a bit more warped....
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by Mr Kleen » Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:10 pm
Cereb Daithi wrote: nothing that drastic yet. although they are going to notice the rotors are a bit more warped....
sure is nice of you to not sue them, seeing as how they gave you a rental with
very badly warped rotors...
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by Cereb Daithi » Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:23 pm
and the tires seem to be kinda crap too... the marbles just FLY off. wtf?
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by chicken n waffles » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:34 pm
Mr Kleen wrote: nothing parties like a rental.
probably my favorite gabeism
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by Cereb Daithi » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:52 pm
oh dear god... so many moths later.. subaru releases the new WRX that resembles a mazda3. Did subaru break into our site and come across that pic? Was I the one to plant that idea in their head?! Was I the one to curse the subaru/mazda look-alike merge?!
I'm sorry!!!
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by drwrx » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:15 am
My grandfather had a saying:
"More fun than eating watermelon in a rental car."
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by zaxrex » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:41 am
So your tires are bald as an eagle amd you don't have the cash to get new ones. Inspections are at the end of the month and you need to keep your hoopty rolling. What to do?
Most likely, you are running your tires on steel wheels, maybe with hubcaps. You see what bolt pattern & offset they have and looks to see what other cars have the same.
If those cars just happen to be in a rental company's harrem, legal tires are just $42 away! Well, that and a lug wrench & jack...
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears
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by Mr Kleen » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:07 am
am I going to have to testify that I heard you say that at some point?
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by zaxrex » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:11 pm
I challange you to find a rental car that has wheels that would clear da brakes of my car.
If you do, tell me who it is so that I can "give them some business"...
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by complacent » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:18 pm
colin
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by Mr Kleen » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:14 pm
zaxrex wrote: I challange you to find a rental car that has wheels that would clear da brakes of my car.
which car?