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Car thread
Georges:
--- Quote from: XR-7 on May 10, 2014, 06:19:17 PM ---All the talk about getting a car with help from my dad kind of fell through the roof. He's now focused on selling his Versa. Once he has it gone, he'll drive the Focus as his commuter car again. Back to square one for me now. Literally impossible to pick up a job where I live and have no income.
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Aw, that sucks. :/
--- Quote from: e-maxx on May 10, 2014, 07:05:29 PM ---so i took my cars to a car show today
i didn't realize just how popular a 37 year old Italian rust bucket is
i got some stories if you guys wanna hear them
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Yes
e-maxx:
--- Quote from: Georges on May 10, 2014, 08:08:52 PM ---Aw, that sucks. :/
Yes
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well lets see
there was the elementary gym teacher who used to own one
then there was a guy who used to own a triumph and he would always take it a local mechanic shop which happened to be a alfa shop and one day when he came to the shop he said to the shop manager
--- Quote ---one day when i get some money i'm going to buy a real car [points to spider]
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oh yeah and this one guy said
--- Quote ---Italian cars new exciting ways to rust!
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then he came back with some of brit friends and said
--- Quote ---i don't think this would pass a MOT in great britain
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the corvette that was parked next to me was owned by some young guy and his mom owned a 72' triumph of some sort
so many people who looked at my car had so many nostalgia trips lol
$trinick:
--- Quote from: Cynic on May 10, 2014, 05:31:20 PM ---however I highly doubt you started your way into the business on your on. Supposing you're a freelance trader, your parents obviously gave you your initial investments and bailed you out the first few flops you made.
Supposing you're partnered or with a business, your parents most likely put in a good word for you.
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Sure, they helped with my initial investments. I never claimed that I materialized money out of nothing and started my life from the ground up. And yes, it probably didn't hurt that my dad is an executive of a public company in the field the venture capitalism firm I'm part of invests in. What I was saying is that I make my own money now, not that I always have.
Caution:
Ive seen two older Z06s and one new Stingray today. Must be corvette season.
That stingray was loving ridiculous though. Like literally jaw dropping. Thing looks like a legit supercar.
XR-7:
--- Quote from: Caution on May 11, 2014, 02:49:33 AM ---Ive seen two older Z06s and one new Stingray today. Must be corvette season.
That stingray was loving ridiculous though. Like literally jaw dropping. Thing looks like a legit supercar.
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The 2015 Z06 will make >625hp with a 6.2L V8, compared to a 13-year-old Z06 with a 5.7L V8 and 385hp.
I think the new Chevrolet Corvette C7.R will be the only American car in the 24-Hours of Le Mans (could be wrong) and it is essentially a 2015 Z06 with a wider track and racing modifications.