Comments by "MrCarGuy" (@MrCarGuy) on "VINwiki" channel.

  1. Oh man, these cars have always had a special place in my mind. There was a blue C8 which drove around Boston and that's the last one I've seen.
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  2. There is no reason I would prefer it to a RUF CTR 3. They did absolutely nothing much here, other than creating a sensationalist design, that bests the CTR 3 and its price. A car for the ostentatious elite.
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  3. Vanila Kung "... Uneducated rich people"? The wealthy don't remain wealthy because of a lack of education. They are educated and disciplined.
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  4. 13:00 "They're hand making these cars: Very low production. So, the reason why race cars and formula one cars are so incredibly expensive is because they're building these in small numbers, special, to go as fast and special as possible." Facepalm Classic cheap sales pitch taking advantage of the scarcity heuristic.
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  5. It's funny, but money launderers and pyramid schemes don't deserve this attention
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  6. If it was over 190 indicated speed, the true speed was probably in the low 180s.
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  7. Love the stories, Ed!
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  8. The LFA is one of the most stunning vehicles I've ever had the chance to interact with: Much moreso than any Italian. It is a moving vehicle. The quality is alien.
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  9. They used to bring the Wheegos to the Atlanta auto shows each year and I sat in one at some point. I was trying not to laugh at the Wheego guy talking it up.
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  10. I remember going to Palmer and laughing with them when they got in a new ('08 or '09) Viper ACR in red with a full blue interior. They had specifically ordered black interior, I believe, but the factory screwed the order up. I bet that's a rare specification now, haha.
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  11. "Shop foreman"? You mean "Klink"? Helped me out with my 220 as well. Great consultant for anything MB. If he didn't move to Alabama I'd still be giving him all my business. One day I'm owning a 500E like his. Amazing cars.
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  12. Holy shit! At 8:35 a converted Venturi 400 Trophy is about the rarest thing I've ever seen someone record and not mention.
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  13. The Aventadors just never did it for me the way the Murciélago did.
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  14. A chance to set precedent that would discourage future behavior like this, but doubtful. It's Detroit. It's closer to a 3rd world country than the rest of the country.
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  15. The minority that uses them as a daily are my type of people.
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  16.  anonymous  You aren't getting anyone decent because of a Corvette, bud.
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  17. The 612 has always been my favorite modern Ferrari design.
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  18. I could see the red flags from day one.
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  19. Well, they should at least sit with their lights on
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  20. Magic Nomadic Noooooooooo it's not. It shows nothing.
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  21. Imagine the insurance rates...
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  22. That color, Verde Artemis, and Verde Draco are in my top 3 favorite colors for Lamborghinis. I don't blame you for trying to buy it.
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  23. I've been an enthusiastic fan ever since the G8 GXP was on the market. Fantastic cars.
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  24. FBI needs to get involved and do a thorough investigation of the corruption.
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  25. Nicolas Fisse No....
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  26. Too bad you are totally wrong and Ed knows way more about tax policy than you (working in politics just teaches you manipulation). Georgia has some of the best schools in the country in its suburbs, just not inside the corrupt city of Atlanta where they, too, get plenty of tax revenue.
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  27. This challenge was always one of the more interesting automotive events
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  28. At least one Ad Astra is looking successful. Check out the VASIMR engine.
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  29. The salt would kill me. Totally not worth it.
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  30.  @briannawu6180  Do you actually have a rebuttal or are just going to play the victim here. I said nothing ad-hominem. If you hold a political science degree or work in politics holding office it's a fact Ed is way more knowledge on the subject.
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  31. Yeah, many police are egotistical and douches when they are behind on meeting their quotas. Another major issue they have is blindly following signals given by their dogs (basically acting as if they are always right and using that precedent to do whatever they want).
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  32. Wow. Nearly 11,000 people subscribed.
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  33. Haha, I remember seeing it several times down at the dealership.
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  34. ​ @tokko6884  Nothing wrong with skepticism
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  35. Wow. It was a much cheaper option on the G8 GT and GXP. I had a white GXP with the red interior and gauges. I wish they made more.
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  36.  @jowarrior  Agreed. This is a pretentious variant of the CTR 3 and likely less functional.
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  37. I wouldn't remove it unless personally identifying info was included. Re-upload it.
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  38. Definitely a lesson in high security and prevention against novice thieves. Thanks for sharing, Ed.
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  39. I know you're aware, but if you do the work yourself then these things are piece of cake (other than ABC suspension). Among the easiest German cars to work on. Not very expensive for parts. My Lexus is more in parts cost.
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  40. Tear the atrocious wrap off of the car and show us what condition the paint is in.
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  41. Jaguars seemed to be in great condition. Too bad.
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  42. Love the videos and I definitely hope VinWiki grows exponentially.
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  43. What a coincidence. Have had a huge thing for these exact cars for 10+ years.
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  44. The Audi Q8 will bear an uncoincidental appearance.
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  45. I have loved both the 140s and the 220s since my first in 2013. There are quirks to both. As an electronics fan the 220 brings some interesting quirks to the table. I hate the ABC suspension on some 220s but that's about the only thing. The interiors are fine to me. Solid cars.
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  46. The Spyker is certainly timeless
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  47. Maybe 5% of it
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  48. Some of my favorite Ferraris. The 550 and 575 are priced nicely currently. I prefer them in something other than red.
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  49. 6:29 But the G8 GXP had the 6.2L LS3. You can't compare the G8 GT to an SS.
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  50. People like this just don't understand how to live. Of course, I'm glad you still handled it professionally.
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  51.  @jowarrior  They did absolutely nothing, more than a non-functional sensationalist design, that bests the CTR 3 and its price
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  52. JKU2015 They're growing relatively fast.
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  53. What a great story and amazing pictures!
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  54. Still have a framed photo of a red AIV on my wall
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  55. The Land Rover dealer network is atrocious. Good to somehow find a great indie shop.
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  56. Really not worthy of being uploaded
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  57. The truth is W220s are probably the easiest German cars to work on. That's assuming it isn't a model with ABC.
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  58. Rob Pitts People who buy cars conspicuously aren't my idea of car people. I could not care any less what some rando thinks. Not trying to show off anything. But, to those people that do know, it's special. I don't think the LFA is incognito, but it definitely attracts a more sophisticated person.
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  59. There are plenty more out there.
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  60.  @KUROSHURA  I like them in silver derivatives too. Grigio Titanio and Grigio Ingrid.
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  61. Going to be more work than expected with that movie prop.
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  62. You get a Mustang to 150 and it's a sketch fest.
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  63. That's not an argument
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  64. SLK AMGs if you can find one.
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  65. Underrated color.
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  66.  @jonkeau5155  Yes, and the CTR 3 is a much better car with more vertical integration. The Lykan cars are a simple case of diminished returns unless you're an ostentatious person.
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  67.  @noahwilleke9978  I'll correct you. The AMGs (and S600s) are nightmares to own. Mainly because of the parts like ABC never getting much cheaper. All of them are nightmares if left outside a garage, though. They don't like UV and water (or road salt). NA M113s are bulletproof and cheap and the 722.6 is also bulletproof.
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  68. Wrong. They are scarce and in demand for collectors.
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  69. Hog Wild How to maintain it properly? That's nonsense. This man likely pays people (experts) to take care of maintenance and scheduling for him. He's too busy making a name for himself and making money to worry about each and every technicality on his many vehicles.
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  70.  @Liladelph  You are a white knight exemplified.
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  71. Simply removing the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) "jobs" in HR alone at these companies, and all the incompetent people hired because of it, would allow them to easily afford demands by the unions
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  72. Ed Bolian Maybe he realizes how his impulse purchases play out.
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  73. My favorite color on those (save for the purplish brown). Extremely rare.
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  74.  @Neter-Khertet  No. It was in the most popular racing games made
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  75. The 40th Anniversary Murcielago is still the most stunning Lamborghini of the last two decades to me
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  76.  @EdBolian  You probably got it in Alpharetta or Milton but if you don't have kids it really is worth avoiding having to deal with Fulton County. Taxes, emissions, bureaucracy, etc. I'd say move just outside of Fulton later to avoid it.
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  77. I still remember seeing your original Roadster driving around (saw it at Avenue in Forsyth a few times). Didn't find out it was yours until a while later
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  78. Was it ever saved? Those things will be valuable in the future.
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  79. ryan mamer A social program is a false equivalence to socialism. Try again, lefty.
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  80. The kid should've waited a bit longer for an offer that actually represented market value. Idiotic.
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  81. I've always wanted to try one of these Alpines. Beautiful cars
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  82. Can't wait for the Cerbera
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  83.  @nmpls  Yeah, he should have a $3-4M umbrella at least
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  84. Anything with that amount of depreciation must be worked on yourself if you have the time. Also, the XJS is just as underrated.
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  85. Verde Artemis is my favorite on these cars (after Draco)
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  86. *Prevent Stacey Abrams from taking office you mean.
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  87.  @christianbuczko1481  Wrong. Very wrong.
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  88.  @Matty.Hill_87  That's not what the claim is. If the title said "Most Famous TVR in the UK", then it would be believable
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  89. Hard lessons learned for those people. I'd have a truck and trailer capable of hauling and do it myself every time.
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  90. Can't wait for your Verde Draco example. Been dreaming of one in that color for a decade.
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  91. Soma plot?
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  92.  @77yogurt  Irrelevant. The FBI isn't likely to sympathize or have much bias when it comes to this situation and just doing their jobs.
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  93.  @KUROSHURA  Good color as well. It's very close to Mercedes-Benz Brilliant Silver. Edit: Maybe I meant Iridium Silver
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  94. Yep. The corrupt CCP basically lured them in to build a factory and hire employees and then, as expected, stole their IP through the local government. It was stupid to trust them to begin with. They just screwed them over any way they could.
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  95. Verde Draco has always been my favorite color for the LP640! Excellent choice, Ed.
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  96.  @Mr.Walker994  https://youtu.be/pwqIsZDGXTI
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  97. Modifying it away from stock configuration is definitely not for me either.
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  98. Make it the highest mileage LP640 in the States! Enjoy it and take advantage of having the dealer relationship to more easily obtain parts.
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  99. ActionHeinz People buy a Corvette to be conspicuous? Uhh, no. You clearly have bias against the Corvette. I mean, to begin with, you implied the F-Type to be a less problematic vehicle which is far from true.
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  100. Exactly. People saying there wouldn't be a market haven't done any market research themselves. This is why the Ridgeline was so successful. Payload but not towing. People would love it.
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  101. If one does it then there will be many more shortly. Not a bad thing. Great color!
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  102. I sat in a Pantera as a child and thought it was too constrictive
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  103. billy mccabe Exactly. The people that argue that are in a fantasy land
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  104. Verde Artemis would be stunning on the Roadster. Not aware of any that have been painted in that color.
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  105. I remember seeing all the equipment on the car back in 2013. Quite pricey. I just have a K40 (Calibre I think) dual radar and front laser defuser on my W220.
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  106. ​ @munit0000  Female or trans? Hard to tell from your profile pic
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  107.  @jowarrior  Basically sums up my thoughts as well
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  108.  @rahulsudhir666  "If this was even 80% as good as a CTR 3... I would give it recognition n approval." I certainly wouldn't. It is 150% the price of a CTR 3.
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  109. *The ones made by Mitsubishi suck.
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  110. I am a true 996 guy. Love all of them.
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  111. Wrong: https://youtu.be/3uThacLTcNU
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  112. G8 GXP was better than the Chevrolet SS afterwards. The US deserved more of them.
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  113. Sad.
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  114. Brazil. Not even once.
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  115.  @iamasmurf1122  Clearly you don't realize that when these cars were new the exchange rate was about the same. Come on. Not very difficult.
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  116. Yep. A Honda for its transmission.
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  117. The G8 has aged incredibly well, as expected
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  118. Possibly the best GT car ever made.
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  119. Just another wonderful example of black-on-white crime
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  120. Probably the best color combo on a Mclaren F1. Agreed.
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  121. That's just what happens when you drive a these very hard.
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  122. @Mr S Bullshit.
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  123. We never found out how it was being stored all that time
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  124. It's also quite a valuable lesson in generally avoiding early model year vehicles (especially of this calibre).
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  125.  @pancake5830  The design is largely superficial, yes
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  126. I know you had another LP560 in that color (or the lighter shade) before you left Lamborghini Atlanta. Saw it in 2015. Very fitting for the car.
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  127. "Flag" should always be in quotations too.
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  128. That's sadly why many of those Audis were junked. Many general wear items and rubber parts failing nearly simultaneously with time and people not putting money into them. It's a shame but at least now they're more appreciated.
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  129. Yeah, but the truth is it just ruined the Cerbera with gaudy wheels and the body kit
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  130.  @Daschickenify  On modern ones, sure. As with any LED headlights. I just picked up a set of brand new OEM xenon headlights for $500, though.
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  131. Turbine engine cars not ever being realized through mass production is sad but they can undoubtedly be done with manufacturing tech being so advanced now
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  132. Great story. I'm sure it'll inspire some guys to try it. And then we'll get more stories.
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  133. Why even give these people attention?
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  134. Are we supposed to feel sorry for her? To me, her taste is awful as well.
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  135. I, as well, have a thing for 90s FR Ferraris (and the 612 Scaglietti). I do prefer the 456M GTA.
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  136. The phrasing is just fantastic here. The 722.6 transmission used in this car is a testament to how great they are. Any MB with that transmission is one less worry, for sure.
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  137. Maximum cringe
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  138. P2 chassis are very reliable in general if you take care of the quirks any Volvo has. B5254 consumes oil often times.
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  139. Yeah, they're only about the best byproduct of the American auto industry.
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  140. It's anywhere blacks accumulate
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  141. I know the company has insane profit margins because the actual compound has been around for a while and is very cheap.
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  142. Even if the visible condition looks as if it has 10x the mileage it actually does, at least the odometer isn't too high. Transmissions really are terrible. The manual swap, if possible, very much made logical sense for owners.
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  143. Of the entire decade? Can't agree there. The original Audi R8 design does more for me, though not the revised designs which didn't improve it. Graceful and elegant
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  144.  @thatrealba  Sure am.
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  145. Yet my W220's OEM or OE parts are 2/3 the cost or so of my Lexus and reliability is nearly the same.
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  146. And the UZ series of engines remains severely underrated even though they've had a decent resurgence in popularity recently. Can be built to handle 1000 whp with reworked heads & forged con rods. Plenty capable stock too.
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  147. This is why body cams exist.
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  148. Aww. Can't find any 505s here anymore. People didn't really know any better back then.
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  149.  @samsonian  Completely agree. I don't like people who destroy nice cars someone clearly cared for just to have 2 minutes of fun.
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  150. Hard to remember but I'm fairly certain it was the McLaren F1 from when I first saw the concept.
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  151. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it was yet another corrupt department with ties to the towing company.
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  152. Jefferson Graves No, a 911 is not more expensive here. It's the opposite. Doesn't take much to use Google... Same with other German cars. U.S. doesn't have import duties on foreign cars.
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  153. ActionHeinz You mention Chrysler but they were ruined by a German company (Daimler) and now aren't even technically American. Aaaannd, the Corvette is still far more reliable, high quality mechanically, and simple to maintain than any of what you mentioned.
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  154. You don't need a lawyer. I won a lemon law case on my own easily.
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  155. Wouldn't be YouTube without more scummy police-haters.
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  156. A Catholic priest assuring you about something? Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah.
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  157.  @Fatvod  Nice. Haven't been to Boston area in a few years
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  158. Ed Bolian Doesn't surprise me at all some old mechanic or DIYer would have fiddled with the electronics or wiring harness in any 80s Audi as they had QC/durability issues regardless of climate.
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  159.  @s550danny  Bruh. Anything other than S550 is sketch as hell but S550 is still an experience
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  160. There are plenty of people with the knowledge. It's all out there. He's just outspoken online.
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  161. JP B If only they brought back the I5 engines.
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  162. I think most of us admired the Murcielago from Hot Pursuit 2. The first one I saw was silver in 2003 and that further solidified it.
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  163. Can't blame anything but himself.
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  164.  @ojtyler9626  I hope you realize that all 1UZ had throttle cable. Only the 3UZ introduced drive by wire throttle...
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  165.  @ojtyler9626  It sure seems like you were referring to the 7M with that part. You seemed pretty certain about the first part. Guess you learned something.
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  166. Tim Gregis DuPont Registry was definitely the way to track pricing on collector cars.
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  167. V12 Jag is the right answer. This isn't different enough to warrant the extra money... though it may be slightly more reliable.
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  168. The ceiling fan must be heavy. Just make sure it's well attached, haha.
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  169.  @VA-ng2ve  What is the average price of a shell?
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  170. Well, the S55 was saved at least. Still life in it.
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  171. I saw his Vanquish once and loved it. I remember sitting in a new Vanquish S in about 2006. The smell of the interior was intoxicating. His GT12 is also great.
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  172. Nope. Design issues.
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  173. People often see what they want to see. That was innocuous
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  174. Original Audi R8 is the most timeless car of the 2000s and the best iteration to me
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  175. A few boutique manufacturers still offer the recipe. The SCG 004S will also be very desirable.
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  176. Definitely a shame that the thing was totaled.
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  177. I don't think it's close to the Chrysler ME-412 or Cadillac Cien, but neither of those made it to production.
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  178. Not very many 221 S65s out there. Would love to find a nice one myself.
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  179. Same classic formula. Corrupt officers want money for their department and a job for their towing buddies (where they also probably get a commission from). In this case, maybe the chief wanted some joyrides. Disgusting.
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  180. Yeah, another laundering operation
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  181.  @moroit1  It's the condition that matters. Yes, they are collectible in pristine condition.
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  182.  @LeeGHThomas  You're an idiot, buddy, for authoritatively speaking on behalf of people's motives and beliefs as if you have a clue. I bet I could obliterate your knowledge of MB.
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  183.  @LeeGHThomas  You're the man child using ad hominems against people using factually sound statements like mine. Get help if you vent on YouTube like that.
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  184.  @alexbedel6320  Fairly obvious who the person with an egotistical superiority complex is.
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  185. It's called deicer. And northerners can't drive on any road above 10 mph without it.
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  186. I think most people could see through the smoke and mirrors of this terrible program
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