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troyguitar wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 11:01 pm
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This is why I’m all in on seeking my POS :poorvette: to them for over $11k, I feel like they won’t offer that high again. Most dece Minis through them are low twenties though.
You could sell your C5 and buy another one next year instead of doing the maintenance.
I actually thought about it but I have at least 5K in stupid mods on my C5 so it doesn’t really add up. I’d be better off just keeping and finding a :dillerman: to send to the South of France of I was that committed to :poorvette:
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troyguitar wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 11:01 pm You could sell your C5 and buy another one next year instead of doing the maintenance.
Or just buy it back from whoever has it and do even more maintenance. :doomed:
I think I’ve seen that one before! Can’t quite put my finger on who it was…
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max225 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 6:18 pm

It almost does... it has a :fullretard: warm air intake.

It looks to have some sort of aftermarket exhaust too... curious about that.

Color checks out ... year does too. And it is somewhat of an interesting spec... nav + moonroof+led but no heated seats... overall I really like the spec actually
Florida spec.

Carfax checks out. :lol:
:mindblown: it was serviced at the same :dillerman: as my mini !!!
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max225 wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:40 pm
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Florida spec.

Carfax checks out. :lol:
:mindblown: it was serviced at the same :dillerman: as my mini !!!
:impressive:

I do like that one overall, seems to be the best in the Carolinas. It still feels like a lot of dollars for the miles, I fear this will turn into an $8k car really quickly.
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D Griff wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:39 pm
max225 wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 8:40 pm

:mindblown: it was serviced at the same :dillerman: as my mini !!!
:impressive:

I do like that one overall, seems to be the best in the Carolinas. It still feels like a lot of dollars for the miles, I fear this will turn into an $8k car really quickly.
Yea but that not that bad... you will lose close to 4K in taxes on the hype R alone...
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max225 wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 11:07 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 10:39 pm

:impressive:

I do like that one overall, seems to be the best in the Carolinas. It still feels like a lot of dollars for the miles, I fear this will turn into an $8k car really quickly.
Yea but that not that bad... you will lose close to 4K in taxes on the hype R alone...
Sales tax on cars is only 3% here actually, but they slap us with tough annual taxes.
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D Griff wrote: Sat May 22, 2021 8:32 pm
max225 wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 11:07 pm
Yea but that not that bad... you will lose close to 4K in taxes on the hype R alone...
Sales tax on cars is only 3% here actually, but they slap us with tough annual taxes.
How much is it annually ?
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max225 wrote: Sun May 23, 2021 12:38 am
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Sales tax on cars is only 3% here actually, but they slap us with tough annual taxes.
How much is it annually ?
I don’t really recall the rates but it comes out to like $200 per $10k of value for property tax/registration. Plus $30 for annual inspections, more if you have stuff like aftermarket :tints:
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D Griff wrote: Mon May 24, 2021 9:41 am
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How much is it annually ?
I don’t really recall the rates but it comes out to like $200 per $10k of value for property tax/registration. Plus $30 for annual inspections, more if you have stuff like aftermarket :tints:
Well that’s still not insignificant then… 15k car comes out a bit cheaper if :scrooge: is the game
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[user not found] wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 6:54 pm Calling all :jizz: white lovers: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006- ... oper-s-49/

I posted this car before, I think. Well, someone bought it and it’s now up on BaT.
No “slick top” might as well be an Uber pool trashmobile.








But in all seriousness it’s really nice.
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[user not found] wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 6:54 pm Calling all :jizz: white lovers: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006- ... oper-s-49/

I posted this car before, I think. Well, someone bought it and it’s now up on BaT.
Pretty hot.
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