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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:15 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 1:53 pm I never knew it was spelled 'Bentayga' though, always figured it had to be some weirder spelling and had just heard the name. I don't think I ever knew what they looked like either...

I see a lot of G Wagens, Cayennes, Urii, etc. around Charlotte, but I don't think I've ever laid eyes on one of these nasty bitches.
:dat: Ive seen some bentayga's especially around Tysons but not much elsewhere, Cayennes practically everyday there's even one in my apartment garage in the sea of 20-30k appliances, Urus and G wagons maybe once a week.
Dang, I'd expect more up in the SC area. Urus and Gs are quite common. There was an Urus in my 'hood for a long time but I think he moved. Urus and Range Rover actually. Lots of dough on cars, although it was also a :fancy: house for this neighborhood, probably a millski.
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D Griff wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:59 am
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:15 pm

:dat: Ive seen some bentayga's especially around Tysons but not much elsewhere, Cayennes practically everyday there's even one in my apartment garage in the sea of 20-30k appliances, Urus and G wagons maybe once a week.
Dang, I'd expect more up in the SC area. Urus and Gs are quite common. There was an Urus in my 'hood for a long time but I think he moved. Urus and Range Rover actually. Lots of dough on cars, although it was also a :fancy: house for this neighborhood, probably a millski.
that's a pretty crazy car to house ratio. What always shocks me here, you'll have a 4-6M house and the person is driving a 2006 Odyssey
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max225 wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:34 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:59 am

Dang, I'd expect more up in the SC area. Urus and Gs are quite common. There was an Urus in my 'hood for a long time but I think he moved. Urus and Range Rover actually. Lots of dough on cars, although it was also a :fancy: house for this neighborhood, probably a millski.
that's a pretty crazy car to house ratio. What always shocks me here, you'll have a 4-6M house and the person is driving a 2006 Odyssey
Real :waxer: people for ye. Lot of houses in dc that are atleast 2 million you would see a 10+ year old civic and crv's
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max225 wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:34 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:59 am

Dang, I'd expect more up in the SC area. Urus and Gs are quite common. There was an Urus in my 'hood for a long time but I think he moved. Urus and Range Rover actually. Lots of dough on cars, although it was also a :fancy: house for this neighborhood, probably a millski.
that's a pretty crazy car to house ratio. What always shocks me here, you'll have a 4-6M house and the person is driving a 2006 Odyssey
I mean... not that I would buy an Urus, but I sort of get it here. A mill gets you a pretty damn dece pad in Charlotte, you could be in just about any neighborhood, you could get something large, something small... in my hood, the original 1950-1970 houses (most of them) are 500-800K depending on condition, size (1K-1600 sq. ft.), etc. This place was a tear down and probably 3K+ sq. ft, new house, good neighborhood/area... so about as good as it gets in this neighborhood. At that point, if you enjoy cars, why the hell not?

I guess the '06 Ody thing is similar, people who just give few fucks about cars?
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D Griff wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:43 pm
max225 wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:34 pm

that's a pretty crazy car to house ratio. What always shocks me here, you'll have a 4-6M house and the person is driving a 2006 Odyssey
I mean... not that I would buy an Urus, but I sort of get it here. A mill gets you a pretty damn dece pad in Charlotte, you could be in just about any neighborhood, you could get something large, something small... in my hood, the original 1950-1970 houses (most of them) are 500-800K depending on condition, size (1K-1600 sq. ft.), etc. This place was a tear down and probably 3K+ sq. ft, new house, good neighborhood/area... so about as good as it gets in this neighborhood. At that point, if you enjoy cars, why the hell not?

I guess the '06 Ody thing is similar, people who just give few fucks about cars?
Yea :iono: it’s like the reverse of a trailer park viper
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max225 wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:48 pm
D Griff wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:43 pm

I mean... not that I would buy an Urus, but I sort of get it here. A mill gets you a pretty damn dece pad in Charlotte, you could be in just about any neighborhood, you could get something large, something small... in my hood, the original 1950-1970 houses (most of them) are 500-800K depending on condition, size (1K-1600 sq. ft.), etc. This place was a tear down and probably 3K+ sq. ft, new house, good neighborhood/area... so about as good as it gets in this neighborhood. At that point, if you enjoy cars, why the hell not?

I guess the '06 Ody thing is similar, people who just give few fucks about cars?
Yea :iono: it’s like the reverse of a trailer park viper
All about priorities and what you enjoy I suppose. I seem to have a pretty poverty spec house relative to income but just :aintcare: We'd rather travel, do fun shit, etc. I enjoy cars and bikes a lot more than houses. A larger house would just mean a bigger PITA.
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max225 wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 1:17 pm
D Griff wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 1:16 pm

I'm reaching no more than you are... occasionally the comments that everyone outside of CA is too poor to do XYZ get old and I'm just pointing out that they are utterly baseless.
No one said that. I said Ohio Bentley ownership is odd. So yes you're reaching.
There are plenty of rich af guys in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinatti buying their wives Bentleys. By way of example Wichita Kansas is smaller than all of these metro areas and there are still enormous amouts of haves driving to dinner in their dickswinger cars.
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Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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max225 wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 4:59 pm

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:notwrong: she is like a Cleveland 7, Charlotte 5.
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D Griff wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:50 am
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:notwrong: she is like a Cleveland 7, Charlotte 5.
That’s a Charlotte 2! Women here are too hot to call this girl a 5.
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J-Ho-Fo-Show69 wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 2:11 pm
D Griff wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:50 am

:notwrong: she is like a Cleveland 7, Charlotte 5.
That’s a Charlotte 2! Women here are too hot to call this girl a 5.
True a five is probably generous. Plenty of ugos out in the world too though. This chick is one I just wouldn’t think twice about, very meh, hence an average-ish rating.

These ratings are very nuanced :lolol:
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MrH42 wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 9:36 am Alright, I'm convinced. I'm trying to this stuff.
If this shit works for me again and not you I'll die.

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Stuff looks good.
Detroit wrote:Buy 911s instead of diamonds.
Johnny_P wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 3:21 pm Earn it and burn it, Val.
max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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dubshow wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 8:54 am
max225 wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:04 pm Wow driving a Bentley in Ohio takes same balls
:dat: where do you even service this rig? I swooned when hoovie got one and had dreams of used grandeur. but alas, even at 80-90k its out of my plebian grasp.
any Audi dealership
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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dubshow wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:52 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 12:44 pm

I think he said 105. Bought and registered through his business, for his wife. "My wife didn't like the attention and was too scared to park it near other cars. She asked for a X5 instead like all her friends have".

I actually saw her yesterday in her white over brown X5M.


Edit: fuckin Dan
our local resident rich car guy (10x ferraris, enzo, pagani, p1, etc) drives his shit all over town. His name is Dan too. His cars show up in local car groups posting all over. parking in gravel lots etc with young kids like ZOMG YOU CANT DO THAT. And the old guys are like Dan gonna Dan.
a guy enjoying these cars as they were meant to be will always have my respect compared to the retards who condom wrap them for the next owner.
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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razr390 wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:50 am a guy enjoying these cars as they were meant to be will always have my respect compared to the retards who condom wrap them for the next owner.
I enjoy my cars like I enjoy my women.

I don't wear a condom and I don't pull out.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 2:54 pm This Adam's Rinse Aid is the truth. It's been like two weeks and it's still beading water.
:ohdang:

Any other Adam's products you have input on?

Also, I love that green on the C5.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:38 pm
CaleDeRoo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 2:54 pm This Adam's Rinse Aid is the truth. It's been like two weeks and it's still beading water.
:ohdang:

Any other Adam's products you have input on?

Also, I love that green on the C5.
I'm new to the Adam's stuff but the soap and tire dressing doesn't seem "better" than other products. Someone else might have an equivalent rinse aid product but this is the first one I've tried. It's basically the liquid wax at a touch less wash but on steroids.
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:47 pm
Melon2.0 wrote: Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:38 pm

:ohdang:

Any other Adam's products you have input on?

Also, I love that green on the C5.
I'm new to the Adam's stuff but the soap and tire dressing doesn't seem "better" than other products. Someone else might have an equivalent rinse aid product but this is the first one I've tried. It's basically the liquid wax at a touch less wash but on steroids.
You rang?
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