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max225 wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:27 pm I am not a secretary from the 80s.
You wish you were this cool.

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Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:08 am
max225 wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:27 pm I am not a secretary from the 80s.
You wish you were this cool.

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I would so drive that (if I didn't have to deal with maintaining it).
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Nope. My dad had an escort. It was a loud buzzy slow piece of shit.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:08 am
max225 wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 2:27 pm I am not a secretary from the 80s.
You wish you were this cool.

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:nope: this does nothing for me
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Can someone explain this plate before Brad of course
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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:45 am Image
Can someone explain this plate before Brad of course
Anti lift kit
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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:45 am Image
Can someone explain this plate before Brad of course
ANTI-FUCK-ATE
They're anti post coitus eating.
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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:39 am :nope: this does nothing for me
I was going to pose the E30 but, that's not a secretary's car.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:57 am
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:45 am Image
Can someone explain this plate before Brad of course
ANTI-FUCK-ATE
They're anti post coitus eating.
:mindblown:
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Antifa FK8…
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Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:57 am
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:39 am :nope: this does nothing for me
I was going to pose the E30 but, that's not a secretary's car.
E30 will not get hate from me
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Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:57 am
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:39 am :nope: this does nothing for me
I was going to pose the E30 but, that's not a secretary's car.
Better than an Escort. Maybe an executive assistant rocked an E30 in the day :wub:
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Ant If kate
anti fuck hate (so...pro hate?)
anti fake hate
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I kinda like these... for "Older" Frauds. But generally I find 80s and 90s fords HIDEOUS.
MB, BMW have aged gracefully... Audi, VW, Ford, GM, have NOT from that time.

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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:10 am I kinda like these... for "Older" Frauds. But generally I find 80s and 90s fords HIDEOUS.
MB, BMW have aged gracefully... Audi, VW, Ford, GM, have NOT from that time.

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On the whole, I see your point, there are some shining diamonds in the rough.

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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:45 am Image
Can someone explain this plate before Brad of course
This is an FK8 CT-R, right? Wouldn't it makes sense "ANTIFL5"
Anti-FK8 FK8 Club?
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:jimp: even the sporty version of an Escort :doe: , while sure it's a shitbox, it will 100% turn my head every time if I see a mint example. Early hot hatches are just cool, even if they're actually poo.
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:jimp: even the sporty version of an Escort :doe: , while sure it's a shitbox, it will 100% turn my head every time if I see a mint example. Early hot hatches are just cool, even if they're actually poo.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:25 am
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 9:45 am Image
Can someone explain this plate before Brad of course
This is an FK8 CT-R, right? Wouldn't it makes sense "ANTIFL5"
Anti-FK8 FK8 Club?
:dat: is why it's so confusing... he's anti his own car?
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D Griff wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:25 am :jimp: even the sporty version of an Escort :doe: , while sure it's a shitbox, it will 100% turn my head every time if I see a mint example. Early hot hatches are just cool, even if they're actually poo.
It's light, that's it fun-factor.
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Above examples are great outliers and command great premiums due to exception to the rule.
Something about the way this looks makes me want to PUNCH A WALL.
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And so does this
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and this
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AND THIS
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D Griff wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:26 am
Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:25 am

This is an FK8 CT-R, right? Wouldn't it makes sense "ANTIFL5"
Anti-FK8 FK8 Club?
:dat: is why it's so confusing... he's anti his own car?
That's why i posted it... it twisted my brain a bit
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max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:32 am Above examples are great outliers and command great premiums due to exception to the rule.
Exactly, diamonds in the rough, lol.
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:32 am AND THIS
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Fairmont is a fox-body car. You can fit a built 302 in these, and they're RWD. Truly a perfect sleeper platform.
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Melon2.0 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:36 am
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:32 am Above examples are great outliers and command great premiums due to exception to the rule.
Exactly, diamonds in the rough, lol.
max225 wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:32 am AND THIS
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Fairmont is a fox-body car. You can fit a built 302 in these, and they're RWD. Truly a perfect sleeper platform.
It can have the worlds best engine. I can't get past the dumpster design and I am sure amazing strokable interior :hubba:
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https://www.hotrod.com/features/eric-ca ... -fairmont/
On the the engine dyno, the combination made 575 hp at 5500 rpm and 622 lb-ft at 4,400 rpm with 7.8 pounds of boost and a steady and strong torque curve. "It just doesn't stop pulling," said Eric.
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