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Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"

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andre by michaell
Jan 14, 2009 (11:07 am)
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Guess I won't be playing with the top tomorrow!
 
You do realize it's January, don't you?
 
Unless you live in Palm Springs, Arizona or Florida, I wouldn't think the top would do down until March or April at the earliest.
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Re: how much to fix this? [Mr_Shiftright] by jlflemmons
Jan 14, 2009 (11:10 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:10 am)

New fender, $331.28 plus installation, and paint.
 
http://www.autopartsdeal.com/basket.php?add_item_id=210752
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I think I'd go for the new fender by lokki
Jan 14, 2009 (11:20 am)
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I think I'd go for the new fender - and have them retouch then entire nose while they're at it.
 
IMHO, when you take that bra off, it's going to be ugly underneath. They trap sand, and then vibrate against the paint as you drive....
 
But then - you're the appraiser, and it occurs to me that you know a lot more about this kind of thing than I ever will.
 
In any case, I bet if you make him pull that bra before you buy the price is going down for paint damage there too.
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Re: how much to fix this? [Mr_Shiftright] by guss
Jan 14, 2009 (12:19 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:41 am)

'96 is my favorite M Edition. Something about the dark blue and tan top and seats offsetting each other.
 
Hopefully at just under 100k he has had the timing belt done, otherwise figure $600 to have it done in a shop.
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Re: I think I'd go for the new fender [lokki] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jan 14, 2009 (12:24 pm)
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Replying to: lokki (Jan 14, 2009 11:20 am)

Gee that's not too bad for a new fender. I wonder how hard it is to get off.
 
Yep, gonna look under the bra for further issues. I can't expect a new car for this price so little nicks and such, no problem. I'll have more of those soon enough on California freeways. Some days the 'flak' is so bad on these roads I feel like I'm attacking Schweinfort (old reference for you history buffs).
 
I once had a framing hammer whistle past my driver's window.
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Re: [Mr_Shiftright] by stevedebi
Jan 14, 2009 (12:55 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 13, 2009 6:43 pm)

"Well they are running the Space Shuttle with *very* old tech and it works fine...well, except for a couple of explosions.
  
Their computers still use "core memory" (ferrite rings)!!! "
 
I'm pretty sure they upgraded the electronics of the shuttle fleet in the early 1990's. I believe Columbia was the last one upgraded.
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Re: I think I'd go for the new fender [Mr_Shiftright] by stevedebi
Jan 14, 2009 (12:59 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 12:24 pm)

"Some days the 'flak' is so bad on these roads I feel like I'm attacking Schweinfort (old reference for you history buffs). "
 
Or Regensburg. My uncle flew B-17's in the war (but not on THAT mission).
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Re: [stevedebi] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jan 14, 2009 (1:17 pm)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jan 14, 2009 12:55 pm)

Oh did they finally upgrade? That must have cost a pretty penny. Yeah, I was reading a somewhat dated article, so that makes sense.
 
But I imagine all military hardware must remain more obsolete than if it were on the commercial marketplace. Can you imagine the lines of code you'd have to write for a space shuttle?
 
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Re: [stevedebi] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Jan 14, 2009 (1:17 pm)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jan 14, 2009 12:55 pm)

 
 
Yeah maybe in 20 years we'll be able to just bolt on some device that by-passes entire engine management systems from the "old days" of 2009.
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Re: how much to fix this? [Mr_Shiftright] by xwesx
Jan 14, 2009 (1:33 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 14, 2009 9:41 am)

A co-worker was trying to sell her M edition about 18 months ago, I cannot remember the year, but was burgundy with a tan top. She wanted $8,000 for it.
 
Somehow, I think she still owns it.

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