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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:07 PM
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So, I ah, solved my sports car buying dilemna...































just kidding, I went to Cheapo records in Uptown and saw this parked along Hennepin.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:08 PM
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1. Uptown has changed...it is now tilted 90 degrees!
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:11 PM
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3. well, thats what happens when Bert eats worms...
:P
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:13 PM
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6. Why did you change them
Now I look stupid!

:dunce:
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:14 PM
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10. all part of my evil plan...
:evilgrin:
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:10 PM
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2. Dude. I don't care how bitchin' that car is, the fact that it's orange?
Epic Fail.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:12 PM
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4. it is not really mine Midlo
Edited on Sat May-09-09 08:12 PM by Pierre.Suave
I would never buy an orange car.
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Mike 03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:14 PM
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7. My sister has an orange car, and believe it or not, it is beautiful
Edited on Sat May-09-09 08:14 PM by Mike 03
To me it looks like "rust", not oragne.

I love that color.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:14 PM
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9. I know. I got that from your post. I can't imagine anyone
laying out that kind of coin for an orange car. Bleh.

As bad as the school bus yellow Hummers.
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Mike 03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:13 PM
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5. Lol, I was about to ask, What is that gorgeous car?
God, that is a beautiful vehicle.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:14 PM
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8. It is a Lamborghini Gallardo
I think.
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Mike 03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:15 PM
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11. How much???? NT
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:16 PM
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12. No idea
Edited on Sat May-09-09 08:16 PM by Pierre.Suave
I have heard some dealers are selling them off cheap though. Probably still close to 100K I bet.
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EvolveOrConvolve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:23 PM
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20. Around $100K
There are a couple for sale on eBay. Check out this bad boy:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lamborghini-Gallardo-E-GEAR-GARAGE-KEPT-GALLARDO-E-GEAR-WHITE-CREME-BLUE-NAV-3K-MI_W0QQitemZ190306029273QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item2c4f1f8ed9&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A317|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 09:00 PM
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29. The '09 starts at $200,000.00
Edited on Sat May-09-09 09:01 PM by flvegan
edit: can't spell "at"
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:16 PM
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14. But if one were to buy a Lamborghini, why ORANGE?
In fact, why do they even make orange ones? Cars should not be orange; it's just wrong.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:17 PM
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15. LOL
I dont know, thats a good question for the owner I guess.
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Mike 03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:19 PM
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17. What's so bad about orange? I think orange or "rust" (my preference) is a desirable color
for a car like this.

But my question remains: How much?

Are we talking over $100,000?
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 09:35 PM
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31. If I'm going to pay $100K for a car, it's not going to be orange.
Orange is not a car color. It just isn't. Cats aren't blue; dogs aren't purple and cars aren't orange. It's a basic law of nature.

John Boehner is orange, and that's not natural, either.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 09:20 PM
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30. Maybe he made the money by owning a few Orange Julius franchises.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 11:18 PM
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36. It's John Boehners?
Maybe he had to find a car to match his skintones..cut the guy some slack :rofl:
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:16 PM
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13. Live the dream.
Edited on Sat May-09-09 08:18 PM by triguy46
Life is too short...
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:17 PM
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16. Nice, is that yours?
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:20 PM
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18. Yup. We learned on on of these...

2 seats and a ragtop is a very rewarding experience
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:21 PM
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19. Thats awesome
I am seriously considering going and driving a Cayman S, due to the fact that the local dealer is just about begging people to buy them right now. The 2007 GT3 they have is selling for 89K, seriously.

I am SOO tempted.
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:25 PM
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21. The boxster is very affordable...
but will not appreciate in value as other Porsches will. We got lucky on this one, bought 6 months ago a 2003 with only 36K, and spotless. That said the Miata was a ton of fun. It was a 99 we got 2 years ago with only 24K on it. But the Boxster is definitely more car.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:26 PM
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22. you know, I REALLY like the Miatas as well
and am also considering a new one, they are incredibly fun to drive.
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:30 PM
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23. The early ones are under powered...
we looked for 2 years and there are a ton of high mileage beaters out there, so if not yor every day driver, can get going on the cheap side.
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FKA MNChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 10:26 PM
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34. $89K for a GT3??!!
Wow, that is the deal of a lifetime. They must be desperate to recoup their investment in the thing, profit be damned.

Buddy of mine who retired to California has an AMG Mercedes SL55 493 HP/ 513 ft-lb of torque and a Porsche GT3. I gotta go out and see him one of these days...:)
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 11:29 PM
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40. Yes
I am very damn tempted to go buy the damn thing.
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:35 PM
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24. on the other hand there is this...
I did a drivers school a couple weeks ago...
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:44 PM
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25. That really looks fun
what track was that at? And, what is powering those things?
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:50 PM
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26. Hallett motorway, Hallett, OK....
Its an SCCA Spec Racer Ford, 2 Liter, 5 speed. A real race car, not a toy. About as cool as can be imagined. Ended up with about 2.5 hours track time on the 1.9 mle course.

Here is a vid filmed at hallet in a SRF, we used it to learn braking points, turn in, etc

http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z231/triguy46_2007/?action=view¤t=HMRC_ccw_hotlap.flv>
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:51 PM
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27. He probably never loses that in a parking lot.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 08:56 PM
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28. No, probably not...
:rofl:
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FKA MNChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 10:15 PM
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32. I saw a chrome yellow Gallardo roadster
pulling out of Market Plaza just a couple of days ago. Youngish guy at the wheel, not big enough to be a football player nor tall enough to be a basketball player. Who are these people that can afford to drive Lambos - and in Minnesota yet!
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 11:28 PM
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39. NO idea who they are.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 10:19 PM
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33. You mean that bitchin' silver Prius in the top picture?
Ballsy ride, dude!

Wait, what?
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 11:23 PM
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37. Yeah, you can see me drag racing that Camry Hybrid right next to me too
Edited on Sun May-10-09 12:01 AM by Pierre.Suave
we were trying to see who could save the most gas...

:P
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 11:15 PM
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35. You're in Minnesota
Get an AWD Subaru WRX STi or sumptin'... kickin' ass PLUS it goes in the snow...
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-09-09 11:27 PM
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38. Dood, if I could afford a Gallardo
a winter vehicle would not be a problem.
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