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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 02:59 PM
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Saleen Focus

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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 03:45 PM
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In their defense the saleen focus comes like that, they didn't do it to their car.

In my defense. Who would buy that?
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 05:00 AM
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I seem to remember it came with a nitrous kit installed and it still wasn't all too fast.
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 05:12 AM
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I would love the pokemon VW beetle.. it'll bring me back to my childhood.
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 11:24 AM
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It had N2O decals on it.
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 09:57 AM
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Spotted this POS yesterday

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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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Jedi, think that was that primer? I hate when wheels do not match.
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 11:28 AM
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Reverse white walls? LOL
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 12:40 PM
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What is it with all the jackweeds buying body kits and then lacking the patience to save up a bit more money to get them painted BEFORE they put them on their cars. I will never understand it. Do people really think making their cars look like they just pieced it together from the flee market is a good thing?
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 01:18 PM
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pdx: I hope so but around here the "drifter" scene (aka it's suddenly okay to make your car look like *** but you think it's cool ) is growing so part of me wouldn't doubt that is the end result.

oh, and the red tint on those rear lights...
he's SOOOOO getting pulled over the second a cop sees him.
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Old Jun 20, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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95% of the RX-8's on social media belong in this page. That includes all those Facebook and Instagram "rotary" pages that have popped up the past year or two.
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Old Jun 24, 2014 | 05:07 AM
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What about this...
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Old Jun 24, 2014 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
Spotted this POS yesterday

i cant believe you took a picture of my 8 and posted it on here..
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Old Jun 24, 2014 | 11:27 AM
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Old Jun 24, 2014 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SayNoToPistons
95% of the RX-8's on social media belong in this page. That includes all those Facebook and Instagram "rotary" pages that have popped up the past year or two.
+1. Includes most of the RX7s on those pages too. Playing off the words of a certain Chief Justice...I can't define "taste", but I know when an owner doesn't have any.
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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 08:00 PM
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I used to see this car a couple years ago... I see it's still around!
Thanks Vipers....



These are all taken in San Bernardino, Ca









Such a huge set of wheels and the flop inserts looks ridiculous.

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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 09:02 AM
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Rx8 Dave
What about this...
I'm not sure what part you are referring to here. A caged track car with functional aero doesn't seem "what not to do". It seems very much "what to do".
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Old Jun 26, 2014 | 10:22 AM
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This is probably the best wheel I've ever seen.
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Old Jun 27, 2014 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by RIWWP
I'm not sure what part you are referring to here. A caged track car with functional aero doesn't seem "what not to do". It seems very much "what to do".
You are correct Godfather of verbosity. Good spot of this test for readers. You win a case of applause.

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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by RIWWP
I'm not sure what part you are referring to here. A caged track car with functional aero doesn't seem "what not to do". It seems very much "what to do".
Hard to tell for sure. Picture wasn't taken on a track. In some ways it looks like a caged car with aero designed to make it look like a track car. The stretched street tires with extreme negative camber possibly designed just to make it fit while being slammed isn't convincing. If it's a streeted car...as the license plate suggests, unless the owner is anti-social and likes finding detours around every speed bump, raised driveway entrance or chuck-hole, I think it would qualify as "what not to do".

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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 01:31 PM
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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^Wow... the car by itself is what not to do with your car... this is just even further!
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 02:31 PM
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that is the aspiration of every PT Cruiser convertible owner, ever.
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 05:21 PM
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The "Richard Simmons" edition of the Cayenne. It goes alright, but it's gay, probably smells like an armpit and no one would want to be seen standing next to it.

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