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Old May 2, 2026 | 11:48 AM
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Lol would love to.... Remember I'm a southern guy too, lol. My stepmother is from a town of 2,000. She and my father just retired back there and completely redid her mom's old house. I can't wait to go up there and shoot guns off the back porch lol.

And yeah the deal is done but I'm still trying to figure out the best way to get it here, and he's in no rush and neither am I.
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@SW17LS I know I wasn’t invited, but I’m going to buy a plane ticket to come out and find out about this bar under a gas station and tire fire!
All are invited!

Yeah there is a bar, Charlie’s Pub that is literally under a gas station the gas station part is gone but the little store, you drive behind it and down a big hill and the bar is under the store. They used to allow smoking and when you would come out of there you would have to leave your clothes outside! Now they don’t allow smoking anymore.

We were there one time and it was me, my cousin and his wife and a friend of ours and his wife (my wife won’t go anywhere near this place lol), we were drinking liquor drinks all night. And the girl behind the bar gets me the bill and she goes “this is the most expensive tab I’ve ever seen”….it was $97. I thought it was going to be like $500 lol
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Old May 2, 2026 | 01:26 PM
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Lol I agree smoking is disgusting but I actually enjoyed it in Vegas.... I used to smoke for many years and quit 15 years ago. I had a couple cigarettes and didn't mind them lol.

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Old May 2, 2026 | 01:50 PM
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BTW that hardtop is all mine for $700. I always seem to luck out on prices, it's crazy. I was gonna pay 2 grand for one in Chicago.

Now I just have to figure out the best way to do this... I'm not in a huge rush and he isn't either.
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Old May 2, 2026 | 04:08 PM
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Yeah I would be concerned about shipping it, I think you gotta go get it.

I’ve never smoked cigarettes, I smoke a cigar every once in a while.
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Old May 2, 2026 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Yeah I would be concerned about shipping it, I think you gotta go get it.

I’ve never smoked cigarettes, I smoke a cigar every once in a while.
My broker buddy has a shipping guy for his cars, he's going to contact him and see if anything's possible.

If we do go get it we may make a little fun out of it and stay in the nicest hotel in PBurg, etc... I've never been there before. Then go get the top the next day and drive home.

I honestly can't wait to clean it up or do whatever it needs and then drive with the hardtop on all summer when it's miserable. I've driven one with the top on before and it is quiet as a tomb in there with it on.

Smoking is disgusting, I smoked for like 15 years... but I do miss the hand action (it's hard to explain) and nothing is like cracking open a Zippo and lighting up lol.

And who cares in Vegas. I do like cigars too but I have to watch it bc I'll get nicotine sick which is the worst 20 minutes you'll ever experience.
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Old May 2, 2026 | 06:18 PM
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Pittsburgh is a pretty cool old city
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Old May 2, 2026 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Pittsburgh is a pretty cool old city
I love the skyline... And there's an Omni and a Fairmount.
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Old May 3, 2026 | 02:41 PM
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Saw a bunch of older stuff on the weekend.

That Range Rover is really nice






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Old May 3, 2026 | 05:25 PM
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I was channeling BayeauxLex when I got home from NJ this afternoon lol. My wife and I have never seen this on this car as long as we have had it




Averaged 32 MPG on the trip with no battery plug in charge, excellent for such a big vehicle with a V6, hybrid or not.
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Old May 3, 2026 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I was channeling BayeauxLex when I got home from NJ this afternoon lol. My wife and I have never seen this on this car as long as we have had it




Averaged 32 MPG on the trip with no battery plug in charge, excellent for such a big vehicle with a V6, hybrid or not.
nice…think of @BayeauxLex all the time…doubt we will see posts from @BayeauxLex again….which is a shame
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Old May 3, 2026 | 05:28 PM
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Come back to us BayeauxLex!
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Old May 3, 2026 | 06:59 PM
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Saw an interesting van on the road today, would have never known what it is, but it had a Polish plate underneath NY plate. Googled Polish van, apparently it's an FSC Zuk. Obviously not made for US highways, it struggled under the speed limit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSC_%C5%BBuk
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Old May 4, 2026 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Och
Saw an interesting van on the road today, would have never known what it is, but it had a Polish plate underneath NY plate. Googled Polish van, apparently it's an FSC Zuk. Obviously not made for US highways, it struggled under the speed limit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FSC_%C5%BBuk
It just needs some genuine polish water added to the thank lol
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Old May 4, 2026 | 08:36 AM
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This makes me sick to see. These two are in a neighborhood next to mine. They usually hit Acuras and Hondas but occasionally do this too.


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Old May 4, 2026 | 10:51 AM
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Terrible! Nice neighborhood too
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