BernieIS's Build Thread
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Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Maryland
Kevin, I have had similar things happen down in Baltimore when I lived there and I always recovered. This will be no different.
In the IS300 I had the following happen at my apartment complex.
Backed into 4 times
Keyed 1 time
Construction workers threw roofing material off the apartment roof and kit the car denting it
Tire was slashed
The car was broken into and my ipod was stolen.
That is just what happened at the apartment complex.
Just wait until I get pictures of the IS350 when it is done. I will not be as mad as I was when I saw it vandalized. I have been working with the shop doing some mechanical stuff so I have been prettty involved in the build and I am so excited.
In the IS300 I had the following happen at my apartment complex.
Backed into 4 times
Keyed 1 time
Construction workers threw roofing material off the apartment roof and kit the car denting it
Tire was slashed
The car was broken into and my ipod was stolen.
That is just what happened at the apartment complex.
Just wait until I get pictures of the IS350 when it is done. I will not be as mad as I was when I saw it vandalized. I have been working with the shop doing some mechanical stuff so I have been prettty involved in the build and I am so excited.
Get that car ready for Springfest so I can see it, hope you can make it.
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Mike, I live in Pittsburgh. The vandalization happened in an area of Pittsburgh that is called Wilkensburg which a notoriously bad area. I should ot have taken the car there but I have to drive it for work and my wife had the Jeep which I would normally drive to a place like that.
I have no new information. He is priming it and painting it this week. I hope to have it for the weekend but I am going to Vegas on Monday so if I do not get it back that is ok I guess. I feel like I have been lying to everyone since it has been so long but as the pictures show I have not been.