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Old 01-29-2021, 02:43 PM   #1
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Dark day for Maytag's '03 986 S

So..... this just happened.
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Old 01-29-2021, 02:59 PM   #2
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Yo Maytag - That is one very sad post! I feel your pain!
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Old 01-29-2021, 03:16 PM   #3
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WHY?? That looked like a perfectly good body.
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Old 01-29-2021, 04:11 PM   #4
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WHY?? That looked like a perfectly good body.
It was. In fact, it was a perfectly great car! But no buyers. So.... what's a guy to do?

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😭😭
I feel the pain.
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Old 01-29-2021, 04:44 PM   #6
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I feel the pain.
Thanks. But in this case..... the money i made off parts is paying for this (which i pickup tomorrow)

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Thanks. But in this case..... the money i made off parts is paying for this (which i pickup tomorrow)

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Good up trade!! 😀👍👍
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Good up trade!! 😀👍👍
Nice car!

The paint job reminds me of the cars that ran on the Carrera Panamericana, congratulations!
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Old 01-29-2021, 06:59 PM   #9
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The paint job reminds me of the cars that ran on the Carrera Panamericana, congratulations!
Probably a reason for that: ;-)



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Old 01-29-2021, 07:01 PM   #10
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Oh man that sad. Glad you had good times with it made some money and now have a spec boxster.
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Congrats on the upgrade!
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You gotta move on man! A sad scene, I shed a small tear, but look at the cool road ahead! Waste no time!
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Old 01-30-2021, 06:45 PM   #13
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You gotta move on man! A sad scene, I shed a small tear, but look at the cool road ahead! Waste no time!
Amen brother!
Went and picked up the new spec boxster today. I'm very excited for the next chapter!

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The video was kind of a Boxster viking funeral mixed with the end of the movie Braveheart for me. Enjoy the new ride!
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Been there, first one totaled. Got second a few months later. Once you have the bug ...
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