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Old 01-04-2005, 11:10 AM   #1
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Well, yesterday I won a $50k scratchy.. so I went out and bought a car.

An 03 FPV GT.. silhouette... grey stripes.. auto















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Old 01-04-2005, 11:11 AM   #2
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haha nice try steffo...

So how the insurance? Can you drive it on ya L's
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Old 01-04-2005, 11:12 AM   #3
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Old 01-04-2005, 11:13 AM   #4
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haha nice try steffo...

So how the insurance? Can you drive it on ya L's
Yeah.. they'll let me on my L's.. but not P's.. : :
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Old 01-04-2005, 11:19 AM   #5
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Well its a very nice car Ill give ya that :/

....but how could you go past Rapid with black stripes?
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Old 01-04-2005, 11:25 AM   #6
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Old 01-04-2005, 11:38 AM   #7
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I hope you realise I was playing along...so does that mean you were pittying a fool who was actually playing a fool? How much of a fool does that make you?

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Old 01-04-2005, 03:46 PM   #8
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The intent was there....but it was carried out with utter incompetence.

Tsk Tsk Steffo.

Couldn't have come up with something a little bit more believable that a $50k scratchie?
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Old 01-04-2005, 03:53 PM   #9
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Couldn't have come up with something a little bit more believable that a $50k scratchie?
Lol thats what I thought.
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Old 01-04-2005, 04:39 PM   #10
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LOL, and the fact that the car in the pic looks like its at albert park and your in sydney... haha.
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Yeah.. I would have gone for "I won 50 bucks on a scratchie, so I bought a 2nd hand XR6 AU, a pie and coke" tehehehehe
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Old 01-04-2005, 04:49 PM   #12
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Yeah.. I would have gone for "I won 50 bucks on a scratchie, so I bought a 2nd hand XR6 AU, a pie and coke" tehehehehe
I hope you still have change left over for repairs etc... haha.
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Old 01-04-2005, 06:41 PM   #13
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Well, yesterday I won a $50k scratchy.. so I went out and bought a car.
Yeah but why in heavens name did you buy this one?
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Old 01-04-2005, 07:08 PM   #14
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Nice thought Steffo, too bad the execution didn't work so well.
I didn't even have to open the thread to know it was an april Fools joke.
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Old 01-04-2005, 07:12 PM   #15
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Yeah but why in heavens name did you buy this one?
Because I'd rather this one... :P
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