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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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a friend ofmine had a GST in highchool. he went thew turbos faster then brake pads. no lie. 3 turbos in 18 months.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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he was prolly doing somethin wrong
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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dont think so. i mean he didnt drive it like an old lady but it wasnt modified or anything. i believe some seal around the turbo kept failing and the turbo would fill with oil. after the 3rd turbo he sold it for a mustang

- i could be wrong with the details.it was at least 7 years ago. i just know it was an expensive car to keep going.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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must have gottan a lemon.

Brandon Has an Eagle talon AWD turbo and thing is great.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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a friend of mine dated a guy with a GSX as well. that thing went threw fuel pumps like mad.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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must have been buying some ____ty fuel pumps
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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I do your next post for ya

"A friend of a friend of an uncle whos brother lived in Cali had one and the whole thing just blew up"
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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hehe your funny.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TorchedPerfection86
must have been buying some ____ty fuel pumps
yea...the OEM ones.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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i learned how to drive stick in an eagle talon AWD turbo, that had a bigger turbo and some type of upgraded clutch where there was no feathering the pedal, it was either off or on.

yeah, def not a fun way to learn how to drive stick.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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i want to drive a Porsche Carrera GT .(who doesnt right) after reading about how touchy the clutch is i wanna try it.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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I would love to get my hands on a carerra gt

Scott has that friggin sonic opened yet i havent been up your way in a little while
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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next week i think. my sister is working there. im excited
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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In case any of you wanna come out

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...148&highlight=
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TorchedPerfection86
like i said prolly wouldnt have the kit.

I might be getting a 95 eclipse GST ill have to deal with FWD
All aboard the failcar, please.

Those cars are notoriously unreliable, and the FWD will just make it worse. No traction? No thanks.
Old Sep 26, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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so here i s what one of my clients just requested....

Sale:
ATLANTIC HYUNDAI BAIL OUT SALE
Atlantic Hyundai is going to do for the Long Island Car market what the Government is doing for banks!

...i guess they are trying to remind people that they cant afford that BMW and now they need to buy a Hyundai?! this is probably the worst idea i have ever seen for an ad....car dealers never stop amazing me
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Big_Jim
i want an old boxy vw, that i can slam on its oil pan, roll some wide ace 14"s on, and flat black it.
Flat black but rounded
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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if it wasnt pink..... had the fenders widened about 4" and slammed.....

oh, and its from jersey... thats a no no LOL
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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i hope everyone sold there wachovia stock on friday.
Old Sep 29, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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yeah i would friggin hope so

and I hope anyone playing Fantasy Football didnt have the Rams hahaha

They fired their head coach today so we will see what happens

Im hooked on this Fantasy Football now

If anyone wants to join a free league i just created one for me and a couple friends but we need 12, pm me your e-mail addy and I will send you an invite if you wanna join

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