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Old 04-17-2012, 10:39 PM   #15
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Lol, I've never seen a glossy primer.....
The rednecks around here will put a clearcoat on primer... I thought everything was done bigger and better in TX?!
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Old 04-17-2012, 11:12 PM   #16
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The rednecks around here will put a clearcoat on primer... I thought everything was done bigger and better in TX?!
I guess everyone has enough money for real paint...
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0-60 7.3s. That number keeps popping up.
pretty sure they ripped the 0-60 and 1/4 mile from inside line tests.
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0-60 7.3s. That number keeps popping up.
That's cuz thats the number being thrown around everywhere ever since Inside Line achieved them.

Motor Trend got 6.4s and no ones mentioning that. They're all saying how slow it is and 'proving' it by using the Inside Line numbers.
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im hoping the next round of car mags have published reviews
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