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Old 08-27-2014, 03:30 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by STV3 View Post
Yes, but for one you aren't actually seeing it being done in front of your eyes and two you are just assuming it has been beat on, but you never know if it was owned by someone who babied it.

I drive my FRS hard but I take care of it and it isn't the same thing as some 20 year old kid beating on a car that he has no care for because it isn't his car.
My point EXACTLY!
You buy one of these used the odds are greatly weighted to having been driven harder then your normal car. Just because you didn't "actually see it" doesn't mean it didn't happen. A few doughnuts and drift or two in a parking lot by a driver that obviously knew what they were doing will not destroy these cars.
I know in the past I have driven some rentals (a certain Camaro comes to mind) to or even a little over their limit and somebody bought them used and were probably overjoyed to get them!!!!
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