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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 03:37 AM
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Crap??? You have no idea... Plus there's more crap every day, tons of it.
If they don't let you join, I'll write you a note.
There. How's that for crap??
"( By the way, this thread is really full of a lot of crap!)" You forgot the gas..
 
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by MORTRBL
Can I join Team Craptastic? I just ordered a crappy PW/B MCS JCW this week!

Please???

( By the way, this thread is really full of a lot of crap!)
Of course you can, as long as your got some Get the logo and add to your sig
 
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MORTRBL
Can I join Team Craptastic? I just ordered a crappy PW/B MCS JCW this week!

Please???

( By the way, this thread is really full of a lot of crap!)
Once you receive your JCW, you'll have to break it in. After that, you can truly determine it's level of crappiness, and then decide if you want to join.

At that point we'll tell you the membership fee, and all about the weird initiation rites. All I can say right now is make sure you stock up on toilet tissue and apple butter......

A_Sr.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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Don't forget the plunger!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by yumhaggis
What were you thinking, You know you have to drop LSD before any trip though the twisties of Santa Cruz man, it's the law now look at what you've done.........
Well, you know...I could have sworn I saw Ken Kesey sitting out front of Applejacks last Sunday when we went by.
But maybe it was my...umm...imagination. Or something like that.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gerldoc
Well, you know...I could have sworn I saw Ken Kesey sitting out front of Applejacks last Sunday when we went by.
But maybe it was my...umm...imagination. Or something like that.
Now was it Ken or did you just see the bus
 
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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Ken was sitting by the road toking, and the others were wearing really bright clothes and waving and dancing on the top of the bus, whose walls were throbbing with the beat of the music. At least, that's what it looked like to me.

Not to get too far afield from the original thread, but in recalling the bite of haggis I had 20 years ago while staying in the Borders (Galashiels, to be exact), I'd have to say that "yum" is not the word that comes to mind. Blood pudding runs a close second to haggis on my list of "things I will never try again".
Having disparaged your culinary heritage, I will now add that in the two months that I lived there, I found the country beautiful (and this was in January and February, mind you), and the Scots a thoroughly charming, engaging and pleasant bunch. I'm sorry that I haven't been back in all these years, I had a delightful experience there.
(And no pharmaceuticals except Guinness were involved.)
 
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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And now back to our original programming...

I added more crap to my car today, JCW brakes! Jacques at Bay Bridge Motors was extremely kind and fit me in on my only day off this week prior to the REME Mt. Shasta run. They are still bedding in and so I don't yet have the full appreciation of what they can do. At first ride, the pedal felt a bit spongier than before (not a bad thing, to me) although that may have been my imagination, or the placebo effect of having a new thing on the car. I do think that they will be a really nice upgrade, and I am pleased that I got them.
Plus, the larger rotors and red calipers look great on the car!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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Hey....Cool Beans on the brakes You'll appreciate them on the highway 36 run to Redding.
Working late tonight..... in Fresno. Hopefully home by 3am. Prep the car and I'm outa here....On the Road Again.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Well, more crap for me too. Added the suspension...

The ride is decidedly crappier, I can't stand the reduced body roll in the corners...
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 03:52 PM
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Just put some Crappy wheels on my Crappy car, what do you think?
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JCWGrover
Just put some Crappy wheels on my Crappy car, what do you think?
Very nice! Those are the same Crappy wheels I have.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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Man you have crap from the wheels up lol
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by lexbomb
Well, more crap for me too. Added the suspension...

The ride is decidedly crappier, I can't stand the reduced body roll in the corners...
Agreed. The JCW suspension is complete and utter crap. The increased composure at the limit is extremely annoying.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JCWGrover
Just put some Crappy wheels on my Crappy car, what do you think?
Crap-a-luscious, baby.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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Crappy question

Maybe a crappy question BUT can one put crappy JCW suspension on a convertible? JCW Springs through my dealer's website says NOT for convertible. If not, why can't I get more crap on my cabrio? All I want for Christmas is a Crappy Cabrio Cooper!
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JCWGrover
Just put some Crappy wheels on my Crappy car, what do you think?
Holy rotating crap!!! Lookat those!!!

A_Sr.
 
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by sam.ben
Maybe a crappy question BUT can one put crappy JCW suspension on a convertible?
Asked and answered in this threadhttps://www.northamericanmotoring.co...477#post997477

Sure, you could probably fit it, but you might want to weld your doors to maintain structural integrity!!!!!!


Has anyone tried the Crappy shift ****, or know any dealers that have them??
 
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JCWGrover
Just put some Crappy wheels on my Crappy car, what do you think?
Do they smell as crappy as they look
 
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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I came home from the dealership with a car load of crap and a craptastic certificate of authenticity aka.. JCW tuning kit. Guess that makes me a member of Team Craptastic now doesn't it?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Crap rocks! YAY!

I know that I love my Crappy MINI!
 
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by swarley
More Interior Crap

Will you just look at that crap, Well I can see your getting enough fiber.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 08:34 PM
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Now with even more fiber...
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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Holy Crap!
 
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 09:31 AM
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Pardon my asking, Swarley, but what the Crap are those dangerous-looking red switches on the lower left dash? Parachutes? Waste gate pull triggers?
 
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