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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 06:52 AM
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What?? This ad is rediculous

I just saw this in the paper. It says, and I quote "04 Mini Cooper S, 5 SPEED, TURBO. What is this, it is was funny, I laughed.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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you ever seen the pic of a MINI sitting at a dealership with a big "TURBO" banner on thee windshield? I have, and its funny
 
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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Reminds me of when I was shopping around for my 2nd Gen RX-7 and the number of used car dealers who told me about the awesome 4-cylinder engine it had! Ha Ha (obviously never heard of a Wankel rotary)
 
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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a sales lady once told me my old Protege5 that i was using for the
commute came with 12 valves and 8 cylinders or something.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by flannelhippie
I just saw this in the paper. It says, and I quote "04 Mini Cooper S, 5 SPEED, TURBO. What is this, it is was funny, I laughed.
Dude. If you're going to poke fun at somebody else's ignorance, use a spell checker. And if one's available grammar check wouldn't hurt either.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SpunkytheTuna
Dude. If you're going to poke fun at somebody else's ignorance, use a spell checker. And if one's available grammar check wouldn't hurt either.
Zing!
 
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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It would appear someone has p**d in Spunky's cornflakes
 
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 11:16 PM
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Just another day in the NAM neighborhood sounds like
 
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