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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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Lancer is safe for the winter. Got a beater

Picked up this winter beater for $700. its got like 205000 miles on it but still runs good. Heated leather seats, sun roof, stock radio, and its intercooled turbo.

post pics of your winter beaters









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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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Turntables did not come with car.lol
Had a gig last night and was too tired to take them out.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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That snow killed us in Topeka.. my ralliart is sitting in the garage.. Thank god!
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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ahha for 700 thats cheap as hell, thats what i plan nxt yr
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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a beater to garage a lancer?




cant say ive ever heard this
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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My lancer is very low to the ground and i dont want to damage the fiberglass bodykit with snow and ice and salt and stupid people that dont know how to drive in all that stuff. Dig...
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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a beater to garage a lancer?




cant say ive ever heard this


i know some history about his car (love the evo 9 rb!!).. and when u put your heart n soul and hard earned $$$ hell yeah garaging it makes sense.. would you say the same thing to a kid that has a souped up Civic hatch??
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted by lncrphish
My lancer is very low to the ground and i dont want to damage the fiberglass bodykit with snow and ice and salt and stupid people that dont know how to drive in all that stuff. Dig...

i need to do the same thing for when i drop in this 4g63.. lol 700 aint bad!!! if you werent already boosting you coulda took the turbo out of the volvo lololol
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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i know some history about his car (love the evo 9 rb!!).. and when u put your heart n soul and hard earned $$$ hell yeah garaging it makes sense.. would you say the same thing to a kid that has a souped up Civic hatch??
i would still laugh at the fact that he bought an economy car and wont drive it in certain conditions
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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Wow, where did all the snow go in the pics with the beater? Good decision BTW, I did the same thing.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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I see you got the "2 Turn Tables and a Microphone" option from Volvo. Very nice
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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hahaha volvo... they are built like a tank.. my friend had an old volvo and we abused that thing soo bad but it always came back for more...but on a different topic... its sad to see some people take their car(s) for granted...sad..
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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How does insurance work with beaters?
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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How does insurance work with beaters?
its an old car,1987.
and i only use it a few months a year so the insurance is realy good. i also have a 15 passenger ford van that the band uses for tour.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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My winter beater is my WRX . I've actually seen a Volvo very similar to that one rally so it's not that bad.
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