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hahaha yeah im sorry if i offended anyone ay !! hahah it was a joke to get some old ppl to respond again !!! hahah but some of the calls in there were priceless !! hahahaha im still cracking up at the snapper call!! pricless !! hahhaha

btw hi to all the new ppl!!! no offence :ermm: and if u are angry hey lighten up youve made alot of ppl laugh :)

That's right, I do remember that! Sucks hearing about cars getting stolen, I hope it's something I never have to experience.

Yeah, the Stagea rocks! Still standard, but it's a series 1 which was converted to manual (all series 1s are auto except the RB26 powered 260RS), so I snapped it up.

yaeh ahh well .. hahaha i had a bit of a funny run with cars after that .. i thought nah ill stay cheap.. so i bought a pinatara for like a couple grand.. got the shits with that after about 6 months.. so i bought a Convertible Merc which was awesome but hten i got a new job where i had to drive too far and needed a more practical car so i bought a new accord euro :|... yes accord ahhahha im gonna get ripped for it i know but its actually a pretty awesome car if only the roof came off :ermm:

so u still living in parra?

yaeh ahh well .. hahaha i had a bit of a funny run with cars after that .. i thought nah ill stay cheap.. so i bought a pinatara for like a couple grand.. got the shits with that after about 6 months.. so i bought a Convertible Merc which was awesome but hten i got a new job where i had to drive too far and needed a more practical car so i bought a new accord euro : |... yes accord ahhahha im gonna get ripped for it i know but its actually a pretty awesome car if only the roof came off :ermm:

so u still living in parra?

Accord Euro is quite a nice-looking car and (according to the new car mags) apparently a good bit of kit. I wouln't mind one myself if I was in the market for a new car! Would throw that into the mix with a Mazda6 and Subaru Liberty (especially the R-spec B wagon), and decide after a drive of all three.

Yeah Paul, still living around Parra. (Never did live IN Parra, but I've lived my whole life under Parramatta council, if that counts for anything...)

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