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Offline rocket

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Don't laugh at me
« on: March 24, 2008, 06:21:54 PM »
I just bought another vehicle.  I'm the (not so) proud owner of a 1997 Ford Aspire.  It gets 38+mpg and will pay for itself in less than 6 months.  Its ugly, green, no PS, but it runs well

 
mine is the green color
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2008, 06:44:31 PM »
How much you pay?
Well I am a Jk Owner now so don't hate.

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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2008, 06:50:54 PM »
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2008, 07:08:05 PM »
How can you laugh at that?? I spend that much on GAS in a few months lol!
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2008, 08:16:56 PM »
hell as much as I drive my jetta saves me that much about every other month I'm sure your lil crapbax there will do the same

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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2008, 08:20:24 PM »
I'll save over $200/mo w/ that thing (at current gas prices).  After 6 months, it's paied for itself! 


Its just the first non-fun vehicle i've owned (el camino, camero, 2 YJs, tacoma), and it's ugly
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2008, 09:20:36 PM »
I've still got these 31" Mt/R's! :D
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2008, 09:41:08 PM »
When it dies and is not cost effective to fix, I wanna be the first to drive over it  ;D

Really though, good find. The money you're saving will be worth the jokes about your manhood.

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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2008, 02:40:03 AM »
In a couple of years i'll have saved enough to buy a marlin crawler dual x-fer case for my taco!
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2008, 02:45:34 AM »
sorry, I'm still gonna laugh at you!
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2008, 03:22:05 AM »
If you don't lift it, at least do the exhaust-out-the-side mod like Hot Rod's taco.  Maybe a snorkel.

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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2008, 03:49:31 AM »
sorry, I'm still gonna laugh at you!

Thats fine, as your are laughing, i'm buying new stuff for the taco: dual tranfer case, line-x, new rear bumper, skids, arb front locker, . . . . . . .
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2008, 08:17:00 AM »
I remember the aspire predissesor, the Festiva. I got 40 mpg most of the time and even got 60 mpg on one road trip. I loved my Festiva and jokes and all, you will love the Aspire trust me. I still wish I had the festiva. I Could drive anywhere I wanted to go on like 8 gallons, it was great.
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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2008, 01:16:53 PM »
Congrats Rocket!  If it gets you from point A to point B without to many  problems thats what counts.  Drive safe and enjoy the savings :)

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Re: Don't laugh at me
« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2008, 01:57:29 AM »
i know toxic could make a killer graphic for it.

if it saves you money....