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Old 08-08-2013, 08:03 AM   #43
Keith True
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Default Re: What is your collector car Pet Peeve?

People that equate TV shows to what I do with my cars.I've never seen any of these shows,so I don't really know what they're about.I have heard of a pickers show,and I heard of the pawn star show.Here,porn is pronounced pawn by the natives,so for a long time I thought there was a show about porn stars.I see lots of cars bought by people that watched TV,then went out,bought a car,and attempted to take it apart to build something.No tools,no torch,no welder,no garage,and not a clue as to what they were trying to do.They buy hubcaps,chrome goodies,seat covers,and let the car sit out in the weather until somebody like me come along and buy it for 1/10 of the value it had before they monkeyed with it,and ruined it.I know of a Camaro that was bought on a whim to fix up.The T-top rubber was getting bad,so he removed it.Then,the plan was to order new rubber,it's been three years,the T-tops are sitting on the car,no rubber,I looked in the car this winter while plowing along next to it.The ice was at the level of the tops of the seat cushions.Flush with the shifter boot.The owner said,well,we're gonna buy a new interior anyway.It didn't NEED one in the first place.It does now.This car has gone from a nice driver to a parts car.
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