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Old 03-29-2005, 05:21 PM
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Default How *not* to find out you have hollow spokes
Found this picture interesting because it gives a clear view of how thin walled the turbo twist hollow spokes truely are:
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Old 03-29-2005, 05:25 PM
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Ouch!!!
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Old 03-29-2005, 05:28 PM
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OMG, I wonder if that's a real turbo S. $130k destroyed would be a tough pill to swallow.
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Old 03-29-2005, 05:35 PM
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Eric--was about to say the same thing....sure looks like a TurboS to me...yowza.
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Just needs a little TLC!
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Old 03-29-2005, 05:48 PM
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Now there's only 181 Turbo S's around.
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Old 03-29-2005, 05:50 PM
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But look at how intact the passenger compartment is...
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Old 03-29-2005, 05:57 PM
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The car hit or was hit very hard. Notice how little damage to the cab there is. The side mirror looks to be in its original location. That car held up very very well. Comforting to see.
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Old 03-29-2005, 06:22 PM
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"That'll buff right out."
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Not even the color silver can save this poor 993.....
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Old 03-29-2005, 06:28 PM
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What the heck!?! doesn't look like a frontal impact...looks like a crane was dropped on the hood.
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Old 03-29-2005, 06:35 PM
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She gave her life to save the occupants!
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So that's how you get at those front hood shocks.....
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Think the insurance company totalled it?
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One day with "Dent Wizard", and he won't know anything happened
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