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Old 02-03-2008, 07:00 PM
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After an exhaustive search, and excellent haggling skills; I'm the latest owner of this nice 2004 Grand Prix GTP Competition Group. It has 82 000 kms (50K miles) a Ractive aftermarket cone intake (soon to be swapped with a proper Intense FWI). A set of Ford Mustang? mufflers, RCA speakers replacing the stock Monsoon speakers throughout. Here'* the thing, the Ford exhaust sounds FREAKING WICKED and the Ractive is decent as well.

Standard features include 3800 SC'ed L32 with GenV blower putting out 260bhp, Magnasteer2, CompG suspension package, 6 disc Monsoon audio, TapShift, 3.29 gears, sunroof, red painted calipers and more.

The car was listed at $18 995, red tagged to $16 888, sold for $15 736 and brand new Pirelli P4'* installed free of charge. I also nabbed free lifetime lube/oil/filter and 160 000km powertrain warranty.

Downside: no passenger side power seat, terrible rear seat backs and impossible to sit in if you are tall, no Homelink and no ECC/ELC (which with my luck may be a blessing)


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Ford Exhaust - Angie at the wheel, parking lot ended before she got to 3rd gear, so there is a bit of exhaust pop



Chorus by Gen5 and L32 - Angie at the wheel again



I've kept the Aurora and its been designated toy car, need a bit of TLC and it can now get it.
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So,will this be Angie'* or joint drivership??
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not downing your new car but i hope you feel more kick from it then the one that i drove.
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Mine for now, joint when shes wrapping up driver training and hers once she starts full employment and can take over the payments.

not downing your new car but i hope you feel more kick from it then the one that i drove
Since I have no frame of reference to verify what you have stated, your reply is pretty baseless, but from my standpoint, yes, yes it does have more kick then the one you drove.
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Mine for now, joint when shes wrapping up driver training and hers once she starts full employment and can take over the payments.

Ya'll need to go ahead and get married. Then whats hers is hers and whats yours is hers
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so when can i drive it?
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Originally Posted by repinS
so when can i drive it?
Come on down...
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Nice ride Jim and Angie
FWI first
Exhaust 2nd :P
Then Cam, heads, intercooler....bwhahah
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Nice ride Jimbo, welcome back to the 3800 world

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