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Stripped66
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$500 Craigslist BMW + max'd out credit cards = 3rd place WRC finish at Rally Mexico 
http://jalopnik.com/5497042/how-a-500-craigslist-car-beat-400k-rally-racers
I figured some of you would get a kick out of this!
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Mr. Unpopular
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That is a must read. He is my hero.
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nathan@el
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This is such a cool story! I always wanted to drive in a rally race. Maybe I still can 
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MAYHEM
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That is absolutely the coolest "you know what we should do " story I have ever heard.
Phenomenal 
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bajabugman66
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I had to find a dirt road to rally the ol' jetta on today to really realize what he actually did.
Simply amazing.
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Ian
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super cool
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SkooobaSteve
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EXJAY
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Awesome!
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LeviMan2001
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That is one amazing story, that's what racing should be IMO.
The samba should get together, build a rally car in kick some asses in there.
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:59 am Post subject: |
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That is one amazing story, that's what racing should be IMO.
The samba should get together, build a rally car in kick some asses in there. |
One guy is.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=403025
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blankmange
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and don't forget about stonefish with his rally notchback...
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LeviMan2001
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True, true, but that's not like a really huge rally like this, they're (at least the Porsche-Salzburg) not competing directly against the big guns, just like fellow cheap people. I think, I could be wrong. Of course, that beetle is still awesome.
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