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Reasons some people love cars so damn much.

Discussion in 'General Automotive' started by IGO4LOW, Jul 25, 2012.

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Jul 25, 2012 at 7:10 PM

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Alright so I was surfing the internet and came across the article about why we love our cars so much. I figured id give it quick read, its pretty good and even kind of funny.
Anyways, what do you guys think about it. Id say its pretty accurate.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-why-some-people-love-cars-so-damn-much/?page=full

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Jul 26, 2012 at 7:10 PM

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Dang. Nobody likes a good quick read?

IGO4LOW, Jul 26, 2012

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Jul 26, 2012 at 7:13 PM

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tl;dr

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Check out my build thread (Beginning of Money Pit)

it was a decent article.

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Just kidding. That was actually pretty funny.

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Jul 26, 2012 at 8:15 PM

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I liked the humor that he injected into the article. This article fit me perfectly. Lol

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