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Old 06-23-2004, 07:46 PM
Mike400E Mike400E is offline
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Denver, Colorado
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Casio, Breitling, etc

Car - '93 400E with some subtle mods.

Watches - Longines dress watch. (This one was actually pretty expensive.)
Casio - Omega copy - $30.
Breitling - Japanese replica - $120.

There is such a huge difference between auto quality and watch quality, it isn't funny. I bought a $3500 Breitling replica that is indistiguishable from the original by anyone but a dealer for $120 (Including freight!) and it keeps perfect time, as does my Casio. A cheap watch will keep perfect time and last forever unless abused, whereas a cheap car will be junk in a few years. (How many 10 year old Kia's do you see on the road?!) As much as I'd love to be able to drop thousands on watches, I can't and so replicas will have to suffice. Of course, the cheap watch is always worth virtually nothing, whereas a good watch will retain or increase it's value. Cars - they almost always depreciate!
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'93 400E Now DEAD - Rear ended and totalled.
Replaced by '02 C32 AMG - FAST!
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