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Old 02-26-2010, 03:26 PM
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what do you think of this paint job

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Old 02-26-2010, 03:31 PM
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UGH!!!! Get rid of the red/orange and make it black...
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:32 PM
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I think it would cause many a driver to get a lot of tickets...
everyone's eyes... including the cops... would just naturally be drawn to that paint scheme.
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:36 PM
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Perhaps its a sign of a bad economy. Where I grew up any body shop would walk you right out of the door if you made a request to defile a luxury vehicle.

I'm very disappointed with the ethics of any "professional" that would accept a job like this from a customer.
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:37 PM
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I do kind of like the change to later style headlights.
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:39 PM
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UH.... I thought when you owned a car you were allowed to pay some professional to paint it like you want it... of course that sometimes involves advertising the fact that you have NO TASTE.... LOL
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:46 PM
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UH.... I thought when you owned a car you were allowed to pay some professional to paint it like you want it... of course that sometimes involves advertising the fact that you have NO TASTE.... LOL

Ah, that is precisely my point a "professional" would turn someone away for requesting such a hideous paint job.
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Old 02-28-2010, 11:22 AM
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Ah, that is precisely my point a "professional" would turn someone away for requesting such a hideous paint job.

My painter will paint a car any color or style the gangsta wants.
Money is ALWAYS green.

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Old 02-26-2010, 03:40 PM
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Maybe that was all the ' anti- theft ' package he could afford...
Who would steal that car with it painted that way ?
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:52 PM
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I can not ' go with' a paint shop having the responsibility of determining the colors a customer's car is painted... the quality of the application ---yes... but not the final decisions on the car owned by someone else... this is still a free country in most respects.
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:53 PM
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FAIL.
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Old 02-26-2010, 03:57 PM
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That is the way I would want a W116 300SD painted, only in dark brown and beige.
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Old 02-26-2010, 04:23 PM
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The title of this thread is completely misleading.
I can't "think" when I look at that car.
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Old 02-26-2010, 10:02 PM
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FAIL.
Agreed. EPIC FAIL
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Old 02-27-2010, 04:45 AM
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Oh, gawd....

That is just 'Orrible....

FAIL--Big-time!
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