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Old 10-18-2018, 07:16 PM
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My brother just bought a Lotus
That little sonafa...

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Old 10-18-2018, 07:48 PM
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Old 10-18-2018, 07:54 PM
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That little sonafa...
Can I borrow your brother’s car? You can vouch for me.
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Old 10-18-2018, 07:56 PM
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Evora. Never been in one but I hear they are pretty quick!
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Old 10-18-2018, 09:41 PM
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How hard is it to change the plugs?
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Old 10-18-2018, 10:22 PM
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Prolly a Biotch. It's a crossways v6 IIRC.
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Old 10-19-2018, 12:16 AM
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how does he like it? I've been strongly considering one as well, vs Cayman/911?
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Old 10-19-2018, 07:06 AM
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I think the lotus is considerably lighter than either of the P cars.
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Old 10-23-2018, 01:29 PM
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How hard is it to change the plugs?
I have no idea. He's stopped working on his own cars.
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Old 10-23-2018, 01:30 PM
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how does he like it? I've been strongly considering one as well, vs Cayman/911?
He says it's better than his Maserati. He's an exotic car kinda guy. Nothing "everyone" has.

He's also a snob! But my brother the car snob.
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Old 10-23-2018, 01:56 PM
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I used to be a car snob. Now I like a lot of different ones....probably still a snob though.

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