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Old 09-01-2010, 03:52 PM
andrewjtx andrewjtx is offline
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Originally Posted by Carpenterman View Post
Keying a Mercedes is a form of class warfare, IMO. Doesn't matter that my car is 30 years old and only cost me $2k. A guy driving a $30k pickup (on credit) is going to have a warped sense of value when it comes to these cars.
See, I take the opposite approach to that.

When I see some sucker with a brand new car/truck that it doesn't appear they could really afford, I just smile. Think to myself, "Hey man, I'm driving a Mercedes!"

Even with peeling clear coat and a door trim piece missing -- my hood star is nice & shiny.
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