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Old 05-16-2011, 09:55 PM
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Are they that good on gas?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/2384802766.html

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Old 05-16-2011, 10:01 PM
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yes, and imagine how much you'll save on fuel costs over that "450,000" miles that you'll drive it.
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:08 PM
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Crack is whack.

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Old 05-16-2011, 10:11 PM
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30 mpg, yeah that's close to it's actual hwy of 17.
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:13 PM
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Damn, I thought I was doing good with the 26mpg in my C55...
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:15 PM
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Damn, I thought I was doing good with the 26mpg in my C55...
Thats all C55's get? I heard on craigslist they get more like 32 mpg..
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:28 PM
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Don't forget the diesels they get like 40 and run 500k maintenance free!
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:40 PM
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Just a problem with units. kilometers not miles & imperial gallons not US gallons.
500k without an oil change (maintenance) !! I would like to see that!!
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:03 PM
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:38 PM
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Relax guys, "it will sale itself"
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:40 PM
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Relax guys, "it will sale itself"
Use enough southern drawl and that spelling starts to make sense.
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:52 PM
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Remove brain and spelling makes sense.... I guess to seller 16 is close to 30. Well it is closer to 30 than to 0.
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Old 05-17-2011, 07:17 AM
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With spelling that poor, how can anyone believe his claims to MPG??
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Old 05-18-2011, 12:23 PM
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Holy cow! There's another one!
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/2388079352.html
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Old 05-18-2011, 12:52 PM
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the real killer is, MB will get a bad rap out of this instead of the lying saleman.

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