Mar 28, 2016, 07:21 PM
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Table of Contents "S55's Endless Build Thread"
1. Car Forklifted Onto Delivery Truck Because Auction Had No Key
2. Finally Sees Car and Damage In Person on Delivery Truck
3. Videos of S-Class Forklifted Off Delivery Truck And Slid Into Garage
4. Additional Rear-End Damage Photos
5. Cost Breakdown For Vehicle and Parts as of 3/12/16
6. Key Arrives! First Start Up.
7. First Test Drive, Warning Lights Abound
8. Fixed Electrical Issues(?), Replaced Battery and Alternator
9. New Woodgrain Steering Wheel Installed
1. Car Forklifted Onto Delivery Truck Because Auction Had No Key
2. Finally Sees Car and Damage In Person on Delivery Truck
3. Videos of S-Class Forklifted Off Delivery Truck And Slid Into Garage
4. Additional Rear-End Damage Photos
5. Cost Breakdown For Vehicle and Parts as of 3/12/16
6. Key Arrives! First Start Up.
7. First Test Drive, Warning Lights Abound
8. Fixed Electrical Issues(?), Replaced Battery and Alternator
9. New Woodgrain Steering Wheel Installed
I finally bought it Fellas!
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Does that fridge add $10k in value to a non-branded titled car? Because a branded title car is worth no more than 60% of a clean titled car. Clean titled cars with your mileage and equipment are in the $17-18k price range. Even assuming the higher end of the range, you'd likely be looking at no more than $11k for your car in its current state. This is why you should keep it for the long term, as long as the repairs don't bleed you dry.
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My takeaways from this ridiculous 86-page thread:
1. The OP, despite being moderately goofy, prevailed. PDR guys are miracle workers.
2. Mike and Dave need to seriously reevaluate how they are spending their ever-dwindling time on earth.
1. The OP, despite being moderately goofy, prevailed. PDR guys are miracle workers.
2. Mike and Dave need to seriously reevaluate how they are spending their ever-dwindling time on earth.
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Given the OP's judgment, impulsivity, and inability to ascertain risk, there's a high statistical probability he'll predecease both Dave and myself. We're already working on the eulogy.
Now give us a couple of days to work Yidney into a scene. I already have an idea. Dave, is there any way to get an extended gang Bukake sequence past MPAA and keep the R rating? I just feel like an NC17 is going to kill box office. Thoughts?
Now give us a couple of days to work Yidney into a scene. I already have an idea. Dave, is there any way to get an extended gang Bukake sequence past MPAA and keep the R rating? I just feel like an NC17 is going to kill box office. Thoughts?
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Given the OP's judgment, impulsivity, and inability to ascertain risk, there's a high statistical probability he'll predecease both Dave and myself. We're already working on the eulogy.
Now give us a couple of days to work Yidney into a scene. I already have an idea. Dave, is there any way to get an extended gang Bukake sequence past MPAA and keep the R rating? I just feel like an NC17 is going to kill box office. Thoughts?
Now give us a couple of days to work Yidney into a scene. I already have an idea. Dave, is there any way to get an extended gang Bukake sequence past MPAA and keep the R rating? I just feel like an NC17 is going to kill box office. Thoughts?
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Might have to get artsy with the lighting and camera angles so we don't show any actual wieners. Like in the opening of Jaws, where you see the action and the aftermath but not the actual giant shark. Except in this case instead of a giant shark it's a bunch of naked gay dudes standing in a circle. Let's spitball ideas. How about a slow-mo montage sequence set to "YMCA" by the Village People?
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In the commercial, he still looked like he was in good shape for a guy in his 60's. You couldn't get me to ask him about participation in gay ****. I remember him cutting down over 100 trees with an ax and chainsaw in his old expensive suburban neighborhood because he thought they were making his allergies worse. Anybody who would do something like that isn't someone I'd want to tangle with. I wonder if NYC would ask him? He seems like a tough guy who wouldn't be afraid of Mr. T.
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Hey Dave, have you seen those gold plated Mercedes Benz ice cube trays for the 221 mini fridge? Man, if I had the fridge, I would definitely get me a set of those.
I heard that a former 80's TV star has a set he's willing to sell, but instead of money he wants the buyer to ask him if he wants to "do a soft core gay **** cameo". ?????
Crazy, right?
I heard that a former 80's TV star has a set he's willing to sell, but instead of money he wants the buyer to ask him if he wants to "do a soft core gay **** cameo". ?????
Crazy, right?
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Hey Dave, have you seen those gold plated Mercedes Benz ice cube trays for the 221 mini fridge? Man, if I had the fridge, I would definitely get me a set of those.
I heard that a former 80's TV star has a set he's willing to sell, but instead of money he wants the buyer to ask him if he wants to "do a soft core gay **** cameo". ?????
Crazy, right?
I heard that a former 80's TV star has a set he's willing to sell, but instead of money he wants the buyer to ask him if he wants to "do a soft core gay **** cameo". ?????
Crazy, right?
Lol, you never been with a man?
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Good stuff! I wouldn't have had Maaco pull the frame, some local Russian dudes would have probably done a better job and skipped the overspray.... at least around here. haha Aside from that, looks like a decent repair with minimal paintwork. Pictures aside, how well would you rate PDR results? 90%? 95%?
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Good stuff! I wouldn't have had Maaco pull the frame, some local Russian dudes would have probably done a better job and skipped the overspray.... at least around here. haha Aside from that, looks like a decent repair with minimal paintwork. Pictures aside, how well would you rate PDR results? 90%? 95%?
I would have saved half a grand if I went to Vlad, but he got cold feet about working with the aluminum lip. Which is funny because I didn't puss out when I helped him put cement shoes on a guy.
The PDR guy was of intermediate skill. I'd say he got the dent to look 98%. If he took a bit more time it would have been 99-100%.
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Now how about those close-up straight on shots of the PDR work.
