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Old 28-01-2009, 03:30 PM   #1
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Daimler forum...'Where to get a service on my Rolex?'

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Old 28-01-2009, 03:34 PM   #2
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Old 28-01-2009, 03:39 PM   #3
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Old 28-01-2009, 04:15 PM   #4
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It's in a club forum, should have been in here anyway.

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Old 28-01-2009, 03:36 PM   #5
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Nice though
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Old 28-01-2009, 03:48 PM   #6
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Leave it on I say. I got a laugh and others will to. Wasn't going to search for it. Old news is new news to those who never heard it.

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Old 28-01-2009, 03:59 PM   #7
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Old 28-01-2009, 03:57 PM   #8
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Holden commodore VN forum - are we all fully sick yet?
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Old 28-01-2009, 06:19 PM   #9
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Old 28-01-2009, 06:24 PM   #10
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Old 28-01-2009, 07:56 PM   #11
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Old 28-01-2009, 04:01 PM   #12
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Subaru WRX forum...'I'm thinking blue and gold, how about you ??

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Old 28-01-2009, 04:23 PM   #14
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Hummer forum...'Had a fender bender today. 24 hurt, 10 killed. Do I have to get the black touch-up paint from the dealer? He's 35 miles away. That's $55 in fuel.'

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Old 28-01-2009, 04:48 PM   #15
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Old 28-01-2009, 04:45 PM   #16
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Might be old to some, but I've never seen it before, and others are probably the same. Good stuff I have to say!
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Old 28-01-2009, 04:53 PM   #17
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Old 28-01-2009, 06:14 PM   #18
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Old 28-01-2009, 06:11 PM   #19
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Old 28-01-2009, 06:28 PM   #20
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Old 29-01-2009, 10:06 PM   #23
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that is gold and most are so very true lol. i have never seen this and would have never gone looking for it either
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BA XR6 forums- how do I get a manual for one and how much it cost? How do I go about turbsing my engine. How much it cost?
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