I hate stupid people that try to talk about cars.

[VaderTT]

"Fun and beast eta to drive most of the 325e Rpms go up to 4800 all the mods I've done to it go it up to 5500
I have this up for 3800 OBO:"

-Guy on CL selling an e30.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Rarely do you find a guy that can measure and manually look up a part. I've gotten interesting looks by bringing in just a bearing from an idler pulley.

I got told more than once that my Cobra was a GT with everything Cobra on it so it just looked like one.

Another favorite after racing someone was explaining that it was stock motor and that gears and suspension can make up for a lot.

What is even worse is trying to get the chain store monkeys to be able to cross reference a part number.

ex: the rear transmission output seal on an 01 lightning is the same part as a super duty. Their system doesnt show that, but you can call and ask them to cross over a part number and they dont come up with it. They can find it if you ask for on off a super duty truck, though.

[Baron Von Crowder]

"Fun and beast eta to drive most of the 325e Rpms go up to 4800 all the mods I've done to it go it up to 5500
I have this up for 3800 OBO:"

-Guy on CL selling an e30.

isnt that a chip?

[dee]

What is even worse is trying to get the chain store monkeys to be able to cross reference a part number.

ex: the rear transmission output seal on an 01 lightning is the same part as a super duty. Their system doesnt show that, but you can call and ask them to cross over a part number and they dont come up with it. They can find it if you ask for on off a super duty truck, though.

Try asking one for a EGR/MAP sensor for a Crown Vic. It is only offered on the PI units and can also confuse the Ford Dealerships.

[MattB]

Yo pays 15 to 1. Starting with $1k, hitting three in a row, parlaying each time, should result in $3.84MM. Assuming you take the bet down after the third hit. (Correction - adding the bet back in leaves you at $4.096MM)

Many casino's will not even take the second bet ($16k), let alone the third ($256K).

I've parlayed a winning $1 Yo, and hit a second. Quick $240.

I knew I misplaced a decimal point in my head figuring it out! But yeah, you know it's bullshit when the third bet is wayyyyy beyond any table max.

[71chevellejohn]

Well, the car you showed is not representative of a Fury for a number of reasons besides the red paint. It doesn't have the godawful 'cocoa' brown interior, or the gold Sportone trim, hubcaps, and grille of a Fury and no holes in the Sportone kickups where the Fury badges would have gone. What you can't see is if the car has the Fury-standard 318ci LA poly with dual quads (FLP8 engine stamping), or the optional Golden Commando dual quad 350 B (L350). No indication if it has heavy duty suspension and 12" drums.

The car does at least have dual mirrors, front and rear bumper wings, and the appropriate fender mouldings that came standard on the '58 Fury. Of course these items were optional for a Belvedere or even Savoy, as was the V-800 dual quad GC350.


Except... that... is... the entire point of the thread.

And if you notice, my initial comment was that the neighbor thought my brother's white 56 Chevy 150 looked like Christine from the movie(A car that was never produced like that from the factory). The picture i posted was a 58 Fury customized to look like Christine, the movie car I was referring to.

Nobody cares about mopars anyway.... trolololol

[Chili]

I knew I misplaced a decimal point in my head figuring it out! But yeah, you know it's bullshit when the third bet is wayyyyy beyond any table max.

Yeah, and on prop bets they often limit you to "winning" the table limit, as opposed to betting it. So even worse.

I read a story about a dude parlaying boxcars and hitting 3 times. As I recall the initial bet was $1. He was a "high roller" though, so they allowed the third bet. Over $30k on 3 rolls. It actually hit 5 times in a row but he didn't place the bet until after the 2nd hit (started off just trying to break the craps streak). They did not let him parlay the $30k, lol, which actually worked out to his favor.

I rarely play prop bets, but when I do and start with $1, I usually parlay the first hit. Doesn't usually work out, but have hit a couple of times.

[ktm300hater]

I don't even talk to these hillbillies at Tarleton about cars, lol. The funny part is, we have a sprint car in the driveway, so they just walk up out of nowhere and ask about it.

Hey I'm a hillbilly and I know a couple things about cars...

[Super Coupe]

Ill go into a parts store looking for something for my dirt car and they will ask me what its going on. I'll tell them its an 80s chevy G body with a 90s Cadillac body, with a 360 cubic inch SBC, floater 9 inch, 4 speed manual transmission. They can never find me the right part.

[Phoenix]

Just heard one tonight. I went to Autozone to buy a battery for my Mazda and as I'm paying I notice that they have Optima red tops "on sale" for $209. I make the comment on how I remember them being $140 back in the day and how their quality has been suffering lately. At this point he tells me that they are still of the same quality. I explained that the last two I had did not live up to expectations.

Here is where it gets good. He proceeded to explain that Optima uses different quality lead and acid depending on what retailer purchases them. So the Optima that is bought at Sam's is not of the same quality of the one bought at Autozone. BTW, that was the parts manager.

[petyweestraw]

Lol you can't make shit like that up. I here that alot.

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[90MarkVII]

Lol you can't make shit like that up. I here that alot.

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Where?

[petyweestraw]

Lol busted. Didn't notice that.




Also Not the battery style explanation, about why something is of lower quality than what's for sale where I am.

This comes up in more places than one may think. Not just car shit.

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[kingjason]

My last Jeep YJ was fun to get parts for. 302, C4, np 205, with a 8.8 exploder in the rear. I found it easier to just look the parts up on ebay and match up part numbers. Good times!

[351Coupe]

My last Jeep YJ was fun to get parts for. 302, C4, np 205, with a 8.8 exploder in the rear. I found it easier to just look the parts up on ebay and match up part numbers. Good times!

A real parts guy that gets into stuff like that himself would not have much problem finding parts for you. Unfortunately, most real parts guys don't stick around for shitty pay, or end up as commercial managers and don't deal with walk in customers.