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About LinkBacksdon't be crazy - love the damn thing to death! Everything is perfect about this car and I'll keep until the wheels fall off - probably longer than that!! lol
No what I'm talking about it how much I worry about it - after I had a break in last month, I'm getting paranoid. I tell myself it's only a car and in the grand scheme of things, it's worthless - absolutely not worth a crap compared to anything like family etc. BUT... "thing" as it is, I love it as much as you can love a dead object. I worry about scratches, break-ins, vandalism, whatever. Sometimes it can be annoying - there is great liberty in a way in driving a POS car you don't care about - a car whose door you'll close with a swift kick and not give a damn. Well, maybe not - but you get the point. Just a regular car that you're not modding and which is expendable.
Besides saving the miles off of the Magnum, I swear I'd love a beater just to not have to worry about some a-hole smashing their door into mine at the supermarket or some idiot feeling like spray painting the car or smashing a few windows just because the car stands out a little bit compared to your average family sedan (or wagon).
My "dream" (let's not take it too far, JarZ!) is to have another Magnum as a DD but then I'd probably worry about that one almost as much.
Stupid isn't it?
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08-19-2008, 11:11 PM #1
Ole sad på en knold og sang
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The only thing I don't like about my Magnum...
Last edited by JarZ; 08-19-2008 at 11:13 PM.
2005 Bright Silver Dodge Magnum R/T - Inertia 5.7 heads/Spartan cam/JBA headers/AFE II/BB Fat Pipes/402 Motoring spoiler/tinted tails
2006 Brilliant Black Dodge Magnum SRT-8
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08-19-2008, 11:15 PM #2
LX Newbie
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Nope... not at all! I'm waiting to see the bumper sticker "My other car has a HEMI!!!"
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08-19-2008, 11:22 PM #3
LX Padiwan
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Dido! Feel the same way!
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08-19-2008, 11:26 PM #4
Daytona 500 bound!
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Nothin' wrong with that - it works for me...
Ok, ok - I lied. The white one's not really my daily - it belongs to the wife...
Brilliant Black '06 Magnum SRT8 FRI 'Street' heads, ported intake & Tomahawk cam MagnaFlow HF cats B&B cat-back B&G Stage II
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08-20-2008, 12:10 AM #5
former jeep jockey
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The Solution is to purchase any ford product!
Originally Posted by JarZ
Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T AWD, Black.
Current mods: Mopar CAI (came with the car, woohoo!), Diablo Predator CAI 93 Tune, Chrysler Ipod Integration Kit, Billet Tech Catch Can, and a bottle of Throttle Body Cleaner.
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08-20-2008, 12:12 AM #6
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remember the 2nd amendment
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just buy a gun. and a 'beware of owner' sticker for the maggie.
thats what i did
and nobody in downtown Birmingham has ever even considered touching my baby.
2005 Magnum SXT, Magnesium Pearl, Sunroof, and all the other extra goodies; factory Mopar police wheels, 235/60R18 Yokohama Parada Spec-X tires, EBC slotted w/ Red Stuff Ceramic pads, Blastin Bobs "The Loudest" dual kit, Predator 91 tune, AFE stage 2, blinker mod, de-silenced, de-badged rear hatch, spoiler color matched, 'X' model eyelids color matched, Setina push bar
things to come: eibach springs, struts, sways, and shocks. Supercharger? High rev torque converter? cam? Polished throttle body? Polished intake? I suffer from moderate to severe mod-itis...
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08-20-2008, 12:13 AM #7
Ole sad på en knold og sang
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Lol - nothing like a '96 Taurus for a DD. Dent, scratch, broken door - who cares - it's a Ford Originally Posted by shaft9ii
The Solution is to purchase any ford product!
2005 Bright Silver Dodge Magnum R/T - Inertia 5.7 heads/Spartan cam/JBA headers/AFE II/BB Fat Pipes/402 Motoring spoiler/tinted tails
2006 Brilliant Black Dodge Magnum SRT-8
5.7L & 6.1L Hemi Registry # 856
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08-20-2008, 01:29 AM #8
300C H.E. and MSRT8 in WV... IS Heaven!
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I can understand your quandry. Like Bipto, it's why we have two LXs. Trouble is they're both DDs.
Still in love with my first wife, and first car ('68 Charger)... Still have the wife!
Member #4079.
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08-20-2008, 01:48 AM #9
ROLLOWT!
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I hear you regarding the love for the Mag JarZ.
I just purchased a scooter to commute back and forth to work. It's fast enough so I don't get run over and get 80mpg to boot.
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08-20-2008, 02:00 AM #10
former jeep jockey
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Originally Posted by JarZ
Lol - nothing like a '96 Taurus for a DD. Dent, scratch, broken door - who cares - it's a Ford
hahha, mine was a 2000!
and before that...a 87 Dodge aries with "Turbo" and "Type R" badging I fashioned one slow evening in the Best Buy Install bay (used to install car electronics for them)
nothing was more satisfying than driving my Aries straight into the snow mound behind the building, and needing my friends pickup to pull it out every day after work. I'd kick the damn thing a new dent daily too, hahaha.Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T AWD, Black.
Current mods: Mopar CAI (came with the car, woohoo!), Diablo Predator CAI 93 Tune, Chrysler Ipod Integration Kit, Billet Tech Catch Can, and a bottle of Throttle Body Cleaner.
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08-20-2008, 08:37 AM #11
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I completely understand...
Try having that feeling for 60 years or so - it does get tiring...
that's why - the CV Sport makes the 122 mile daily commute...
The Maggie is up on jack stands in the garage....
keeping the Impala on the lift company...
Did I make that clear....??? [yes, I am anal retentive]2007 MSRT - BB
2003 Crown Vic Sport [daily driver] BB
1996 Impala SS BBB
1972 Chrysler Newport Coupe
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08-20-2008, 08:57 AM #12
LX Oldtimer
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Us old farts must think alike, I also had a 02' Crown Vic LX Sport and a 96' Chevy Impalal SS. Alas I didn't keep them, they got traded in.
On a side note, my son and I restored a 67' Chevy Camaro - bought it for $600 (basket case). Put a lot of work and $$$ into it, was so pretty that I was afraid to drive it. Had 2 alarms on it plus a kill switch, finally sold it for over $6,000. I should have kept it.
Bob
Originally Posted by uwsacf
I completely understand...
Try having that feeling for 60 years or so - it does get tiring...
that's why - the CV Sport makes the 122 mile daily commute...
The Maggie is up on jack stands in the garage....
keeping the Impala on the lift company...
Did I make that clear....??? [yes, I am anal retentive]Last edited by FloridaRT; 08-20-2008 at 08:58 AM. Reason: spell
Bob in Florida (71 yrs young), 05' Magnum RT. Flowmaster 40's, tint windows. Danko Shaker Hood, Chin Spoiler, Predator Grill with Honeycomb inserts, rear diffuser. Mud flaps & Tinted tails by Ernie 402. Version 3 rear spoiler by 402 Motoring. Honeycomb lower grills by NC-SXT. Silver Box shift kit by 351Freak. Hotchkis sway bars. SRT8 Wheels Nitto 255x45x20 tires..
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08-20-2008, 10:40 AM #13
LX Padiwan
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I feel the same way, and it drives my wife crazy! She's like, it's only a stupid car.
You guys talk about driving a FFFfffff......How the hell could I drive a FFfffffff, when I can't even say it! That is a dirty word in my house. hahaha
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08-20-2008, 12:10 PM #14
I'm not speeding......I'm qualifying
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Mines a daily driver and always in perfect condition. It's hard to always park far away to avoid door dings. keeping a car in mint condition takes work, but the reward is worth it. My Magnum is almost three years old and still gets all the looks and comments. My wife used to think I was crazy for keeping my car so perfect. Now she understands and loves the attention we get when driving the Magnum.
2005 Magnum SXT AWD - Inferno Red
Mods: Diablo Predator, JBA headers, Zoomers single exhaust, K & N Aircharger, KW coilovers (variant 2's), 402 Motoring tinted tails, lots of Billet Technology stuff, real walnut dash kit, MOPAR on-dash nav, NC-SXT original honeycomb grille, Jina's Embroidery custom headrests.
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08-20-2008, 12:54 PM #15
LX Padiwan
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You can always tell the folks who love their cars when you go to the grocery store, mall, etc.... It's that group of LX cars all parked WAY in the back of the parking lot where it's nice and empty! If I can't pick an empty part of the parking lot I try and park next to the nicest car, other than my Mag, that I can find. I figure that guy doesn't want a door ding either :-)
06' 300C - Jade Green
05' Magnum RT - Inferno Red
79' Camaro Z28 - Sky Blue
07' Hurricane 34B - The house on wheels!
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