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Old 05-16-2005, 01:49 PM
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Default I'm getting sick of these false turbo rebadges on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...550364516&rd=1

I don't get it, a nice car, very clean and yet dumb owner. read his comments "the car is just as fast as a turbo" It's still not a DAMN Turbo! So why the eff are these people posing!?!

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If he simply sold that car on its own merits he'd probably get what he's asking anyway without having to resort to being a poseur. Just as fast as a turbo. Uh-huh. Right. Until he gets to about 70 mph.

It does look to be a very nice specimen though - but would you really want to buy a car from someone like that? God knows what else they've done to it. Where's the "Vornado" and the "Centrifigual Electric Supercharger" and the "turbo sound blow off valve". Also available on Ebay I might add. I swear that place is turning into a worse bazaar than a summer street carnival in Bakersfield with all the cheap crap people are trying to pawn off lately.
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Finally, an answer to all those posts on how to get an S2 to go like a Turbo. Just fit a K&N and a weltmeister chip. Duuuuuuh!
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Is it just me or does that engine look like the "S" engine, not the "S2" engine?
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If I put a "turbo" badge on my guitar- can I play it faster?
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Very nice car. At least he blames the "Turbo S" sticker on the PO! Am I being cynical, or is the paint TOO perfect to have 70k miles on it?
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I'm blaming him for the sticker and the fact that he's an incompetent piece of sh*t for leaving it on there is what would keep me from buying a car from a person who in reality knows nothing about it...

Ricer he is....as Yoda would say.
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Originally Posted by Chris_924s
If I put a "turbo" badge on my guitar- can I play it faster?
Just dont put one on little Chris, fastness in some areas is not a good thing
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don't forget the Red guitar strings Chris, adds 10 more BPM
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Originally Posted by TheStig
don't forget the Red guitar strings Chris, adds 10 more BPM
Stickers are good for a few dB too
Old 05-16-2005, 03:37 PM
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Buy their cars, so that the car is no longer in the hands of these people.
These cars are crying for help.
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Second one I have read that putting on a Turbo sticker keeps people from harassing you from behind? I would think that a turbo sticker would incite people to try to get you race. I don't understand and don't have the brain cells to waste on it.
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Well now. the Rennlist sticker DOES invoke inspiration...
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Rennlist stickers add 10 more.....




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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Is it just me or does that engine look like the "S" engine, not the "S2" engine?
They look very similar. the S has a different intake than the one pictured and is only 2.5 liters


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