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Old 10-07-2002 | 10:40 PM
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OK...I must admit it was entertaining...espescially the fact that it is ( as is mine ) an '84! Every time I saw them cut, rip or torch something I said to my self "hey..I could use that!"

We'll probably see it on ebay soon...I hear the gullwing door and clown golfball cannon add about 10HP!
Old 10-07-2002 | 10:49 PM
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NOOOOOOO!
I thought it was Wednesday night! <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[crying]" />
I missed it!
Ah well .. I'm sure it will be on late-night tonight .. looks like I'm staying up
Old 10-07-2002 | 10:55 PM
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it is supposed to be reaired at 11pm i think
Old 10-07-2002 | 10:57 PM
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Did anyone tape it?

My !@#$! VCR is on the fritz, and I wanted to have it at the shop for customers to enjoy...

If anyone taped it, please let me reimburse you for a copy....
please.
Old 10-08-2002 | 12:04 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by J Berk:
<strong> Every time I saw them cut, rip or torch something I said to my self "hey..I could use that!"</strong><hr></blockquote>

Hahaha, you too? I was saying the same things!
Old 10-08-2002 | 12:06 AM
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One of the advantages of living on the west coast. I see that some people missed it and I'm taping it right now
Old 10-08-2002 | 12:11 AM
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Wow...they have the interactive thing with my digital cable where they give you trivia and quizes on programs you are watching, and I was 7 for 7 on porsche trivia and 3 for 6 on golf trivia before the commercial ended the interactive session. They screwed up and called a 906 an 806 though. I like the trick gull wing doors on it...cool stuff.
Old 10-08-2002 | 12:23 AM
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i missed it too
but its gonna be on again:
Sat 12th at 7:00 PM on the Discovery channel.
check your local listings, of course

the next episode is gonna be them turning an explorer into a garbage truck.. hah
Old 10-08-2002 | 12:57 AM
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Now that was simply AWESOME!!! That is some quality programming! I got the last 2/3rds of it on the TIVO..

Oh yea..
Old 10-08-2002 | 02:05 AM
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why do us NA 944s get clowned? we don't get respect from aircooled owners cuz were liquid and its bad enough our own liquid brothers are segregating us. Might I remind you that if the NA was never created, you'd be driving 924 Turbos

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Old 10-08-2002 | 02:25 AM
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Watched the show, and all I heard was that they regarded the Porsche as a great machine. OK, they made a 944 into something the show demanded. This is a shock impact show after all.
Old 10-08-2002 | 02:33 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by Operator:
<strong>the next episode is gonna be them turning an explorer into a garbage truck.. hah</strong><hr></blockquote>

Ohh.. THAT'S a really far stretch.

Damn, wish I weren't so cheap and would actually get off to have Cable/Satelite - but that's $50/month for something else (like 2 months worth of gas for the motorcycles - or half a years MC insurance, or 4 Really good meals)....
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Ok, ok, i watched the show. I thought it was all in good fun. However, the only thing that bothered me was it seemed as if the paint job was still pretty good, and the fuchs wheels seemed really shiny. Shouldn't they kill a a car that is almost dead, as opposed to killing one that looks nice. Just my opinion I suppose. They did seem to act like the 944 was the greatest Porsche ever. And Jesse James kept spinning the tires every chance he got. I can just see it now...every kid in america is going to think, wow this car is fast, I want to buy the one down the street for $3,000 that is all beat up and about ready to need a clutch. Oh well, I guess they'll end up here and then become members. Works for me.
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[quote]Originally posted by My944Turbo:
<strong>Ok, ok, i watched the show. I thought it was all in good fun. However, the only thing that bothered me was it seemed as if the paint job was still pretty good, and the fuchs wheels seemed really shiny. Shouldn't they kill a a car that is almost dead, as opposed to killing one that looks nice. Just my opinion I suppose. They did seem to act like the 944 was the greatest Porsche ever. And Jesse James kept spinning the tires every chance he got. I can just see it now...every kid in america is going to think, wow this car is fast, I want to buy the one down the street for $3,000 that is all beat up and about ready to need a clutch. Oh well, I guess they'll end up here and then become members. Works for me.</strong><hr></blockquote>


My fav part was when they all said "damn that's loud" and "the 944 is LOUD."
Old 10-08-2002 | 09:53 AM
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I thought it was a really entertaining show! I mean I was laughing at the whole thing. It did kind of bother me that they didn't do it to a beater but I guess there's a lot of our cars running around so it's not all that bad.

But the clown cannon was hilarious!

It was actually my first time watching the show so I'll have to begin tuning in more often.


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