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Thus, dealer reluctant to order "odd" car unless they really know the customer and trust they will take delivery.
Kinda like those funny bright blue "reverah" colors or the ones without the back seats even though the back seats were useless anyway. Ahh...those dealers...they were wicked smaht in the day. Yes, that's my Boston accent [and humor] coming through