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Old 03-27-2009, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ChattyMatty
Back in my 1:1 Mustang days one of the running jokes was how much money we could make if we could just find a tank of air compressed in April 1964 so the concourse nuts could say "I have real 1964 air in MY tires!". It got so bad that guys would build cars with no fluids in them so they wouldn't ever leak...needless to say they had 3500 pound paperweights they had to push around, but they won shows because their cars were cleaner. They actually had to start teching cars to make sure they ran so no one could pull this trick. So likewise, while I'll build a lid for shelf queen duty (and spent $140 on the Linder---don't drink and ebay!), my chassis' have to be runners, which means the $5 option for me...
Yup, I have to deal with people like that at work.

They could go to any auto parts store and buy an 1157 lightbulb for a buck or two, but they insist that it has to be in the correct packaging, or it's not good enough. So, they'll spend $25 with me, and when you take the bulb out of the package, it's EXACTLY (manufacturer, part number, specs) the same bulb they could've bought for a few dollars. They're still happy, though: They've got a cheesy cardboard box that says "Porsche" on it.
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