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First wagon body, Ghent.
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I was 2 years old so.......
Scarlett: 1996 850 Turbo Wagon in Reagent Red Pearl ~210K mi
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I didn't exist, my parents had only just started dating.
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Post by Clemens »

I was just about to finish elementary school. Quite lame compared to the eerste MTO wagen
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Being a Thursday, I was at work at the Buick dealer stubbing tickets, or filing the old way, or maybe even arguing with some mechanic :lol:! My 740 was new! June
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Listening to the bad guys. 6950th Electronic Security Group, RAF Chicksands UK..AIM HIGH!!!
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I was working making microprocessors in a clean room in Scotland. I would have been driving a 1987 Vauxhall Carlton 3000 Gsi. One of the best driving cars I ever owned, if it was just not for the rust.................!

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I just fooled three Cornell professor that I actually knew something about third order perturbation theory. You spend 4 hours in an oral exam, and they decide your next phase of academic life based on how much they had to drink.
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ZionXIX wrote: 18 May 2020, 11:58 I was 2 years old so.......
Yes? What were you doing?

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ZionXIX wrote: 18 May 2020, 11:58 I was 2 years old so.......
I too was 2(7) :lol: and about to make an attempt at obtaining a Mech Engineer degree. After 2 semesters employer needed me back for a Project. End of story!
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