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Old 02-02-2018, 11:27 AM
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Was getting gas this morning-on a pump next to me I observed a gentleman who had tone in his 80's, he could barely get out of the car--it didn't fit him

The car is a 650HP ZO6--wouldn't take much for a mishap
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Old 02-02-2018, 11:29 AM
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Was getting gas this morning-on a pump next to me I observed a gentleman who had tone in his 80's, he could barely get out of the car--it didn't fit him

The car is a 650HP ZO6--wouldn't take much for a mishap
I think that guy posted and bragged about that car on totv the other day.
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Old 02-02-2018, 11:30 AM
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Great, now we are reporting accidents before they even happen! Welcome to Minority Report in TV
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Old 02-02-2018, 11:34 AM
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I wonder what that guy was thinking as he looked around?
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Old 02-02-2018, 11:42 AM
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Old 02-02-2018, 11:43 AM
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he was thinking.....one is never too old....doing it while he still can....

I personally do not think hp/age is any more a factor than all the other elder driver kamikazees on the road in and around TV...
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I think I saw the same guy!
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I think I saw the same guy!
Is that our beloved W?
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Thurman Munson & JFK Jr. were killed in crashes of planes they owned ,which were proven to be above their skill level-
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Thurman Munson & JFK Jr. were killed in crashes of planes they owned ,which were proven to be above their skill level-
I am having difficulty keeping up with the subject. Is it trains, planes or automobiles? It certainly couldn't be age. Not HERE!
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Old 02-02-2018, 12:18 PM
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Its not age , but do you think you could handle a car that can go 0-60, under 3 secs--not much room for error= when I got my AA fuel car I had to be licensed before I could drive--that was over 50 years ago , and guess what the person who sold me the car signed my license==had no idea what I was in for , the first time I drove and it was the last time I drove it
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Reminds me of a scene in Steve Martin’s L A Story movie where the camera focuses on a red Ferrari convertible with the top down. Next thing, a couple of walkers get tossed in behind the seats and two Q-tips hop in and roar off.
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I think that guy posted and bragged about that car on totv the other day.
I think you are right! He said it also ran on top-shelf vodka.... after 2 it cornered like a snake in a rat hole. Probably a hell of a "babe magnet" too!
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[emoji106] I think you are right! He said it also ran on top-shelf vodka.... after 2 it cornered like a snake in a rat hole. Probably a hell of a "babe magnet" too!
Right!

Was that the same guy that was too feeble to reach down to get his mail?

Hope it's not a four speed. Those cars are best left to those with better mobility, reflexes and vision.
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Reminds me of a scene in Steve Martin’s L A Story movie where the camera focuses on a red Ferrari convertible with the top down. Next thing, a couple of walkers get tossed in behind the seats and two Q-tips hop in and roar off.
OK, now I can't stop laughing!
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