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Old 09-16-2016, 08:06 AM
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Old 09-16-2016, 01:41 PM
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"Good tires", Bob mused, casually lighting a cigarette, "but certainly not great tires."
That was originally from a 'cartoon' in Road & Track magazine. (IIRC)
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I could have sworn the original was: If it has t*ts or tires - it's high maintenance. I still have no idea as to who's line it was.

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That was originally from a 'cartoon' in Road & Track magazine. (IIRC)
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IIRC It was a Peter Egan caption of a photo where I guy was standing by the side of the road, looking at his crashed car was down the embankment and in the woods.
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I could have sworn the original was: If it has t*ts or tires - it's high maintenance. I still have no idea as to who's line it was.

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"good tires, but not great tires...."

".....a well set-up 944"


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