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Old 08-04-2008, 08:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Why the Ford Festiva can't acheive a metro's #'s

Saw this on the festiva site. Good for a few laughs.



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Old 08-04-2008, 10:15 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 08-04-2008, 10:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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That's hilarious.

Is there a back story? Link? Enquiring minds...
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Old 08-04-2008, 10:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I dont have the link off hand, just the guy snapped a pic. The thread said the guy was towing another project home. The thread was titled "festiva pulling a metro" and i clicked it thinking pulling was in reference to two cars racing.
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Old 08-04-2008, 10:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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LOL, that reminds me, I recall someone once describing an optimist as "someone who puts a tow hitch on a metro" I don't agree, but thought it was funny all the same.
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