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    Citgo Oil Spill 430k Gallons NOW!!

    http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_SPILL?SITE=FLDAY&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Thats only 400k gallons MORE than they first reported!!! I dont have time to list the incompetentcy of this worthless company... Everybody!! Get your gas anywhere but here!! Who do they think they are...
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    RIP '94 Mark- Welcome '96 Mark #2!!

    My 1994 Mark VIII finally had enough at 180k mles, so I went car shopping in Orlando and found a 1996 bright red one for $5500.00 It's the second '96 I got in 3 months....I gave the first one (only $3500.00!) to my 17 year old daughter, so this ones mine...Although I didn't score as good a deal...
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    Second Mark In The Driveway

    Finished the deal on a 96' base Mark for my 17 year old daughter....$3500 was the final price...its white/grey and spotless inside and out....97k miles and needs some ball joint/control arm bushing work, but for this money we are very pleased!! te 94 LM8 174k miles 96 LM8 97k miles...
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    Crash! Mark VIII vs Honda Civic

    Sorry....no contest. Got rear ended by a 91 Civic in a road construction zone west of Daytona Beach.....Kid heading to a college class didn't slow down and nailed me doing 25mph. I have a muffler hanging...cosmetic bumper damage, and a bent tailpipe....hopefully thats all.. We had to push a...
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    Oil Filter "Mounting Bracket" R&R

      Thats what Daytona Lincoln calls it. Went there this morning at 7am and met with service advisor.....gave him the gasket and asked they change it out....please.....He looked at me and asked how in the world did I know this was the source of my oil leak (now smoking on arrival). I...
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    Watched a Man Die Today..

    Was playing golf down here in Deland Fl....great day, 80° degrees...everybody was out...We were on the 8th hole which borders a side road...We heard two motorcycles come around the turn and launch into a full blown street race...as they went by, I looked up further and saw a pickup truck coming...
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    Blow Out at 90mph!!

    Yikes!! Was coming back from Orlando Intl today on I-4.... was passing a noisy semi, cruising at 88-90mph.....stereo blasting away.....felt a quick sway....figured it was air being pushed by the truck....was still doing 85+ when I got by the truck and heard this hideous noise... WAS THAT ME...
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    STRANDED!! First time in 4 years..

      My key broke off in the ignition cylinder lock tonight.....Turns out the entire ignition key lock cylinder was breaking into pieces...New from Ford-Parts-Online is $153.00 Can't see getting a used one....but i'm not sure about that one either..When I pulled out the broken lock pieces the...
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    Crazed Driver Takes Out 16 Vehicles in Daytona!!

    HE'S MINE NOW!! This guy used his F250 to drive over all these cars up and down International Speedway Boulevard today..He then wrecked into a light pole, jumped out, stripped, ran and tried to hide in Halifax Medical Center....(not for long) He's gonna be a good inmate....I can just tell...
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    I guess money can't buy a World Series!!!!

    The Marlins are a straight up team....no whining to the umpires...no showmanship....no one up on the competition.. They humbled the mighty Yankees to the point that the Yankees themselves played the game straight up.. These Marlins could even be future Yankees when George starts spending more...
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    Joe Millionaire Intl Affair

    The German girls look formidable, but watch out for the Swede's... Cowboy David? He aint got a clue, this bunch will have him for hors doerves.... I'd say its another GIANT ratings hit for FOX... te 94 Gen1 157k miles
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    Battery Eater

    3rd battery in 4 years......evrything was going haywire.. I thought maybe this time I had lost the alt which I replaced 3 years ago, but it had all the symptoms of a failed battery.... ABS light flashing, AC system power up and down, radio playing static....man I feel sorry for the computer...
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    Marktoberfest

    http://www.fedrelandsvennen.no/tema/amcar/usa/marklsc.html te 94 157k miles
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    Traded the '94 for a 1998 Taurus SE

      HA!! MADE YA LOOK!!! That was 18stepboys 94 "green latrine" Mercury Sable (175k miles...broken, worthless beyond belief) that I traded....my daughter is nearing drive time at 16½, so for $4500 and only 50k miles (on the 98 Taurus), it looked like the time to dump the "gl"....besides, with...
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    FHP Ticket For Tint Violation

      Driving the speed limit (a rarity) out of Daytona Beach today when a FHP trooper shows up beside me......then BEHIND me with blue lights flashing.....I thought what did I do??? I've deserved tickets before but NOT today! Asks me to roll the window up halfway for a "tint check"....HUH? Got...
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