The interesting people you meet when you drive a GT


Sinovac

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Jul 18, 2006
5,832
Largo, Florida
I tried to help your thread out and you called me a liar.

I forgot about the love bugs. Yuck.

Where is Andy with his 12c? He owes me a ride.
 

Xcentric

GT Owner
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Jul 9, 2012
5,213
Myakka City, Florida
I may have called you a lawyer. Oh wait, what's the difference?
 

SteveA

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Dec 13, 2005
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I was going to go all snarky smart ass when the thread started spinning out of control and off target but then "thought better".
 
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FBA

GT Owner
Dec 5, 2010
1,663
31.022340° N / 44.846191° W
I'm not feelin' the love here boys...
 

GT35065

GT Owner
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I'm probably going to do C&C Saturday with the GT350 with the vintage race motif. For what ever it's worth, love bugs are out. Came back from Brooksville in the MOHO on Monday back towards Tampa and they are out there. Must have just had a hatch.

What the He## was this thread about anyway?
 

Sinovac

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What the He## was this thread about anyway?

Beats me, but it's about Cars and Coffee now. Let's plan on having breakfast afterwards. Geoff is bringing the E55 Amg wagon he just bought. He might have his minor "modifications" complete by then.
 

Howard

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1,136
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Let's look for one another. I'll try to be there, too.

Howard
 

Sinovac

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Jul 18, 2006
5,832
Largo, Florida
Let's look for one another. I'll try to be there, too.

Howard

I'll send you my cell via pm. Join us for breakfast afterwards.
 

Xcentric

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Jul 9, 2012
5,213
Myakka City, Florida
I'm not feelin' the love here boys...

That's because you're still frozen. It's a love fest down here. Complete with love bugs. :)
 

Xcentric

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Jul 9, 2012
5,213
Myakka City, Florida
Coincidently, the Terminix guy just rolled in for the quarterly treatment. His truck is covered with love bugs. For those of you who have no idea what we're talking about, it doesn't take long for the front of your vehicle to look like this:

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Xcentric

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Myakka City, Florida
Breakfast after C&C sounds good. Anyone interested in raiding Dimmitt to see the P1?
 

Sinovac

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Jul 18, 2006
5,832
Largo, Florida
Coincidently, the Terminix guy just rolled in for the quarterly treatment. His truck is covered with love bugs. For those of you who have no idea what we're talking about, it doesn't take long for the front of your vehicle to look like this:

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Yep. And they are one of nature's most effective paint removers.
 

Xcentric

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Myakka City, Florida
C&C is celebrating the Mustang's 50th with a call for best Mustangs. Should be fun.
 

andymlow

GT Owner
May 17, 2007
286
Sarasota, FL
Not that uncommon!

Ed
Oh, you have been to the Florida State Fair?
These people are all over the place.
 

andymlow

GT Owner
May 17, 2007
286
Sarasota, FL
I tried to help your thread out and you called me a liar.

I forgot about the love bugs. Yuck.

Where is Andy with his 12c? He owes me a ride.

I am in Bank of America HELL!!! They have dicked me around for 3 wks. Now I sent a bunch of notarized papers FedEx to their outsourced title company and they say I forgot to date the odometer statement and my wife's signature (why they needed that I have no idea) had a smudge!? so it has to be redone. I'll be lucky if I see by next weekend. ARGHHH!
 

Xcentric

GT Owner
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Jul 9, 2012
5,213
Myakka City, Florida
My offer to drive it back from Jax stands.
 

Sinovac

GT Owner
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Jul 18, 2006
5,832
Largo, Florida
Oh, you have been to the Florida State Fair?
These people are all over the place.

Do you know what is 300 feet long and has 1 tooth?







The funnel cake line at the Florida State Fair.
 

Beach-GT

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May 8, 2006
887
Seminole Florida
That's Bad.
 

SYCO GT

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Sep 9, 2006
4,975
California
Edit: Why do my threads get so effed up? I go yin, everybody goes yang. I even get "delete." wtf is up with that? :/ :lol

Edit: Lovebugs are out. :( :( :(

What is a love bug?
 

GT35065

GT Owner
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They hatch a couple times a year in FL. Usually late April, early May is the worst. They fly around in pairs mating apparently, hence the cute name. They get really thick at times, so if your driving a vehicle, they get plastered all over the front of it. The worst part is that there is something acidic in their composition so after they get mashed onto your vehicle it will remove the clear coat. They really need to be cleaned off the same day to avoid the risk of ruined paint. If you wash them off the same day, it is pretty easy, and water works best. Leave them on to bake in the sun for a day or two and it can be a real bee-yatch to get them off...plus the paint damage. Lots of vehicles running around FL with paint damage from the little buggers.
 

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