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Motive Quick Drive: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor « » 2:21 AM 12-12-2008
For a native Midwesterner, desert truck racing is one of those sports to which I've had very little exposure. In fact, my experience has largely been limited to late-night episodes of Baja on ESPN, immediately following the college cheerleading finals, which I may or may not have been watching. But for those who live in the part of the country that possesses deserts — namely, the Southwestern states — desert racing is a much more common pastime. So when Ford's SVT crew was handed an all-new 2009 F-150 and told to go do their thing, they decided to sideline another Lightning-style street truck in favor of a blazing fast off-roader. The result is the F-150 SVT Raptor...
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Re: Motive Quick Drive: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (features@motivemag) » « » 2:32 AM 12-12-2008
IB4 "answer to the question nobody asked" cliche'. Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.Vote for a separate "moderate 2" forum
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Re: Motive Quick Drive: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (features@motivemag) » « » 2:34 AM 12-12-2008
I would get vanity plates: RPTRJSUS
And leave it parked in Colorado Springs for the zombie fundieocalypse.
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Re: Motive Quick Drive: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (GiacGtiAgain) » « » 2:34 AM 12-12-2008
I hope to I get to test drive this thing...Not because I want one, but because if I am able to it meant at least one of the big three survived to see the summer...
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Re: Motive Quick Drive: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (features@motivemag) » « » 2:37 AM 12-12-2008
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Re: Motive Quick Drive: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (Nubbin) » « » 3:52 AM 12-12-2008
That is all.
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Re: Motive Quick Drive: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor (TigerinColorado) » « » 10:36 AM 12-12-2008
I need this freaking thing. $40k?
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Re: (urogolf) » « » 10:49 AM 12-12-2008
Freakin awesome! Tom Current: 94 S LC ; 08 XF LTD-6 spd Previous:06 GTI, 99.5 Jetta, 85 jetta coupe (x2), 93 Fox
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Re: (urogolf) » « » 10:49 AM 12-12-2008
I like it! "I dont wear tight jeans like the white boys"Quote, originally posted by Fritz27 » Nah, VW shows have a lot of mean-muggery and douchiness. Everyone is so much cooler than everyone else because they have the OEM Euro Douchenapkin that only comes in the Turkish Golfs made from 97-99.5.
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Re: FV-QR (The Kilted Yaksman) » « » 6:59 PM 12-12-2008
Quote, originally posted by The Kilted Yaksman » Wow, all this adulation. I didn't realize so many people in TCL have such tiny schlongs.
Do people really use such tired clichés? Perhaps just in Texas?
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I want one. Give me the new V8 first though.
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Ohhhh how I was itching to tell you guys about this all summer. I'm surprised at the near complete lack of bitching about it by TCL Quote, originally posted by Fake AP Stylebook » Always remember to close all parentheses. We're not paying to air condition the entire paragraph.
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