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I do believe he meant if the price point is "there" as in 'appropriate' then people will also be "there"

2.3L turbo for 45 will result in people buying them, and muppets like me maybe buying one in 15 years maybe.

I do believe he meant if the price point is "there" as in 'appropriate' then people will also be "there"

2.3L turbo for 45 will result in people buying them, and muppets like me maybe breaking one in 15 years maybe.

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currently restoring a lawnmower: so much easier and cheaper than a car. Found a helpful website that basically said "Victa lawnmowers share virtually every part post 1984. they are still in production and parts are cheap"

Resto going well then? Hope you just had to play with the spring a little in the pull start.

If greg was doing the resto he would've thrown it into a guardrail, bought a new frame, swapped the engine over,spun a bearing, rebuilt it, nearly thrown it at some kids then cracked the fuel tank. All before morning smoko.

Resto going well then? Hope you just had to play with the spring a little in the pull start.

My grass is thick, so doing new blades and what-not. Taken the thing apart so might as well do what I can
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