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10-15-2008, 08:47 PM
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mpsalm slayer
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Photos of my trip, to pick up the Elise.
Sorry for the quality..........The scenery was really beautiful.
It was the furthest west I had ever been from Louisiana. It was a fairly amazing ride home. Me , an Elise, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas, and 1400 miles of highway. It's one of the things in my life I'll never forget. I took a bus from Baton Rouge Louisiana to pick her up in Tucson Arizona. I didn't know the bus system is what it is. 32 hours later and a broad spectrum of eerie encounters, the likes of which I've never experienced, and I was there. In the end I feel it was worth it and I feel my horizons have been broadened. It seems people who ride busses have no other means of transportation, in most cases. It saddens me to see such poverty in a once great nation. It further saddens me to see this Government desperately trying to appease the world with our tax dollars, and bring other countries up, while this one falls apart. I don't know what they are doing, or why they are doing it but they're not doing a very good job and they certainly don't seem to be working in the interest of America. I remember when a coke was 25 cents and an honest days work for an honest days pay was enough to get you by. Today it's enough to get you in debt and pay taxes. Oh well, sorry for rambling on, here are the pics. What an engine!   Las Cruces  A view from a bus window. 
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2005 Ardent red Elise, Stage 2 exhaust, Sport pack, Touring pack, Hard top, starshield, driving lights, Leather center console with tan leather shift boot, Handbrake cover, Custom painted engine cover and a/c surround, Center console re-enforcement.......I think that's all. Lexus ES300 Suzuki RF900R (mint) Last edited by IXLR8 : 10-15-2008 at 08:52 PM. |
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10-15-2008, 08:58 PM
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Corners Like A House Fly
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 this calls for a celebration, CONGRATS,  I bet that bus ride made the purchase that much sweeter! Was it a grayhound bus, i used to ride that bus all the time when i was younger. I will probably have to do something similar when i purchase my lotus when i get back, lotus dealerships are FAR AND BETWEEN |
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10-15-2008, 09:00 PM
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Congratulations on the new car! It looks beautiful and glad you made it all the way home without incident. Enjoy!
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10-15-2008, 09:05 PM
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Your Elise looks like it was just detailed. Nice!!
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10-15-2008, 09:28 PM
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I don't know about making the purchase sweeter, but, I do know it made me more humble. It made me appreciate the chances I've been given and the things I've worked for even more. Not everyone on those busses were trashy people. They were just people that haven't had their chance in life yet. And then there were many who had their chance and blew it and didn't care. There were people from all walks, and every place in the U.S. that you can name, everyone from drug pushers, preachers, convicted felons, hookers, thugs, illegals, Dr's and Lawyers, sinners and saints. I'm very fortunate for the things I have, the job I have and what's left of the life I live. I thank whoever's looking over me, for it. I don't take these things for granted anymore and I know they can be taken away. All of these things courtesy of Greyhound and a trip to pick up a car. I have much to be thankful for.
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2005 Ardent red Elise, Stage 2 exhaust, Sport pack, Touring pack, Hard top, starshield, driving lights, Leather center console with tan leather shift boot, Handbrake cover, Custom painted engine cover and a/c surround, Center console re-enforcement.......I think that's all. Lexus ES300 Suzuki RF900R (mint) |
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10-15-2008, 09:38 PM
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10-15-2008, 11:09 PM
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Corners Like A House Fly
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CONGRATS AGAIN Enjoy it and shift one for me LOL |
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10-16-2008, 04:24 AM
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Very good points in your original post.
congrats on the car! Its beautiful. How about some more pics? Be safe.
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10-16-2008, 08:50 AM
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thats what she said...
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Congrats! I will never forget my first drive home either
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10-16-2008, 09:31 AM
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Come on down
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Enjoy the ride (Lotus that is).
Ahhh, the great American underbelly. Well, if we just have socialized medicine, welfare, food stamps, section 8 housing, nationalize businesses, etc. it should cure that mess right up.
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10-16-2008, 09:53 AM
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Wow, thank you, it put me back in time, to the excitment, when I picked up my first Elan in 1970.
Your reflections on this country I agree with, every day I see "issues", Oh, don't get me started.
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10-16-2008, 08:04 PM
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glad you're enjoying the car.
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10-21-2008, 12:40 AM
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Your car looks great, and that's some great scenery too. Seems like a fun drive! I drove that way years ago, but it was in a Chrysler minivan so no nearly as enjoyable.
I used to take Greyhound back when I was in university, as plane tickets to Pittsburgh were too expensive (USAir had a virtual monopoly on that airport). You are certainly right when you say you meet people from all walks of life on the Greyhound. It also motivated me to work harder in school, so when I graduated, I was able to afford to never take the Greyhound ever again  |
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10-22-2008, 12:17 AM
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MY car weighs 3166lbs
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Another Louisiana Lotus owner!
AWESOME!! Congrats on a gorgeous car!! AR is growing on me every day. If you ever get the chance to come up to the Shreveport area, shoot me a PM, I'd love to see your car in person. Rock on!
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10-22-2008, 01:00 AM
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 Oh, and congrats... welcome to the fraternity!
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10-22-2008, 05:06 AM
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