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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:02 AM
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Default O/T, Can somebody explain the price of this bug?

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/8435/bug.jpg"></center><p>Flipping through the 7/2 issue of AW I came accross this ad. Anyone feel like shelling out $195,000 for a bug?
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:05 AM
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Typo?
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:22 AM
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large shipment of Cocaine hidden in the car? :-) LOL
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:23 AM
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I agree with Kim, it was probably 19,500 and someone put an extra 0.
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:26 AM
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Non-US currency? (several other countries use the $ symbol)
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:36 AM
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It's got TX in the text, TX is short for Texas
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:37 AM
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Default No, it's correct. I just bought it. I'll post some pictures after I sell my TT!...

HA HA HA HA HA!
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 06:59 AM
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Didn't even think the convertible beetle was out
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 08:16 AM
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Default I thought that too except for the fact that this ad has run multiple weeks. If it's an error, you'd

think someone would have caught it by now.
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Old Jun 29, 2001 | 08:39 AM
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The guy is obviously trolling...Conversion is probably $10K +
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