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	Is your car too quiet?

djkraz

4-10-2008 5:58 PM

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djkraz says:

At first I thought this was a joke but after reading it, it makes sense...

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4-10-2008 6:13 PM

ericskiff

I've always wondered what that sound was coming out of the cars on the Jetsons, now we know!

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