May have just helped out a new member

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joelittel
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May have just helped out a new member

Post by joelittel »

I was at the grocery store today and spotted a great looking 79 in the lot. Like any good spider owner I waited by the car for it's owner to come back.

With in minutes I was shocked to learn that this guy hadn't heard of fiatspider.com.

Moderately long story short, I believe I have helped keep one more spider on the road. Fingers crossed, I hope he joins.

Joe
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Post by RRoller123 »

+1 on this. I have met maybe 4 or 5 Spider owners over the last couple of years, at cars shows, etc. and not a single one of them was aware of our forum. It is amazing that people would engage a project like keeping and maintaining an old car like the Spider and not do even a cursory search for internet support.
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What's the internet? Is that one of those new-fangled things? :?
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spidernut wrote:What's the internet?
I thought it was the interweb :roll:
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Just mentioning this so you guys know, they've got the internet on computers now, check it out sometime.
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joelittel wrote:they've got the internet on computers now,
Sure they do and next you'll tell me they have the internet on phones too :shock:
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I hear there are newfangled phones that don't have a rotary dial too.
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i've got a working desk phone from the 1930's. kids can't figure it out. funny.
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Post by fredguaz »

Internet??
Isn't that the network Al Gore invented back in the eighties?? Very old school!
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Don't know about the Fiat forum?

What do those guys do all day at work?
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