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      10-25-2012, 08:54 AM   #1
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Bet you didn't know...

I bet you didn't know that the Gas Guzzler Tax is "great optional equipment" on your M3!!



http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...32031768&Log=0
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      10-25-2012, 09:02 AM   #2
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I got that option and I love it!
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      10-25-2012, 09:11 AM   #3
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I love how its thrown in there so nonchalant
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      10-25-2012, 09:15 AM   #4
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      10-25-2012, 09:15 AM   #5
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I love how its thrown in there so nonchalant
+1 lol. Just slip it in.
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      10-25-2012, 10:06 AM   #6
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*cough* gas guzzler *cough*
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Option that I was trying to delete but the FED insists that I should have.
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      10-25-2012, 12:01 PM   #8
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Love that option, adds a ton of value at resale.
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      10-25-2012, 02:36 PM   #9
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I wasn't sure if I should have added this option, but I still did to ensure I wasn't missing out anything.
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      10-25-2012, 02:41 PM   #10
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I wasn't sure if I should have added this option, but I still did to ensure I wasn't missing out anything.
I guess you need it if you want to state "fully loaded" for a future sale.
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I feel fortunate that this tax was based on a stock M3.
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      10-25-2012, 03:12 PM   #12
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Screw ZHP, I think the real Civic M3s are the ones that don't have the gass guzzler option.
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      10-25-2012, 04:52 PM   #13
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Can you retrofit this feature?
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      10-25-2012, 05:03 PM   #14
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My Kia has this feature too; although it is missing 2 cylinders.
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*peaks in*



...I get 27.1 mpg in my e46 m3 lol... I had the e92 though and phew haha
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I bet you didn't know that the Gas Guzzler Tax is "great optional equipment" on your M3!!



http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...32031768&Log=0
It is optional... You have the option to buy a Prius and not pay it!!

We can think our government and tree huggers for this one!
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      10-25-2012, 07:10 PM   #18
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Anyone have a DIY retrofit?

lol joke fail. i just saw someone made the same comment.
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      10-25-2012, 07:34 PM   #19
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I love wasting petro-chemical resources...ITS FUN!
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      10-25-2012, 08:39 PM   #20
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I ordered mine without the gas guzzler option.
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I ordered mine without the gas guzzler option.
You did it wrong then. Lol
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They don't charge that tax on military sales.....I feel left out, but can buy more gas to guzzle!
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