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Old 12-08-2010, 08:06 PM
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Was watching the previews for today's episodes and saw that they were crashing Cherokees while testing a myth from Hellboy.

I know they crashed a lot in a previous episode this season too (surfboard-through-window myth)

This is really saddening..
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They will probably be in mint condition too!
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3 in this episode so far.
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Maybe they would have better results if they would use a vehicle that wasn't soo well built
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they should use a chevy,theyll break on there own anyway hahahahaha
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up to four now.... all looked pretty clean. depressing....
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Just posted a thread for the same thing a little bit after you did. WHY MUST THEY RUIN XJ's? WHY NOT EARL THE CADDY!!!!????

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Make that 5 with the toy.

At least it was able to keep going.
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the first two owned those jersey walls though haha, and made a run for it too
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Yeah I officially hate mythbusters now. and did any one else notice that the jeep in the movie was a grand cherokee and not a cherokee.....
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I enjoyed every minute of that one. It was as if they had read the threads on this forum from the last show and said, "Hey guys! You think that was bad, hold my beer and watch this!"

(As an aside, the f'ing POTUS needs to get his damned *** off my favorite show. Let's beat a completely busted horse into the ground for a third bloody time. Moron.)

Since I don't think any of them were running, they were probably all junkyard victims of Cash for Clunkers. Blame stupid political pandering for their destruction.

And if you really want a show that actually trashed cars that are worth something; Look no further than the original Dukes of Hazzard. Most of the 69 Charger's they destroyed were rust free Arizona and New Mexico cars. That was an actual automotive tragedy.
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Originally Posted by 2Evil4U
Since I don't think any of them were running, they were probably all junkyard victims of Cash for Clunkers. Blame stupid political pandering for their destruction.
This is actually true. They get them from junk yards and remove the engine and all fluids. Notice how nothing came out eh bottom when they were smashed on the hood - no fluids, parts...nothing. They've already been scrapped. Still a shame to see good body panels go to waste though.
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maybe it will cause cherokees to go up in value if there are less of them?
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They can't flip the XJ with all their equipment. I saw a kid on Youtube flip his in a parking lot.
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Originally Posted by krzonic
They can't flip the XJ with all their equipment. I saw a kid on Youtube flip his in a parking lot.
Haha! Ya, just make a hard right and itll flip under its own weight. I know thats not how the myth went though


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