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is the paid to drive an ad car thing a scam?

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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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anyone know someone whos done this? someone did this while i was in college and now ive been seeing ads for it in the classifieds, was wondering how legit it is, from places like www.adcardrive.com and www.freecarindex.com. i put way too many miles on the S.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 05:38 AM
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They put a tracking device in your and expect you to drive in all areas, that's how they pay the fee.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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They really fug up your car...
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 06:25 AM
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Over here, they don't put a tracking device on your car, they just expect you to drive a certain number of miles every month. Some cars are preferred more then others for this (i.e. for good visibility of the decals and stuff).
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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And if you dont drive enough, just sit the car on jackstands in the garage, put it in drive and put a brick on the gas-pedal! You can accumulate whatever number of miles they require
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by tunerjetta29,Sep 5 2007, 04:16 PM
And if you dont drive enough, just sit the car on jackstands in the garage, put it in drive and put a brick on the gas-pedal! You can accumulate whatever number of miles they require
That sounds like a recipe for disaster.
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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Or you could make good friends with your local dyno shop
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by tunerjetta29,Sep 5 2007, 07:16 PM
And if you dont drive enough, just sit the car on jackstands in the garage, put it in drive and put a brick on the gas-pedal! You can accumulate whatever number of miles they require
Didn't you ever seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off...
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