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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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SWAP MEETS!

2012 swap meets are starting. 1/28 is Turlock, and 2/5 is Sacramento at the Auto Museum. Jag
 
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 10:17 PM
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Kool, Maybe I can swap this Bronco for one that runs!

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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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People do walk around the swap meets with signs on their back showing what they have for sale at home, or what they want to buy. :-) Jag
 
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Really? That is interesting. I have never been to an auto/truck swap meet, hopefully I can go sometime this year and experience one.

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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 06:25 AM
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How is that every time I want to go to a swap meet I am scheduled out of town
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Murphy's law?

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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Nighteyez
Really? That is interesting. I have never been to an auto/truck swap meet, hopefully I can go sometime this year and experience one.

Jim

Really? Turlock isn't that far from you. It takes about 5 hours to walk around and see everything. Mostly Chevy though.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Yeah, if I were to go to one it would most likely be Turlock. Yeah, for some reason Chevy still seems to be the most popular engine on the planet. Makes sense that everyone would have parts for it.

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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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There are many more Chevy parts available than Ford for two reasons:

1.The chevys constantly need more repair parts than fords.
2.There are many more Chevys broke down to pull parts from. The fords are still running around using their parts!

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Old Jan 12, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Makes perfect sense to me...

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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 12:56 AM
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2/5 is Sacramento at the Auto Museum. Jag
A swap meet on Super Bowl Sunday? That's sacrilegious, isn't it? Somebody obviously wasn't looking at a calendar when they scheduled that one!
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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Or, they are not football fans.

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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 09:48 PM
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Or, they are not football fans.

Jim
Could be. But the organizers should recognize the value of maximizing the number of buyers and sellers and putting it on SB Sunday certainly works against that!
 
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 12:39 AM
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True, and I am guessing a lot of people who go to auto/truck swap meets are football fans whether the organizers are or not, it makes sense to bypass that weekend. Oh well, maybe that was the only available weekend for the venue? No clue.

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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 10:07 AM
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I have always wondered why they do that, but it has always been on Super Sunday. We just go early and leave before noon to get back in time for the big game. It is always well attended by both sellers and buyers. GO NINERS! Jag
 
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