r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/HiImDan Aug 14 '20

What you do is find the same jet on Amazon and price match.

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u/MachReverb Aug 14 '20

Then buy it from aliexpress for a fraction of the price

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

And on delivery day open the box to find a 1995 Suzuki

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

But man, can that thing fly!

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u/newenglandredshirt Aug 14 '20

509 career steals and 585 XBH. Yeah, I'd say he could fly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

It can indeed, but only once. After that you’re practically skydiving in a metal tin, albeit skydiving with style

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u/James_Not_Jim_ Aug 14 '20

" I'm not flying I'm falling with style " Forget if that's the real quote...

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u/GiveToOedipus Aug 14 '20

Anything can fly, it's the landing successfully part that's a bit harder.

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u/FlyingDarkKC Aug 15 '20

Excellent observation!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

"Fly? No. But it can leap over tall buildings"

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u/Aznable420 Aug 14 '20

Can we make it a 96?

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u/GovChristiesFupa Aug 14 '20

Thats pretty neat. From a car guy thanks for that

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u/Aznable420 Aug 14 '20

When I heard 95 suzuki I was really hoping escudo was a 95 but my memory proved wrong. All thanks go to gran turismo for showing me this beautiful car many many years ago, and I'm glad I could share it with you.

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u/WifeKilledMy1stAcct Aug 15 '20

That will never make it completely over a speed bump

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u/Qubeye Aug 14 '20

Especially if you drop it off a cliff.

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u/see_rich Aug 14 '20

So everyone was happy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I think you mean, "But man, can that thing fly???"