{"id":580,"date":"2006-11-01T13:29:02","date_gmt":"2006-11-01T13:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/such_a_deal.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:45:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:45:36","slug":"such_a_deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2006\/11\/such_a_deal.shtml","title":{"rendered":"Such a Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.salguod.net\/weblog\/images\/benzel_salguod_net_image_1.jpg?resize=450%2C168\" width=\"450\" height=\"168\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><br \/>\nNeed a pickup truck?<br \/>\nWant a Mercedes?<br \/>\nOnly have $20,000?<br \/>\nWell, have a got a deal for you.  It&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkbob.com\/benzel\/\">Benz El<\/a> a one of only 1,000 made, 1977 Mecedes 450SEL 6.9 hot rod sedan which had an unfortunate encounter with a late 70&#8217;s Chevy El Camino.<br \/>\nBetter hurry, this one won&#8217;t last long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need a pickup truck? Want a Mercedes? Only have $20,000? Well, have a got a deal for you. 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