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By Megan Torres
PRODUCTION EDITOR

City College freshman Toby Fray bought his 1995 Pontiac Trans Am with an LT1 5.7 liter V8 engine from a dealer in San Jose.

After a mishap while backing out in a parking lot, Fray had to replace the front left spindle.

Fray used a large pipe cutter to chop off his muffler, giving it an obnoxious growl. Not having a muffler is illegal but the police have not yet seemed to notice.

“It’s one of the most inconvenient cars,” Fray said. “The trunk is tiny, the back seats are even tinier, it gets 10 miles per gallon in the city, and it’s long as hell, but I bought it because I figured I might as well get the bug out of my system while I’m still young and can get away with being a little irresponsible.”

Don’t get your hopes up Trans Am fans, Fray doesn’t plan on selling the car. That is, unless he gets a really great offer that would allow him to buy a better Trans Am.