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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dirtyd88
No joke.

I turned off TC, put it in 2nd, and as I turned onto the street my apt is located off, I just gave it a little throttle. I was at full steering lock and barely got back straight before the curb.

I know have a new found respect for the power this car offers.

At least you didn't do this....

 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tarajerame
DC3843 is a "special feller"
Add another to the "I" List......
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Time for a stickier tire, or less long skinny pedal
If I had the money, 285/35s out back...

But less wet road in combination with those 2 would work.

Originally Posted by 88racing
At least you didn't do this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLr9bn8ZHME
No traffic FTW!
 
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Will, I'm glad you're finally getting that fixed
So is my truck.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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From: In a house, in a small town
Morning.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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Guess I better mow the yard and do other stuff before this storm hits.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:24 AM
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Ugg school traffic, doubled my drive to work. Need to start leaving by 7...
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 06F150STX
Guess I better mow the yard and do other stuff before this storm hits.
We've already got two t-storms this morning.....down pours for 30 seconds then they're done....
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Ugg school traffic, doubled my drive to work. Need to start leaving by 7...
lots of dumb teens on the road too! i almost had a head on yesterday, one of my friends was going home to get something, and was gawking at the gas station... came into my lane i honked he swerved, and all was safe from then... i cant say im not innocent from doing stupid stuff either!
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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From: In the fast lane from LA to Tokyo...
Kid down the street from us tried to pull a "Dukes of Hazard" on a pile of landscape rock curbside on the street while he was texting yesterday....the owner of the house had the pile coned and baracaded....

That would've been a cool video....
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 88racing
Kid down the street from us tried to pull a "Dukes of Hazard" on a pile of landscape rock curbside on the street while he was texting yesterday....the owner of the house had the pile coned and baracaded....

That would've been a cool video....
been there, done that. coyote hunting gets fun... i got lucky and only busted a sway bar end link...
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 1997 lariat 4.6
been there, done that. coyote hunting gets fun... i got lucky and only busted a sway bar end link...
It wasn't a truck either.....it was one of those first gen Grand Prix.....
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 03:14 PM
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We've already got two t-storms this morning.....down pours for 30 seconds then they're done....
Hurricane Issac will be 36 miles east of us in the morning.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 06F150STX
Hurricane Issac will be 36 miles east of us in the morning.
Be safe and don't get hit with any republicans that got sucked up at the national convention......

From Stealth's thread......Name: hurricaneIsaac.jpg Views: 26 Size: 35.0 KB ....
 
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