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22-07-2009, 10:50 AM
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SO being 18 i still live with the parents who in all their wisdom deceided to resurface the driveway, meaning the xr8 cant make it up the hill without taking a chunk out the front bar onthe way up or ripping off the exhaust on the way back down.
i just thought id share my sadness :( possible solutions?
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HIS THUNDER 2004 BA XR8 Blueprint Mods: Quad Exhaust, Hi-Flow Air filter, BFtiming chain tensioners, Billet Oil pump gears stage 2 shift kit, riding on G6ET 18's HERS FLASH BA MKII XR6 Turbo Phantom Purple Typhoon front end Parking your ford after a long day of being Awesome
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22-07-2009, 10:53 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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is it lowered?
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22-07-2009, 10:56 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Move house, leave it out the front or raise it.
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22-07-2009, 11:05 AM
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Luxojet
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come in on a huge angle, but i'm sure you have tried it. my xr6 has troubles with our driveway, but there is a perfect angle that i can reverse out easily.
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22-07-2009, 12:27 PM
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Maybe your parents are trying to give you a hint to move out...........
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22-07-2009, 11:12 AM
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Get a job and move out of the parents house, Maybe they are trying to tell you something...
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22-07-2009, 11:16 AM
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4" lift kit?
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22-07-2009, 11:19 AM
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Raising the vehicle more than 50cm and " the world will end ". lol
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22-07-2009, 11:24 AM
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post about it on a forum..
oh wait..  : ;)
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22-07-2009, 11:35 AM
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22-07-2009, 11:33 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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At least you have an XR8 you bastard
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22-07-2009, 11:40 AM
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airbag it!!!
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22-07-2009, 12:02 PM
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Your parents must be trying to tell you something. My parents wouldn't sleep well if they knew my car was just sitting out the front not being in the garage or behind our gates!
 Good excuse to get it bagged?
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22-07-2009, 12:25 PM
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Steal plate ramp to bridge the gutter?
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22-07-2009, 12:29 PM
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What are you doing with an XR8 when you are 18 =S
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22-07-2009, 12:31 PM
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Tried the steel ramp it doesnt work.
I think ive cracked it parents wont like it tho because I'll "damage the the new turf" its 2 year old turf lol. and it involves reversing on a steep hill (perpendicual to the hill). missing the mailbox by cms and the water meter by even less. its possible but not liking the idea tho especially in the wet not liking the idea of sliding into the the mail box. (I'll draw a diagram if requested) Um as for the XR8 while 18, why not, i finished school 2 weeks after i turned 17. Been working full time since then so while i can afford it i figured why not. Can't move out due to father having a terminal illness
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HIS THUNDER 2004 BA XR8 Blueprint Mods: Quad Exhaust, Hi-Flow Air filter, BFtiming chain tensioners, Billet Oil pump gears stage 2 shift kit, riding on G6ET 18's HERS FLASH BA MKII XR6 Turbo Phantom Purple Typhoon front end Parking your ford after a long day of being Awesome
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22-07-2009, 03:13 PM
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Cane Farmer
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Anyways, I'm sure there is a grass verge you can park on in the interim until a solution has been found?
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22-07-2009, 06:56 PM
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I'm 24, and a P Plater :P Mate, if your in a decent neighbourhood it shouldnt matter where you park it :P if your in one like mine, then god have mercy on your car.... :P
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22-07-2009, 12:34 PM
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he wants advice not comments about his parents
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Everyone starts off with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the experience bag before the luck bag is empty. "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Start a new career as a bus driver Rides: FG2 XR6 stock at this stage but a very nice ride xc 4 DOOR X CHASER 5.8 UNDER RESTO |
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22-07-2009, 12:37 PM
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its all in good fun
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HIS THUNDER 2004 BA XR8 Blueprint Mods: Quad Exhaust, Hi-Flow Air filter, BFtiming chain tensioners, Billet Oil pump gears stage 2 shift kit, riding on G6ET 18's HERS FLASH BA MKII XR6 Turbo Phantom Purple Typhoon front end Parking your ford after a long day of being Awesome
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22-07-2009, 02:47 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I'll take the XR8 off your hands.
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22-07-2009, 02:55 PM
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Why not add your own concrete to the grass you are using, or buy some gravel like garden rocks (like the red ones), and build a sort of a rockery thing allowing you to safely traverse where the grass would ordinarily be. Oh, and when adding the rocks you mix in dry cement with them, some red oxide and then scatter. Once done, compact it a little then water it in.
Looks good and is functional. Of course, put some plants and stuff around it to make it look like it was always supposed to be there.
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22-07-2009, 03:00 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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If it is the gutter just stick a lump of wood in it and drive over that. If it is the gradient of the driveway then you are buggered.
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22-07-2009, 03:10 PM
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my parents hate me parking in the driveway because it blocks them in, so they say. This despite the fact I work earlier than either of them.....they just hate not having a cat as nice as mine.
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22-07-2009, 06:49 PM
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22-07-2009, 03:24 PM
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Sell the car and pay off your personal loan.
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22-07-2009, 04:08 PM
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HIS THUNDER 2004 BA XR8 Blueprint Mods: Quad Exhaust, Hi-Flow Air filter, BFtiming chain tensioners, Billet Oil pump gears stage 2 shift kit, riding on G6ET 18's HERS FLASH BA MKII XR6 Turbo Phantom Purple Typhoon front end Parking your ford after a long day of being Awesome
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22-07-2009, 06:56 PM
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The best advice i can give is to ignore the majority of posts made in this thread so far, As for your issue i think the steel plate across the gutter( which is where i assume it scrapes) is the best bet, had a mate who had the same issue he just put down to bits of steel plate and no more scraping!
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