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Old 20-11-2011, 09:34 PM   #5851
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Old 20-11-2011, 09:51 PM   #5852
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Love it Chinese piece of **** If you have a roof rack ain't you supposed toi use it now for modeling purposes.
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Old 20-11-2011, 09:54 PM   #5853
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maybe they are just covering themselves from potential litigation. i have bought road wheels with "for off road use only" manufactured into them
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Old 21-11-2011, 07:53 AM   #5854
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They should have a sticker like that for the car in general!
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Old 21-11-2011, 08:37 AM   #5855
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Old 21-11-2011, 08:47 AM   #5856
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Yep I have seen that around my work before.

Epic fail, but I know a few people are going to say 'hey whats the fail? it looks good'
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Old 21-11-2011, 10:05 AM   #5857
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Well...apart from the gold flashes here and there it doesn't look too bad. Of course, that's dependant on whether it has those rediculous "wings" across the top of the bonnet in front of the windscreen...whatever they hell they're for...
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Old 21-11-2011, 10:14 AM   #5858
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saw this thing while getting a slurpee from 7/11 in fairfield, couldnt get a front shot he drove off before i got out, had front mount exceeding the front bar... reminded me of the corolla in the tv show "HOUSOS"

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Old 21-11-2011, 10:32 AM   #5859
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Saw one just like this (had hubcaps though) when a neighbour was having a garage sale. Just doesnt look right at all, good for space though.
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Old 21-11-2011, 01:10 PM   #5860
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The choice magazine awards for epic fails listed the cherry just a few weeks ago... for that very reason. Fake roof rakes which serve no purpose.
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Old 21-11-2011, 01:38 PM   #5861
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saw this thing while getting a slurpee from 7/11 in fairfield, couldnt get a front shot he drove off before i got out, had front mount exceeding the front bar... reminded me of the corolla in the tv show "HOUSOS"

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those rediculous "wings" across the top of the bonnet in front of the windscreen...whatever they hell they're for...
To stop the bonnet flying off? lol

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Old 21-11-2011, 05:04 PM   #5863
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Be aware of the troll
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Old 21-11-2011, 05:14 PM   #5865
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LOL!....

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Old 21-11-2011, 06:08 PM   #5866
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Old 21-11-2011, 07:25 PM   #5867
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Spotted this one the other day at local shopping centre. Parked in the disabled spot of all places... Can see why.
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Old 21-11-2011, 08:11 PM   #5868
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dear god....
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Old 21-11-2011, 08:17 PM   #5869
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Old 21-11-2011, 08:45 PM   #5871
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The other day in Bundy I was followed by a VN fitted with those damn stupid eyelashes...it was white with pink trim painted here and there. Some pretty young thing was driving it.
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Old 21-11-2011, 10:29 PM   #5872
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Yeah i've seen that around G6E. Tried to race me one night i just lol'd at her. Thursday night at 10:30PM on my way home from work. Yeah really gonna be doing that. Cops were everywhere.
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Old 21-11-2011, 11:21 PM   #5873
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I hope those eyelashes are a QLD thing. That's just disgraceful.
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Old 22-11-2011, 03:34 AM   #5874
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There are young blokes around my way with VL's and VN's that have eyelashes and lips and thier cars.
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Eyelashes=epic fail. Especially if driven by a bloke.
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lol yeh i recon
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hahaha wtf

Those eyelashes have got to be completely illegal. They'd be dangerous to pedestrians during an impact, wouldn't particularly want an eye or both poked out by those stupid things
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hahaha wtf

Those eyelashes have got to be completely illegal. They'd be dangerous to pedestrians during an impact, wouldn't particularly want an eye or both poked out by those stupid things
Jaguar and Rolls Royce better change their hood ornaments then... wouldn't want to poke out someones eyes when they walk out on to the road like an idiot.
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