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Old 17-10-2010, 09:47 AM   #1411
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Old 17-10-2010, 10:05 AM   #1412
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bugger done for baldy tyres.......
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Old 17-10-2010, 11:32 AM   #1413
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Old 17-10-2010, 05:51 PM   #1414
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Old 17-10-2010, 06:28 PM   #1415
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Which one? The red piece of poo or the green piece of poo next to it?
Gotta love the red racing tape. Whole lotta class there. But I suppose he/she is at least having a go....
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Old 17-10-2010, 07:05 PM   #1416
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But I suppose he/she is at least having a go....
thats it, im sure most of us have had to drive a project that halfway through something...

my ex has one of those mazdas, not a bad shopping trolley really.
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Old 17-10-2010, 09:23 PM   #1417
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Yes thats me, yes that is my car. Yes it is bogged and yes it was a dumb idea lol

Dirt road in Parkes after what felt like 10 feet of rain. Thankfully there was some very kind people at the Dish that gave me a lift back to Parkes and some even friendlier young guys who took me back out there and dragged me out - Country folk ftw! Never would i have gotten that sort of help in Sydney.

Couldn't get it out as the rear drivers side wheel has slid off the edge of the road and its beached the axle

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Old 17-10-2010, 09:40 PM   #1418
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Yes thats me, yes that is my car. Yes it is bogged and yes it was a dumb idea lol

Dirt road in Parkes after what felt like 10 feet of rain. Thankfully there was some very kind people at the Dish that gave me a lift back to Parkes and some even friendlier young guys who took me back out there and dragged me out - Country folk ftw! Never would i have gotten that sort of help in Sydney.

Couldn't get it out as the rear drivers side wheel has slid off the edge of the road and its beached the axle


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Old 17-10-2010, 09:53 PM   #1419
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Also ruined a pair of shoes trying to get it out and having to walk around in mud and monsoonal rain lol. Only doing about 10km-15 or something, otherwise i would be alot deeper into that ditch
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Old 17-10-2010, 10:17 PM   #1420
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Why did you drive into the ditch in the first place?
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Old 17-10-2010, 10:23 PM   #1421
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Why did you drive into the ditch in the first place?
You havent driven through much 120% mud roads have you?
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Old 17-10-2010, 10:33 PM   #1422
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Just throwing this out there as a lot of effort has gone into the 'trim' so I give heaps of credit to the owner to make it stand out amongst the pack but whether its a win or fail ...... as long as the owner is happy. About 40 metres of chrome trim would have to been used.

If the owner is on the forums ..... credit given for the effort but I think a steady hand would have made it a bit straighter being my only criticism.



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Basically once i hit that after the gravelly dirt I had no control over the direction of the car. It floated in whatever direction the road was putting it in, there was a slight gradient to the right so i slid to the right, off the road. It was almost-slo-mo in how it happened
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going by the playboy bunny its looks to be a girls car... probably been done to match her handbag. 10 points for effort.
if its a guys car umm... done to match his handbag?
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That chrome trim XR6 looks like a decepticon!
Take the trimming off the boot and it would be a win methinks
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Old 17-10-2010, 10:38 PM   #1426
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i drive on tracks like that all the time at work and i've done that once (trayback landcruisers). The car just started falling to one side of the road and there was nothing i could do but hold on (at a whopping 10-15km/h lol)

It's very easy to do. Funny thing was there was tracks of someone who did the exact same thing earlier except coming the other way and landing in the same ditch as me so i wasn't the only one! I was lucky it didn't roll over lol
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Basically once i hit that after the gravelly dirt I had no control over the direction of the car. It floated in whatever direction the road was putting it in, there was a slight gradient to the right so i slid to the right, off the road. It was almost-slo-mo in how it happened
Your lucky it wasn't at work like mine Fev, it sucks having to prove it wasn't your fault to the big bosses who automatically assume you were going too fast or being reckless etc when doing an incident report!

I know the slo-mo feeling too, that's how i described it lol!
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About 40 metres of chrome trim would have to been used.
OH MY!!

That stuff isn't cheap either! I think someone forgot to mention to them that panel gaps are supposed to NOT stand out.
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Who can make a car this ugly.. Ford of USA of course
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Old 18-10-2010, 01:23 AM   #1430
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Who can make a car this ugly.. Ford of USA of course
thats a win in my book
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Old 18-10-2010, 09:23 AM   #1431
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i dunno, dodge also make ugly cars
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Old 18-10-2010, 09:39 AM   #1433
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LOL at that BA, thats a shocker I am sorry.

Also FAIL to anyone putting Playboy merchandise on your car, or anything for that matter, do you not have parents?
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Old 18-10-2010, 09:49 AM   #1434
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Sorry but a fresh coat of paint minus the roof racks and its a WIN in my eyes

That black BA reminds me of those old 'Dot to Dot' things i did as a kid
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Yep, win for the Van. Would be a very cool rig with some love and rockets.
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Old 18-10-2010, 10:46 AM   #1436
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That van is pretty cool. A Win in my book so I googled it. Its called a Ford Falcon as well so it gets extra points







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Yep definately a win. Onto the next fail!

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Im pretty sure there was an overhaulin ep with one in it too, looked awesome.
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Just throwing this out there as a lot of effort has gone into the 'trim' so I give heaps of credit to the owner to make it stand out amongst the pack but whether its a win or fail ...... as long as the owner is happy. About 40 metres of chrome trim would have to been used.

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