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Steep driveway AFTERMATH (SAD)

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Old 04-09-10, 07:14 PM
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OUCH!!! The guy filming the video made me laugh.
Old 04-09-10, 07:49 PM
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Yeah sorry to see the aftermath, but the guy was too funny "and now we have wood..."
Old 04-09-10, 09:33 PM
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poor you haha. shoulda just took it a little faster... 5 minutes?! lol or was the video cut? i didn't watch all of it
Old 04-09-10, 10:14 PM
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Its all good. 2 week ago i slammed my car for shoot in downtown LA. My car was rubbing on a straight away. Any unevenness to the road my car would make all these weird noises. Then my fenders flared out, and it looks nasty. But whatever. Like everyone is saying you gotta pay to play!
Old 04-09-10, 10:27 PM
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ouch im sorry, as of today i have a complex with 180 parking spaces, i can successfully park in 8 without scraping
Old 04-10-10, 06:44 AM
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just saw the video. ha ha. That 's what makes me scared to slam her on coils. Especially with my lip kit on.
Old 04-10-10, 10:39 AM
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How much is your drop? Finger gap?
Old 04-10-10, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by brociouz
How much is your drop? Finger gap?
-1 finger gap lol but fa real I was comparin hers to my stock height the other day and got depressed haha...
Old 04-10-10, 11:20 AM
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ouch... but I cant help it and I laughed so hard when watching the vid lol
Old 04-10-10, 11:23 AM
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Looks like by her signature she's just running TEIN S-techs? That's a crazy drop for springs.
Old 04-10-10, 11:35 AM
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I was going to drop my car further, but this video is making me think it over again.
Old 04-11-10, 11:03 PM
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time to invest in some airbags, missy
Old 04-11-10, 11:08 PM
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Sorry but your friend is a horrible judge of how low your car really was. I woulda told u to stop long before it got bad.
Old 04-11-10, 11:31 PM
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^Its fine. I had to get it out that day =( but its a car, it can get fix.
Old 04-14-10, 04:57 PM
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got to heartmyis car today, looks like just need a clip to hold the plastic piece under the driver side... can't believe the dealer trying to sell the whole side skirt...


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