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Old 25-11-2012, 06:42 PM   #31
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Whoops. First line was highlighted and deleted. My mate took this path. My wife thinks she owns our coupe
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Old 25-11-2012, 07:15 PM   #32
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when youre wife is asking you to build an extension so we can have a rumpus room back. also when your 5 yo daughter tells anyone in the shed,including her mother to be very careful to not scratch daddys cars!
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Old 25-11-2012, 07:43 PM   #33
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When I have 123 photo's of my car alone on my Iphone, and I keep doing the "look back" as I walk away.
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Old 25-11-2012, 08:00 PM   #34
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Old 25-11-2012, 08:29 PM   #35
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This ones for my Dad.
When you have a huge feature wall of Fords and not one family photo or child photo on the wall and my Mum ask why cant I have at least 1 photo of the kids up? his replie..
"Everyday you can see the kids when am I going to see that GT again!"
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Old 25-11-2012, 08:45 PM   #36
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My kids & grand-kids keep on asking me when I am going to grow up & get a proper family car.....yea right...one day
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Old 25-11-2012, 09:03 PM   #37
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...when you window shop for cars online.



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Old 25-11-2012, 09:27 PM   #38
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... When your two year old walks into the garage, runs her hand along the front gaurd and says "daddy's ute, beautiful"...

Coincidently enough, we'd spent the day before washing and waxing it (she helped of course), it was also the first time she's said the word "beautiful". :-)
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When you nearly rear end another car, because you were too busy looking at your own cars reflection in a shop window.
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Old 25-11-2012, 09:30 PM   #40
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When Ford Forums AU is the first site you visit on a daily basis
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Old 25-11-2012, 09:44 PM   #41
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When you have a V8 block as a letter box.
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Old 25-11-2012, 10:44 PM   #42
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Old 25-11-2012, 10:50 PM   #43
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Old 25-11-2012, 11:12 PM   #44
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When you (me) looks forward to the weekend because it means more time on you tube watching dyno/burnout/polishing/D.I.Y car vids.
You have 3 bikes and a wedged Ute and u hang for the weekend to sit in front of the computer ?. . You had better be a paraquadramultilegic
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Old 25-11-2012, 11:26 PM   #45
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When you keep more spare parts and cars than local wrecking yard, and when look for a house to buy with a large enough block so that you can store them all.
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Old 25-11-2012, 11:35 PM   #46
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When you have one of these,

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Old 25-11-2012, 11:35 PM   #47
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When you are actually forced to go to the place, you park your car at the other end of the shopping carpark as close to a gutter as possible.

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...your mates come to you when they have an issue with their POS car
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Old 26-11-2012, 12:00 AM   #48
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Default Re: You know you're a car guy when....

I purchased a car (the G8) knowing full well at the time that i had over 6 months to wait to drive it, it looked to beautiful to not buy! And, then had to buy another car to act as a temporary car while i wait out the six months of my green P's :P
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Old 26-11-2012, 12:06 AM   #49
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when the freezer has a gearbox mainshaft in it .
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Old 26-11-2012, 12:41 AM   #50
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When you buy a car (my XR6-T), go to a V8 Supercar Race (Eastern Creek) and then get hit by a car all on the same day!

When your plans for the future are based around living wherever you can fit the biggest garage with the nicest roads, and what cars you will own/build.

When you're on Fordforums at almost 1AM still planning to finish a University assignment tonight. :/
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When a car pulls up next to at the lights, revs the engine and you look across to see it is a car you not only used to own but also did all the modifications to.

(and due to bad start, you get beaten by your own handy work)!!!
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Old 26-11-2012, 08:44 AM   #52
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When just after you log off AFF and just before you go to bed, you look out the loungeroom window to this and have to take a picture:

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Hey all,

You know you're a car guy when...

- I made a decision on where to move a month ago based on how big the garage was as my first priority.

Enjoy!
Just havin a giggle re garage, shed
I just built a shed for my toys,and funnily enuf the minster has her toys in it ...
Ill give it to her ATM, because one is a convertable
Time for shed expansions
She isnt that overly into cars/toys as such,but if she cant drive em,enjoy them when she wants, well im the car guy running from the fire

Ill say your a petrol head/car guy if theres more than 1 car in your possesion,or shed full of car junk,err ,i mean car stuff
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your out and given the choice between checking out at a hot girl or a nice car you choose the car
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When you fly from North Queensland to outback Victoria to pick up a 10 year old car that is "just right" and drive it all the way back on your days off

When everyone you talk to on the planes can't understand why you would do that for an older car unless it's because it's stupidly cheap; which it wasn't.

When you do all that knowing that you are going to rip out the perfectly good motor and gearbox within 6 months to replace it with something with more power!

When you modify said car half way home by getting an irreversible hole cut in the roof (sunroof fitted in Brisbane on the way back to home!)


*shakes head* why do I keep doing this to myself?? Ha ha
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When you notice a hairline scratch on the tailgate of your ute from your front door and have a quiet cry to yourself when no one else can see it and they're asking, "Where's the scratch?"
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Old 26-11-2012, 10:53 AM   #58
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There is alot to be said about surrounding yourself with the things that make you feel good morning, noon and night.
Wake up, roll out of bed and look over the mezzanine balcony to the ~ 3000hp parked below?
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When your ten year old daughter says - "Dad, I want my first car to be a purple Falcon Ute"
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When the missus says to go and buy a good toddler bed and you come back with this.
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