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Old 03-02-2005, 11:26 AM   #1
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Default Rain=bad With Dumped Car....

im scared to go anywere now dont want a pool on wheels :(
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Old 03-02-2005, 12:14 PM   #2
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What was the point of this thread?
DOes your car not handle well in the wet? Why am i even asking, you driven an EA, ofcourse it doesnt.
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Old 03-02-2005, 12:14 PM   #3
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or perhaps its the fact that u can't drive through puddles lol
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Old 03-02-2005, 12:41 PM   #4
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wat ef said :P my car is hardly a 4wd!
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Old 03-02-2005, 01:04 PM   #5
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also lowered with CAI should be very careful not to suck water in and distroy the motor.
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Old 03-02-2005, 01:12 PM   #6
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who saw news this morning rav4 lost control, BANN THEM OBVIOUSLY THERE UNSUITABLE FOR THE ROAD!!!!!!
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Old 03-02-2005, 07:19 PM   #7
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im scared to go anywere now dont want a pool on wheels :(
know how ya feel!
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Old 03-02-2005, 08:24 PM   #8
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took me 2 hours to get to work today...
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Old 03-02-2005, 08:34 PM   #9
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Took me 15 and i live like 1.5km's from work. haha
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Old 03-02-2005, 10:22 PM   #10
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took me normal time... and i was late as usual...

sideways at lunchtime was good fun
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Old 03-02-2005, 10:43 PM   #11
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took me forever, tried to use one road and there was a tree across it, so tried another - blocked by water...i ended up doing about 40 kays more than usual!
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Old 03-02-2005, 10:47 PM   #12
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Bugga that you guys are getting so much rain & we are technically still in drought ....

How about we go halves ....... you dont have as much rain & we get some ;)
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Old 03-02-2005, 10:54 PM   #13
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at least some of it fell over our catchments this time so we will get something good out of it...but 5 inches in 24 hours is amazing - tomorrows paper will be a keeper after setting a big record like that
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Old 03-02-2005, 10:57 PM   #14
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I got up late and had to go no where today so it didnt affect me!...i love holidays! but yeah the river was completely flooded in Eltham, ive never seen it so high! a few roads were submerged too, took a few pics aswell.
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LOL another thread by Nicko

Yea Couldnt help myself today ripping a few wheelies today (Seriously Couldnt! damn Remould Tyres :( )

Most of the area was flooded, had to resort to dirt roads for a while
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Old 04-02-2005, 01:55 PM   #16
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your car must be shit then...lol
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Old 04-02-2005, 06:05 PM   #17
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we had a bit of rain in adleaide. driving my corolla to work i got it side ways trying to make a set of lights! thats scary. i wish it rained more, i hate this inbetween hot and cold weather. one or the other.
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