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17-10-2013, 03:08 PM
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Call me dirt... Joe Dirt
Join Date: May 2009
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Just heard this on the midday news.
Was expecting them to say a commodore or falcon, but no, its the worlds fastest washing machine: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/west...-1226741088933 A MAN has had his car impounded after he was allegedly caught speeding 101km/h above the speed limit in Alexander Heights overnight. Police officers were on patrol just after 11pm when they saw the vehicle travelling at high speed on Hepburn Avenue near Marangaroo Drive. It will be alleged the vehicle, a Toyota Camry sedan, was detected doing 171km/h in a 70 zone. The vehicle was stopped by police and has been impounded for 28 days. The 25-year old driver from Redcliffe has been summonsed for reckless driving. He will appear in court at a later date
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17-10-2013, 05:25 PM
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I thought it was gonna say it was in a roadworks zone
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17-10-2013, 06:16 PM
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did he have a caravan attached?
idiot
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17-10-2013, 09:33 PM
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LIKE A BOSS 351
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Are you sure he wasn't just an enthusiast?
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17-10-2013, 10:13 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Enthusiasts don't buy Camrys.
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17-10-2013, 10:18 PM
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must have been the big v6 model...
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17-10-2013, 10:46 PM
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Performance moderator
 
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Toyota want to take it back to Japan. To check why its so fast !!!
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17-10-2013, 11:24 PM
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Must have been a Hybrid with Duracell batteries fitted ??
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17-10-2013, 11:46 PM
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Lyminge, Shepway, Kent
 
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Must have blown the bowling hat clear off the parcel shelf.
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18-10-2013, 12:27 AM
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18-10-2013, 02:51 AM
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Boss 335
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Downhill with a tailwind. Only way to get a camry moving along at that pace
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18-10-2013, 10:39 AM
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Curry in a hurry
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Location: Perth
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Cops love going down that road. If he actually hit 171 he would have had to put his foot down a while back. Pretty stupid considering all the side streets that come off it.
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18-10-2013, 10:46 AM
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SY TS AWD LPG TEZZA
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So idiots do drive Toyotas.
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18-10-2013, 02:36 PM
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Ah, a bit clearer once the article was read, I immediately thought, " How can a Camry do 200 km/h?"
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18-10-2013, 03:35 PM
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Actually had a top speed more than my skyline silo,and nailed the wifes new at the time V6 commonbox,didnt just nail it embarrassed it,time after time after time Actually done a few heads up against the rb30 skyline and the skyline got flogged as well,many times Was quick for a washing machine |
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18-10-2013, 03:50 PM
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Critical Thinker
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was it going down hill?
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18-10-2013, 03:55 PM
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Long live the GT !
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Wrong place... wrong time... wrong car
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22-10-2013, 08:59 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Maybe hoping was a TRD Aurion and was rushing to pick up a mate
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22-10-2013, 09:50 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Camrys should be banned now.
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24-10-2013, 07:06 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Honestly? People think a modern four cylinder car can't crack 170kph?
Come on...modern fours are more powerful than :high performance" V8's of twenty or thirty years ago. |
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24-10-2013, 08:15 PM
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Isn't it obvious?
 
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I can just picture it now.... Two bowling hats and a box of tissues hovering 2cms off the back parcel shelf
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24-10-2013, 08:27 PM
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Never under estimate the Camry in particular the current hybrid. Have one as a daily drive and it gets to the speed mentioned reasonably quick for what it is not on a public road. Not down hill either.
Out of the box they do 0-100 in 8.0-8.5 seconds. |
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25-10-2013, 10:48 PM
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Call me Spud
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My 03 V6 Sportivo was quite capable of hitting 160km/h when overtaking road trains, it did it with ease, only issue was unlike my Fairmont, it felt dangerous lol.
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25-10-2013, 11:05 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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got to laugh how people think because its a Camry it wont move quickly!!! the only thing wrong with Camry's is that there boring and bland style. however, they are very capable of reaching licence losing speeds. I know the V6 3L in the 1998 model is very capable of dispatching a stock EL, AU Falcon 6 and VT commodore V6. I've had an 89 Camry with twin cam 4 cylinder 2L and 5 speed manual at 170km/h, wasn't exactly struggling either.
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25-10-2013, 11:13 PM
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Redcliffe druggy doing a drop in Marangaroo, not uncommon.....................especially in a Camry.................
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Hoon in Camry clocked at 100km/h over speed limit
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