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Metalstrix
- Post Monster
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- Location: Sydney Australia
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rokpapaziz
- Lancer Legend
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- Location: Brisbane
Need a new passenger door and rear quarter panel...
I parked in front of a massive rock in the work van one day, totally forgot about it when I went to drive off and couldn't see it from the cabin. Drove over it and put a massive hole in the sump and dropped 5 litres of oil on the driveway. Oops.
2011 lancer ralliart sportback
192kw + 370nm at wheels virtual dyno by boostin juice tuning
Hyperflow intercooler, gfb respons bov , gs 3 port
ultimate racing uicp and licp, hyperflow cat back + hi flow cat
MCA blue coilovers and whiteline sway bars
T3 rotors and ds performance pads
enkei sc 22 wheels
192kw + 370nm at wheels virtual dyno by boostin juice tuning
Hyperflow intercooler, gfb respons bov , gs 3 port
ultimate racing uicp and licp, hyperflow cat back + hi flow cat
MCA blue coilovers and whiteline sway bars
T3 rotors and ds performance pads
enkei sc 22 wheels
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TheVeeMachine
- Lancer ES/EX
- Posts: 136
- Joined: Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:19 am
- Location: Sydney
Every story I read here makes me go
The one and only time I damaged a car (happened to be on my Ls) was when I parked in front of a concrete curb at a shopping centre, forgot about/didn't notice it, and tried to drive forward when I returned to the car (the exit ramp was right in front of me). The ground clearance on my mum's Citroen C4 was less than that of a Gallardo (that's right, I pretty much drove a Lambo on my Ls
, and the front just nudged the curb. My 16 year old mind thought 'hey, I'm not moving ... better make the engine vroom vroom more' and I slowly depressed the accelerator pedal until I heard a cacophony of crunches and snaps. My dad and I got out to look at the damage - one tiny clip had snapped on the left side of the bumper but made the whole damn front bumper hang off, and the old man was like
Got quoted $400.00 by Citroen, $100.00 by a smash repairer, but elbow-greased it myself to good as new.
From then on, I've always parked as far away from as many cars, poles, curbs and other objects as possible, in every car park:
and I also walk the long way around to the driver's door so I can check my surroundings. Also: my friends and I now have the walking stamina of olympic athletes
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The one and only time I damaged a car (happened to be on my Ls) was when I parked in front of a concrete curb at a shopping centre, forgot about/didn't notice it, and tried to drive forward when I returned to the car (the exit ramp was right in front of me). The ground clearance on my mum's Citroen C4 was less than that of a Gallardo (that's right, I pretty much drove a Lambo on my Ls
, and the front just nudged the curb. My 16 year old mind thought 'hey, I'm not moving ... better make the engine vroom vroom more' and I slowly depressed the accelerator pedal until I heard a cacophony of crunches and snaps. My dad and I got out to look at the damage - one tiny clip had snapped on the left side of the bumper but made the whole damn front bumper hang off, and the old man was like
Got quoted $400.00 by Citroen, $100.00 by a smash repairer, but elbow-greased it myself to good as new.
From then on, I've always parked as far away from as many cars, poles, curbs and other objects as possible, in every car park:
and I also walk the long way around to the driver's door so I can check my surroundings. Also: my friends and I now have the walking stamina of olympic athletes
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