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Old 05-20-2013, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ne0tekk


Excessive might be an understatement...
Does no one else see the, what looks like a gauge, on the hood....facing the opposite direction...
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Old 05-20-2013, 04:21 PM
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I don't think anything on that car was meant to be taken seriously.
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Old 05-20-2013, 05:49 PM
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Oh yes, everything on there looks very serious to a ricer...
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Old 05-22-2013, 09:12 AM
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sticker bomb and jig-saw cut holes in the rear bumber
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Originally Posted by sonicsdaman
sticker bomb and jig-saw cut holes in the rear bumber

Holes in rear bumper +104 hp.. thought you know.....Who needs a turbo when your rear bumper looks like Swiss Cheese.

Blowing welds off of intakes since 2001!!
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Old 05-22-2013, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by RotaryTherapy


"It's for the cross-winds"

hahaha canards on backwards haha. nice.. SOOOO TYPE R!
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Old 05-22-2013, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
I don't think anything on that car was meant to be taken seriously.
That's why I pointed out that the hood has "poser mobile" painted on it. Some people like to ignore irony and take pokes at someone who deliberately made their car a pin cushion.
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Old 05-23-2013, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
I don't think anything on that car was meant to be taken seriously.

Naw!, ya think?.
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Old 05-23-2013, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bamsterman
Does no one else see the, what looks like a gauge, on the hood....facing the opposite direction...
its a clock so you can tell what time it was when he passed you!
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Old 05-29-2013, 04:25 PM
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Three cars just in my drive to the track where I run.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/8874844556/http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/8874842852/http://www.flickr.com/photos/9krpmrx8/8874839346/
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Old 05-29-2013, 11:08 PM
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I almost didn't notice what was wrong in the first one!
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Old 05-29-2013, 11:13 PM
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Yeah it was hard to catch, he saw me taking pics and tried to take off. Luckily he is no match for the Nissan Juke,
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Old 05-30-2013, 06:24 PM
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Old 05-30-2013, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
I almost didn't notice what was wrong in the first one!

I was thinking the same thing...
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Old 05-31-2013, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by monchie
I was thinking the same thing...
he has a big wing, it's somewhat hidden in the photo with the parking garage in the background
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Old 05-31-2013, 09:28 AM
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Old 05-31-2013, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
I almost didn't notice what was wrong in the first one!
Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Yeah it was hard to catch, he saw me taking pics and tried to take off. Luckily he is no match for the Nissan Juke,
I'd rather see 31" tires. That wing is just so out of place.
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Old 05-31-2013, 10:31 AM
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Hoss-05 and I saw a lifted Legacy Outback with AT's at Lowe's last weekend, I forgot to snap a pic. It was pretty cool actually.
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Old 05-31-2013, 11:27 AM
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But just imagine the downforce
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Originally Posted by TANKERG
But just imagine the downforce

I doubt it can go fast enough to benefit. Maybe there is a hill near by.
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Old 05-31-2013, 01:17 PM
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He is just mad at his parents for giving him the Outback instead of buying him that STI he wanted.
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Old 05-31-2013, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Felix_Wankel_fan88
he has a big wing, it's somewhat hidden in the photo with the parking garage in the background

Now i see it...lol
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Old 06-03-2013, 11:39 AM
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....thats ....thats.... something you dont do.
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Old 06-03-2013, 11:41 AM
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troll much?
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