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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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well i was on my way home tonight driving down harborview rd. (a very narrow shitty road) when some douche bag in an SUV came about a foot into my lane, i had to move over quite a bit and when i did, SMASH my front wheel nails a pot hole denting it really bad, its a 17" chrome zo6 wheel so i dunno if ill be able to fix it... i need new tires anyways so it looks like its time to get rid of the 18/17 setup and get 18's all the way around.. so another unexpected cost

my wheels were never curbed or anything before and it really blows since it wasnt my fault..

just felt like sharing
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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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That sucks!

I personally love idiots, it gives me a good reason to use the bird and yell to unwind after a long day at work!

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Old Aug 2, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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well the other night me and a few friends were headin home from the New Tampa meet up off 54 on bruce b downs and the 16 year old kid in a brand new GTO, just got it 3 days ago is bobbin and weavin there traffic ( it was wet out) i guess he couldnt handle the power, he lost control while he was cutting my friend off and ran into a honda civic that was cruisin with us.. o well just had to share.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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Damn dude. That sucks for both of you. Sorry to hear about the news. Personally, whenever somebody does something idiotic, I know that all the yelling and flipping of the bird doesn't do a damn of good. If they want to drive like an idiot, it's their fault if they get into an accident. Let Darwinism run its course.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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two days ago going along a 1 lane road some idiot in like an F350 on the phone veered way into my lane and i had to go off into the grass to barely miss him
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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i grew up near harborview road. lol.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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I had a 'Vette passing a line of cars using my side of the road the other day. I was driving the work 3/4 ton GMC truck with a big RV attached, umm, wanna play chicken!! I thought.
He moved back over quicker than he pulled out!!!

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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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sounds like port charlotte to me
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Originally Posted by CamaroKidZ28
two days ago going along a 1 lane road some idiot in like an F350 on the phone veered way into my lane and i had to go off into the grass to barely miss him
Yeah well you were with me when that guy on I-95 was going 65 in the emergency lane and cut me off right at the exit...making me barely keep traction getting around him into the exit...you barely passed him so it was 5x as bad for me, oh well...some people are on crack
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Predator T/A
sounds like port charlotte to me
We like to call it Port Shithole, ***** Creek, and "Punta" Gorda
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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Sorry to hear about this steve, I knowthere is some dumb-*** rich kid with his red c5 selling some chrome z06 wheels. Maybe I can give you his number and you could buy just one.
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Old Aug 4, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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im ordering 2 18X9.5's on Monday (they are closed on the weekends)

so at least ill have 18's all the way around instead of a 18/17 setup

they really need to fix a few roads around this town.. harborview road, the 2 lane parts of kings hwy and lettuce lake are all horrible and i have to drive down them every day
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