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Old 18-02-2007, 08:01 PM   #1
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Default Wet Roads ...Are Slippery
This poor guy got caught by a heavy shower on the S.E freeway this arvo .. To his defense it was very slippery. The phoon managed to break traction i just got off the go pedal





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Old 18-02-2007, 08:13 PM   #2
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Typical Holden driver....
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:16 PM   #3
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hopefully the underneath isnt too damaged.
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:18 PM   #4
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should have bought a falcon he wouldnt have that prob he prob would have beatin the shower lol
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:18 PM   #5
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Yep you are on my Christmas list now.... :evil3: Could and has happened to car makes and models everywhere. Hope the damage isn't too severe to the ute, looks like quite nice setup
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:19 PM   #6
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its funny cause it allways seems to be the performance cars that do it. makes ya wounder if the wet is all that contributed. or was he bein silly.
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:20 PM   #7
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:21 PM   #8
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This just in, no one has ever lost control of a Ford.
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:27 PM   #9
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ouch shudda seen that one coming .. more to the point it just shows how easy a wet road with a bit of oil on it can sneek up on ya .. ford or holden . its gotta hurt
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:29 PM   #10
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Ouch, gotta suck to be him...
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:32 PM   #11
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ouch shudda seen that one coming .. more to the point it just shows how easy a wet road with a bit of oil on it can sneek up on ya .. ford or holden . its gotta hurt
I agree.

I hate driving in bad weather, no matter what car I'm in. Even my brother's old Datto 720 ute, would step out in the rain.

Wet roads are unpredictable. Feel sorry for the poor fella though.
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:36 PM   #12
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wet roads particually after a period of time with no rain get very oily, shame it happened to him hopefully not much damge
wouldnt like explaining it to racv etc
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:37 PM   #13
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awww, i was hoping to see half the car buried in something
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:39 PM   #14
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Two things come out in the rain ....snails and Commodore drivers
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:48 PM   #15
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Ford drivers dont come out in the rain? Why the stupid comments? i see just as many stupid ford drivers pretending they have mega horsepower in the rain as i do holden...
As has been said, its the attitude of the driver, not the car.
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Old 18-02-2007, 08:50 PM   #16
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Nevermind, the bloke near the back wheel should be able to help out with repair costs. What with being James Hetfield and all.

Curious to see what the other side of the ute looks like. Wonder what that skirt looks like after the back wheels dropped off the rise.
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As has been said, its the attitude of the driver, not the car.
Yeah like time my old bosse's son in law, was doing fishtails up a wet road, in his EA and took out a Repco ute. :

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feel sorry for the guy, its very possible, especially in a ute. i dont drive like an idiot but even mine catches me out some days.
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ow - poor bugger. you'd be trying to lift that over the kerb wouldn't you?

wet roads after this big dry are a nightmare for anyone, in any car.
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he thought he was on a skateboard and tried to grind the gutter
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Nevermind, the bloke near the back wheel should be able to help out with repair costs. What with being James Hetfield and all.

Curious to see what the other side of the ute looks like. Wonder what that skirt looks like after the back wheels dropped off the rise.

Pardon my old age., who?
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Nevermind, the bloke near the back wheel should be able to help out with repair costs. What with being James Hetfield and all.
LOL didnt notice but now that you mention it........... :
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yeh reminds me of when my mum drove my dads ute and she managed to do a full spin in a roundabout. was lucky only hit the the sign poking off a pole (like the little arrow signs) and got out of it with just a scratch maby 15 centimeters long.
it can happen to anyone in a performance car or not.
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Nevermind, the bloke near the back wheel should be able to help out with repair costs. What with being James Hetfield and all.

Curious to see what the other side of the ute looks like. Wonder what that skirt looks like after the back wheels dropped off the rise.
: -- that does look so much like him ehhhhhhh
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Nothin' a little touch up paint wont fix.

Bad luck to the guy/s though in all seriousness.
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