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Old 10-24-2005, 08:45 AM   #1
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Default Dang...

[img]http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/4612/****ed_rim_004.jpg[/img]

I got taken out this morning by a huge piece of metal sitting in the highway...

Blew a couple of tires, bent rims, etc...

Awesome.

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Old 10-24-2005, 09:10 AM   #2
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Default OUCH! - Sorry to hear, everyone's ok?

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Old 10-24-2005, 09:30 AM   #3
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Default Re: Yikes! That's scary stuff.

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Old 10-24-2005, 09:50 AM   #4
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Default man you don't mess around, glad it was just that and not something worse.

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Old 10-24-2005, 10:09 AM   #5
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Default Woah! That's bad. That looks like an aftermarket wheel, which car?

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Old 10-24-2005, 10:42 AM   #6
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Default Well it seems you're alright, perhaps a little shaken but not stirred?

Glad you're OK.
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1983 Ur Quattro. RS2 Replica turbo, Custom 8.5:1 CR Pistons, sleeved block, MC2 cam, micropolished crank, shot-peened rods, 20VT HG, ARP Head Studs, Supertorque T-belt set up, BPV, Dual diaphragmed WG, chipped ECU, D-ported intake runners, 7mm stem Ti valves, aluminum oil pan, rear sway bar, 5-point harness. "Essica"

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1983 Ur-Quattro Club Rally car. Still needs engine and transmission... and a number of other things. "Adam Bomb"

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1989 Audi 200Q Black- "FrankenAudi" Alive again! - Deceased - Taken off the road by ERASE (Eliminate Racing Activity on Streets Everywhere) - Sent directly to crusher, do not pass GO, do not collect $200.
1989 Audi 200Q Avant Black - "FrankenVagen" Deceased May 7th, 2006 - Cause of death: Front end removed in collision - Boy in Ford Expedition SUV ran red light doing 70kph.
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Old 10-24-2005, 02:31 PM   #7
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Default Jeeze!! Well, at least your still here. How big was the piece of metal?

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Old 10-24-2005, 05:52 PM   #8
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Default holy crap

dang man...glad you're alright!
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