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Spotted my car with a nail lodged in the back wheel. What a way to end my long weekend.

Anyways, saw a white Series I R33 going into Civic. Guy in the passenger seat gave me the thumbs up. nice looking car, had a few stickers on it and a veilside rear bar.

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dunno. Driving back from the city i hear a clicking sound coming from the back wheel, pull over to look and there's a nail poking out. Surprisingly it also had the little metal ring around it as well, if it didnt have that the nail probably would have gone in flat and i wouldn't have noticed at all.

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also purple R32 at Mawson...sorry i shoulda waved but window was up, didn't think u'd see me anyway :) but i had a good perve at the car, haven't seen it before but i think it might be someone off here??

Yea that was me..

Saw you in the corner of my eye and when i looked i thought i saw you wave.. By the time i waved it was too late. Tinted windows with a hand behind... bit hard to see. :P

Also spotted like 100 lines over the weekend in sydney.

Few R32 GTR's

Few R33 GTR's

GTST's

Sh!t loads of Porche's

And a couple of Ferrari's

Oh and i played Inital D for the first time... and raced as the R32 GTR... funfun. ha

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Spotted PANADL headed towards porno town, on friday arvo.

Look'n nice bud.  

p.s. I was the strange guy in the Green WRC Celica that waved.  :P

ah lol hahahahaahahaha i was thinking who that was. my mate was driving my car and he goes do u know that bloke and im like nope he must just like the car hehehehe. now everytime i see a green GT4 i gonna wave at ya lol. :rofl:

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"SPOOFN " is that the Purple 33 with GTR stlye wing and kit?

if so spotted on the monaro hwy on friday arvo, again I was in the celica.

He gave it a bit and I couldnt breath... needs tune and a bigger muffler, or, two of those... other wise looks good... even better once the damage is fixed :(

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Well if anyone spots me gimme a wave, im always poking around the place.

Cant miss my car, its like a patchwork quilt.

Things to look for:

Light bright grey undercoated rear guard (passenger side)

Red/burgundy drivers side mirror

Big dent in the bonnet

shitty painted front guard (passenger side)

Like i said cant miss it

Looks like a drift damaged R32

And i promise it will get fixed one day...

But yeah, Thats me...

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